Miya Norfleet
St. Louis on the Air ProducerMiya Norfleet is a lifelong St. Louisan with a love of storytelling and community engagement. Before joining St. Louis on the Air, Miya served as the founding Director of Digital Communication at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri and associate producer at Nine PBS. Notable projects include producing the weekly public affairs program “Stay Tuned” and two feature-length documentaries, “Works in Progress” and “Gentlemen of Vision.” Miya is a proud graduate of Webster University with a bachelor’s degree in Video Production and spent five months at the Hua Hin/Cha-Am, Thailand campus.
In her free time, Miya is enjoying time with her niece and nephews, shopping for new houseplants, relearning how to roller skate, visiting museum exhibits, going to concerts and dining at local restaurants.
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Colin Murphy founded Boom Magazine in 2014 with his late husband, R. Kurt Ross, and longtime friend Colin Lovett. -
Dr. Travis Threats’ family was featured in “Silver Rights: The Story of the Carter Family’s Brave Decision to Send Their Children to an All-White Schools and Claim Their Civil Rights” in 1996. -
The appeal of the traditional romantic relationship seems to be losing its relevance in younger generations, but the drive for companionship is still wired in our minds and coursing through our veins. -
WerQfest is spotlighting Black queer artists, activists and community leaders in St. Louis with a digital campaign, Black, But Make It Queer. -
Royce Martin’s “Memories on Morgan Street” brings Scott Joplin’s classics to the 21st century. -
How are St. Louisans managing a dating pool that’s muddier than the Mississippi River in a post-COVID world? -
Propel Kitchens, located in Pagedale, gives people a second chance by combining career training with care that goes above and beyond a traditional food industry job. -
Kelly McGowan founded Transform 314 to engage and educate Black St. Louisans on local government and civic processes. -
For Black creatives, getting their “big break” in the television and film industry in St. Louis often means being the only non-white crew member and fighting to get a foot in the door toward a sustainable career. -
After months of crowdsourcing recipes, the Global Foods Market Cookbook is published. -
For women and people of color, workplace bullying is more than an annoyance. It’s life-altering — and possibly life-ending. -
Stylists across the St. Louis region have seen an uptick in the popularity of the 1980s-era hairdo, with those sporting it emphasizing the cut's cultural significance.
