WES SIMS
News Director & Thinking Aloud Host
News director Wes Sims produces and anchors the 4:30 and 5:30pm news briefs on Classical 89 while sharing that responsibility with broadcast journalism students from BYU’s communications department. Wes is also the executive producer and occasional host of Thinking Aloud, a live-format interview program that airs weekdays—except Tuesdays—at 11am. Wes and his wife, Jackie, moved to Utah from Santa Cruz, Calif., in January 2006 so that he could assume his current position at BYU. A graduate of Northwestern University with a major in radio-television-film, Wes worked for more than 30 years in television news, where he was involved in everything from anchoring and reporting to news management. He particularly enjoys mentoring the students who work at Classical 89 while keeping his hand in the on-air aspects of broadcast journalism.