Catherine Lu

Catherine Lu

Content Producer & Announcer

While growing up in Chicago and Houston, Catherine’s love for art, music and creative writing was influenced by her teachers and parents. She was once concertmaster of the Clear Lake High School Orchestra and a four-time violinist of the Texas All-State Symphony. A graduate of the University of Chicago, Catherine majored in English. Throughout college, she was a classical DJ on the campus station WHPK 88.5 FM, serving Hyde Park and south-side Chicago. Returning to Houston in 1999, she joined KRTS 92.1 FM as one of their chief announcers. She was the host of “Midnight ‘Til Dawn” and “Seabrook Journal,” a public affairs program, until the station closed in Fall 2004.

Joining KUHF 88.7 FM soon afterwards, she became the host of “Sunday Afternoon Concert” for several years, when the station was dual format (news and classical music).  From 2011 – 2013, she hosted the weekday “Afternoon Concert” on Houston Public Media’s then-sister station, KUHA Classical 91.7.  An arts and culture producer since 2014, Catherine currently produces news stories, features and interviews with musicians, writers, artists and performers. Special projects include producing the National Poetry Month Series, Voices and Verses, and the arts podcast, Unwrap Your Candies Now. She is also the “voice” of Houston Public Media, providing the voice-overs for TV 8 and radio spots.

In her spare time, Catherine loves to spend time with her husband, daughter, and cat Cheeto.

The Front Row

The Front Row, 06/18/2007

Posted on · Rice University Earth Science Professor Colin Zelt shows us his colorful but somewhat melancholy photographs of the remains of Sea-A-Rama, Galveston’s former marine world amusement park. We also hear about “Bangkok Haunts,” the latest thriller by novelist John Burdett, and feature contemporary chamber opera from Houston’s new group, Opera Vista . . TFR Producer Bob Stevenson […]

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The Front Row, 06/15/2007

Posted on · The Museum of Fine Arts Houston presents the world premiere of “Killer of Sheep,” starring Houston-born actor Henry G. Sanders and considered by many critics as one of the finest American films. The Houston Symphony’s Mark Hughes gives insights into life as a principal trumpeter. And US-trained Austrian conductor Christoph Campestrini sits down for some […]

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The Front Row, 06/13/2007

Posted on · American expatriate writer Donna Leon talks about her latest mystery novel, which examines the issue of illegal adoption set against the backdrop of Venice, Italy. We also learn about “The Music of the Spheres” from Professor Louis Markos of Houston Baptist University, tour of the work of local artist Martha Terrill and hear about Houston […]

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The Front Row, 05/17/2007

Posted on · Nova Arts Project, Houston’s newest professional theater company, offers a stage adaptation of Amy Tan’s best-selling novel “The Joy Luck Club,” which fuses theater with live music and dance . . . Also, the Houston Symphony and the art-song society, Col Canto, each present enticing and intriguing season finale concerts . . . World-class pianist Jon […]

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The Front Row, 05/04/2007

Posted on · Broadway’s tiny, dynamic and enduring songstress Bernadette Peters talks about her one-woman show in Galveston this weekend. Members of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra preview their season finale performances with some live music from KUHF’s Studio 3-C. And we begin with the challenges and opportunities of staging Houston Grand Opera’s new production of Leos Jan?cek’s […]