Brian Ellison

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Brian Ellison is the substitute host of Up To Date and has served in a variety of roles at KCUR since 2008. He has been acting producer and associate producer of Up To Date and was acting producer of The Walt Bodine Show. A member of the Religion Newswriters Association, he also contributes occasionally to KCUR news coverage. Even before joining the KCUR staff, he was a producer and frequent guest on Up To Date's "Religion Roundtable," as well as a committed listener and volunteer.

An ordained Presbyterian minister, Brian served as pastor of Parkville Presbyterian Church for 13 years and now is executive director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. A graduate of Harvard University and Princeton Theological Seminary, he is also a freelance writer and an adjunct instructor in homiletics at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Mo.

brian@kcur.org

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Brian Ellison, KCUR, Parkville Presbyterian Church

Paul Raushenbush, senior religion editor, Huffington Post

By Stephen Steigman, Steve Kraske and Brian Ellison

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When religion is part of the news stories of the day, it can be very good - as when people of many faiths work together to provide disaster relief - or very bad, as when religious institutions become embroiled in financial shenanigans or sexual abuse. In today's pluralistic world, even stories that might never be covered by the religion desk - like foreign policy debates, armed conflicts worldwide, or presidential election campaigns - have undeniably religious angles and implications.

1:13 pm

Tue December 6, 2011

Recent Suicides Raise Awareness

By Brian Ellison, Stephen Steigman and Luke Martin

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Countless Americans have relatives, friends, or colleagues who have committed suicide. When Fox 4 Kansas City meteorologist Don Harman took his own life last week, many people realized that suicide can affect those whom we least suspect.

11:22 am

Mon March 21, 2011

Growing Up Phelps

Nate Phelps

By Brian Ellison

2:48 pm

Tue October 26, 2010

Ad Checkup: Missouri Prop A & Prop B

YES! on Proposition B television ad.

By Brian Ellison and Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – As the airwaves fill up with ads for candidates from the Statehouse to the U.S. Senate, at least a few minutes of airtime are to the two controversial ballot initiatives on the Missouri ballot.

KCUR's Brian Ellison joined us to examine some of the claims these ads made.

Yes on Prop A

9:46 am

Tue October 19, 2010

Ad Checkup: Attack Ads in 4th District

By Brian Ellison and Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – This year Democrat Ike Skelton is facing his strongest challenge in years by Republican challenger Vicky Hartzler.

Maria Carter and Brian Ellison talk about the accuracy of attack ads from each of the campaigns.

Ike Skelton's Ad Against Vicky Hartzler

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