Sarah Buford

Sarah Buford is the Operations Coordinator at Little Rock Public Radio. She manages broadcast logs and automation and is the co-creator and producer for Major and Minor Masterpieces. During live events, she often works as a stagehand or stage manager. She is also the FCC Chief Operator for the station.

Sarah graduated from Hendrix College with a B.A. in Anthropology and Sociology. She graduated with distinction from her department and distinction in the college’s Odyssey Program. Her senior thesis on prison and immigrant detention centers was published in a regional journal following her graduation. While she was in school, she also served as a Peregrin Scholar of Holocaust Education and Literature.

Despite having a strong background in the humanities and social sciences, Sarah also had a strong technical background before joining Little Rock Public Radio. In high school, Sarah studied media production, HTML, CSS, and computer systems. In college, she volunteered at KHDX to write, host, and produce her own radio show. And her sophomore year, she landed the Technical Director/Chief Engineer position at the station.

Sarah has been working at Little Rock Public Radio since September 2023. Since joining, she has become an NPR and Society of Broadcast Engineers certified radio operator. She has produced three seasons of Major and Minor Masterpieces. And she is currently pursuing a networking technologist certificate.

Sarah loves language learning, traveling, and reading about international affairs.