Diane Mack
Host, Morning Edition and Louisiana Considered"This is NPR's Morning Edition, at 89.9 WWNO. Good Morning, I'm Diane Mack."
Many of you awake to that greeting each morning as Diane brings you the day's news as WWNO's host for NPR's Morning Edition. Diane is a native New Orleanian with a background in television broadcast journalism. She is a graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications.
Diane has worked in various markets around the state. She started at KATC-TV in Lafayette as reporter and morning news anchor. Diane moved back home to New Orleans in 1982 where she joined the news staff of WDSU-TV as a general assignment reporter. In 1993, Diane joined WWNO's staff, hosting news programs, a classical music show, and the "Friends of Music" concert series. She is also an award-winning producer for the station's cultural arts radio feature Inside the Arts.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, Queer Eye returns to New Orleans for its eighth season. We hear from one lucky Louisianan whose life was made better by the Fab Five. Plus, we hear about a one-man comedy show at the Le Petit Theatre and a new report on the impacts of pollution in Louisiana’s chemical corridor.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the New Orleans City Council’s efforts to prevent corruption by contractors. We also hear about grant-funded recycling efforts and check in with the Musaica Chamber Ensemble.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the United Auto Workers’ organization attempts in the South. We also explore the connection between Louisiana and Haiti through artwork and learn about the latest mural in downtown NOLA.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a recent initiative making early childhood education more available to low-to-moderate-income families. We also discuss new state laws effective this month and learn about a photography exhibit on New Orleans’ undocumented workers.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, the New York-based Skivvies return to New Orleans with their “undie” rock mash-up of holiday favorites. We also learn about efforts to bring tablets to people incarcerated at the Orleans Justice Center and hear about new research on the city’s school choice process.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn why hundreds of nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans voted to unionize last week. We also hear about the New Orleans Police Department’s plan to use drones and speak with actor and singer Rahim Glaspy about his upcoming hometown performance.
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To celebrate the holiday season, New Orleans' Preservation Resource Center is opening up Garden District homes to the public in annual holiday tour.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear an update Caddo Parish sheriff’s race: The Republican candidate lost by a single vote – and is taking the results to court. We also hear about the opening of a new hotel and art gallery in New Orleans and learn about a new voluntary police surveillance program in Alabama.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we look back on Mitch Landrieu’s work to expand broadband across the country as he prepares to leave the Biden administration. Plus, the holiday soiree known as the Running of the Santas returns to New Orleans’ Warehouse District.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we catch up with New Orleans “night mayor” Howie Kaplan as he reflects on a year in office. And we hear about a production of the musical “Wicked” coming to the Saenger Theatre – and about a jiu-jitsu league taking off in Decatur, Ala.