Wayne Pratt
Broadcast Operations ManagerWayne Pratt is the Broadcast Operations Manager and the former morning newscaster at St. Louis Public Radio.
He is a veteran journalist who has made stops at radio stations, wire services and websites throughout North America.
Pratt comes to St. Louis Public Radio from Indianapolis, where he was assistant managing editor at Inside Indiana Business. Wayne also launched a local news operation at NPR member station WBAA in West Lafayette, Indiana, and spent time as a correspondent for a network of more than 800 stations.
His career has included positions in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Ontario and Phoenix, Arizona. Wayne grew up near Ottawa, Ontario and moved to the United States in the mid-90s on a dare. Soon after, he met his wife and has been in the U.S. ever since.
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The Major League Soccer expansion team is reaching out to several parts of St. Louis as it prepares for its inaugural season.
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Fundraising efforts to renovate Kirkwood's historic train station are receiving a boost through a $2.5 million federal matching grant.
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In addition to signing a record operating budget and nearly 40 other pieces of legislation, Gov. Mike Parson is calling for a special session to cut the state’s income tax.
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Missouri has now banned abortion in the state, except in cases where a parent’s health is severely threatened. But the full effects of the state’s ban and its legal ramifications are still to be seen, and activists on both sides say their work is far from over.
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Gabe Angieri is the new executive director of Arch Grants which is planning to award $75,000 to roughly 25 companies this year.
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The Cardinals are starting a new season while marketing the 40th anniversary of the 1982 World Series victory.
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About 20 kids from throughout the city are part of the first class in the National Hockey League team's North City Blues program.
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Questions surround the upcoming Major League Baseball season because of a labor dispute. And new ownership ushers in the next era for minor league teams.
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The governing body of chess in the U.S. will bring its headquarters to St. Louis this year.
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A multistate company is preparing to open a marijuana processing facility in St. Louis.
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Consumer prices are soaring at a rate not seen since Ronald Reagan was President. Economists are trying to figure out if it's an economic hiccup or whether higher costs are here to stay.
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St. Louis and St. Louis County will share in hundreds of millions in the settlement of the lawsuit over the Rams leaving St. Louis.