Meghan McKinney
Morning Edition hostExpertise: Hosting and reporting
Education: Missouri State University
Experience:
- Covered health care, mental health, and local news as a reporter and announcer for KSMU Ozarks Public Radio
- Is an award-winning reporter, including earning a 2nd Place Best News Series award for her series "Waiting for Care" from the Missouri Broadcasters Association
- Selected as an NPR College Podcast Challenge Finalist in 2023
- Hosted the award-winning Breaking from the Bible Belt podcast
Favorite stories I've written
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Missouri is one of 11 states that require nurse practitioners to collaborate with a physician in order to practice. Nurse practitioners want to change that. -
KSMU's Meghan McKinney interviewed Fereshte about her time in Springfield and what she hopes for her future. -
Hospital emergency departments are continuing to recover from COVID-19 – and they’re looking at ways to better meet the needs of those needing emergency care. KSMU’s Meghan McKinney looks at how the pandemic impacted ER wait times. And she reports on what healthcare systems are doing to address the problem of people waiting hours for care. -
According to the Missouri Department of Health in 2020, drug overdoses were the leading cause of death for Missourians 18 to 44-years-old.
My latest stories
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For more than four decades, Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day. NPR hosts Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel, Rachel Martin and A Martínez bring you up-to-the-minute news and multi-faceted stories from around the country. Iowa Public Radio Host Meghan McKinney shares the biggest stories from local reporters to tell you what's happening here in Iowa.Stay informed every weekday from 5 to 9 a.m. with the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
