Chad Davis
Chad Davis is a 2016 graduate of Truman State University where he studied Public Communication and English. At Truman State, Chad served as the executive producer of the on-campus news station, TMN Television. In 2017, Chad joined the St. Louis Public Radio team as the fourth Race and Culture Diversity Fellow. Chad is a native of St. Louis and is a huge hip- hop, r&b, and pop music fan. He also enjoys graphic design, pop culture, film, and comedy.
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is one of a dozen U.S. mayors calling for local reparations to address the racial wealth gap by ending racist policies.
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St. Louis and EPA officials say the city’s water treatment system needs to be updated to continue to provide safe drinking water and withstand climate change. Leaders say they’ve identified more than $400 million worth of upgrades, including the removal of lead service lines that deliver water.
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The Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System has given the COVID-19 vaccine to about half of the veterans in its care. VA officials aim to vaccinate up to 80% of enrolled veterans by summer. Veterans say the VA’s vaccination efforts could serve as a model for other public health systems.
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The St. Louis City Department of Health is working with the city's Fire Department and the St. Louis Area Agency on Aging to vaccinate residents who can’t leave their homes because of their age or disability.
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St. Louis-area activists are hopeful that a Minneapolis jury will find former officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd last spring. But community leaders say they're bracing for the verdict. Emotions are high in St. Louis and across the nation because juries often acquit white officers charged with killing Black people.
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More than 23,000 veterans in the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Healthcare system have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and more than 15,000 of them are fully vaccinated. VA officials say they expect to vaccinate 80% of veterans by late June. They credit the strong relationships doctors have with their patients.
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Inmates at the St. Louis Justice Center on Sunday night broke out of their cells, broke windows and demanded court dates that have been delayed for months by the pandemic. It was the second time in two months that inmates hacked the jail's locks.
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Inmates at the Justice Center in downtown St. Louis broke out of their cells and rioted late Sunday to protest jail conditions and demand court dates.
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The Fabulous Fox Theatre and Opera Theatre of St. Louis will host live performances after a year of cancellations. Opera Theatre will host its summer festival series outside while the Fox will feature indoor concert performances under new safety and social distancing guidelines before it prepares for Broadway shows this fall.
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St. Louis Zoo President and CEO Jeffrey Bonner plans to retire by the end of the year. Zoo officials credit Bonner with leading the organization’s fundraising and conservation efforts.