Segment 1, beginning at 4:55: 2020 marks The Pitch's 40th anniversary as Kansas City's premier alt-weekly.
The Kansas City media landscape is ever-changing but, since 1980, The Pitch has persisted. From the red boxes that once delivered tabloids to its cheeky email newsletter, the alt-weekly has offered up a unique voice even as the economy of journalism has undergone seismic shifts.
- Brock Wilbur, editor-in-chief of The Pitch
Segment 2, beginning at 21:10: Conservation efforts in Kansas City's "invisible" watershed.
In most parts of the Kansas City area you don’t have to go far to spend time in nature. But growth and economics can often rise to challenge those green public spaces. One such area feeling that tension recently is the Blue River watershed, straddling the Kansas-Missouri state line.
- Jill Erickson, executive director of the Heartland Conservation Alliance
Segment 3, beginning at 35:10: A little experience with distance learning goes a long way.
Universities were dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — many had to construct robust online learning systems on the fly. Two regional universities, though, consider themselves pioneers in online learning, and offered a few keys to success.
- Eric Koch, professor of business and marketing and academic dean for Ottawa University’s Midwest campuses
- Jack MacLennan, assistant professor of political science and graduate program director of National Security Studies at Park University
