Jacqueline Froelich
KUAF Reporter, "Ozarks at Large" and NPR CorrespondentJacqueline Froelich is an investigative journalist and has been a news producer for KUAF National Public Radio since 1998. She covers politics, the environment, energy, business, education, history, race and culture. Her radio segments have been nationally syndicated. She is also a station-based national correspondent for NPR in Washington DC., and recipient of eight national and state broadcast awards.
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On today's show, taking stock of how Arkansas is taking care of children. Plus, gambling in Hot Springs in the 1960s, getting Johnny Cash ready for the U.S. Capitol, and much more. -
Emeritus Rabbi Jacob Adler, an associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arkansas, is offering a course on Jewish languages this fall semester. He's a founding member of the Jewish Studies Program, the only program like it in Arkansas, taught by an interdisciplinary team of instructors to an array of students with various aims.
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On today's show, Arkansas Democrats have a plan for a teacher's raise, but can it generate enough pre-special session support? Plus, refugees from the war in Ukraine are coming to Arkansas, a conversation with the actor portraying Henry Higgins, and much more.
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Ukraine war refugees are finding temporary safe haven in Arkansas with assistance from the the state’s leading refugee resettlement agency, Canopy NWA, under the new federal program, “Uniting for Ukraine.”
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On today's show, cattle farming is made more difficult with our summer droughts. Plus, menstrual equity, Willi Carlisle celebrates a new record, and much more.
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A supply-chain shortage of tampons this summer is raising awareness about menstrual equity or equal access to menstrual products. University of Arkansas, which has lead the way in menstrual equity, among public institutions in the state, is responding. We also learn about sustainable alternatives to conventional period products.
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On today's show, northwest Arkansas' population continues to become more diverse. Plus, a conversation about Christianity and reparations, an Arkansas law banning gender-affirming healthcare to adolescents makes its way through the courts, and much more.
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An appeal by the state of Arkansas to lift a stay, requested by ACLU - Arkansas to be placed on a 2021 law banning adolescent gender-affirming health care from taking effect, will soon be decided.
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On today's show, the history of women's reproductive rights in Arkansas. Plus, a third summer of COVID-19, ProMusica in Joplin announces their 43rd season, and much more.
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A century before Roe v. Wade federally legalized abortion in America, girls and women in Arkansas seeking to prevent or terminate unwanted pregnancies were often required to resort to extreme measures. Independent historian Melanie K. Welch Ph.D. chronicles the history of contraception and abortion in Arkansas.
