Don Marsh
Don Marsh served as host of St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air" from 2005 to 2019, bringing discussions of significant topics to listeners' ears at noon Monday through Friday. Don has been an active journalist for 58 years in print, radio and television. He has won 12 Regional Emmy Awards for writing, reporting, and producing. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame in 2013, and named “Media Person of the Year” by the St. Louis Press Club in 2015. He has published three books: his most recent, “Coming of Age, Liver Spots and All: A Humorous Look at the Wonders of Getting Old,” “Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist” and “How to be Rude (Politely).” He holds an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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When Bruce Feiler set out to create a guide for happy families, he found that there is little research into what makes a family happy. What he found most… -
Legal Roundtable: Monsanto Likely To Win Case, Gun Legislation, St. Louis Cards Rally Squirrel, Etc.Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a legal battle between St. Louis-based Monsanto and a 75-year-old farmer from Indiana named… -
Last year, Congressional negotiations over the so-called fiscal cliff put year-end tax considerations in flux.A deal was reached, and though the filing… -
Military men and women who serve overseas encounter dangerous situations and often struggle with separation from family and friends.The same is true of… -
In 2009, Susannah Cahalan, a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, was a healthy 24-year old journalist at the New York Post.One day that year,… -
As a world-renowned jazz trumpeter, composer and band leader, Terence Blanchard has received five Grammy Awards and has written jazz pieces for small… -
Presidents’ Day honors the men who have lead the United States, though it’s clear not as much is known about the women who served with them.The first of a… -
Former Vice-President Al Gore appeared at the St. Louis County Library on Saturday, February 9 to open the Buzz Westfall Great Authors Series. He spoke to… -
Is it Missour-ee or Missour-uh?Those two pronunciations of the state, according to linguist John Baugh of Washington University in St. Louis, peacefully… -
Brittany Packnett is an alumna of Teach for America and, four months ago, started a new job as executive director of Teach For America – St.… -
Sandra Fluke is an attorney and women’s rights activist.One year ago this month, Fluke was a law school student at Georgetown University and found herself… -
Updated 12:45 p.m. following forum - more to come.Today, "St. Louis on the Air" hosted its St. Louis Mayoral Primary Forum.(For a full report of the…
