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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Statements and DNA evidence point to 28-year-old Andrew McGann as the likely killer of a married couple at a Northwest Arkansas state park. -
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision to block Arkansas’ ban on teaching so-called critical race theory. The two rulings boil down to opposite interpretations of the First Amendment. Little Rock Public Radio’s Daniel Breen and Josie Lenora discuss the rulings. -
The first cohort of students at the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine begins their educational journey. On today's show, we take a tour of the new facilities. Plus, a roast and toast of then-governor Frank White. Plus, an interview with Squirrel Flower from a recent KUAF Live Session. -
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.
