Adam Vos
Operations Director, HostAdam is responsible for coordinating WRKF's programming and making sure everything you hear on the radio runs smoothly. He is Newscast Editor for the WRKF/WWNO Newsroom. Adam is also the Baton Rouge-based host for Louisiana Considered, our daily regional news program, and is frequently the local voice afternoons on All Things Considered.
A native of Iowa, Adam received his journalism degree from Iowa State University and began his public radio journey at Iowa Public Radio and its predecessor, WOI AM/FM in Ames, Iowa.
Before he moved to Louisiana, WRKF found Adam at High Plains Public Radio in Garden City, Kansas, where he was the Operations Coordinator for a network of public radio stations covering portions of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. At HPPR, Adam was the voice of Morning Edition and Amarillo Symphony Presents.
Adam is a choir singer and he plays string bass and bass guitar. You might find Adam bicycling around Baton Rouge.
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The Rice’s Whale is now considered to be critically endangered, with a population in the Gulf of Mexico likely less than 100 individuals. -
The top federal court in Louisiana has seen an uptick in voting rights cases ahead of this November’s election. Plus, LSU gets a major boost to its efforts to research clean energy production. -
Louisiana schools didn’t make it to the finale of this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament, but athletes still benefitted. Plus, a look at subsistence agriculture on the Gulf Coast. -
Some families in Alabama worry state protections for IVF may not hold after a recent Supreme Court ruling. Plus, abandoned oil and gas wells may pose a threat to Louisiana carbon storage projects. -
Learn more about the astronomy of a total solar eclipse and how to prepare to get the most out of this rare experience, as we follow the celestial event as it crosses the nation on April 8. -
Lawmakers in Baton Rouge are debating a bill that would create a voucher-like program that gives public money to parents to pay for private education. Plus, Newt Gingrich donates his political records to Tulane University. -
In St. Bernard Parish, volunteers are restoring Bayou Bienvenue’s marsh using an unlikely hero: glass bottles. Plus, why Baton Rouge’s downtown saw 7% economic growth over the past five years. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, a deep dive into the massive tax breaks Louisiana gives large chemical manufacturers and the program’s impacts. -
Dollar store chains are bad for employees and threaten local economies, according to a new report from the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Plus, how NOLA businesses of all backgrounds can register to work for Super Bowl 2025. -
Lawmakers in Baton Rouge are considering dozens of so-called tough-on-crime bills. We break down the biggest ones. Plus, more on how historic preservationists are adopting AI tools.
