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, KRUI.
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Project Sanctuary is a series of free, monthly sessions facilitated by trauma-informed practitioners offered to people who have experienced rejection by organized religion.
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St. Louis drivers routinely blast through intersections. Experts say traffic calming measures may help change driver behavior.
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Keisha Acres and Abbey Kuzcka both lost loved ones in the shooting last year at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. They want people to take the country’s growing mental health crisis more seriously.
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OtherMany women report staying in abusive relationships over fear of leaving their pet. A St. Louis domestic violence shelter is working to remove that deterrent.
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Animal shelters in St. Louis and across the country have long owner surrender waitlists due to people facing evictions or lack of affordable, pet-friendly housing.
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The gut microbiome you develop early in life can have a lasting effect on your health.
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The UAW strike comes after months of heightened strike activity in the U.S.
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In his new book, "Changing Models for Journalism: Reinventing the Newsroom," Brant Houston explores the deep transformation that journalism has undergone in the last decade, including the decimation of traditional newsrooms, changing revenue streams, corporate ownership and investors, and the surge in nonprofit newsrooms and collaborations.
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The future of print media, especially for local outlets, is in dire straits as large enterprises buy out community newspapers. The Webster-Kirkwood Times is an anomaly in the St. Louis media landscape — because its journalists got together to purchase the paper themselves.
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While nearly 12% of the state's population is Black, only 5.4% of the representation on boards and commissions is made of Black members.
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At Ritenour High School, a program is encouraging former students to return as teachers.
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The four-day school week first became an option for Missouri schools 14 years ago. Now, more than 30% of the state’s districts have implemented shorter school weeks.