Beth Pike is an EMMY award winning journalist and has worked as a producer for national news and entertainment programs including ABC News, NBC News, America's Most Wanted, and Entertainment Tonight. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, she has also served as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, leading students abroad to work on journalism assignments in five countries. Before joining SHSMO, Beth co-owned a multimedia company, Orr Street Productions, which produced documentaries and video projects for a variety of clients. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Missouri Press Foundation.

Her Pike roots in Missouri began when a grandfather, five generations back, jumped off of a pirate’s ship on the Mississippi River at Hannibal and settled along the Salt River near Swinkey where the family’s century farm is still a gathering place for picnics and good times.