St. Louis Public Radio welcomed several new and returning members to its community advisory board at this year’s annual board retreat. The board is working to build a strategic plan for the next three years.

After an intensive search process, St. Louis Public Radio has selected Ashley Lisenby to serve as the station’s next News Director. Lisenby will supervise and support STLPR’s local newsroom of 28 reporters, producers, and editors.

The contest is open to high-school aged teens in our listening area — including the St. Louis, Quincy, Illinois, and Rolla, Missouri regions — who demonstrate a talent for documenting their world through photography.

In 2022, STLPR launched a new season of its We Live Here podcast, a series exploring stories about race and class in our region, by partnering with We Live Here, Auténtico!, a podcast created by Latinx professionals.

On Monday, January 16, St. Louis Public Radio wll run special programming from PRX and a live SLSO performance for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in place of St. Louis on the Air, and co-sponsor a free in-person observance for the public.

From the final days of December through January 1, you can find our holiday programming on your radio, stream them from our website or mobile app, or ask your favorite virtual assistant to play St. Louis Public Radio from your phone or smart speaker.

Cha talks about preparing for her debut episode with the production team, why St. Louis is now home, and how she hopes to connect with listeners throughout the metro region.

After months of careful planning and more than a few pandemic supply-chain delays, St. Louis Public Radio officially flipped the switch on a new solid state transmitter in October.

The show resumes a full schedule Oct. 24; Cha to start hosting later this fall

More Black parents in the U.S. and Missouri are choosing to teach their kids on their own terms. In this three-episode limited podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson explores why more Black families are choosing to homeschool.