Owen Henderson
Morning Edition Host and ReporterOwen Henderson hosts Morning Edition for SPR News, but after he gets off the air each day, he's reporting stories with the rest of the team. Owen is a 2023 graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied journalism with minors in Spanish and theater. Before joining the SPR newsroom, he worked as the Weekend Edition host for Illinois Public Media, as well as reporting on the arts and LGBTQ+ issues. Having grown up in the Midwest, he’s excited to get acquainted with the Inland Northwest and all that it has to offer. When he’s not in the newsroom or behind the mic, you can find Owen out on the trails hiking or in his kitchen baking bread.
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Coeur d’Alene Tribal member Jonathon Nomee spoke with SPR's Owen Henderson about being crowned the Fancy Dancer World Champion in Alberta Oct. 25. -
The new play "Grandma Stories" by Randy Reinholz explores another facet of the Native American experience. The very first reading of the play is in Spokane this week. -
InvestigateWest's news and investigations editor Wilson Criscione and vulnerable populations and injustice reporter Whitney Bryen investigated the allegations of abuse in Idaho's prisons over the course of a year. Criscione spoke with SPR about what they found. -
Ahead of a Spokane performance, Gottmik and Chachki spoke to SPR about their inspirations, public perceptions and their perspectives as drag artists and queer people at a moment when LGBTQ+ rights are under attack by policymakers around the country. -
Spokane Reimagined is using the “Week Without Driving” to ask policymakers to put themselves in the shoes of residents who walk, bike or take the bus instead of using cars. -
The American West's homegrown extreme sport of Indian Relay has crowned its champions. This year’s big winners include two teams from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation: Abrahamson Relay and StrongHorse. -
Suicide rates among Native youth are disproportionately high in the U.S. The Spokane Tribe of Indians is working to bring those numbers down, and part of that effort is reconnecting Indigenous people with their cultures, says the Tribe's Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Rachel Ferguson. -
Unemployment in Washington is lower than forecasters had predicted this June, and Idaho appears not to be on track for a deficit anymore, despite slower-than-expected revenue collections. -
This week's Inland Journal features interviews with Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer, a debrief with a Seattle reporter about the state's responsibilities for caring for transgender inmates, a few minutes with Brian Heywood about the initiative process and a visit to Sravasti Abbey near Newport, which recently opened a new Buddha Hall. -
Senators and congressional representatives from across the political spectrum have denounced the shooting of the Turning Point USA co-founder.
