Leah Scarpelli | The Texas Standard
Leah Scarpelli joined Texas Standard in September 2015 from NPR’s Morning Edition, where she spent seven years as a producer, director and occasional reporter of music and arts pieces. As Texas Standard director, Leah is responsible for the overall practical and creative interpretation of each day’s program: choosing segue music, managing the prep of show content, and providing explicit directions for the host and technical director during the live broadcast. She graduated from Ithaca College in New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in Television and Radio. She enjoys riding her Triumph motorcycle and getting out for hikes in the Texas countryside. Her late grandfather was from Yoakum.
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From Texas Standard . As the weather warms up, many Texans tune up their motorcycles and get them out of the garage. Texas ranks third in the nation for...
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From Texas Standard . It might sound a little different than you remember, but there’s a new version of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” going around...
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From Texas Standard: The Blanco River is only 87 miles long, winding its way from the tiny Central Texas community of Lindendale to the city and river...
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From Texas Standard: Ten years ago, Joe Lewis – a 20-something from the Austin suburbs – first tried to storm the stage. By day, he was delivering fish...
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From Texas Standard : Buddy Holly. Joe Ely. Butch Hancock. Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks. Terry Allen . And the list of...
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From Texas Standard : Terry Allen is a mixed-media southwestern storyteller. David Byrne is a fan of his and a former collaborator. Ryan Bingham and...
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From Texas Standard: New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Nashville – all pride themselves as cities with rich musical scenes. And in Texas, those...
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From Texas Standard: Growing up in San Antonio, Nina Diaz was one of those kids who spent a lot of time in her bedroom, singing along to the Smiths and...
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From Texas Standard: Driving through a beautiful expanse of Texas Hill Country on a sunny Saturday afternoon, I pull off Highway 281 somewhere between...
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From Texas Standard: Austin bills itself as the “Live Music Capital” of the world. But a flood of newcomers to the city has produced some dire...