Austin Federa
Digital Content DirectorAustin Federa left KBIA in May of 2015.
Austin Federa served as KBIA's Digital Content Director. He is a graduate of Lawrence University and holds a degree in Political Science, and Environmental Studies. He came to KBIA from Boston, following work with NPR's On Point, You're The Expert, and the American Repertory Theater. He is an experienced show producer, audio engineer, and digital media strategist.
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The podcast Serial, created by the staff of This American Life, ended its first season in mid-December with an estimated 40 million downloads. A year in… -
Critics say legislative term limits and declining interest by established media in covering state government have produced a loss of institutional memory… -
On Tuesday, January 7, French authorities confirmed three gunman shot and killed 12 people in Paris at the offices of the weekly satirical newspaper,… -
A New York City high school student makes $72 million playing the stock market? The headline offered the promise of a story that was almost too good to be… -
Rolling Stone has issued an apology for its November story, "A rape on campus: A brutal assault and struggle for justice at UVA," saying that the magazine… -
In the late '90s when most around the world were still waking up to the internet, the Department of Justice and Microsoft were preparing to go… -
Obesity is the number one public health issue in Missouri – it affects more than 30% of adults and nearly one in seven children between the ages of ten and seventeen. But in order to solve the problem of obesity in Missouri, we need to first understand why it exists. Intersection host Ryan Famuliner leads the discussion of some of the physical, cultural, and even political events that have brought on what is considered by many to be a public health crisis in our state. -
Intersection Live: Missouri - State of ObesityObesity is the number one public health issue in Missouri – it affects more than 30% of adults and nearly one in seven children between the ages of ten… -
One way CoMO Explained chooses topics for our episodes is from listener questions. Way back in our first iteration of the show a listener posted on Reddit… -
KBIA and the University of Missouri announced plans to buy KWWC. The lower-power FM station is currently owned by Stephens College. Pending FCC approval,…
