Karen Campbell
Director of Institutional Giving & CommunicationsKaren Campbell joined KCUR's staff in 2020 but has been a long-time member and advocate for the station. She is an experienced and enthusiastic fundraiser and strategic communications professional. Prior to joining KCUR, Karen led development and communications efforts at BikeWalkKC and Mid-America Arts Alliance. She is a proud graduate of UMKC with a Master of Arts degree. You can reach her at karen@kcur.org.
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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. -
Lowe was honored with KFF Health News reporter Bram Sable-Smith for their series, "The Injured," which follows the survivors of the mass shooting at the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade. -
One Grand Prize winner will take home $20,000, and proceeds from the raffle will benefit the local journalism of KCUR. Tickets are just $20 each, and you can enter as many times as you want. -
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Kansas City’s noncommercial stations provide critical pipelines for new, local artists and music to be discovered. But if Congress rescinds federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public radio stations such as KCUR, Classical KC, KKFI, Kansas Public Radio and 90.9 The Bridge would have diminished capacity to deliver the same quality and variety of music. -
The rescission request by President Trump reflects a heightened threat to existing and future federal funding for NPR, PBS and local public media stations. Both KCUR and Classical KC would take an immediate financial hit if Congress approves the request.
