Emily Woodbury
“St. Louis On The Air” Senior ProducerEmily Woodbury joined the St. Louis on the Air team in July 2019. Prior to that, she worked at Iowa Public Radio as a producer for two daily, statewide talk programs. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science. She got her start in news radio by working at her college radio station as a news director. Emily enjoys playing roller derby, working with dogs, and playing games – both video and tabletop.
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After decades of grassroots organization and cleanup efforts by volunteers, the Father Dickson Cemetery in Crestwood has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. -
A support group helps Tigrayan expats in St. Louis and Kansas City process the violence and turmoil in Ethiopia.
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Linda Dickerson-Bell said she believes Michael Politte is innocent of the murder of his mother, Rita Politte.
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Historian Ed Wheatley explores St. Louis’ wrestling mid-century heyday on "St. Louis on the Air."
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The St. Louis Zoo has vaccinated about 35 mammals against COVID-19, including chimpanzees, orangutans, lemurs, foxes and many big cats. Dr. Sathya Chinnadurai explains why on “St. Louis on the Air.”
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The United Brotherhood of Carpenters shuttered its St. Louis regional council. Oversight of St. Louis-area union locals will now come from the organization’s Chicago office. Pat White of the Greater St. Louis Central Labor Council and political scientist Anita Manion of UMSL discuss the fallout.
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"Summer in St. Louis” recently won Best Super Short Drama at the Berlin Flash Film Festival. Filmmaker Câmi Thomas of My Friends I Made This discusses on “St. Louis on the Air” how the 91-second film reflects her love for her community and the “constant narrow avoidance of danger” in St. Louis.
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After 10 months at her parents’ home in Des Peres, comedian Nikki Glaser found her own apartment in St. Louis’ Central West End. She discusses “the Nikki Glaser Podcast” and her HBO Max show “FBoy Island” on "St. Louis on the Air."
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Soul-jazz pianist Dave Grelle takes the stage this weekend at the inaugural Music at the Intersection festival with his band Playadors and the Funky Butt Brass Band.
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OtherTwo years ago, Hogan Haake of Webster Groves decided to embark with his son on a quest: to unicycle in all 48 continental states before the teen graduated from high school.
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St. Louis has long thought of itself as a Black and white city. Now U.S. Census Bureau numbers show the region’s composition changing, with increases in Asian, Latino and multiracial residents.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has raised approximately half of the $400 million budgeted to help Afghan refugees around the world. The money pays for everything from shelter to hygiene kits, blankets, sleeping mats and emergency shelter kits.
