Lu Anne Stephens
Director of Content | Assistant General ManagerLu Anne Stephens has held many positions over many years at KMUW, including local host of NPR’s Morning Edition and reporter/editor. In addition to her current duties as Director of Content and Assistant General Manager, Lu Anne produces KMUW’s New Settler's Radio Hour and countless special productions.
In 2018, Lu Anne was recognized with a first place award from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for her production work on a Media Circus promotion announcement featuring Bill Kurtis of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! She produces the Hidden Kansas segment for KMUW’s weekly news program The Range and was a producer on season two of My Fellow Kansans from the Kansas News Service. In 2020, Lu Anne received first place in Public Affairs Program from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for her contributions to My Fellow Kansans.
After studying music performance and journalism at Pittsburg State University, Lu Anne completed her degree at Wichita State University in 1995. She has won several awards for journalistic excellence since she has been at KMUW.
Lu can be reached by email at stephens@kmuw.org.
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It’s getting more difficult to find an attorney in rural Kansas as people retire. Now, the state is offering incentives to attract a new generation of lawyers. But filling the civic leadership roles left by veteran lawyers will not be easy. We’ll hear more about a plan to get lawyers to rural Kansas, and we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
Unlike other mushrooms, morels cannot be farmed and are found only in the wild, among dead trees and leaves, and only for a short season. That means their locations in and around Wichita are carefully guarded secrets. But KMUW’s Lu Anne Stephens was able to tag along with a forager for this month’s Hidden Kansas. -
In the Valley Center school district, one sixth grader is organizing an effort to pay off other students’ meal debt, with a goal to end meal debt there entirely. We'll learn more, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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An exhibit that explores art and identity...and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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A live concert includes much more than the featured tunes. Lu Anne Stephens shares some of those extra experiences from a performance by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra on this week’s Wichita Soundscape. -
Health conditions like concussions and tinnitus don’t usually present externally, and patients can often feel incredibly isolated. But through music, some find relief.We'll hear about the KU professor who’s looking into music’s impact on the brain and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Over the years, it hasn’t been easy to be a scuba diver in Kansas. Now there’s a certified scuba training center in Wichita. We take a look at Amber Waves Diving Company, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Cities are often far away from farmland, but more urban schools are finding value in teaching their students about the farming process. We'll hear about the growing number of FFA chapters in cities and suburbs, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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We visit a new place where kids can play… and parents can chill. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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In the tiny town of Williamsburg, in eastern Kansas, there’s a place that draws visitors from all over the state, from both coasts, and even other countries. For this month’s Hidden Kansas, Lu Anne Stephens shares the secret of Guy and Mae’s Tavern…
