Beth Golay
Director of Marketing and Digital Content | Marginalia Podcast Host | Books & Whatnot Podcast Co-host | Wichita's Early Edition Host & ProducerBeth Golay oversees KMUW's marketing strategies, website, online streaming, and app. She is also the host of the Marginalia podcast, co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast, creator of the podcast You're Saying It Wrong, and creator of KMUW's daily news podcast Wichita's Early Edition.
Beth is also the driving force behind You're Spelling It Wrong—KMUW's spelling bee for grown-ups that has proven to be quite popular.
Since Marginalia launched in 2016, Beth has interviewed hundreds of authors for Marginalia, including Pulitzer Prize–winners and Nobel Laureates. Dozens of those interviews have been featured in the NPR "Books We Love" app. Beth has been involved with KMUW's Literary Feast since its inception in August 2005. In her free time, she likes to read and play trivia with her team NPRmageddon. Beth is currently working toward a Master's Degree in English from Wichita State University.
She has been honored with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in social media, recognized for her work on the station's website and as host and producer of Wichita's Early Edition, Sept. 21, 2023 from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. She was also honored as a team member of the NPR StoryLab Workshop podcast My Fellow Kansans.
Beth can be reached by email at golay@kmuw.org.
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A new memoir by Wichita author Lakshmi Kambampati chronicles her journey as an immigrant, educator and traveler. In it she explores lessons about embracing change and moving forward. Beth Golay sat down with Kambampati to talk about the project and what she learned along the way. -
Pokémon....got to catch them all! The augmented reality game, Pokémon Go, brings players together in the real world. We'll hear more, and we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
On today's episode, Beth Golay visits with author Chris Bohjalian about his new novel, "The Amateur." And book critic Suzanne Perez looks reviews "Unread" by Oliver James, aa memoir by a man who rallied the forces of TikTok to finally learn to read. -
A new music festival is coming to Wichita this weekend and it features exclusively homegrown talent. We'll hear more on this weekend's "Wichita Forever Fest," and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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We take a look at new policies for Wichita students and families, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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On today's episode, Beth Golay visits with Pulitzer Prize–winner Richard Russo about his new novel, "Under the Falls" ... his first thriller. -
Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey perform together as The Cactus Blossoms and are known for their close harmonies and musical sensibilities that recall other sibling outfits such as The Everly Brothers. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin recently spoke with the brothers, and we have that conversation. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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On this week's episode, Beth Golay visits with author Laura Moriarty about her new novel, "Sunlight Finds You." -
Beth Golay speaks with Valeria Luiselli about her new novel, "Beginning Middle End." Plus, book reviewer Suzanne Perez reviews Daniel Mason's "Country People." -
In this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with author Oana Aristide about her novel, "Astronaut!" Plus publisher representative David Mallmann is back with more reading recommendations.
