A People's History of Kansas City episode about a Black community protest at a McDonald's in Kansas City — one of the first Black-owned fast food franchises in the country — was selected as a James Beard Award finalist. It's the second recognition for Martin and PHKC in the competition.
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For their final typography class project, students at the Kansas City Art Institute were assigned to use KCUR Studios' award-winning history podcast as inspiration for a public-facing work of art.
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The longtime reporter and editor will lead a collaborative network of public radio stations across the state of Kansas.
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KCUR Studios took home four awards from the 2023 PMJA Awards, two each for the investigative podcast Overlooked and the history podcast A People's History of Kansas City. KCUR's newsroom and collaborative partners also won recognition in the national competition.
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KCUR replaced our aging transmitter in December 2021 after a successful fundraising campaign. Thanks to that listener support, it's now time to replace the decades-old antenna, but that means the radio broadcast for 89.3 FM will be temporarily weaker than usual.
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The statewide reporting collaborative, which is based at KCUR, was recognized for excellence in hard news, digital and sports reporting.