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Danie Alexander

Associate Producer, Announcer

Danette (Danie) Alexander first came to KCUR in 2007 as an intern for Up to Date after completing her B.A. in Communications at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. After her KCUR internship was completed, Danie continued to spend her mornings assisting producer Stephen Steigman as a volunteer with Up to Date.  Her radio experience also includes stints with public radio's New Letters on the Air as a broadcast engineer and on local public radio as host of a weekly overnight call-in show.

In December 2011, Danie started as a temporary on-air announcer and is now the regular voice on Saturday afternoons.  In August 2012 she became the associate producer for Up to Date.  For Danie, all the work and time has been worth it as she has seen her belief in the power of public radio confirmed.

Danette Alexander also holds a B.S. degree from William Woods University. Originally from Long Island, NY, she and her husband Steven Alexander live in Raytown when they’re not working on their future retirement property on Tablerock Lake.

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Up To Date
3:19 pm
Thu August 23, 2012

The Weekend To-Do List: August 24-26

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Crypticon Kansas City
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Kids in the Street, the latest release by The All-American Rejects.
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The band Dawes.
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Looking for something to do the weekend of August 24- 26, 2012?  Brian McTavish is back with Up to Date's Weekend To-Do List.

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Up To Date
12:41 am
Thu August 23, 2012

Ethics And Politics: Can We Have Both?

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Mention "ethics" and "politics" in the same statement and wait for the eye-rolls and derisive snorts to start.

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Up To Date
12:42 am
Tue August 21, 2012

Rep. Todd Akin Under Pressure To Drop Out

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Amid a firestorm of criticism for his remarks about rape, Missouri Congressman Todd Akin refuses to withdraw from the race for U.S. Senator.  

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Up To Date
12:21 am
Tue August 21, 2012

Update On Kansas City Public Schools

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Missouri's  annual report for school districts came out last week and for the first time in a long time the news for Kansas City wasn't all bad.  In fact, there's been some improvement.

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Up To Date
2:21 pm
Mon August 20, 2012

Politicians Passing As One Of Us

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Pres. Barack Obama enjoys a beer at the Iowa State Fair.
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Republican candidate Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters in Jacksonville, FL.
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President Barack Obama
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Mitt Romney
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With the upcoming political conventions, candidates are banking not only on their platforms to win over voters, but on their personalities. 

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Up To Date
2:02 pm
Mon August 20, 2012

US Rep. Kevin Yoder Responds To FBI Investigaton Of Israeli Trip

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Kevin Yoder fields questions from reporters at KCUR studios.
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U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R)
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The news is out that during a trip to Israel in 2011, Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder joined a group of  Republican lawmakers for a quick dip into the Sea of Galilee.  

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Up To Date
1:42 pm
Thu August 16, 2012

The Weekend To-Do List: August 17-19

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The Ethnic Enrichment Festival takes place Aug. 17-19 in Swope Park.
The Toy Piano Collective, Saturday, August 18 at the Czar Bar.
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B.B. King plays at Starlight Theatre on Friday, August 17 at 8:00 p.m.
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Looking for something to do the weekend of August 17-19, 2012?  Brian McTavish is back with Up to Date's Weekend To-Do List.

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Up to Date
10:15 am
Thu August 16, 2012

The 'Flexbook': A Textbook Replacement

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Who needs textbooks any more? And given how much they cost, even if you do need them, it's a huge expense in university education.

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Up to Date
12:53 pm
Tue July 24, 2012

Ending The Myth Of Amateurism In College Sports

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Angela Lumpkin, Ph.D.
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College athletes are considered amateurs in their sports because they are not allowed to be paid for their efforts. 

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Up to Date
5:30 pm
Thu July 19, 2012

Best Music Of 2012 (So Far)

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Pretend #lastfm asked you to tweet your top three songs so far in 2012, what would you select?  Something straight from Billboard, or maybe a tune playing under the radar?

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Up to Date
1:18 pm
Mon July 16, 2012

'Operation Blockbuster' Shuts Down Massive Drug Ring

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The 2009 arrest of Alejandro Corredor was just the beginning of "Operation Blockbuster."
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Over $1.5 million was pulled from the interior of a car headed for Mexico--payment for a shipment of cocaine that Corredor had received from a cartel.
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As head of one of the most successful drug operations, Alejandro Corredor moved hundreds of pounds of cocaine, meth, and marijuana from Mexico through Kansas City.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

DVD Gurus: 40+ Years of Woody Allen

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The dysfunctional relationship between Annie Hall (Diane Keaton) and Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) crackled with bittersweet comedy in "Annie Hall" (1977).
Allen's most recent film "Midnight in Paris," starring Owen Wilson and Rachael McAdams, garnered both critical acclaim and an Academy Award for "Best Original Screenplay."
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"A relationship is like a shark, it has to constantly move forward or it dies...and I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark."

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Up To Date
4:22 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Politics in the Workplace

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Are there legal repercussions for political expression in the workplace? Find out, as we talk with lawyer Brian Finucane, who specializes in labor and employment law.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Wed July 11, 2012

George The First: A Presidential Study In Contrasts

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Professor John Robert Greene.
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As a one-term president, George H. W. Bush stands as an anomaly.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Wed July 11, 2012

The Weekend To-Do List: July 13-15

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Catch "Bingo!: The Winning Musical" at the Crown Center Heartland Theater Thursday through Sunday.
Sheryl Crow performs at the Carlsen Center, Saturday at 8 PM
"Memphis" the musical hits Starlight Theater this weekend.
Ska-punk band "Reel Big Fish" hits the Beaumont Club this Saturday
The top American Idol 2012 contests are at the Sprint Center Thursday.
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Looking for some summer entertainment? Kansas City has plenty of celebrities, American Idols, ska bands & musicals in town this weekend, so check out our List for the latest acts in town.

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