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 episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with author Douglas Stuart about his novel, "John of John." -
Beth Golay speaks with Ian McEwan on his novel, "What We Can Know." Plus, Suzanne Perez reviews "The Midnight Show" by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne. -
On this episode of Marginalia, we revisit Beth Golay's conversation with Jane Hamilton on "The Phoebe Variations." Plus, book critic Suzanne Perez has a reading recommendation for those looking to round out National Poetry Month: "A Suit or a Suitcase: Poems" by Maggie Smith. -
On this episode of Marginalia, we revisit Beth Golay's conversation with Annie Hartnett on "The Road to Tenders Hearts," which was released in paperback this week. -
Beth Golay speaks with John Boyne about his novel, "The Elements." Plus, Lynne Graham, marketing and events coordinator at Watermark Books & Cafe in Wichita, Kansas, shares her recent book recommendations. -
We revisit a conversation with Kevin Young on his poetry collection, 'Night Watch,' and Suzanne Perez reviews 'Discontent' by Beatriz Serrano. -
Beth Golay speaks with Bar Fridman-Tell about her debut novel, 'Honeysuckle.' Plus, Kate Layte, founder and owner of Papercuts Bookshop in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Mass., shares her recent book recommendations. -
A new scholarship at Wichita State University rewards students who have experienced some real challenges. We'll learn more about the first recipient of the Overcoming Adversity Scholarship, and we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
Beth Golay speaks with Nancy Foley on her debut novel, 'I Am Agatha.' Plus, book reviewer Suzanne Perez reviews the new novel, 'Good People,' by Patmeena Sabit. -
We revisit a conversation with Karen Russell on 'The Antidote' ahead of the paperback release.
