Melody Walker
Long-time public radio listeners may remember hearing Melody Walker sign off from Paris in the 1980’s where she covered arts, politics, gastronomy, exiled dictators, and terrorist attacks for six years. She returned to WNYC (where she had her first job as a reporter while a student at Barnard College) and became producer of theLeonard Lopate Showand a newsroom reporter. Soon afterMarketplacelaunched, Melody was tapped to run the business show’s New York Bureau. She continued to work forMarketplaceas a freelancer in Chicago and contributed to WBEZ community coverage before another stint in Paris just in time to report on the Euro’s debut and the French reaction to the events of 9/11.
After more than a decade ensconced in academic ivory towers as a public affairs and communications director, Melody is thrilled to be back in the newsroom as the economic development reporter at St. Louis Public Radio.
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Most city and suburban dwellers take the convenience of a local grocery store for granted. But many residents of Spanish Lake don’t have that luxury any...
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Several members of the city’s Transportation and Commerce Committee say they feel they have been kept in the dark when it comes to details on the...
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Trump-administration tariffs on imported steel and aluminum imposed last June were intended to boost U.S. production, create jobs and investment in...
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St. Louis has had a banner year for construction in 2018. The number of building permits issued was up in 17 of the city's 28 wards. The value of new...
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Gas prices have been falling from coast to coast this month, but none are as low as in Missouri. AAA reports the average cost per gallon of regular fuel...
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Bi-State Development named Taulby Roach as its next president and CEO today. Roach will take office Jan. 1, 2019, replacing John Nations, who is...
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When four young entrepreneurs in Singapore realized that they needed to go beyond the internet to sell new products, they opened a store called We The...
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A bill that calls for a city-wide vote on any future deal to privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport is stuck in committee. The bill’s sponsor...
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Members of the St. Louis real estate industry are celebrating a banner year and looking forward to 2019. Developers, investors, builders and housing...
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John Nations is stepping down after eight years as president and CEO of Bi-State Developmen t — the agency that operates the Metrolink public transit...