Drizin Joins AIR's Makers Quest 2.0

Julie Drizin is taking over as talent manager of the Public Radio Makers Quest 2.0, an initiative of the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) to cultivate new producer-driven projects, as Ingrid Lakey goes on maternity leave as of Wednesday. Lakey had been with MQ2 since last September.

Drizin is an award-winning producer and manager who began her career at WXPN in Philadelphia. She also served as news director for Pacifica Radio, senior producer of NPR’s “Justice Talking,” managing producer of news/talk programming at WETA in Washington, DC and, most recently, assistant director at J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism.

AIR Executive Director Sue Schardt said:

Julie has some big shoes to fill. We’re excited at the experience and new thinking she will bring to MQ2, and to the impact our producers are having as they help to lead and reshape the industry.

Drizin will be the liaison to the MQ2’s eight producers whose projects are under way and with the station and network MQ2 incubators and partners: NPR, APM, KPCC in Los Angeles, Youth Radio, PRI’s Studio 360/WNYC in New York, and KUOW in Seattle.