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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Misconceptions and mindfulness: Disabled hikers have lots to teach other outdoorsmen, organizer saysSyren Nagakyrie shares about their efforts with the group Disabled Hikers and some of the barriers they encounter while trying to have conversations about accessibility in the outdoors. -
Spokane manufacturing and the 'overcast cloud'; making outdoor trails accessible for disabled hikersDale Silha from McKinstry tells us about making more 'pre-fab' components in factories, simplifying installation in the field. An advocate from Disabled Hikers talks about making trails and parks more accessible for all people; and we talk about housing and future stories we plan on writing. -
Workers in Idaho’s five northernmost counties saw one of the biggest median wage hikes in the state between 2023 and 2024, increasing by $1.51 to $21.97 hourly. -
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown wants the Food and Drug Administration to drop certain restrictions on mifepristone, one of the drugs used for medication abortions and treating miscarriages. -
A recent study from Negonnekodoqua Blair and other WSU researchers shows how a chemical found in tires results in fish deaths. This new information is a big step toward finding a replacement. -
Tate-Libby writes from her perspective as an anthropologist and as a longtime resident of the Methow. -
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'Rather than tell them about it, we taught them': Salish School language methods travel to AustraliaSPR’s Owen Henderson sat down with Principal Christopher Parkin to talk about his recent trip to Australia to teach 48 Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander groups about the Salish School’s methods for language revitalization. -
Alejandro Barrientos is one of the candidates vying to represent District 2 on Spokane City Council. He sat down with SPR's Owen Henderson to talk about what prompted him to enter the race and some of his ideas for the city. -
We hear from Kate Telis and Alejandro Barrientos, the two Spokane City Council candidates running for what will be an open seat. Christopher Parkin from Spokane's Salish School shares his team's methods in resurrecting their ancestral language with people working to do the same thing Down Under.
