Mary Edwards
“St. Louis Symphony” ProducerMary Edwards came to St. Louis Public Radio in 1974, just after finishing her Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
She has served the station in a number of capacities over the years. From 1988-2014 she also taught an undergraduate class in radio production at Webster University. Mary was inducted into the St. Louis Media History Foundation Media Hall of Fame in April, 2017 and received the Gateway Media Literacy Partners' Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Award in 2012.
Mary retired from St. Louis Public Radio in 2018, but still serves the station as a producer for "St. Louis Symphony."
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Kelly Hall-Tompkins' world premiere performance of Jeff Beal's “Body in Motion” for Violin and Orchestra with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on Jan. 12 was nearly a year in the making. -
It's that wonderful time of year again. The holiday season is upon us. One of the first things that comes to mind is the annual Christmas Candlelight… -
During this election season, NPR Illinois, the public radio station in Springfield, is partnering with stations across the state and AARP on a series of… -
When Stephanie Lummus first entered nonprofit legal work, she didn’t expect that her efforts to represent homeless people and help them exit poverty would… -
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Union Avenue Opera (UAO) will open its 24th festival season July 6 on a light note with the Gilbert and Sullivan comedic operetta, “H.M.S. Pinafore.” It… -
In 2014, the state of Michigan switched the city of Flint’s water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. After the switch residents began complaining… -
For St. Louis Cardinals fans of a certain age, the players painted on the left field wall of Busch Stadium evoke fond memories of baseball heroes of days… -
In April, Washington University appointed Nigerian-born Benjamin Ola Akande as senior adviser to the chancellor and director of the Africa initiative. He… -
On June 4, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple on religious grounds.For… -
In 1988 mezzo-soprano Susan Graham sang her first leading role in Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ production of Barber’s “Vanessa.” Thirty years later, she… -
Many years have passed since one of Lisa McMullin’s children tragically drowned during a family pool party on a warm September day back in 1982. Yet her…
