Alex Schmidt

aschmidt@whyy.org

Alex Schmidt is WHYY’s Arts & Culture desk reporter. Her stories look at trends, innovations and breaking news across artistic disciplines and the region – from historic power plants, to the marginalization of puppets, to the increasing acceptance of self-taught art in museums.

Alex started out in public radio as a volunteer for her hometown station, KCRW. She has worked as a beat reporter for local papers in downtown Manhattan, at The New Yorker Magazine producing podcasts, and at Marketplace as a producer. She holds an undergraduate degree in Art History from USC and a Master's in Journalism, with a concentration in Cultural Reporting and Criticism, from NYU.

Recent stories by Alex Schmidt:

• West Prize awards $25,000 to local art duo, April 7th, 2009
• For Asian Arts Initiative, housing hitch overshadows program kickoff, April 3rd, 2009
• Aspiring arts administrators get day of advocacy training, April 1st, 2009
• Artist brings a piece of the Iraq War home, March 27th, 2009
• Budget deficit takes its toll on tree planting, March 26th, 2009
• Film Festival pushes forward despite name setback, March 26th, 2009
• Festival reveals the "Hidden City" of Philadelphia, March 23rd, 2009
• Philly likes to dance, report on cultural engagement reveals, March 23rd, 2009
• Artists increasingly making the leap into other media, March 20th, 2009
• Horses of war unleashed on rival art schools, March 20th, 2009
• New Temple art gallery opens, March 19th, 2009
• Breaking free from homelessness subject of winning essay, March 18th, 2009
• Influence of Annenberg's Foundation may be dwindling, March 16th, 2009
• In Philadelphia, housing crowds out arts in competition for federal funds, March 13th, 2009
• Economy hits a sour note, March 12th, 2009
• Bank's foundation pledges bail out of arts organizations, March 11th, 2009
• Hard times starting to hit arts sector, March 9th, 2009
• Advocates want arts protected from budget knife, March 6th, 2009
• Experimental jazz finding a home base in Philadelphia, March 6th, 2009
• Mayor Nutter drops the hammer on Philly Beer Week, March 6th, 2009
• The Dark Side of the Philadelphia Flower Show, March 4th, 2009
• Region's arts education gets boost in schools, March 3rd, 2009
• Dance exchange program brings more exposure to Philly scene, February 27th, 2009
• Philadelphia Museum of Art cuts salaries and staff, February 26th, 2009
• After announcing groundbreaking, Revolution Center reveals 2 major funding gifts, February 25th, 2009
• Controversial Valley Forge Revolutionary War Museum to break ground in May, February 24th, 2009
• Film show goes on, renamed, February 23rd, 2009
• Spontaneous laugh performance in Center City, February 20th, 2009
• Theater project explores youth and violence, February 20th, 2009
• Plan to put artists in vacant stores on South Street moves forward, February 18th, 2009