Steven Stolen
{{Short description|Radio show host}}
{{Infobox person
| alma_mater = Simpson College
| occupation = Radio host
| organization = WFYI-FM
| spouse = Rob MacPherson
}}
Steven Stolen is a radio show host for WFYI, a voice artist, an educator, a nonprofit leader, and an activist from Indianapolis. In 2014, Stolen and his husband, Rob MacPherson, joined an ACLU lawsuit to challenge Indiana's law against same-sex marriage.{{Cite web |last=Heckert |first=Amanda |date=2015-06-09 |title=Something Old, Something New: Same-Sex Marriage in Indiana |url=https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-culture/circle-city/something-old-something-new-sex-marriage-indiana/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Indianapolis Monthly |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Rob MacPherson and Steven Stolen |url=https://www.aclu.org/bio/rob-macpherson-and-steven-stolen |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=American Civil Liberties Union |language=en-US}}
Career
Stolen worked as a professor of music at Butler University in 1990s.{{Cite journal |last=Eaton |first=Jack |date=1995-04-13 |title=Butler University Jordan College of Fine Arts: A Chronological History of the Development of the College |url=https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/butlerbooks/2 |journal=Butler University Books |pages=37}} After earning promotion and tenure, Stolen moved to an administrative and fund raising position at the university. This work contributed to Stolen's reputation in the community as a nonprofit leader. Following his work at Butler, Stolen acquired positions as director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir and then of the Indiana Repertory Theatre, a position he held from 2006 to 2013. The following year he began a one-year term as a regional director of a charter school network, Rocketship Education. The network aimed to open eight schools in the Indiana.{{Cite web |last=Shoger |first=Scott |date=2013-05-31 |title=Stolen done at IRT, 2 more seasons for Trevor |url=https://www.nuvo.net/arts/stolen-done-at-irt-2-more-seasons-for-trevor/article_11ea53f2-48d6-505a-8448-dac5406cd3bb.html |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=NUVO |language=en}} In 2015 he became the vice president of corporate advancement for the Indy Chamber.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-10 |title=Indy Chamber creates new position to harness Steven Stolen’s diverse talents |url=https://www.ibj.com/articles/54831-indy-chamber-creates-new-position-to-harness-steven-stolens-diverse-talents |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Indianapolis Business Journal |language=en-US}}
Stolen was hired as the CEO of the Indianapolis Humane Society on June 1, 2017. He was fired from role a year later.{{Cite web |last=Ryckaert |first=Vic |title=Indianapolis Humane Society fires CEO Steven Stolen |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/08/01/indianapolis-humane-society-fires-ceo-steven-stolen/880601002/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}
In addition to his work as a nonprofit leader, Stolen performs as a tenor and has hosted radio shows for WFYI, including Opera Matinee and Stolen Moments. The radio show, Stolen Moments, was named for Stolen as a pun on the song "Stolen Moments" by Oliver Nelson.{{Cite web |last=Socey |first=Matthew |date=2015-03-03 |title=Stolen Moments and the Moments of Steven Stolen |url=https://townepost.com/indiana/geist/stolen-moments-moments-steven-stolen/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Towne Post Network |language=en-US}}
Stolen's performances as a singer include solo works and chamber music. In 2002 he founded the Meridian Song Project which performed in residence at Trinity Episcopal Church.{{Cite web |last=Hook |first=Sara Anne |date=2003 |title=Report from Indianapolis: "Circle City" Waves a Green Flag for Early Music |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1539133 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.proquest.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Stolen grew up in Mason City, Iowa. He attended Simpson College and the University of Michigan.
In 2008 Stolen married his husband, Rob MacPherson, in California. They have a daughter.
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