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Lu Anne Stephens

Director of Content | Assistant General Manager

Lu Anne Stephens has held many positions over many years at KMUW, including local host of NPR’s Morning Edition and reporter/editor. In addition to her current duties as Director of Content and Assistant General Manager, Lu Anne produces KMUW’s New Settler's Radio Hour and countless special productions. 

In 2018, Lu Anne was recognized with a first place award from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for her production work on a Media Circus promotion announcement featuring Bill Kurtis of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! She produces the Hidden Kansas segment for KMUW’s weekly news program The Range and was a producer on season two of My Fellow Kansans from the Kansas News Service. In 2020, Lu Anne received first place in Public Affairs Program from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for her contributions to My Fellow Kansans.

After studying music performance and journalism at Pittsburg State University, Lu Anne completed her degree at Wichita State University in 1995. She has won several awards for journalistic excellence since she has been at KMUW.

Lu can be reached by email at stephens@kmuw.org.

 

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  • For Grand Kyiv Ballet principal dancers Kateryna Kukhar and Oleksandr Stoianov the 1841 ballet "Giselle" is a powerful and timeless story. The pair discussed their connection with the piece ahead of a Saturday performance in Wichita. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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  • Every four years, Nebraska and Maine may send electoral votes to two different presidential candidates. That’s because those states can split their electoral vote by district, instead of giving all the votes to the popular vote winner. We’ll explore whether the split vote approach offers a better option for the electoral college. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
  • In her new short story collection, author Gina Chung examines the Korean American experience through a variety of perspectives and settings. KMUW's Beth Golay visits with Gina Chung. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
  • KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin interviews Austin-based musician Red Young about his audience banter, numerous styles of music and much more. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
  • In his debut novel, poet Andrés N. Ordorica explores how we are changed by universality of life events......and how a love story can encompass so much more. We talk to Ordorica, and have news from Wichita and around the state.
  • On this month's Hidden Kansas, KMUW's Lu Anne Stephens and Marlene Ryan bundle up for a cold hike along the Arkansas River.
  • Authors are told to write what they know. Author Kaveh Akbar says he had no choice. KMUW's Beth Golay visits with author Kaveh Akbar about his debut novel, "Martyr!" Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
  • The most recent addition to the Wichita School Board hasn't been out of the classroom that long himself. But Ngoc Vuong thinks that will serve him well. Vuong speaks with KMUW's Suzanne Perez about getting ready for the coming year and how his recent experience as a student benefits him in his new role. Plus new from Wichita and around the state.