Ava Elder

Ava Elder is in charge of being an on air board operator and producing shows like Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, Travel With Rick Steves, and others. Ava provides detailed weather and traffic updates, and makes sure each broadcast she is in charge of goes smoothly so that listeners can enjoy what they are hearing.

Ava is currently a junior at The University of Texas at El Paso, majoring in communications studies. She is also an Undergraduate Fellows Program alumna and hopes to study abroad in the future.

Outside of her work at KTEP, Ava enjoys listening to classic rock and alternative music, reading, watching all genres of film, and traveling. In the future, she hopes to become a radio or news anchor and work with audio-visual production. Ava believes in the importance of education and unbiased media. She hopes to one day help destigmatize mental illness and wants to be an advocate for people who are struggling.