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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Keeping musical instruments in good repair can be expensive, especially for high school bands. But a K-State program is helping rural schools keep their bands sounding top notch. We'll hear about a unique instrument-repair program in Kansas, and we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
For many rural Kansas communities, daily routines are punctuated by the sound of the town whistle. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with John Lanchester about his novel, "Look What You Made Me Do." Plus, Suzanne Perez reviews "Small Boat" by Vincent Delecroix. -
On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with author Ayelet Waldman about her new novel, "A Perfect Hand." -
On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with author Vanessa Hua about her new novel, "Coyoteland." Book critic Suzanne Perez reviews "Evil Genius" by Claire Oshetsky. And we have book recommendations from Camden Avery, co-owner and lead buyer at The Booksmith in San Francisco, CA. -
On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay visits with author Douglas Stuart about his novel, "John of John." -
Beth Golay speaks with Ian McEwan on his novel, "What We Can Know." Plus, Suzanne Perez reviews "The Midnight Show" by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne. -
On this episode of Marginalia, we revisit Beth Golay's conversation with Jane Hamilton on "The Phoebe Variations." Plus, book critic Suzanne Perez has a reading recommendation for those looking to round out National Poetry Month: "A Suit or a Suitcase: Poems" by Maggie Smith. -
On this episode of Marginalia, we revisit Beth Golay's conversation with Annie Hartnett on "The Road to Tenders Hearts," which was released in paperback this week. -
Beth Golay speaks with John Boyne about his novel, "The Elements." Plus, Lynne Graham, marketing and events coordinator at Watermark Books & Cafe in Wichita, Kansas, shares her recent book recommendations.
