Elaine Cha
“St. Louis on the Air” Host/ProducerElaine Cha is the host/producer for "St. Louis on the Air" at St. Louis Public Radio. Her past work includes journalistic storytelling and producing engagement programming/content for Southern California Public Radio; Nine Network (now Nine PBS); the Ferguson Commission; Regional Arts Commission; Forward Through Ferguson; and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, through which she co-edited the Humans of St. Louis book. Elaine joined St. Louis Public Radio in November 2022.
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The last Mississippian mound remaining in St. Louis is a place of profound meaning for Osage people. -
Chinese restaurants in St. Louis have served food and community needs and reflected shifts in demography and appetite. -
Indian Americans share personal stories that reflect why there is no monolithic “Indian American vote” in U.S. electoral politics. -
“It has been a bit of a whirlwind,” said former Executive Director Liz Ziegler. -
Bob Putnam spent decades making room for people to share art of all kinds in St. Louis, especially at the iconic Way Out Club. -
“Policing Patients” describes the impact of prescription drug monitoring programs on health care systems and professionals, law enforcement and patients with pain management needs. -
Praxis Cohorts supports faith leaders working to foster relationships among people of faith who hold different political views but share community priorities. -
Soul Spa Collective, a new wellness group, is promoting self-care practices that prioritize community connection. -
Mike Isaacson, Muny executive producer and artistic director, describes this season’s premieres of “Waitress” and “In the Heights.” -
Recent John Burroughs graduate and Lake St. Louis resident Shangri-La Hou discusses themes of nature, spirituality, identity and place in her work, and poetry as a tool for self-expression and raising ecological awareness. -
The inaugural cohort of the St. Louis-based initiative graduated last fall. A new cohort starts the program later this year. -
NPR TV critic and media analyst Eric Deggans discusses the effects Ferguson protest footage and other video by non-journalists had on news and other media.
