Beth Golay
Director of Marketing and Digital Content | Marginalia Podcast Host | Books & Whatnot Podcast Co-host | Wichita's Early Edition Host & ProducerBeth Golay oversees KMUW's marketing strategies, website, online streaming, and app. She is also the host of the Marginalia podcast, co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast, creator of the podcast You're Saying It Wrong, and creator of KMUW's daily news podcast Wichita's Early Edition.
Beth is also the driving force behind You're Spelling It Wrong—KMUW's spelling bee for grown-ups that has proven to be quite popular.
Since Marginalia launched in 2016, Beth has interviewed hundreds of authors for Marginalia, including Pulitzer Prize–winners and Nobel Laureates. Dozens of those interviews have been featured in the NPR "Books We Love" app. Beth has been involved with KMUW's Literary Feast since its inception in August 2005. In her free time, she likes to read and play trivia with her team NPRmageddon. Beth is currently working toward a Master's Degree in English from Wichita State University.
She has been honored with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in social media, recognized for her work on the station's website and as host and producer of Wichita's Early Edition, Sept. 21, 2023 from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. She was also honored as a team member of the NPR StoryLab Workshop podcast My Fellow Kansans.
Beth can be reached by email at golay@kmuw.org.
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On this week's episode, Beth Golay visits with author Laura Moriarty about her new novel, "Sunlight Finds You." -
Beth Golay speaks with Valeria Luiselli about her new novel, "Beginning Middle End." Plus, book reviewer Suzanne Perez reviews Daniel Mason's "Country People." -
In this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with author Oana Aristide about her novel, "Astronaut!" Plus publisher representative David Mallmann is back with more reading recommendations. -
Like groceries and gas prices, the cost of pet care has surged in recent years. Rising “petflation” is leaving advocates overwhelmed trying to save animals. We'll hear more on “petflation” and its impact on animal welfare, and we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
A Wichita funeral home marks a milestone achievement -Wichita’s Jackson Mortuary marks 100 years in business. We'll hear more, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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On today's episode, Beth Golay visits with author Julie Buntin about her new novel, "Famous Men." -
On today's episode, Beth Golay visits with author Ben Reeves about his novel, "Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt," and with @BoredTrophyHusband, who reviews for his more than a half million followers books he reads on his wife's Kindle. -
The dancers in Ballet Wichita's "Alice in Wonderland" summer tour range from older professionals to young children. And this show requires more than just classic dance technique. We take a look at the dancers who are bringing Alice, the Mad Hatter and the March Hare to stages across Kansas. And news from Wichita and around the state.
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Ballet Wichita is taking its production of "Alice in Wonderland" to stages across Kansas, and KMUW has a backstage pass. Today, Suzanne Perez tours the costuming department. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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On today's episode, we're pleased to have Jenny Jackson back on the show. Beth Golay visits with Jackson about her new novel, "The Shampoo Effect." Plus, book reviewer Suzanne Perez says Ann Patchett's "Whistler" manages to be sentimental without being saccharine.
