Alana Schreiber
Managing Producer, Louisiana ConsideredAlana Schreiber is the managing producer for the live daily news program, Louisiana Considered. She comes to WWNO from KUNC in Northern Colorado, where she worked as a radio producer for the daily news magazine, Colorado Edition. She has previously interned for Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul and The Documentary Group in New York City.
Alana first became interested in radio journalism as an undergraduate art student, where she spent hours listening to NPR while painting in the studio. After graduating from Macalester College with a major in International Studies and minors in Studio Art and Media Studies, she moved to Malaysia on a Fulbright grant, but was soon evacuated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alana grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, just outside of New York City. When not in the studio she can be found playing ultimate Frisbee, knitting hats, making homemade sauce, and cheering for her beloved New York Mets.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming symposium exploring the stories of families enslaved throughout the state. Plus, we learn about a new dance performance with themes of motherhood and racial violence, and hear what recent polling says about the fall gubernatorial election.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a musical celebration to honor the life of New Orleans singer/songwriter Leigh “Little Queenie” Harris. Plus we hear about Tulane’s Summer Lyric Theatre’s final production of the season, and get an intimate look at life on the Gulf Coast from the Next Generation Radio project.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear the details behind Louisiana’s new minor league hockey team, the Baton Rouge Zydeco. Plus we speak with three LSU Manship students about their investigation into a 50-year-old cold case, and we hear about generational Black family farms in Mississippi.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we sit down with the new president of Loyola University New Orleans, Xavier Cole, to hear about his vision for the institution. Plus we learn about the potential for new AI gun detectors in schools and catch up on politics.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the single-day veto override session that resulted in the upholding of a controversial ban on gender-affirming care. We also hear what a recent poll revealed about Louisianan’s opinions of the legislature and learn what’s on the agenda for the Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs’ annual conference.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we talk with New Orleans author Maurice Carlos Ruffin, an exciting new literary voice who was selected as the 24th recipient of the Louisiana Writer Award. Plus, we hear about a production of Romeo and Juliet that’s rounding out the season for the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new law in New Orleans meant to protect tenants rights. We also take a look at LSU’s new cannabis classes and learn how the Tigers made MLB history in the latest draft.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear from three of the 2023 inductees into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Walter Imahara tells us how he went from a Japanese internment camp to becoming a national weightlifting champion. Plus former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri tells us about his love of working with kids, and sports writer Lori Lyons discusses the trail she blazed for women in the industry.
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Feral pigs are wreaking havoc on Louisiana farms and wildlife. Today we look at a potential solutionToday on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a new effort from the LSU AgCenter to address the problem of feral hogs. Plus, we catch up with the superintendent of New Orleans public schools, Avis Williams, and get a recap this week in politics.
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Walter Imahara, six time national weightlifting U.S. champion will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame at the end of July. He joins us today for more on his journey both in and out of the sporting world.