Alex Heuer
Alex Heuer joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2012 and is the executive producer of St. Louis on the Air. Alex grew up in the St. Louis area. He began his public radio career as a student reporter at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois and worked for a few years at Iowa Public Radio. Alex graduated summa cum laude from Western Illinois University with a degree in history and earned a teaching certificate in 6 - 12th grade social studies. In 2016, he earned a Master of Public Policy Administration with a focus in nonprofit organization management and leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has won local and national awards for reporting and producing and his stories have been featured nationally on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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Historian John C. McManus paints compelling portraits of the military leaders and soldiers who fought in the Pacific during World War II. -
Stéphane Denève and Marie-Hélène Bernard of the St. Louis Symphony joined "St. Louis on the Air " to discuss the effects of the pandemic on the organization, a return to Powell Hall and their vision for the future.
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StoryCorps is featuring the stories of Black residents of Alton, Illinois. "St. Louis on the Air" explores why StoryCorps is turning its attention to the river town and got a preview of one of the conversations that will be featured in a virtual event on Friday.
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This Friday marks 75 years since Winston Churchill delivered the famous "Iron Curtain" speech. On "St. Louis on the Air," we talk about the significance of that speech and share details about Churchill's trip to Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
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St. Louis Art Museum curator Hannah Klemm joined "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss the museum's newest exhibition, "Storm of Progress: German Art After 1800."
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St. Louis entrepreneur Akeem Shannon made a deal for his Flipstik invention on ABC's hit show "Shark Tank." He joined "St. Louis on the Air" to talk about the deal and the nerve-wracking experience.
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Missouri Republicans performed exceptionally well on Tuesday. Jean Evans, the Missouri GOP’s executive director, joins "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss the winning strategy that she said boiled down to three things: great candidates, a strong ground game and the Democratic Party’s failure to resonate with Missouri voters.
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Our Legal Roundtable panelists on Wednesday's St. Louis on the Air will discuss local and regional issues pertaining to the law.
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Some companies are welcoming workers back to the office. On "St. Louis on the Air," we talked with an architect about how companies are designing or retrofitting their spaces with COVID-19 in mind.
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William H. Danforth, who died on Wednesday at the age of 94, was a guest several times on "St. Louis on the Air." Listen to excerpts of his appearance from February 2008.
