A Chapel Hill native, Terry abandoned years of flute lessons when she discovered the theatre at Chapel Hill High. She went on to study at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, and holds a B.F.A. in Design and Production.

A patchwork quilt of jobs early on included deckhand, stage manager, house painter, nanny, production assistant in film and draftsman. Terry finally found her niche in public radio at WHQR-Wilmington, NC.

Over 15 years later she's still addicted to public radio and classical music. Her husband, Denis, is from France and works as a Veterinary Orthopedic Surgeon and Associate Professor at NC state University. The Marcellin-Little family has two other classical music fans: Arianne and Julien Arthur (who love both Elmo and Mozart!).