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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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St. Louis on the Air
5:25 pm
Thu August 22, 2013

Senator McCaskill: 'Sexual Assault Reform In Military Before End Of Year'

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U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
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U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri says one of her priorities when Congress reconvenes in September is to approve legislation reducing sexual assaults in the military.  While McCaskill explained accomplishing the task is a team effort, she said there is one primary disagreement with her fellow Democratic colleagues.          

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillebrand from New York wants to take prosecuting decisions away from commanders while McCaskill, on the other hand, wants it to be handled through the chain of command, with more accountability.

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St. Louis on the Air
10:42 am
Thu August 8, 2013

Is Living In Downtown St. Louis Living Up To Expectations?

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Downtown St. Louis
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Updated following the show.

St. Louis City leaders are counting on attracting new residents Downtown as part of an urban renaissance.  The area has seen recent population growth, but questions remain about the future of the area. Host Don Marsh posed those questions to our guests, including:

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St. Louis on the Air
4:54 pm
Tue July 23, 2013

She’s Back! Following Up On ‘Following In Darwin’s Footsteps’

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St. Louis Public Radio's Véronique LaCapra reports from the Galapagos Islands
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St. Louis Public Radio's Véronique LaCapra reports from the Galapagos Islands
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St. Louis Public Radio's Véronique LaCapra reports from the Galapagos Islands
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Last month, St. Louis Public Radio's science reporter Véronique LaCapra set off on a trip to the Galapagos Islands.

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St. Louis on the Air
4:27 pm
Tue July 23, 2013

Federal Officials Urge Expansion Of Successful STL Youth Jobs Initiative To Veterans

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At first glance, veterans of the post 9/11 wars and St. Louis youth in high crime neighborhoods don't have much in common. But two things unite them: both are considered at-risk and both can have a tough time finding jobs.

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St. Louis on the Air
6:23 pm
Tue July 16, 2013

Examination Of School Transfer Issues

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Francis Howell and Normandy parent meeting
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The Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling on Breitenfeld v. School District of Clayton on June 11 reversed a lower court decision and found that state statute 167.131does not violate the Hancock Amendment. The statute provides that an unaccredited school district must pay tuition for students to attend school in another accredited district in the same or an adjoining county.

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