Evie Hemphill
“St. Louis on the Air” ProducerEvie Hemphill served as a producer for St. Louis on the Air from February 2018 to February 2022. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English literature in 2005, she started her career as a reporter for the Westminster Window in Colorado. Several years later she went on to pursue graduate work in creative writing at the University of Wyoming and moved to St. Louis upon earning an MFA in the spring of 2010. She worked as writer and editor for Washington University Libraries until 2014 and then spent several more years in public relations for the University of Missouri–St. Louis before making the shift to St. Louis Public Radio.
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Twenty-five years ago, Reginald Dwayne Betts saw his entire life trajectory change in the space of 30 minutes. In what he has since described as “a moment of insanity,” Betts, then a 16-year-old high school junior, carjacked a man. He would serve eight years in prison for the crime. -
Earlier this year, the Sierra Club released “The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges,” a report grading 50 utility companies across the U.S. on their transition from coal to clean energy. Ameren Missouri is among them and received a D. -
The podcast's creator, Aaron Doerr, has released six episodes just in the past two months, featuring local bands ranging from Middle Class Fashion to Mathias & The Pirates. More conversations and tunes drop every other Tuesday. -
Chabon, who is this week receiving the 2020 St. Louis Literary Award, talks with "St. Louis on the Air" host Sarah Fenske about his successes, his struggles and how the joy of good sentences sustains him. -
First hired by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1980, Martin has been drawing the beloved Weatherbird character for 35 years now. He’s the sixth artist to carry on the legacy since the cartoon first appeared in the February 11, 1901, edition of the newspaper. -
On April 6, Knapper earned support from 58% of voters. The federal administrative law judge and school board member, who defeated incumbent Mayor Barry Greenberg, joined "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss her campaign and her hopes for her community's future. -
Less than 48 hours after her victory in Tuesday’s race and with only 12 days until she’ll be sworn into office, St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones said Thursday on "St. Louis on the Air" that she’s ready to move fast on a number of fronts — including the critical issues facing the City Justice Center. -
Last week, as Laurie Bowen watched movers transport her cherished upright piano from the front of her home to the trailer hitched to their truck, she grew a bit emotional. She wiped away tears. But they were happy ones, especially as she thought about what the instrument would mean for its new owner, 11-year-old piano student Amani Dugger, who lives in St. Louis. -
To state Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, the GOP arguments in recent days against funding the expansion of Medicaid haven’t made much sense. Merideth, the ranking minority member of the House Budget Committee, joined Friday's "St. Louis on the Air" to share his sense of recent developments and where this budget battle may be headed next. -
For the past four years, CC Ice has been helping Elizabeth Olsen portray the Marvel superhero Wanda Maximoff, assisting the actress with everything from flying to fight scenes as her stunt double. That work culminated in the January 2021 premiere of “WandaVision," which focuses on Wanda’s corner of the Marvel universe. For Ice, who grew up in Barnhart, Missouri, it’s been a thrill watching fans devour a show starring the character she’s spent years developing. -
Last week, the St. Louis County Courts began again allowing eviction proceedings under limited circumstances. On April 5, a much broader array of evictions can resume — with about 600 cases already in the final phases and ready for service. -
A $3 million, multiyear effort, TRANSforming Community TRANSforming Care is billed as the first program of its kind in Missouri, expanding access to health care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.
