Kiana Fernandes
Reporter, Producer and Afternoon NewscasterKiana Fernandes is a graduate student at the University of Missouri in Columbia studying cross-platform editing and producing. She prefers reporting on arts and culture, with an emphasis on classical music. She was drawn to radio because of its connection to humanity's history of oral storytelling and the power the spoken word can have. Fernandes also has experience in podcast production and Missouri statehouse reporting.
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Welcome to this special bonus episode of River Town! Our producers traveled to Weston, Missouri for "Hearing Place," an inspiring day in Weston, Missouri, hosted by our partners at The New Territory magazine. We joined a roster of creators, writers and scholars - all gathered to talk about the ways we listen to a place, and how a sense of place inspires us. -
Scott Shelton has lived in St. Louis his entire life, and he has firsthand experience with rent hikes and gentrification in the neighborhood where he grew up. He hopes Invest STL’s Rooted program can help keep Black residents in their homes. -
Michael Pagano and Derek Laney are part of Invest STL’s Rooted: Cultivating Black Wealth in Place project in St. Louis, which seeks to empower Black homeowners in the West End and Visitation Park neighborhoods with financial assistance that can combat displacement.
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The Columbia City Council last year opted not to make more than $13 million in improvements to Rock Quarry Road. -
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The Missouri Broadcasters Association calls a 2023 law requiring that all victim and witness names be redacted from public court records unconstitutional. -
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An email sent by accident to 12 members of other state agencies and partner organizations contained full names, Social Security numbers and department client numbers. -
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