Xandra Ellin
Xandra Ellin is so psyched to join the St. Louis on the Air team as this fall’s production intern! Xandra graduated from Wesleyan University this spring with a degree in Psychology and American Studies. She found ways to incorporate a passion for radio into her academic pursuits, with an honors thesis that dealt with the psychological and sociocultural phenomena that have historically made localized radio a viable mechanism for social change in American communities. Xandra’s career in public radio began at her college radio station, WESU, where she was the Public Affairs Director by day and a music DJ by night. She has also had two production internships prior to this one: one at WYPR in her home city of Baltimore, MD in 2017 and another at WNPR in Hartford, CT in 2018. When she's not at KWMU, Xandra spends her time going for runs, watching bad reality television, and serving up some quality local artisan brews through her side hustle at the Craft Beer Cellar in Clayton.
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In recent years, colleges and universities have seen a spike in students reporting mental-health challenges and seeking out psychological services....
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This segment aired Oct. 15, but an online version of this story was first posted Sept. 27. The heart has symbolized human emotion and affection since...
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On Friday’s episode of St. Louis on the Air , host Don Marsh went behind the headlines to discuss the mounting effort to bring a Major League Soccer...
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UMSL alum, best-selling author’s book chronicling heyday of US auto industry ‘not a book about cars’On Thursday’s St. Louis on the Air, William Knoedelseder told host Don Marsh that when he decided to write a book about the rise of the American...
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Looking for some new cuisine to kick off the fall? On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air , host Don Marsh discussed some of St. Louis’s best new...
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This summer, Tower Grove Park administrators announced the establishment of a commission to address mounting calls to remove the statue of Christopher...
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Many have asserted that the unique polarization of our current political climate has resulted in an inability – or unwillingness – to sustain civil...
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From sleeping in a park at night as a homeless child to owning one of the finest high-end resale shops in the country, Sue McCarthy said she always had...
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On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air , host Don Marsh and a panel of experts considered some of the numerous local and national legal stories unfolding...
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When considering the pivotal moments of World War I, the Great Escape of 1918 is likely not the first incident that comes to mind. Indeed, the history...