Alex Heuer
“St. Louis on the Air” Executive ProducerAlex Heuer joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2012 and is the executive producer of St. Louis on the Air. Alex grew up in the St. Louis area. He began his public radio career as a student reporter at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois and worked for a few years at Iowa Public Radio. Alex graduated summa cum laude from Western Illinois University with a degree in history and earned a teaching certificate in 6 - 12th grade social studies. In 2016, he earned a Master of Public Policy Administration with a focus in nonprofit organization management and leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has won local and national awards for reporting and producing and his stories have been featured nationally on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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Brian Mann usually covers the opioid crisis and U.S. drug policy. Last year, he reported on the war in Ukraine. He shared what the experience was like in a conversation last month as part of STLPR’s participation in the American Homefront Project. -
From 1976 to 2007, the venue on Laclede’s Landing hosted thousands of concerts including AC/DC, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. -
A new history of Tower Grove Park charts 150 years of history, through the Victorian era, segregation and the present. -
Aug. 15 marks the one-year anniversary of Zamzama Safi’s escape from Afghanistan. The former translator for U.S. forces reflects on living in Missouri for nearly a year — and her hopes for the future. -
The central Illinois native has been interested in the circus for many years. She also wrote, directed and starred in the 2020 short film, “Circus Person.” -
St. Louis Public Radio took to the airwaves in 1972 as a predominately classical music station. Longtime STLPR staffer Mary Edwards joins the show. -
Leopard cubs Anya and Irinia were born last month and will remain in a private space for the next few months. Fewer than 100 Amur leopards remain in the wild. -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed Mead’s milkweed as a threatened species in 1988. Researchers at the Missouri Botanical Garden have discovered that saving the species is much simpler than previously thought. -
Dating back to 1851, the Campbell House was the first home built on St. Louis’ first private street. A new exhibit at the museum there tells the story of the enslaved people and servants who worked at the house. -
‘We Live Here Auténtico!’ unites the philosophies of ‘We Live Here’ and ‘Auténtico.’ The new podcast aims to celebrate the Latino community in St. Louis. -
The Brewster International Kaleidoscope Expo comes to St. Louis this month, even as a kaleidoscope exhibition is on display at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles. -
Bryce Rutter is the founder and CEO of Metaphase Design Group. His St. Louis-based company has worked with Gatorade, Microsoft and more.
