Diane Mack
Host, Morning Edition and Louisiana Considered"This is NPR's Morning Edition, at 89.9 WWNO. Good Morning, I'm Diane Mack."
Many of you awake to that greeting each morning as Diane brings you the day's news as WWNO's host for NPR's Morning Edition. Diane is a native New Orleanian with a background in television broadcast journalism. She is a graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications.
Diane has worked in various markets around the state. She started at KATC-TV in Lafayette as reporter and morning news anchor. Diane moved back home to New Orleans in 1982 where she joined the news staff of WDSU-TV as a general assignment reporter. In 1993, Diane joined WWNO's staff, hosting news programs, a classical music show, and the "Friends of Music" concert series. She is also an award-winning producer for the station's cultural arts radio feature Inside the Arts.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about LSU’s new nursing program in Baton Rouge and dive into the history of trade wars in the auto industry. Plus, we meet the artist behind the last eight jazz fest posters. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is impacting students in Louisiana. We also hear about the season finale for the Musaica Chamber Ensemble and learn how a sculpture exhibit in Baton Rouge is drawing attention to wrongful convictions. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the ways you can get involved this National Autism Awareness Month. We also learn what’s on deck at this year’s Summer Lyric Theatre, and hear how an artist is offsetting her own carbon emissions. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the new superintendent of schools in New Orleans, Fateama Fulmore. We also learn how the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company is celebrating its 10th anniversary and get a sneak preview of this year’s French Quarter Fest. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll break down the four constitutional amendments voters resoundingly rejected over the weekend. We’ll also hear about a reimagining of a comedy opera and hear how you can trace family history at a genealogical festival. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we get an update on the 2025 March Madness tournaments. We also learn why Louisianans might soon be losing food assistance benefits, and hear about an upcoming festival of contemporary classical music. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about bipartisan support for paid parental leave in Mississippi and Alabama. We also get a sneak peak of the new Alvin Ailey dance company performance in New Orleans, and hear what’s on deck at the upcoming Tulane Book Festival. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear the latest on three arrests in the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson. We also learn why a proposed tax amendment is facing a legal challenge, and hear about the Marigny Opera Ballet's upcoming performance. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the lineup of musicals coming to the Saenger Theatre next season. We also learn about horse adoptions after Mardi Gras and why some krewes are abandoning plastic beads. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll meet the new chief curator of the New Orleans Museum of Art, Anne Collins Smith. We’ll also hear how New Orleans businesses are gearing up for the busy season, and hear about the latest performance from the Musaica Chamber Ensemble.
