Joseph Leahy

Producer, Morning Edition

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Joseph Leahy produces and anchors local newscasts weekdays during Morning Edition. He began his career in broadcast journalism as a reporter for St. Louis Public Radio in 2011. The following year, he moved to Delaware to help launch the state’s first NPR station, WDDE, as an afternoon newscaster and host. Leahy returned to Missouri in 2013 to anchor St. Louis Public Radio’s local newscasts during All Things Considered and produce news on local and regional issues, including the aftermath of Michael Brown’s fatal police shooting in Ferguson.

Leahy has a master’s degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Missouri. He grew up migrating almost annually with his parents and four siblings between rural Missouri and the suburbs of Los Angeles. 

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The Night Hawk's Final Flight: Diners Bid Farewell To A Piece Of Austin's Culinary Past

By • Jul 27, 2018
Gabriel C. Pérez / KUT

On Monday, Julie Brown heard a voice beckoning her to get a piece of pie.

She listened, stopping at The Frisco on Burnet Road and ordering a piece of coconut pie – just like her parents did when they first met decades ago.

Sandy Hook Parents Sue Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones For Defamation

By • Apr 17, 2018
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Parents of two children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are suing radio show host Alex Jones for defamation.

Why Do So Many Self-Storage Places Keep Popping Up In Austin?

By • Apr 12, 2018
Gabriel C. Pérez / KUT

Ben Hamill was confused. Down the street from his house in Brentwood, a building was going up, and he and his wife couldn’t quite place what it was. It looked like an apartment or a condo, as far as they could tell, with floor-to-ceiling windows, some cubist-looking eaves and all the trappings of a typical condo. Then they put up a sign: STORAGE.

Austin Police Say A Series Of Package Bombs That Killed 2 Are Related

By , & • Mar 12, 2018
Gabriel C. Pérez / KUT

"We will leave no stone unturned," interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said today in response to three package explosions in Austin over the past 10 days. 

Federal Investigators Fault Pilot For Hot Air Balloon Crash That Killed 16

By • Oct 17, 2017
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Federal regulators are calling for stricter requirements to fly hot air balloons after a crash near Lockhart last year that killed all 16 people aboard.

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released findings and recommendations of its investigation into the July 30 accident in which a balloon operated by the Heart of Texas Balloon Ride company struck high-voltage power lines about 30 miles south of Austin.