Journalism

Journalist Chris Andoe's new book, "House of Villadiva," tells delicious stories of LGBTQ community and controversy.

On this episode, former state Rep. Stephen Webber "flips the script" and asks St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum about his time covering Missouri politics.

The Webster-Kirkwood Times and the Riverfront Times faced an uncertain future last March. As the coronavirus spread across the U.S., management at both newspapers sought to suspend print editions. Journalists from both organizations share how they battled back from the brink.

An abolitionist, minister and newspaper editor, Elijah Lovejoy was the first American journalist slain for his work. Journalist Ken Ellingwood discusses his new biography, "First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery," on "St. Louis on the Air."

St. Louis Public Radio, and journalism in general, has long faced criticism for how it has covered Black communities and treated employees of color. It is time to acknowledge these mistakes and commit to making meaningful changes so the problem doesn't continue.

Sylvester Brown Jr. has released a story collection, "White Castles With Jesus & Uncle Ray At The Used Tire Shop." He discussed it and his long career in St. Louis journalism, including his tenure at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, on St. Louis on the Air.

Terri Krueger retired Dec. 31 after 41 years at KSDK. She discussed her long career in TV news on St. Louis on the Air.

Richard Weiss’ nonprofit racial equity storytelling collaborative Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson has sought to tell the stories of residents of one of St. Louis' toughest ZIP codes. The 63106 Project has published stories in publications from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to the Riverfront Times. Weiss, writer Leyla Fern King and story subject Misha Marshall discussed the project on St. Louis on the Air.

On Nov. 2, 1920, William E. Woods made St. Louis’ first radio broadcast, announcing election results from his home on De Tonty Street out to the airwaves. Frank Absher of the St. Louis Media History Foundation explained how on "St. Louis on the Air."

It’s no exaggeration to say that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is the most controversial elected official in the city. Mayor Lyda Krewson may…