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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Today on Louisiana Considered, a NASA engineer tells us about Louisiana’s role in an upcoming mission to the moon. We also hear about a nationwide art project’s ties to Baton Rouge, and we travel to Montgomery to learn why a push for unionization among autoworkers in the South appears to have lost steam.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear what new research reveals about the conditions of ICE detention centers in Louisiana. We also learn why the East Baton Rouge Parish school system is still without a permanent superintendent, and learn about a shortage of river cane bamboo.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we get an update on last week’s ruling for more safety measures for farm line workers at Angola. Plus, we hear about a climate change report from the National Academies of Science.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn why at least 25% of the state’s rural health clinics are struggling to stay open.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new exhibit of portraits with unknown subjects. We also hear what a new study reveals about flooding risks, and learn how the Baton Rouge Audubon Society is celebrating 50 years.
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Former LSU teammates Kristin Nuss and Taryn Kloth won their joint ticket to the 2024 Olympic games back in March.
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Special programming to celebrate Juneteenth on WRKF. Stories celebrating identity. Music acknowledging Black composers.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we celebrate Pride month with a look back on Louisiana’s LGBTQ+ history.
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WRKF presents these pride month celebrations, highlighting LGBTQ history, intersecting identities, and musicians musicians and composers from the LGBTQ community.
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Through early June, WRKF will be experiencing periods of reduced operations for its over-the-air signal due to mandatory tower work. What's happening? When will it be fixed? Read further for details about why your signal may be affected and what you can do about it.