Elaine Cha
“St. Louis on the Air” Host/ProducerElaine Cha is the host/producer for "St. Louis on the Air" at St. Louis Public Radio. Her past work includes journalistic storytelling and producing engagement programming/content for Southern California Public Radio; Nine Network (now Nine PBS); the Ferguson Commission; Regional Arts Commission; Forward Through Ferguson; and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, through which she co-edited the Humans of St. Louis book. Elaine joined St. Louis Public Radio in November 2022.
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Soul Spa Collective, a new wellness group, is promoting self-care practices that prioritize community connection. -
Mike Isaacson, Muny executive producer and artistic director, describes this season’s premieres of “Waitress” and “In the Heights.” -
Recent John Burroughs graduate and Lake St. Louis resident Shangri-La Hou discusses themes of nature, spirituality, identity and place in her work, and poetry as a tool for self-expression and raising ecological awareness. -
The inaugural cohort of the St. Louis-based initiative graduated last fall. A new cohort starts the program later this year. -
NPR TV critic and media analyst Eric Deggans discusses the effects Ferguson protest footage and other video by non-journalists had on news and other media. -
Shannon Lee speaks to principles that guided the life of her father, legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, as well as her own. -
Solid Sound Collective – a project of the nonprofit Action Art Collaborative – brought five local musicians together to produce a set of original songs based on interviews with St. Louis activists and community advocates. -
The St. Louis Fed’s 2024 economic equity report on young adults, ages 18-24, shows that many have no income, struggle with mental health and face varying degrees of financial stability by race. -
University of Missouri-Columbia professor and researcher Megan Gilligan discusses how adult sibling relationships change over time and the effects that can have on personal and family well-being. -
Conservationist Julie Packard, who leads the Monterey Bay Aquarium, discusses how the Midwest plays an important role in ensuring ocean health. -
Recipients of 2023 Neighborhood Transformation Grants discuss how they’re using that money to transform St. Louis neighborhoods. -
Three K-12 educators discuss Missouri social studies standards and challenges of teaching civics and civic engagement meaningfully in today’s polarized political climate.
