After Decades of Not Being Her True Self, WYPR’s Ashley Sterner is Finally Saying Her Name on Air

Good for her!

It’s a familiar, friendly tone that’s been gracing the local NPR affiliate for nearly 20 years. But while her job as the local Morning Edition host is old hat to Sterner—dispensing local news and witty banter during station breaks—some things have changed this past year, both small and large.