
Wayne Pratt
Wayne Pratt is a veteran journalist who has made stops at radio stations, wire services and websites throughout North America. He comes to St. Louis Public Radio from Indianapolis, where he was assistant managing editor at Inside Indiana Business. Wayne also launched a local news operation at NPR member station WBAA in West Lafayette, Indiana, and spent time as a correspondent for a network of more than 800 stations. His career has included positions in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Toronto, Ontario and Phoenix, Arizona. Wayne grew up near Ottawa, Ontario and moved to the United States in the mid-90s on a dare. Soon after, he met his wife and has been in the U.S. ever since.
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The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved the high-capacity transmission line to carry clean energy from Kansas through northern Missouri and Illinois despite landowners’ concerns.
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In addition to signing a record operating budget and nearly 40 other pieces of legislation, Gov. Mike Parson is calling for a special session to cut the state’s income tax.
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The Dodgers will host the Cardinals in Los Angeles for the National League wild-card game. St. Louis Public Radio spoke with longtime sports journalist Rob Rains about the Cardinals’ chances.
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The St. Louis Blues will play in the National Hockey League's bubble in Edmonton, Alberta, as the league tries to finish the season during the pandemic.
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Ste. Genevieve, a small town on the Mississippi River about an hour south of St. Louis, still has a bit of the flavor of the early 1700s when it was...
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A new effort is designed to boost entrepreneurs and their companies in Missouri by emphasizing their role in job creation and economic development...
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Updated at 5 p.m., Aug. 20 with stadium details and comments from ownership. St. Louis soon will be home to a top-tier professional soccer team. Major...
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The head of the St. Louis Regional Chamber is resigning, effective at the end of the month. Joe Reagan has been president and CEO of the organization...
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Stacey Smith is an Olympian. The former figure skater competed for the U.S. at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. As the ice dance competition...
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Regulators and dispensary operators are taking stock of medical marijuana in Illinois as the state's program hits the two-year mark. The Illinois...