Joseph Leahy
Leahy anchors St. Louis Public Radio's weekday afternoon newscasts and produces news on local and regional issues. He previously produced and reported news for WERS 88.9 FM in Boston and is a former correspondent for the Boston Globe’s online news section, "Your Town." He holds a master's degree in print and multimedia journalism from Emerson College in Boston.
Born in Kansas City, Mo., Joseph grew up migrating almost annually with his family between two disparate homes: rural Missouri and sprawling Los Angeles. He attended the University of California before transferring to the University of Missouri to complete a bachelor's degree in English.
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Missouri's efforts since the recession to be more business-friendly have cost the state about $1.7 billion in corporate tax revenues. That's according...
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Updated Jan. 13, 2014: The legal back-and-forth over the release of the names to the plaintiff continues. The state Supreme Court today blocked the...
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Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is preparing for a surge in visitors as the busy travel period surrounding Christmas and New Year’s Day begins…
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Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is preparing for a surge in visitors as the busy travel period surrounding Christmas and New Year’s Day begins...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is picking up where it left off in clearing rock from barge channels in the Mississippi River.Since the 1920s, the Corps…
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Missouri Senator Roy Blunt says the federal government's difficulty launching Healthcare.gov this fall is not really what's wrong with the Affordable Care
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U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is breaking her silence on the Supreme Court’s health care ruling. The Democrat told supporters Thursday at a party campaign…
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Missouri cellphone users can now register their numbers on the state’s no-call list under a bill signed by Governor Jay Nixon Thursday. The law prohibits telemarketers from calling or texting those who sign up and gives the attorney general’s office the power to punish violators. Attorney General Chris Koster says the law expands Missouri’s no-call list enacted 12 years ago for land lines.