Lu Anne Stephens
Director of Content | Assistant General ManagerLu Anne Stephens has held many positions over many years at KMUW, including local host of NPR’s Morning Edition and reporter/editor. In addition to her current duties as Director of Content and Assistant General Manager, Lu Anne produces KMUW’s New Settler's Radio Hour and countless special productions.
In 2018, Lu Anne was recognized with a first place award from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for her production work on a Media Circus promotion announcement featuring Bill Kurtis of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! She produces the Hidden Kansas segment for KMUW’s weekly news program The Range and was a producer on season two of My Fellow Kansans from the Kansas News Service. In 2020, Lu Anne received first place in Public Affairs Program from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for her contributions to My Fellow Kansans.
After studying music performance and journalism at Pittsburg State University, Lu Anne completed her degree at Wichita State University in 1995. She has won several awards for journalistic excellence since she has been at KMUW.
Lu can be reached by email at stephens@kmuw.org.
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Next year, transgender teens in Kansas will no longer be able to access puberty blockers and hormone treatments in the state. That has some families scrambling to find other options for gender-affirming care, which many see as a lifeline. We learn how one family in Wichita is trying to navigate the changes — and give their daughter a normal teen life. And we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
When it comes to party games, the less time spent learning the rules, the better. A couple of Wichita developers have one with basically no learning curve. We check out the game—and learn how the recent tariffs are affecting production. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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Aviation and tariffs can make for a "bumpy flight." We'll look at a Wichita company that's doing business in this new economic landscape. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Formed in Wichita and now based in Lawrence, the band Split Lip Rayfield is celebrating 30 years together in 2025. The band's Wayne Gottstine says that a life in music hasn't always been easy. More on that. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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While agricultural incomes are expected to rebound this year, farmers have been taking on more debt lately. Coupled with high costs to run a business, some are worried. On "Wichita's Early Edition," a look at why loan demand is up — and why some ag economists believe it could be a sign of better things to come. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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Public art can represent the embodiment of a community or be a catalyst for lively debate. Whatever form it takes, public art both reflects and enhances a community. For this month’s Hidden Kansas, Lu Anne Stephens tells us about a public art collection in a place you might not expect. -
There's a business in Wichita that cuts hair, and supports the city. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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For this month's Hidden Kansas, Lu Anne Stephens takes a look at a neighborhood bar that probably isn't even in your neighborhood. -
The new leader of Wichita Festivals says it takes a village to put on Riverfest. KMUW"s Carla Eckels speaks with BriAnna Monk - after the news.
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Band member Caleb Curry-Miller says that although the band worked in a professional studio, they still wanted to give the music some touches that made it feel homespun. More on that, plus news from Wichita and around the state.
