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Kansas City's Secret Santa Revealed

KCUR
Published November 17, 2006 at 9:53 AM CST
Kansas City's Secret Santa, a.k.a. Larry Stewart, is famous for handing out big bills around the country.
Kansas City's Secret Santa, a.k.a. Larry Stewart, is famous for handing out big bills around the country.

By Laura Ziegler

Kansas City, MO – Secret Santa, a.k.a. Larry Stewart, has made a fortune in the communications business in Kansas City. He Told KCUR's Laura Ziegler he began life in poverty. It was the goodness of a cook, at a Mississippi diner, that was responsible for his commitment to becoming Secret Santa.
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