Introducing ‘Behind the Headlines’ for context on the top stories of the week in St. Louis

By Kelly Moffitt

Published January 15, 2016 at 2:12 PM CST

Nick Perryman motions at passing cars as he stands across the street from the Edward Jones Dome on Jan. 13, 2016 showing both his displeasure with Rams owner Stan Kroenke and love for his hometown team.

“St. Louis on the Air” is starting a new segment on Fridays called “Behind the Headlines.” Every week, we’ll feature several reporters on the show to discuss the week’s best, most interesting, most talked about, or quirkiest stories the St. Louis Public Radio newsroom is covering.

If you see a topic that you’d like to get more depth on, or hear a piece from one of our reporters you’d like to know more about, please email us at talk@stlpublicradio.org with what you’d like to hear in this recurring Friday segment.

Here's what we talked about in the first edition:

A chat with Jason Rosenbaum about this rollercoaster of a week regarding the ~~St. Louis~~ Rams, Stan Kroenke, and proposed riverfront stadium.
Nancy Fowler will fill us in on the future of Union Station and the upgrades that will be going into it. What are your memories of the station back in its heyday?

Listen here:

St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh, and producers Mary Edwards, Alex Heuer and Kelly Moffitt give you the information you need to make informed decisions and stay in touch with our diverse and vibrant St. Louis region.