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 Pulitzer Prize–winner Andrew Sean Greer about his new novel, "Villa Coco." Plus, we welcome David Enyeart, manager of Next Chapter Booksellers in St. Paul, Minnesota, to talk about genre fiction. -
Kansas voters head to the polls in August to decide if they want to elect justices to the state’s highest court. Former members of the Kansas Supreme Court — like Carol Beier — worry direct elections will lead to political donations that impact the court’s decision-making process on major issues like abortion and education funding. But supporters of the change say it would mean voters get a bigger voice on the court. And we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
This week on Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with author Dave Eggers about his newest novel, "Contrapposto." -
Keeping musical instruments in good repair can be expensive, especially for high school bands. But a K-State program is helping rural schools keep their bands sounding top notch. We'll hear about a unique instrument-repair program in Kansas, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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On this episode, Beth Golay speaks with author Claire Fuller about her novel, "Hunger & Thirst." -
For many rural Kansas communities, daily routines are punctuated by the sound of the town whistle. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with John Lanchester about his novel, "Look What You Made Me Do." Plus, Suzanne Perez reviews "Small Boat" by Vincent Delecroix. -
On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with author Ayelet Waldman about her new novel, "A Perfect Hand." -
On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with author Vanessa Hua about her new novel, "Coyoteland." Book critic Suzanne Perez reviews "Evil Genius" by Claire Oshetsky. And we have book recommendations from Camden Avery, co-owner and lead buyer at The Booksmith in San Francisco, CA. -
On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with author Douglas Stuart about his novel, "John of John."
