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Leah Lerner

Media Writer | Producer | Announcer II

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WSIU Public Broadcasting

Preston's Summary

Leah Lerner is a Media Writer | Producer | Announcer II at WSIU-FM. She covers a diverse range of topics including events and conferences, arts and entertainment, and culture, with a particular focus on celebrities, concerts, and pop culture. Leah's work has been featured in MSN and WSIU Public Broadcasting.

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Geo Focus

Carbondale, United States (Local)

Coverage Attributes:

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Informative: 46 %
Events: 40 %
Promotional: 10 %

Themes Covered:

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Most Recent Topics:

  • Cultural Movements
  • Internet Culture
  • Pop Culture
  • Subcultures
  • Celebrities
  • Concerts & Festivals
  • Entertainment News

Pitching Insights

Leah Lerner’s coverage is strongly event-oriented, with a clear mix of local calendar items and community-focused entertainment. She’ll likely respond best to pitches tied to timely happenings, especially those with a strong public-interest angle or a clear local connection in Carbondale and the broader Illinois area.

She appears especially open to story ideas around live events, campus/community programming, and anything that can be framed as what’s happening now and why it matters to local readers. Pitches that include concrete dates, notable participants, or fresh developments will fit her style better than broad trend pieces.

Because she regularly covers informational roundups alongside feature-style event coverage, she may also be receptive to concise, ready-to-use details, schedules, and interview opportunities related to upcoming happenings.

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Articles

WSIU Public Broadcasting

WSIU Almanac 8.28.26

WSIU Almanac 8.28.26

By: Leah Lerner

On this day 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom civil rights march at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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WSIU Almanac 9.1.26

WSIU Almanac 9.1.26

By: Leah Lerner

ON THIS DAY in 1972 American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian champion Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland, Fischer becomes the first American to win the title.

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