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KCUR-FM AWARDED BROADCASTING HONORS KCABJ Media Awards announced (KANSAS CITY – November 21, 2009) KCUR Radio received three broadcasting honors at the 18th Annual Kansas City Association of Black Journalists Media Awards ceremony held Saturday at The Kansas City Star Press Pavilion. “The Walt Bodine Show” was presented with the KCABJ Broadcast Radio Talk Show Award. The program was honored for consistently dealing with the “everyday as well as sensitive, controversial subjects.” In particular, the show was acknowledged for a program devoted to Jamal Joseph and his involvement with the Black Panther Party (broadcast date: June 18, 2009). “KC Currents” was presented with the KCABJ Broadcast News Magazine Award. The program was honored for its focus “on the beautiful diversity in our community.” In particular, the show was acknowledged for programs devoted to African Americans in World War I and quilt artist, Sonie Joi Ruffin (broadcast date: May 24, 2009) and musician Cedric Patterson. KCUR arts reporter, Laura Spencer, was presented with the KCABJ Broadcast Radio Feature Story Award. Spencer was honored for having “brought the Alvin Ailey story to life” in her report, “Ties to Alvin Ailey Endure in Kansas City” (broadcast date: November 14, 2008). A complete listing of KCABJ 2009 Media Awards can be found in their online newsletter at: http://kcabj.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/kcabj-newsletter-for-november-2009/ United States Senate Approves Patricia Cahill to the CPB Board of Directors (Washington D.C.- August 10, 2009) The United States Senate approved the nomination of Patricia Cahill to serve on the board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Cahill is the general manager of KCUR-FM, a public radio station at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, where she also serves as an assistant professor of Communication Studies. She has worked in public radio for 40 years. Prior to KCUR, she was the general manager of KMUW-FM at Wichita State University as well its news and program director. Cahill was also an instructor in speech communications and journalism at the school. She has served on the board of directors of NPR and as president of the board of Public Radio in Mid America (PRIMA). Cahill earned a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Kansas. Her term expires in 2014.  MAC AWARDS $5000 GRANT TO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY / KCUR-FM Multimedia Arts on KCUR KANSAS CITY – July 31, 2009 The University of Missouri-Kansas City has been awarded a $5000 grant from the Missouri Arts Council (MAC). The award is designated specifically for KCUR 89.3 FM, National Public Radio’s Kansas City affiliate, operated on the campus of UMKC. The award was announced in July. The grant is part of a $7 million package that MAC awarded to non-profit organizations throughout the state. The focus of the grants is to support various programs involved in the distribution of arts education and performance in Missouri. KCUR Radio will use the award to expand and enhance the public radio station’s on-air arts coverage through the pairing of twelve feature stories with interactive slideshows (photos and audio) on the station’s web site. The stories will air monthly (or bi-monthly) as a local insert during NPR’s Morning Edition, one of the most popular programs on KCUR-FM. The two areas of focus will be: World Arts across Kansas City: A comprehensive look at how the visual and performing arts are employed among the Kansas City region’s various ethnic communities. Theater Deconstructed: An in-depth look at the various jobs and professions that can be found within the theatrical arts. The stories will feature the collaborative artists that make a play or musical possible. “The arts are playing an integral role in reviving the state’s economy by attracting tourists, providing thousands of jobs, enhancing education and strengthening our communities overall, to overcome these difficult economic times,” said Beverly Strohmeyer, MAC executive director. KCUR 89.3 FM has been Kansas City’s public radio station since 1957. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day in a 90-mile radius of Kansas City and provides an array of news, talk, music and entertainment to the community. The station’s audio stream, archived local programming, and talk show podcasts are available at www.kcur.org. KCUR is a service of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. ### If you’d like more information about KCUR arts coverage, please call Laura Spencer at 816.235.2878 or email Laura at lauras@kcur.org. |
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