Eric Ladau

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NightClassics host and Station Tour Coordinator Eric Ladau graduated from Illinois State University in 1979 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication. While in college, he worked at KFJM in Grand Forks North Dakota and WGLT in Bloomington, Illinois. He hosted jazz, classical, folk and blues music programs and even did a little news.

His first full time job in radio was at WHIL in Mobile, Alabama in 1980. He was the evening classical host and did a jazz show on the weekends.

In 1983, Eric went to WMFE in Orlando, Florida. His official title was operations manager (which meant that he had to work a lot of weekend shifts). In 1987, he moved to a similar job at KWMU in St. Louis, Missouri, but this did not last very long. Since he spent a good portion of his time in Orlando and St. Louis working the overnight shift, he jumped at the chance to do so on a full time basis at KUHF in November of 1987. Ever since then, he has been working overnight and enthusiastically participating in KUHF’s fabulous special events.

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Arte Público Press September 2017 Author Of The Month: Dr. Juan J. Guerra

Posted on September 18, 2017 · A young Salvadoran immigrant and his grandmother encounter an indifferent and dysfunctional medical system in United States.

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Arte Público Press June 2017 Author Of The Month: Mickey Ibarra

Posted on June 29, 2017 · Successful Latinos and Latinas from the fields of Politics, Business, Education and Media tell their individual stories of hard work, determination and mentorship.

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Arte Público Press May 2017 Author Of The Month: Dr. Larissa M. Mercado-López

Posted on May 25, 2017 · Native Texan, Women's Studies Professor and busy working mom Dr. Larissa M. Mercado-López publishes her first bilingual children's book.

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Arte Público Press April 2017 Author Of The Month: Melissa Castillo-Garsow

Posted on April 26, 2017 · Poet and historian Melissa Castillo-Garsow explores the poetry emerging from the Afro/Latino/Indigenous American diaspora.

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Arte Público Press March 2017 Author Of The Month: Jorge Argueta

Posted on March 21, 2017 · Fleeing violence and almost certain death in his native El Salvador, Poet Jorge Argueta finds safety and spiritual growth among fellow Native Americans and refugees in San Francisco, California.

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Arte Público Press February 2017 Author Of The Month: Frank Varela

Posted on February 14, 2017 · Poet Frank Varela explores his and his family’s dreams, challenges, successes and disappointments as Puerto Ricans seeking a better life in the United States.

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Arte Público Press January Author Of The Month: Dr. Virginia Sánchez-Korrol

Posted on January 11, 2017 · Seven-year-old Teresita observes and experiences life in her neighborhood as she eagerly awaits the arrival of her gift bearing Uncle Ramón.

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Arte Público Press December 2016 Author Of The Month: Dr. Nicolás Kanellos

Posted on December 15, 2016 · Dr. Nicolás Kanellos, Founder and Director of Arte Público Press, delights and challenges children and adults with his new bilingual book of tantalizing tongue twisters.

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Arte Público Press November 2016 Author Of The Month: Ron Arias

Posted on November 7, 2016 · Veteran journalist and author Ron Arias introduces us to the struggling, searching and occasionally mystical residents of his boyhood Mexican-American community called Frogtown.

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Arte Público Press September 2016 Author Of The Month: Alidis Vicente

Posted on September 27, 2016 · Detective Flaca (full time 2nd grader and part time sleuth) battles mosquitos, roosters and her annoying Puerto Rican cousins in order to solve the mystery of Three Kings Day.

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Arte Público Press August 2016 Author Of The Month: Dr. René Saldaña Jr.

Posted on August 18, 2016 · Fifth grader and amateur detective Micky Rangel is determined to solve the mystery of the quiet (maybe too quiet) new girl in school.

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Arte Público Press July 2016 Author of the Month: Joe Jiménez

Posted on July 21, 2016 · Seventeen-year-old Abraham’s parents are long gone and despite his grandmother’s best efforts, he can’t seem to control or manage his anger, his isolation or his fists.

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Arte Público Press June Co-Authors Of The Month: Hipólito Acosta And A.J. Irwin

Posted on June 20, 2016 · Acosta and Irwin's new book takes readers through the challenging and dangerous process of capturing two of the most notorious human cargo smugglers in history.

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Arte Público Press Author Of The Month: Diane Gonzales Bertrand

Posted on May 23, 2016 · Veteran children’s author Diane Gonzales Bertrand helps children recover emotionally from flood-related damage to their school in The Story Circle/El Círculo de cuentos and shows 7 year-old Dario the unexpected fun of a simple day at the park with his family in A Bean and Cheese Taco Birthday/Un cumpleaños con tacos de frijoles con queso.

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Arte Público Press Author Of The Month: Patricia Santos Marcantonio

Posted on April 26, 2016 · An immigrant Latina accused of murdering her abusive husband, a handsome but unsatisfied young attorney assigned to defend her, and an ambitious young translator are just a few of the characters in legal journalist and first time novelist Patricia Santos Marcantonio’s new novel Verdict in the Desert.