Jared Brumbaugh joined the PRE staff in May of 2006.  He currently the  full time reporter and  producer for Down East Journal. 
His news spots and feature stories can also be heard during Morning Edition.   Jared says his favorite feature story was when he interviewed Furney Eubanks, a Pollocksivlle inventor who created the Easy Mower, “His invention was one of a kind, and he was a very nice man.” 

Jared, a New Bern native, graduated from Craven Community College with an Electronics Engineering degree.  When Jared is not at the station, he enjoys playing drums in his band Sycamore Sighting, surfing, wakeboarding, football, and Ultimate Frisbee.  He hopes to continue with the radio business, eventually opening his own station that plays Christian rock music.