Danny Wicentowski
St. Louis on the Air ProducerDanny Wicentowski joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2022 as a producer for St. Louis on the Air. Before making the jump to public radio, Danny worked for more than eight years as a staff writer for St. Louis’ alt-weekly the Riverfront Times, where his investigative and feature stories won multiple local and national awards. In 2020, he co-produced and hosted the podcast American Skyjacker, chronicling the life and crimes of plane hijacker Martin McNally. A native of Milwaukee, Danny graduated in 2013 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in journalism. He lives in Bevo Mill with a black cat and many notebooks.
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Many people found their power and voices during the Ferguson Uprising. Some used streaming technology as they found themselves defining their own class of media, with no editors and no rules. -
Mexican restaurants are putting a spotlight on this staple of Mexican cuisine. -
Michael Brown Jr. has become a symbol and a gateway for people to talk about racial injustice and policing. This episode of We Live Here explores how people view Brown’s legacy, what young adults today know about his story and how his memory has shaped new conversations about race and justice. -
Chess star Jennifer Shahade says St. Louis-based U.S. Chess retaliated after she became a whistleblower. -
Whether imported or harvested from the Mississippi, caviar is finding its way to local menus. -
It’s been 10 years since Michael Brown was killed and the Ferguson Uprising that followed. To honor that history, We Live Here is returning for a special season with host Chad Davis and producer Danny Wicentowski. They reflect on some of the truths that Ferguson exposed, why there still is an open wound a decade later, and how community members continue to push for a better future. -
The fungus among us is largely undiscovered. DNA samples could change that. -
A food writer finds high-octane deliciousness in an unlikely setting. -
Study finds COVID-19 boosters keep boosting, even facing new variants. -
In the 1960s, St. Louis took its shot at a Disneyland. -
Police are finding uses for homes in a once-thriving neighborhood. -
Missouri’s attorney general went looking for complaints about trans care. He got something else.
