[harbingerOTV]

Remove the background from the LI and give it to the SPAN.

ul#sections li#who a span {
    background: url("../_img/AboutBox_image.png")top left no-repeat;
    position: absolute; 
    width: 100%; 
    height: 100%; 
    top: 0; 
    left: 0;
}

then (untested but close if not) :

			jQuery('ul#sections li#who a').hover(function() {
				jQuery('span', this).stop().animate({
					top : '-182px'
				}, {queue:false,duration:600,easing:'easeInOutQuint'});
				}, function(){
					jQuery('span', this).stop().animate({
					top : '0px'
					}, {queue:false,duration:850});
			});