Wake Up To Politics Host Gabe Fleisher Wins Horace Mann Friend Of Education Award

Gabe Fleisher is the host of "Wake Up To Politics," a new podcast from St. Louis Public Radio.
DAVID KOVALUK | ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO

St. Louis Public Radio podcast host Gabe Fleisher has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Horace Mann Friend of Education award in the field of Journalism – Radio for his work on Wake Up to Politics, a podcast that explains the inner workings of American politics.

Each year, the Missouri National Education Association Board of Directors grants this award to individuals and organizations for positive contributions to the development of education, within media and the arts.

The Wake Up to Politics podcast was launched in January of this year, giving voice to St. Louis teen Fleischer’s popular e-newsletter of the same name. In each brief podcast episode Fleisher and a subject-matter expert deconstruct the mechanics of American politics, providing a foundation for listeners to better understand complicated issues within our country’s governmental systems.

More information about Fleisher can be found on our blog, and the Wake Up to Politics podcast can be listened and subscribed to on any podcast platform or here on the St. Louis Public Radio website or mobile app.

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Digital Media Manager Madalyn Painter joined the station in 2006, after working for three years as Online Communications Manager for KETC/Channel 9, St. Louis Public Television. Her professional awards include a 2005 APEX Award of Excellence for a Web site and three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. She has lived in St. Louis since graduating in 2000 from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Honors English. She enjoys gardening, visual art, dance, poetry, living in St. Louis City, and listening to public radio. Her favorite public radio shows are To the Best of Our Knowledge, RadioLab, Snap Judgment, Krista Tippett on Being, The Splendid Table, and This American Life.
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