Ashley Lisenby
News DirectorAshley Lisenby is the news director of St. Louis Public Radio. She comes to STLPR from NPR’s Weekend Edition where she was a producer and editor. Lisenby previously worked in this newsroom as a reporter and in local newsrooms in D.C., Tampa, Springfield, Illinois, and the Chicago suburbs. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism from Boston University and a master's degree from the University of Illinois-Springfield’s Public Affairs Reporting program. Lisenby was previously the race, identity and culture reporter at St. Louis Public Radio.
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Whitney Gipson was one of three women bailed out of jail before Mother’s Day thanks to the efforts of St. Louis activists. Expect Us raised nearly $3,000… -
About 2 percent of architects in the U.S. are African-American. That’s a statistic Michael Ford wants to change by inspiring young people to think of new… -
Hari Kondabolu is not afraid to talk about the topics that make people uncomfortable. Sexism, racism, colonialism — all the “isms” you can think of — are… -
National and local artists will explore the past, present and future of city life in an upcoming exhibition in St. Louis.Organizers of Dwell in Other… -
Forward Through Ferguson is encouraging locals to imagine a St. Louis devoid of racial inequity by the year 2039.That year will mark 25 years since the… -
St. Louis once had a thriving hub for Chinese immigrants moving to the city. Historical records show in 1894 there were about 1,000 people of Chinese… -
While pay for most Missouri women lags behind that of men, leaders at the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis say some local businesses are leading… -
On March 14, students Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School walked out of their school and through their Grand Center neighborhood in St. Louis,… -
The 2020 census is still two years away, but there is plenty of buzz about what the federal survey will ask, including questions about citizenship and… -
St. Louis public safety officials want city residents to know people jailed at the St. Louis Medium Security Institution are treated humanely despite… -
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is one of ten agencies in the U.S. to receive a large federal grant to address trauma among youth in… -
St. Louis Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, Ward 22, wants city residents, women and people of color to have a fair shot at city construction contracts.Boyd and…
