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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The 2021 law was the first of its kind in the U.S. to ban minors from receiving gender-affirming care, like puberty blockers and hormone therapy. -
Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro. -
Attorneys for 10 Arkansas death row inmates say Arkansas' law allowing executions via nitrogen gas is unconstitutional. -
Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro.
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Statements and DNA evidence point to 28-year-old Andrew McGann as the likely killer of a married couple at a Northwest Arkansas state park. -
LRPR’s news team took home six first-place awards in the annual contest. -
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 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, July 18, 2025. -
Eric Harrison joins LRPR to share upcoming arts and culture events on today's Weekend Entertainment Roundup.
