Fontella Bradford
Communications SpecialistAs the Communications Specialist for St. Louis Public Radio, Fontella gets to showcase the award-winning local reporting, original programming and community engagement that make STLPR a beloved regional institution. She studied journalism and fine art at Webster University and has worked for institutions across St. Louis as a journalist, copywriter, editor and project manager.
Fontella was formerly Publications Associate at the Saint Louis Art Museum during the Museum’s expansion. As project manager and editorial support staff, she helped the Design Department produce thousands of new didactics for the Grand Opening in 2013. She’s a native St. Louisan who rather redundantly enjoys reading, writing, painting and public media in her leisure.
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Cha talks about preparing for her debut episode with the production team, why St. Louis is now home, and how she hopes to connect with listeners throughout the metro region. -
After months of careful planning and more than a few pandemic supply-chain delays, St. Louis Public Radio officially flipped the switch on a new solid state transmitter in October. -
More Black parents in the U.S. and Missouri are choosing to teach their kids on their own terms. In this three-episode limited podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson explores why more Black families are choosing to homeschool. -
St. Louis Public Radio received 12 recognitions at the 2022 Diamond Journalism Awards, sponsored by the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The awards recognize the best in professional journalism in print, radio, television, newsletters, art/graphics, online news and research. -
Native son Keyon Harrold is the new host of St. Louis Public Radio and Jazz St. Louis’ live weekly jazz show, The Next Set: Live From Jazz St. Louis. -
St. Louis on the Air will adopt a summer broadcast schedule from August 1 through the month of September while the show’s producers search for a new host and launch a listening tour to prepare for new episodes in the fall. -
St. Louis Public Radio received two first place awards and two certificates of merit at the 2022 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards. Around 900 entries are submitted each year from member stations throughout Missouri. -
St. Louis Public Radio receives two national journalism awards from the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA).
