Samantha Coetzee is the associate producer for WBUR's Morning Edition .

She works behind the scenes to get the news to you before you've even had your coffee. Before coming to WBUR, she was on the air as a Morning Edition host at KUNC in Greeley, Colorado, and spent time at New Hampshire Public Radio as a weekend host.

Samantha fell in love with radio at her college radio station, WUNH, where she was General Manager and curated daily music shows. Samantha graduated with a degree in journalism and design studies from the University of New Hampshire.

A New England native and type two fun enthusiast, when she's not in the studio she can be found climbing New Hampshire's granite cliffs or peak bagging 4,000 footers.