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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New rules from the Biden administration will force most Kansas nursing homes to hire more staff. Their owners aren’t happy. More on the new rules, and how advocates are reacting. -
Wichita musician Craig Owens is premiering some new music this evening with his longstanding musical collective The Bodo Ensemble. Owens says that despite the group's experimental nature, Wichita audiences have always been willing to embrace the music. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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When Irish author Kevin Barry writes his books, he does so with the audio book in mind. "I won't let those professional actors anywhere near my audio books. I insist on doing them myself," says Barry. "I'm kind of a frustrated ham actor." KMUW's Beth Golay visits with Barry about his new novel, "The Heart in Winter." We have their conversation, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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We Wichitans love our restaurants and it's always exciting when new ones open up. Especially when they sound - unusual. Like a flower. Intrigued? Denise Neil tells us more. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit are known for their award-winning songs and albums. Guitarist Sadler Vaden says that Isbell likes to keep the other musicians on their toes when it comes to recording his songs. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin spoke with Vaden about the group - which plays tonight in Wichita. We'll have that interview, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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Just two years after Kansas lawmakers reshaped the state’s four congressional districts, there’s an open seat in the 2nd District. Now, there’s a scramble on both sides of the aisle to secure that seat as the two major parties compete for control of the U.S. House. We'll have that story, plus new from Wichita and around the state.
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States across the Midwest have tightened abortion access in the past two years. Nebraska’s 12-week ban left one couple feeling deserted when complications arose during a pregnancy. We hear one couple’s story including how they traveled to Kansas for an abortion, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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The voyages of Captain James Cook have inspired many in the arts: Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner;" Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick," and even the character Captain James T. Kirk of Star Trek's USS Enterprise. "There are a lot of similarities and it is widely thought that the creators of Star Trek were directly patterning the show after Cook's incredible voyages," says author Hampton Sides. KMUW's Beth Golay spoke with Sides about his new book about Cook, "The Wide Wide Sea." Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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Homelessness in Kansas is rising, and some state lawmakers want to help communities by funding shelters that serve unhoused people. But some rural legislators are not convinced that taxpayers from small towns should be helping fix what they believe is an urban problem. We’ll hear how Kansas groups helping unhoused people are frustrated with the lack of support from the state. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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In her newest thriller, "The God of the Woods," author Liz Moore uses an ensemble cast of characters to orchestrate the slow release of information throughout the book. KMUW's Beth Golay visits with Moore about the new release, plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.
