Daniel Breen
News DirectorDaniel Breen is a Little Rock-based reporter, anchor and producer and currently serves as News Director of Little Rock Public Radio.
A native of the Natural State, Daniel got his start as a reporter and editor for Little Rock Central High School’s Tiger Newspaper and later graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a B.A. in mass communication with an emphasis in journalism. Daniel currently serves as a reporter and news anchor at KUAR, and as co-host and producer of The Arkansas Newswrap.
Daniel's work has been heard on NPR as well as numerous public radio stations in the South. He has earned awards from the Arkansas Society of Professional Journalists, the National Federation of Press Women and the Arkansas-Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters contest. He has also done freelance production work for numerous media outlets and podcasts, including Vox, BBC Radio 4 and Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast.
In his spare time, Daniel enjoys playing guitar, drinking copious amounts of coffee and exploring the wilderness of Arkansas.
Phone: (501) 916-6380
Email: daniel@kuar.org
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Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro. -
If signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the bill would make Arkansas the fourth state in the U.S. to allow executions using nitrogen gas. -
Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro.
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Hear LRPR's Afternoon Newscast for Friday, March 7, 2025 -
Lawmakers on Monday sent proposals relating to library system directors and petition canvassers to the governor for a signature. -
Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro.
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Senate Bill 212 would create a “Document Validity Division” under the secretary of state tasked with investigating potential fraud in the ballot initiative process. -
If passed, regional library system directors in Arkansas would no longer be required to hold a master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association. -
Hear LRPR's Daily Newscast for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
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Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro.
