Daniel Breen
KUAR News DirectorDaniel Breen is a Little Rock-based reporter, anchor and producer and currently serves as News Director of UA Little Rock Public Radio.
A native of the Natural State, Daniel got his start as a reporter and editor for Little Rock Central High School’s Tiger Newspaper and later graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a B.A. in mass communication with an emphasis in journalism. Daniel currently serves as a reporter and news anchor at KUAR, and as the host and producer of the weekly arts and culture interview show Arts Scene.
Daniel's work has been heard on NPR as well as numerous public radio stations in the South. He has earned awards from the Arkansas Society of Professional Journalists, the National Federation of Press Women and the Arkansas-Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters contest. He has also done freelance production work for numerous media outlets and podcasts, including Vox, BBC Radio 4 and Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast.
In his spare time, Daniel enjoys playing guitar, drinking copious amounts of coffee and exploring the wilderness of Arkansas.
Phone: (501) 916-6380
Email: daniel@kuar.org
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Members of the Arkansas Senate rejected a $750 million appropriations bill for a new state prison for a fifth time on Tuesday. -
The bill would require the titles of citizen-led ballot initiatives and constitutional amendments to be written at or below an eighth-grade reading level. -
Arkansas’ unemployment rate continues to hold steady. Little Rock Public Radio’s Daniel Breen explains. -
Arkansans can soon buy a controversial drug over-the-counter thanks to a new state law. And groups seek to raise awareness of the role doulas play in improving maternal health outcomes. Also, a music festival in Northeast Arkansas comes full circle for legendary artist Johnny Cash. -
Arkansas lawmakers wrap up another busy week in session, advancing several key pieces of legislation. Arkansas’ first public veterinary school breaks ground, and a northwest Arkansas teacher gets the surprise of a lifetime. -
The Arkansas PBS Commission held their quarterly meeting as lawmakers consider disbanding it. The state of Arkansas is hoping to resume executions – but not with lethal injections.
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Senate Bill 212 would create a “Document Validity Division” under the secretary of state tasked with investigating potential fraud in the ballot initiative process. -
Bills to ban phones in schools and provide free breakfast to all students are officially the law of the land in Arkansas. Healthcare providers have a new tool to assess the mental health landscape in the Natural State. And how does Walmart predict the weather? -
Bills to ban phones in schools, boost maternal health and impose new restrictions on the ballot initiative process all gained final legislative approval Tuesday. -
State lawmakers send a bill banning affirmative action to the governor, and several other controversial bills near the end of the legislative process. One lawmaker aims to commemorate a school integration that predates the Little Rock Nine. And, Fayetteville is officially a “welcoming” city. But what does that mean, exactly?
