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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A pair of two-person teams from Chestnut Health Systems will be on hand 40 hours a week to assist transit riders suffering from substance-use disorders or other challenges. The yearlong pilot will cost $350,000. -
First Mid Bank & Trust’s application to purchase Jefferson Bank & Trust has St. Louis community groups pushing back. The groups want the Federal Reserve to deny the merger and conduct a fair-lending investigation. -
Eboni Hooper-Boateng found her pregnancy journey empowering. After discovering her experience was an outlier, especially among fellow Black women, she became a doula to offer such support to others. -
Joy Williams’ new novel, “Harrow,” grapples with environmental destruction. A new exhibition at Washington University’s Olin Library takes a deep look at her life and work. -
Deep into the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Louis musician Mikey Wehling and his dog, Scout, traveled into the woods of eastern Missouri — and brought a dobro with them. The result is Wehling’s seventh solo release. -
Kendall Martinez-Wright, the first Black transgender woman to run for the Missouri House, discusses the campaign’s toll on her mental health and her diagnosis of bipolar disorder on "St. Louis on the Air." -
Sophisticated Living publisher Craig Kaminer ran an ad from a medical marijuana business — and got hit with a $500 monthly fee from his bank. -
The Indigenous Knowledge & Sustainability conference seeks to apply Native American techniques to issues of environmental protection. Kyle Whyte and Kellie Thompson discuss the concept on “St. Louis on the Air.” The conference is hosted by Washington University, the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. -
A large crowd and energetic choir came together at the Sheldon Concert Hall on Saturday night to honor the thousands of St. Louisans lost to COVID-19. Reflections and musical highlights from the Requiem of Light memorial fill this episode of “St. Louis on the Air.” -
The Native American Rights Fund donated 20 acres of ancestral Osage lands in Lafayette County, Missouri, to the Osage Nation this month. “St. Louis on the Air” discusses the donation, and the sale of Picture Cave, with the director of the Osage Nation Historic Preservation Office. -
Bill Christman's 13-foot-tall depiction of a Native American man was installed at the northwest corner of Cherokee Street and Jefferson Avenue in 1985. Removed this month by neighborhood leaders, the sculpture's new home is the National Building Arts Center in Sauget, Illinois. -
Comedian Nikki Glaser stuck around to share a few more reflections with St. Louis on the Air, including her possible future as a singer-songwriter or even the next Brené Brown.
