Tim Lloyd

Reporter/Newscaster

Tim Lloyd grew up north of Kansas City and holds a masters degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Prior to joining St. Louis Public Radio, he launched digital reporting efforts for Harvest Public Media, a Corporation for Public Broadcasting funded collaboration between Midwestern NPR member stations that focuses on agriculture and food issues.  His stories have aired on a variety of stations and shows including Morning Edition, ​Marketplace, KCUR, KPR, IPR, NET, WFIU.  He won regional Edward R Murrow Awards in 2013 for Writing, Hard News and was part of the reporting team that won for Continuing Coverage.  In 2010 he received the national Debakey Journalism Award and in 2009 he won a Missouri Press Association award for Best News Feature.

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Olympic Swimming Trials
5:54 pm
Sat April 27, 2013

Omaha Will Host Olympic Swimming Trials

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The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb.
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USA Swimming has announced that the 2016 Olympic swimming trials will be held in Omaha, besting St. Louis and the other finalist for host city, San Antonio. 

The announcement was made during a 20 minute presentation on Saturday evening.   

Omaha also hosted the trials in 2008 and 2012.   In 2012 the trials gave Omaha a $20 million economic boost and were attended by more than 164,000 fans.  The eight day event also aired on prime time television.

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Enviroment
5:04 pm
Sat April 27, 2013

Officials, Environmentalists Say Climate Change Is Hitting Home

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Karl Brooks, Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks during a community meeting on climate change on Saturday, April 27.
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From elevated rates of respiratory disorders to wild weather patterns, climate change is taking a toll on St. Louis and the rest of the nation.

That was the basic message from environmentalists and public officials during a community meeting held at Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in St. Louis City.  

The event was especially focused on air quality in St. Louis.

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Science
2:14 pm
Sat April 27, 2013

St. Louis Zoo Welcomes Baby Elephant

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Updated with photos of new calf & naming information May 6:

The St. Louis Zoo has announced that the elephant has been named Priya (pronounced Pree-yah) after 53,692 votes from the public were counted.

The name means "dear" or "beloved" and received just over 29 percent of the votes. The runner-up name was "Willow."

Original story from April 27:

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Barge Shipping
4:04 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

Barge Shippers Ask Congress For A Tax Hike To Pay For Infrastructure Upgrades

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Members of the barge shipping industry are on Capitol Hill today, asking Congress to raise the taxes they pay for fuel.  

Shippers support a plan that would increase the fuel tax they pay from 20 cents per-gallon to 29 cents per-gallon of diesel fuel. The extra money would be used to fund improvements to locks and dams, some of which are more than 70 years old.

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The Arch
10:32 pm
Tue April 16, 2013

CityArchRiver And Its Partners Say Arch Improvements On Track For 2015

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During its annual update to the public, the CityArchRiver foundation and its partners said they’re on track to complete improvements to the Gateway Arch grounds by 2015.

Ed Hassinger, district engineer for The Missouri Department of Transportation, confirmed that work toward a pedestrian bridge connecting downtown to the Arch is starting this summer.

CityArchRiver Chairman Walter Metcalfe said the bridge, along with a slew of other upgrades, could result in keeping visitors an extra half day.  

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