St. Louis Public Radio wins four 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and two 2021 Public Media Journalists Association Awards.

St. Louis Public Radio podcast host Lauren Brown is a winner of the 2020 National Awards for Education Reporting presented by The Education Writers Association for her work on Black at Mizzou: Confronting Race On Campus, produced by American Public Media Reports team members Brown, Alex Baumhardt, Chris Julin, Sabby Robinson, and Catherine Winter.

In recent years, we’ve evolved from St. Louis’ public radio station to a more dynamic, modern media organization with regional news coverage, a growing website audience, award-winning podcasts, music channels, and conversation-driven social media. As we continue to innovate to reach more people across our region, we needed a cohesive story and visual brand that would grow with us.

St. Louis Public Radio is pleased to announce the promotions of Melody Freeman to Director of Business Administration, and of Jade Harrell to Director of On-Demand & Content Partnerships, who will both serve on the station’s senior leadership team.

The University of Missouri Office of General Counsel, in coordination with UMSL’s Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Tanisha Stevens, retained the Tueth Keeney law firm to conduct interviews of employees across all departments and seniority levels at the station. The firm completed those interviews and submitted its report to campus administration on November 19. Thirty-one individuals volunteered to participate. While an important component of the university’s review process, the Tueth Keeney report is just one of many actions that have been initiated by the university and station to address employee concerns.

In the coming days of December through early January, St. Louis Public Radio will offer listeners special holiday programming and music. There are several ways to listen – on your radio, smartphone, computer or smart speaker.

Public Media For All, a coalition of public media workers from across the country, have designated November 10 as a day of action and education, with activities including social media messaging, on-air mentions and educational opportunities, as well as promoting a three-year, public commitment to engage in a series of action items that support diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within stations and other public media organizations.

The New Yorker Radio Hour joins line-up as Only a Game ceases production.

St. Louis Public Radio welcomes Interim General Manager Tom Livingston, a public media leader and consultant with more than four decades of experience at local and national levels. Livingston was selected by and will report to the University of Missouri - St. Louis Chancellor Kristin Sobolik to provide interim leadership to St. Louis Public Radio.

Season 1, available Sept. 29, looks at rural hospital closures through the experience of Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas