Alex Heuer

Talk Show Producer

Alex Heuer joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2012 and is a producer of St. Louis on the Air and Cityscape. Alex grew up in the St. Louis area. He began his public radio career as a student reporter at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois and spent nearly five years as a reporter and producer at Iowa Public Radio.

Alex graduated summa cum laude from Western Illinois University. He has won local and national awards for reporting and producing and his stories have been featured nationally on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

Alex enjoys running, hiking, sailing, craft beer, locally-owned restaurants, and the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Boosting Business And Leadership In St. Louis’ Hispanic Communities

Credit (Courtesy: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis)

The graduates of the first Latino Leadership Institute in 2012

By Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh

The Hispanic community in the St. Louis region is expanding and for more than 30 years, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis has supported and promoted Hispanic owned businesses.

In 2009, the Chamber established a charitable arm, the HCC STL Foundation, which focuses on youth, workforce development and education. The Chamber’s Latino Leadership Institute (LLI) is a skills-based leadership training program for young Hispanic professionals.

5:24 pm

Tue June 18, 2013

SIUE Students Make Cuba Trip Part Of Their Education

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Credit (Courtesy: SIUE)

The SIUE group stands at the Centro de Estudios Hemisféricos y sobre Estados Unidos (CEHSEU) of the University of Havana.

Credit (Courtesy: SIUE)

A group from SIUE visiting Cuba listens to a presentation about colonial Old Havana presented by tour guide Osmin Gonzales.

By Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh

Cuba is only 90 miles from the Florida coast but it sometimes feels as if it’s much farther away. While travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba have eased in recent years, their relationship over the last five decades is far from close.

A small group of students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville just returned from a 10 day visit to Cuba under an educational arrangement between SIUE and the University of Havana. Harvard University is the only other institution to take advantage of such an opportunity under the initiative.

8:22 pm

Mon June 17, 2013

Competitive Bid Program For Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Begins July 1

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Wheel chairs and oxygen are part of Medicare's new competitive bid program

By Mary Edwards, Alex Heuer and Don Marsh

There are approximately 224,000 people with Medicare living in the greater St. Louis area.