Tim Eby
General ManagerTim Eby was the General Manager of St. Louis Public Radio from January of 2009 to September of 2020.
During his tenure, Eby has led St. Louis Public Radio through a period of enormous growth. The station has moved into a state-of-the-art facility, completed a transformative merger with the non-profit, online news outlet the St. Louis Beacon, and significantly increased its broadcast and digital audience and fundraising revenue.
Prior to moving to St. Louis, Eby was the Radio Station Manager for WOSU Public Media at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from 2004 - 2009. Eby was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and administration of WOSU's Radio services, including the development and implementation of new programming, budget, operations and staff.
Previously, Eby was Station Manager at WVPE Public Radio in South Bend, Indiana for more than 21 years. There, he was hired as the station's first full-time employee, and was instrumental in evolving WVPE from a student-run operation to one of the leading small market public radio stations in the country. Under Eby's leadership, WVPE won such prestigious awards as the Edward R. Murrow Award for news excellence and the Public Radio Development Award for outstanding growth in membership support.
Eby has been active in both public broadcasting and community organizations. He was just elected to serve a three-year term beginning in November 2018 as a member of the Board of Directors of National Public Radio.
He previously served on NPR Board from 2002 – 2008 and was its Chair from 2004 – 2007. He has served as President of Public Radio in Mid-America (PRIMA), the country's largest public radio regional organization, and on task forces and panels sponsored by NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Station Resource Group and a member of the PRIMA Board of Directors.
He has also worked on behalf of numerous local arts, cultural, and non-profit groups. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Grand Center, Inc. and Heat-Up STL. Eby has a Bachelors of Science degree in Communications from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. Eby lives with his wife Kathi in the Central West End in the city of St. Louis.
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St. Louis Public Radio is working with NPR to conduct two focus groups related to the show All Things Considered on Monday, April 29. We are looking for a variety of All Things Considered listeners: those who listen every day and those who may listen only once or twice a week. -
Arch City Radio Hour is an hour-long program featuring music artists, bands, and events in the St. Louis region. Every two weeks, host Nick Garcia – of Archcityradio.com – will highlight notable St. Louis musicians and songs. The show will also feature in-depth interviews and live performances. -
St. Louis Public radio received the Champion of the Arts Award from the Arts and Education Council at the 2013 St. Louis Arts Awards at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel on Monday, January 21, 2013. The event kicks off the Arts and Education Council’s 50th anniversary of funding various arts organizations in the St. Louis area. -
2013 will bring some changes to the St. Louis Public Radio program schedule beginning this weekend with the permanent return of some familiar programs plus a new NPR show to test your knowledge. Then, on Monday you’ll get more things to consider with an additional hour of All Things Considered each weekday. -
Take the creative energy of one of our great staff members, combine with a new building and the holiday spirit… and the result is this wonderful video that gives new meaning to the concept of a “travel” mug. -
It was 45 years ago today that President Lyndon Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 into law. The law established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and eventually the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio It charged the CPB with encouraging and facilitating program diversity and the expansion and development of non-commercial broadcasting. -
As Election Day approaches next week, we have received several inquiries from listeners asking why they have heard some candidates on our daily program St. Louis on the Air while others have not yet been featured on the program. -
Response from the St. Louis community and beyond has been very positive in the aftermath of announcement that St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Beacon are exploring an alliance to better serve the community through journalism. -
We’ve spent the last two months getting our new home in order and we’re now ready to open our doors and invite you to join us for a Grand Opening Open House on Saturday, September 15th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p..m. And it’s going to be a grand celebration! -
The University of Missouri-St. Louis completed its purchase of WQUB 90.3 FM from Quincy University today. Now part of the St. Louis Public Radio network, WQUB will be called Quincy Public Radio and will begin broadcasting this evening. -
June 30th marked the end of our 2012 fiscal year and it has been another amazing year at St. Louis Public Radio. Here are a few quick bullet points that highlight the year -
The move to 3651 Olive Street in the Grand Center District in midtown St. Louis ends a 40-year history of the station broadcasting from Lucas Hall on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. We celebrated this history earlier this month with the station’s 40th anniversary of broadcast operations on June 2.
