Nadya Faulx
Digital News Editor / ReporterNadya Faulx is KMUW's Digital News Editor and Reporter, which means she splits her time between working on-air and working online, managing news on KMUW.org, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. She joined KMUW in 2015 after working for a newspaper in western North Dakota. Before that she was a diversity intern at NPR in Washington, D.C.
Nadya has a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in international studies from CU Denver. Before entering the world of journalism, she worked at a dog daycare and taught English in the Republic of Georgia.
While at KMUW, Nadya has been honored with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in social media and a first place award from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Award (KAB) for Public Affairs Program. She received first place with Beth Golay for the En Route segment of The Range and second place for Spot News and Station Website in 2020 from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. In 2019, she received a first place KAB award in spot news for Wichita To Get New Baseball Team, Stadium.
A native Texan and Colorado transplant, Nadya enjoys traveling, reading and hanging out with her dogs, Sunny and Zero, and her cat, Dragon.
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South-central Kansas has been missing from Amtrak's map for decades. President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure plan could bring passenger service back to the region. -
The Wichita City Council has adopted a $670 million budget for 2022. -
After a tense two hours of public comment, commissioners voted 3-2 to receive and file a proposed mask mandate, but not enact it. -
Sedgwick County residents with weakened immune systems will be able to get a free COVID-19 booster shot beginning Wednesday. -
Even in Wichita, Kansas — the heart of beef country — it’s getting easier to go vegan. -
The Wichita City Council voted 5-2 to table a proposed non-discrimination ordinance until at least Oct. 12.
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The Sedgwick County Zoo officially opened its new entryway to the public on Thursday, one of several upgrades the zoo has planned as it turns 50 years… -
All five Republican members of Kansas’ Congressional delegation sent a letter to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly this week urging her to halt the extended… -
For the first time in almost 14 years, Wichita baseball fans cheered on a minor-league team in their hometown.The Wichita Wind Surge played their… -
After months of town halls, workshops, and at-times heated discussions, the Wichita City Council on Tuesday approved a new code of ethics for elected…
