Sarah Fenske
“St. Louis On The Air” Host/ProducerSarah Fenske joined St. Louis Public Radio as host of St. Louis on the Air in July 2019. Before that, she spent twenty years in newspapers, working as a reporter, columnist and editor in Cleveland, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles and St. Louis.
She won the Livingston Award for Young Journalists for her work in Phoenix exposing corruption at the local housing authority. She also won numerous awards for column writing, including multiple first place wins from the Arizona Press Club, the Association of Women in Journalism (the Clarion Awards) and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
From 2015 to July 2019, Sarah was editor in chief of St. Louis' alt-weekly, the Riverfront Times. She and her husband, John, are raising their two young daughters and ill-behaved border terrier in Lafayette Square.
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Aaron Fowler's first solo exhibition in his hometown, N2EXISTENCE GENESIS, opens at the Luminary in St. Louis on March 6. The artist discusseed it on "St. Louis on the Air." -
Co-authors John A. Wright Sr. and John A. Wright Jr. discuss the new second edition of “Extraordinary Black Missourians," an updated version of the book first published eight years ago by Reedy Press.
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On "St. Louis on the Air," the Legal Roundtable discussed the most important developments in the past month involving the area's judicial system, including two 8th Circuit rulings on qualified immunity and lawsuits over Missouri's Sunshine Law.
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“In the Walnut Grove: A Consideration of the People Enslaved in and Around Florissant, Missouri” explores the important role enslaved people played in the St. Louis suburb. The book's editor, Andrew J. Theising, discussed it on "St. Louis on the Air."
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Conceptual artist Ekene Ijeoma's project “A Counting” features the voices of residents of cities around the world and seeks to capture the many different languages spoken in that city. He discussed its St. Louis chapter on "St. Louis on the Air."
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A two-week blitz by advocates for St. Louis’ homeless population kept an estimated 260 people out of the cold, even as freezing temperatures have blanketed the region for nearly two weeks. Advocates Alex Cohen and Tim Huffman discussed the effort, and the reasons it was necessary, on St. Louis on the Air.
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St. Louis-based Impossible Sensing is helping NASA decipher data from its Perseverance rover, which landed Thursday on Mars. Founder Pablo Sobron discussed the company's work on "St. Louis on the Air."
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Journalist Masuma Ahuja discusses her book "Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices" on "St. Louis on the Air." The book includes excerpts from 30 girls' diaries, including a teenager in the suburbs of St. Louis.
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As the director of Medical Students for Choice, Pamela Merritt works with medical student groups around the globe to ensure they have access to training in abortion and family planning. She discussed that role, and her perhaps surprising contention that supporters of abortion rights are winning, on "St. Louis on the Air."
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St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson discussed protests at the City Justice Center on "St. Louis on the Air," as well as changes to the city's 911 system and the state's vaccine rollout.
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Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed is making his third run for St. Louis mayor. He discussed his platform on "St. Louis on the Air."
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St. Louis Alderwoman Cara Spencer joined "St. Louis on the Air" for its series of one-on-one interviews with the candidates running for mayor in the city's March 2 primary. She discussed her background, her crime-fighting plan, her thoughts on the airport and more.
