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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Beth Golay visits with documentary filmmaker, Rose Smith, about her debut novel. -
We have a rundown of Election Day in Kansas, plus news from around the state. -
Beth Golay visits with author August Lamm about her book, "You Don't Need a Smartphone." -
Beth Golay visits with author Mary Beth Keane about her new novel, "Whale Harbor." -
Kansas Democratic candidate for Governor Cindy Holscher wants to build her name recognition on the campaign trail... while Republican Ty Masterson hopes to keep his polling lead. Both candidates say they want to improve education in the state. We'll take a look at the issues guiding the race for Kansas governor, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Beth Golay visits with author Julie Orringer about her new novel, "Luna, Phoenix, Queen". -
Beth Golay visits with author Elizabeth Castellano on her new novel, "Proof of Progress." And she also reviews "After Midnight: Thirteen Tales for the Dark Hours" by Daphne du Maurier. -
We'll hear about an artist who’s focusing on joy rather than pain. KMUW's Torin Andersen speaks with artist Kirsten Shannon about highlighting the joy of living, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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On this episode, Beth Golay visits with Pulitzer Prize–winning author, Hernan Diaz, about his new novel "Ply." -
Earlier this year, Kansas lawmakers banned cell phones at all K-through-12 schools. Now, more than a month into the new school year, some Wichita students and teachers say the phone ban has had some surprising effects. We’ll hear more from students and teachers about phone-free schools, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
