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Talk to America


Talk 2 America, T2A, is the Voice of America's on-line chat discussion with prominant personalities who are making our world better.

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Moderator

Erin Brummett

Erin Brummett (Moderator and Executive Producer)

Erin joined Talk to America in January, 2005, her 18th year at VOA. Erin has been a program anchor and producer for VOA News Now, which she joined in 1998. She anchored daily coverage of the 2004 Democratic and 2000 Republican Party Nominating Conventions.

She covered both candidates in the 1996 U.S. presidential campaign.  Erin provided special cross-country reaction coverage of the September, 2001 terror attacks. She helped produce special coverage of the death of Jordan’s King Hussein, the 1999 NATO Summit, and a series of live broadcasts from Nigeria.

Her special assignments included coverage of the 1994 Cuban boat crisis, and the 1994 Haitian political crisis. She has covered the White House, Congress and the Defense and State Departments. Erin attended Kansas State University 1981-1985, receiving her BA in Radio/Television.

She speaks fluent Spanish. She lives with her family in Arlington, Virginia. Erin is from Hutchinson, Kansas.


Rick Pantaleo TTA Bio

 Rick Pantaleo (Back-Up Moderator, Web Editor, Producer)

Rick has been with VOA since 1992 and with Talk To America since 1996.  During that time he's been a producer, substitute host, and Webmaster for Talk to America. 

Rick brings his extensive and diverse commercial broadcasting background to Talk To America. Prior to coming to VOA, Rick worked for over twenty years at radio stations in the Western Pennsylvania/Eastern Ohio area in a variety of positions including On Air Personality, Station and Program Manager, News Director, and Engineer.

Rick is an avid motorcyclist and loves spending time with his daughter, Katrina.