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.

News

Arte Publico Press Author Interview: John Rechy

Posted on May 2, 2018 · Ancient and modern souls search for love among Mayan and Christian myths and taboos.

News

Arte Público Press Author Interview: Gwendolyn Zepeda

Posted on April 6, 2018 · Best friends Maya and Annie learn about Latino and Vietnamese culture and family together.

Arts & Culture

Arte Público Press Author Interview: Daniel Peña

Posted on March 6, 2018 · An undocumented family working the orange groves near Harlingen, Texas, a crashed crop dusting plane on the Mexico side of the border and a gut wrenching tale of survival against the drug cartels, the military and the Autodefensas.

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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Dr. José B. González

Posted on February 13, 2018 · A Salvadoran immigrant observes positive and negative aspects of his life, fantasies and aspirations in the movie theaters and on television

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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Daniel Chacón

Posted on December 4, 2017 · Despite his artistic talents, cooking ability and love of good books, 14-year-old Victor Reyes Jr. must come to terms with the fact that most of the adults in his life (including his own mother) are convinced that he is a thug or Cholo

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Arte Público Press October 2017 Author of the Month: Diana J. Noble

Posted on October 19, 2017 · 13 year old Evangelina and her family flee from the Mexican Revolution and attempt to make a new life in a small, not always friendly south Texas town.

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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.

Literature

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.

Literature

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.

Literature

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.

Literature

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.

Literature

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.