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Tina Pamintuan, our CEO, will be leaving STLPR for a new opportunity in public media at KUOW in Seattle. We’re grateful for the dedication and perspective Tina brought to STLPR, and for her role in helping position the station for the future. Starting April 26, Jess Luther—our current Chief of Staff and a longtime member of STLPR’s leadership team—will step into the role of Interim General Manager. Jess knows this organization deeply and brings a steady, mission-driven approach to her work. To learn more about Tina’s new role and Jess’s experience and vision for STLPR, please read Jess’s letter posted to our website today.  https://lnkd.in/gRgG63x5

FINAL WEEK! There's only 7 DAYS LEFT to enter this year's STLPR Teen Photojournalist Prize. Submissions close Friday, April 11, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Winners announced Friday, April 25. Take your shot! Enter at stlpr.org/prize 📷 https://lnkd.in/gf7-brJY

St. Louis Public Radio would like to thank Keith Woods, Chief Diversity Officer at NPR, for the past 15 years of inspirational service. It was our great pleasure to toast him here in St. Louis at STLPR, surrounded by public media colleagues from across the country as he begins his retirement. STLPR CEO Tina Pamintuan offered this heartfelt tribute: We have been so lucky to have Keith in our public media industry for the past 15 years. Keith’s work at NPR and in our industry has been transformative, and I know that some of the impacts and effects of what he has achieved won’t be felt or even known for years. This is true of any impactful leader. It’s not just about the time spent in the seat, it’s about how that person changes structures and workflows, culture and mindsets. Keith has done that at NPR and in our industry. The impact and the change stays with the people and the organization, long after the leader has moved on. The first room I ever saw Keith speak in was a tough one. It was one of those awkward rooms where people are all over the map on their buy-in around DEI. There were, as I like to call it, “a lot of set chins.” I imagine that Keith has been in these kinds of rooms many, many times over. I know firsthand that he has performed amazing sleights of hand and elegant miracles in those rooms, even if he was not always comfortable in them himself. Keith is a hero. A deeply kind and professorial HERO, who has taught me so much, and I know so many of us feel that way. The kind of work he does is a full body and mind sport, and half of it no one ever sees; the time spent making sure others are okay, saying the things no one else will in a room. It’s exhausting and it is lonely to be this kind of leader. Keith, this industry, the people who make it up, love you. Though there’s no way we could fully know the burdens of the work, you have shown this industry an abundance of light, and, from our corner of the country at STLPR, we will carry that light forward. Thank you 💕

Just over three weeks left to enter this year's STLPR Teen Photojournalist Prize! High school teachers and talented teens, take note and spread the word. $800 Best in Show. Seven $200 First Place Category awards. Students have until 11:59 p.m., Friday April 11 to submit photos. 📷 ENTER NOW stlpr.org/prize

Join us on Friday, May 2nd, for Hear the Future, a fabulous night out to support St. Louis Public Radio. Enjoy dinner and cocktails with all of your favorite local on-air hosts, and our special guests, Kenny Malone and Wailin Wong of NPR's "Planet Money." Don't miss this night of fabulous food and fun, made for fans.🍸 Tickets at stlpr.org/celebration Sponsored by: Dowd Bennett LLP, U.S. Bank and the Weidenbaum Center at WashU.

Today, STLPR invites you to take part in #ProtectMyPublicMediaDay — a national day of action to support and protect public media. With the current continuing resolution for funding set to expire on March 14, Congress is about to make critical decisions that could impact the future of public media. We need a big display of support from our listeners to Members of Congress in these next few weeks. Raise your voice with @ProtectMyPublicMedia to protect the shows you love. Learn more at stlpr.org

The St. Louis Public Radio Teen Photojournalist Prize is now open for 2025!   Any high school or home-schooled teen in our listening area can enter up to 3 original photos, for a chance to win an $800 prize for Best in Show or one of seven $200 category prizes. Win recognition, publicity, hands-on training, and cash! No fancy equipment required. 🤳 See complete contest rules and prize list at stlpr.org/prize

The University of Missouri-St. Louis announced plans to transfer the governance of St. Louis Public Radio. In a transition that could take up to three years, the UM System Board of Curators will transfer STLPR’s radio licenses and governance to the Friends of KWMU, which currently serves as an independent nonprofit and advisory board. Service will not be interrupted during this transition and St. Louis Public Radio remains committed to serving you and adapting to a rapidly changing media landscape. For more information visit stlpr.org/friends.

Please join us for NPR’s Special Live Coverage of the memorial service for Former President Jimmy Carter in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol this afternoon at 3 p.m. (Photo by Eric Lee / St. Louis Public Radio)

Stunning work from St. Louis Public Radio's visuals team. Congrats Brian Munoz, Cristina Fletes-Mach, Eric Lee, Sophie Proe, Tristan Rouse, and Theo Welling on an incredible year, which included being honored with a regional Murrow award for innovation in short form video. 💖