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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There's a business in Wichita that cuts hair, and supports the city. Plus news from Wichita and around the state. -
For this month's Hidden Kansas, Lu Anne Stephens takes a look at a neighborhood bar that probably isn't even in your neighborhood. -
The new leader of Wichita Festivals says it takes a village to put on Riverfest. KMUW"s Carla Eckels speaks with BriAnna Monk - after the news.
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Band member Caleb Curry-Miller says that although the band worked in a professional studio, they still wanted to give the music some touches that made it feel homespun. More on that, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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Our new segment on pop culture explains that playing with Lego is not just for kids. More on that, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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A true crime story about a murder following a contentious divorce prompted author Tova Mirvis to look closely at the way people hide stories from public view. KMUW's Beth Golay visits with Mirvis about her novel. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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On the this month's "Hidden Kansas," we tour elegant mansions from Wichita's past. -
Kansas lawmakers are considering ways to create more affordable housing in the state in the face of a housing shortage that is driving up the price of homes. We’ll hear how the shortage happened and some ideas lawmakers are suggesting to address the problem. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Republicans expanded their already sizable majorities in the Kansas state Legislature this week. Democrats had hoped to win more seats to break the longstanding GOP supermajority. But they ended up losing ground instead. Those results could pave the way for changes on major issues, like taxes and transgender rights. We'll hear what the future may hold in the Kansas Statehouse. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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The film “Meet Me at Magic Hour” will premier Sunday, the last day of this weekend’s Tallgrass Film Festival. Writer, producer and editor Monica Honey used a $3,000 dollar grant from Shocker Studios to produce the film. We'll hear her conversation with Torin Andersen. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
