Marcus Smith serves as producer and anchor for Thinking Aloud. His life in radio spans a fruitful decade with BYU Broadcasting, where he was long the morning host for Classical 89 (KBYU-FM) and where he continues to serve as senior radio producer. With a master’s degree in German literature from BYU (1992), Marcus has worked as a writer, editor, translator, teacher, and composer of sacred vocal music. He’s known as a wordsmith, with a strong hankering to place the right word in the right place at the right time … at least as often as occasion permits. He and his wife Sarah Cox Smith are former Fulbright Scholars (with studies in Germany and Japan), avid genealogists, gardeners, hikers, wannabe fine chefs, and the parents of four super spunky children (two girls, two boys).

Thinking Aloud’s executive producer Wes Sims is also heard as an occasional interview host. Wes comes to the TA team with 30-plus years experience as a broadcast journalist. A native of Indiana, Wes has worked in television and radio in six states, having earned his BS from the School of Speech at Northwestern University. Wes and his wife, Jackie moved to Utah in January from Santa Cruz, California. In addition to his work with Thinking Aloud, Wes is news director for Classical 89 and manager of news and information for BYU Broadcasting.