Rodriguez brings more than a decade of experience to the organization's top journalism role. Starting her career as a KCUR intern, Rodriguez has served as news director for the last five years.
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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote soon on a bill that could rescind years of funding for public media stations like KCUR. It's a critical moment for the future of local journalism in the United States.
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A People's History of Kansas City host Suzanne Hogan was selected for a fellowship with the Great Game Lab at Arizona State University to chronicle Kansas City’s path to becoming an international soccer city.
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This week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations — of which Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran is a member — will hold a hearing on legislation to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting stations like KCUR and Classical KC.
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A narrow majority of the House voted to rescind existing funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sending the proposal to the U.S. Senate. If approved, this bill represents an existential threat to the future of KCUR, NPR, and hundreds of local stations around the country.