Growth and progress often are accompanied by change. And change is coming to the St. Louis Public Radio program lineup beginning Monday, July 1.
Our move to Grand Center last year initiated a significant effort by St. Louis Public Radio to strengthen our connection across the St. Louis region. The updated program schedule that begins in July will reflect that approach through an expanded effort of collaboration with producers of other public radio programs.
At 11 a.m. each weekday, we’re excited to announce that The Takeaway, with host John Hockenberry, will begin airing on Monday, July 1. The program is a unique partnership of global news leaders PRI (Public Radio International) and WNYC/New York Public Radio in collaboration with The New York Times and WGBH/Boston.
As outlined in a New York Times article from April, The Takeaway has recently taken on a new approach that includes more perspectives from reporters at local stations, instead of presenting a purely national perspective. We’re excited about this opportunity to give our excellent team of reporters and producers at St. Louis Public Radio a new venue to showcase their expertise and connect the stories and issues in St. Louis with a national audience.
In addition, some of you may remember John Hockenberry as the first host of Talk of the Nation!
Here’s a sample from a recent broadcast from The Takeaway.
With this same concept in mind, we’ll also begin airing Here & Now from NPR with co-hosts Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson at 1 p.m. This news magazine covers news that breaks between Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
As with The Takeaway, St. Louis Public Radio will be one of several local stations around the country that will be collaborating to provide news features and other content for the program. As a contributing station, we’ll have the chance to bring a distinctly St. Louis perspective to national stories.
You can listen to a sample from a recent Here and Now broadcast below to give you a taste of what you’ll hear beginning on July 1.
These additions are precipitated of course by the discontinuation on NPR’s Talk of the Nation. NPR notified us in March of its decision to cease production of the program. The final broadcast of Talk of the Nation and Science Friday will be Friday, June 28.
In coordination with these additions, St. Louis on the Air/Cityscape will move to a new time at 12 p.m. The noon hour is one of the most coveted times in radio, and the move will let us really showcase our local talk shows. Fresh Air will then move to 9 p.m. We will no longer air the second hour of On Point.
All of these changes begin on Monday, July 1.
We also have one additional change to our weekend lineup starting Sunday, July 7. We’re pleased to be adding the TED Radio Hour with host Guy Raz to our Sunday lineup at 1 p.m. Based on fascinating TEDTalks given by riveting speakers on the renowned TED stage, the show tackles astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems and new ways to think and create. Studio 360 will move to Fridays at 11 p.m.
Thank you for your wonderful support for St. Louis Public Radio this year. We look forward to hearing from you regarding these new additions to our line-up.
Here’s a short list of all of the changes:
- At 11 a.m., each weekday, The Takeaway will air.
- St. Louis on the Air/Cityscape will move to 12 p.m. (noon) each weekday.
- Here & Now will air each weekday at 1 p.m.
- Fresh Air will move to 9 p.m. each weeknight.
- We will be adding the TED Radio Hour on Sundays at 1 p.m. (starting July 7)
- Studio 360 will move to Fridays at 11 p.m.
- Talk of the Nation is ceasing production and will be leaving our air.
- We will no longer air Talk of the Nation Science Friday after June 28.
- We will no longer air the second hour of On Point.
