St. Louis Public Radio
Elaine Cha is a seasoned media professional with extensive experience in community engagement and storytelling. Currently serving as the Host/Producer of “St. Louis on the Air” at St. Louis Public Radio since November 2022, Elaine has held multiple roles in various organizations, including Senior Manager of External Communications and Storyteller/Journalist at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. Elaine's background includes independent work as a community engagement content producer and multimedia journalist, as well as serving on the storytelling team at Forward Through Ferguson, focusing on regional change. Prior experience encompasses roles at Impact Media Partners, The Nine Network of Public Media, and Southern California Public Radio, where Elaine contributed significantly to community-focused programming and outreach. Elaine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature/Writing from UC San Diego.
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Public Radio is a non-profit media organization, delivering accuracy and understanding. We ask difficult questions and push the boundaries of storytelling, bringing context and humanity to the issues and ideas that affect life in the metro region, Rolla, Quincy and rural areas in Missouri and Illinois. Reflecting the voices of our community, we engage in crucial conversations that bring people together. With award-winning local news coverage, original podcasts, jazz and classical music channels, and national and international news from NPR and the BBC, we are a listener-supported service of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.