Beth Golay
Director of Marketing and Digital Content | Marginalia Podcast Host | Books & Whatnot Podcast Co-hostBeth 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 recently spoke with Annie Hartnett about the inspiration behind "The Road to Tender Hearts" and her unique voice that blends the true to life issues of loss and pain with a hint of magical realism. -
An East High senior is heading to the national competition for Poetry Out Loud. We talk to him about his passion for poetry. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
When Jo Harkin was in the middle of writing a science fiction novel, she took a procrastination break to read a book about kings and queens. That’s when she came across the name Lambert Simnel in footnotes of British history, a known pretender to Henry VII’s throne. In her novel, "The Pretender," Harkin elevates Simnel from the footnotes to an imagined history, filling in with fiction what written history might have left out. KMUW's Beth Golay talked to Harkin. -
Andy McKee has won broad acclaim for his finger style guitar playing but he says that despite his passion for music, his career has required a lot of hard work. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin recently spoke with McKee. We have that conversation, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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How much do we really want to know about our parents' past lives? Author Andrew Porter recently told KMUW's Beth Golay that this is just one question addressed in his novel, "The Imagined Life." -
Navigators help people choose and enroll in insurance on the federal marketplace free of charge. But some Kansans could lose access to these services because of federal funding cuts. More about navigators and the coming funding cuts, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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How does an author know when a poem is finished? Michael Prior visits with KMUW's Beth Golay and WSU associate professor of English Katie Lanning about poetry. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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The Writing Now | Reading Now: Reading with visiting poet Michael Prior will begin at 6 pm on Tuesday, April 8th at the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University following a 5:30 pm reception. -
What’s next on Father Kapaun’s journey to sainthood. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Beth Golay recently spoke with Sarah Kay about her new collection of poetry, A Little Daylight Left.
