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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The 113th U.S. Congress has been in session for 5 weeks. Host Don Marsh checked in with the St. Louis Beacon’s Washington correspondent Rob Koenig to get… -
It's the start of Illinois' new legislative session, and Governor Pat Quinn laid out, yesterday, what he wants lawmakers to accomplish. In his fifth state… -
This year’s Missouri legislative session is well underway.Among the topics up for consideration in Jefferson City are right-to-work legislation and… -
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the world.It is the cause for roughly every one in four deaths, and because of this, doctors and researchers are… -
Krista Tippett challenges listeners each week to explore the questions at the center of human life with her program “On Being.” While examining religion,… -
Digging out of an economic crisis can be a lot more complicated than getting in to one and can take a lot more time, too. While there are positive signs… -
Synesthesia is a complex and rare condition in which input from one sense is perceived through another sense.The abilities of people to see what they hear… -
The first national tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical has made its way to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis.The musical features a… -
Today on St. Louis on the Air at 11:00 a.m. Updated 11:28 a.m.Rally St. Louis is a unique crowdsourcing and crowd-funding project designed as a grassroots… -
The citizens of East St. Louis once believed their town was destined for greatness. They thought the town was poised to outdistance Chicago as the premier… -
Governor Jay Nixon, on Monday night, delivered the first State of the State Address of his second term.He discussed a broad range of topics which included… -
In the early 1980s, University City resident George Allen was charged with and convicted of raping and murdering court reporter Mary Bell.Last year, after…
