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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Join Gen Listen at Belger Crane Yard Studios on Thursday, Oct. 22, for the first in a new series of gallery takeovers designed to get you behind the scenes of Kansas City’s vibrant art community. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds benefit Gen Listen. -
Yelp and KCUR Generation Listen are taking over an entire warehouse on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for an exclusive, adults-only free Halloween celebration with complimentary bites, drinks, and live entertainment! Proceeds will benefit KCUR. -
Four new interns will support KCUR's newsroom, podcasts and events through the paid internship program. -
As the world's biggest soccer tournament transformed Lawrence, Kansas, into an international destination, a collaboration with the University of Kansas' journalism program helped KCUR capture stories that unfolded far beyond the pitch. -
KCUR faced one of the biggest crises in its history in 2025: the rescission of federal funding for public broadcasting. That was followed quickly by additional challenges, but the Kansas City community showed its support in ways we could never have expected. -
This spring, KCUR Studios joined forces with Guadalupe Centers Middle School to teach an immersive podcasting program to nine 6th grade students — reporting, writing, and producing their own original episodes. -
Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall while Steve Kraske interviews movers and shakers from around Kansas City? You can catch a live broadcast of Up To Date at Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kansas, the week of May 4-8. -
Fox brings nearly a decade of experience to the newsroom’s leadership role. Starting her career as a reporter with KCUR’s Kansas News Service, Fox has held multiple editor roles within the organization and served as interim news director since March 2025. -
Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall while Steve Kraske interviews movers and shakers from around Kansas City? You can catch a live broadcast of Up To Date at Rochester Brewing from April 6-10. -
On March 31, a federal judge found that a key provision of Trump's executive order that ordered the defunding of public media violated the First Amendment. But the ruling does not restore federal funding to KCUR or the rest of the public media system.
