Chris Hickey was born and raised in Houston, Texas, spending his teenage years in Camden, Ohio. He graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, majoring in English. He got his start in public radio working as a board operator at WMUB in Oxford, Ohio during his summer and winter breaks from school. Since graduating, he has made Little Rock home. He joined KUAR in September 2011 as a production intern and has since enjoyed producing, anchoring and reporting for the station. He is the composer of KUAR's Week-In-Review Podcast theme music and the associate producer of Arts & Letters.
A new United WE report finds caregiving responsibilities remain the biggest barrier keeping Arkansas women out of the workforce, with entrepreneurship rising as women seek more flexibility.
River Lovenstein continues his grandparents' hand-tied broom making tradition in Stone County, harvesting sassafras handles and broomcorn sweeps at Grassy Creek Brooms near Mountain View.
Pryor Center archivist Randy Dixon found a forgotten 1982 interview with former Gov. Orval Faubus, revealing rare reflections on Central High, Hot Springs gambling and his long political career.