Internships with Up to Date
Intern with KCUR's Up to Date
KCUR’s Up to Date with Steve Kraske is looking for interns!

Up to Date is KCUR public radio’s award-winning one-hour daily public affairs / talk show featuring newsmakers of the Kansas City community.  Host Steve Kraske, a political correspondent for The Kansas City Star brings pressing issues, both local and national, to the table including politics, economics, entertainment and social points of view - topics that have an impact on the lives of the Greater Kansas City region.

Up to Date internship description:

Interns for Up to Date will work on the day to day production of the program alongside with the program’s producer and host.

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • develop ideas and topics for broadcast
  • identify guest for shows
  • pre-interview/screen guests
  • research topics
  • write background material/questions for host
  • write promotional/summary material for producer
  • populate web page
  • respond to show email
  • on-line produce: screen calls and direct show
  • write / produce written and recorded promos
  • research, write, edit, and record news stories
  • record and mix billboards and other pre-recorded elements
  • other duties as assigned

Note: all KCUR internships are unpaid – but all the coffee, tea, water, and KCUR goodies you can eat for free!

How to Apply:

Email, fax, or snail-mail a cover letter stating qualifications and interests and a copy of your most recent resume to…

Stephen Steigman
Senior Producer, Up to Date
KCUR-FM
4825 Troost Avenue  Suite 202
Kansas City, MO   64110

816 235 2864 (fax)
816 235 5925 (phone)

email: steigmans(at)kcur.org