Project Director: Kristin Fletcher
Idaho Museum of Natural History Program Manager Kristin Fletcher serves as the Lewis and Clark Project Director. She oversees production and dissemination of the radio series including on-site research of Idaho natural and cultural history topics, interviews with content specialists, text writing, and working with technical specialists at KISU, a National Public Radio affiliate.
Her baccalaureate degree specialized in natural history programming and writing. She is a published author and a nationally certified Interpretive Naturalist. Her years of work in Idaho have emphasized natural resource research and interpretation. She served on the Idaho Native Plant Society Board of Directors for 17 years, 5 years as State President. She researched, wrote, and produced “Naturalist Notes,” a weekly natural and cultural history radio series sponsored by the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Ketchum, Idaho, that broadcast for two years. Currently, she hosts a popular interview program on Pocatello Community Access Television which has aired for three years.
According to Fletcher, "My passion is connecting people with the place that they live, with their natural and cultural heritage. The opportunity to link Lewis and Clark’s experiences in Idaho with the lives of ordinary citizens has been an exceptionally rich and enjoyable one. Radio is a great medium for this kind of storytelling."
Sound Engineer/Production Director: Erin Gray
Erin Gray is the Sound Engineer / Production Director of KISU FM 91.1, the National Public Radio affiliate in Pocatello, Idaho. Working at KISU has provided him with the expertise to produce a high quality radio series such as “In Step with Lewis and Clark.”
He writes, produces, edits, directs, and funds his own Noir Radio Drama, Record City Killers, which airs every Saturday at 10 p.m. on KISU. Negotiations are in progress to syndicate this production in the United Kingdom on Radio Nowhere, an independently owned radio station.
Erin is completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Idaho State University in Pocatello and is considering a career in writing and radio production. "This radio series presents an opportunity to tell the kind of stories about Lewis and Clark's legacy in Idaho that I would enjoy hearing myself. I hope to add both creativity and productivity to the dedication essential to its success."
Native American Flute: Hovia Edwards
Hovia Edwards is from Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Fort Hall, Idaho. Hovia has a natural talent for music, especially the Native American Indian flute. The word “Hovia” is Shoshone for “song” or “music.” She has been playing since she was three years old.
In 1998, Hovia was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Traditional Folk Album category. She was also nominated for three other awards - the INDE Award (independent recording companies), the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards and the NAMY Award (Native American Music Award) for her flute playing.
Hovia was honored to represent the Goshute Tribe of Utah in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a flute player in the opening ceremonies. She was also chosen by PBS Television to film a documentary of her flute playing talent recording soundtracks for the PBS Tony Hillerman mystery specials, titled "Skin-walkers," "Coyote Waits" and "A Thief of Time," that was produced by Robert Redford. Her music is available on Canyon Records.
Voices of Lewis & Clark: Trent Clegg
Trent Clegg comes from a musical family and has been active in theatre and music throughout his life. His innate talent and interest in the process and art of singing led him to theater in his early-teens. The lyrical works of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Lowe were what initially captivated him, but his interest soon turned to the operatic works that were their predecessors. Trent believes that music and theatre are one. Well-spoken lines, he says, are based on rhythm, pitch and tone and are truly a form of music and, conversely, all music contains the same elements of theater that affect the human soul.
As a graduate assistant with the Department of Theatre and Dance at Idaho State University, he is researching the Edward Stevenson collection housed at the University's Obler Library. Stevenson is a lesser-known costume designer whose outfits were used in mega hits of the 1940s and 1950s, including Citizen Kane and It's a Wonderful Life. Stevenson won the 1960 Oscar for Black and White Costume Design.
Trent also serves as the program director for KISU-FM, where he prioritizes, schedules and assesses programming. He enjoys the outdoors and is grateful to live in a state with so much to offer. According to Trent, "I feel privileged to be working on a presentation like 'In Step with Lewis and Clark.' It's not often that an actor has the opportunity to recreate an essence of historical figures like Lewis and Clark."