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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The longtime reporter and editor will lead a collaborative network of public radio stations across the state of Kansas. -
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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The statewide reporting collaborative, which is based at KCUR, was recognized for excellence in hard news, digital and sports reporting.
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Podcasts and reporting from KCUR, NPR Midwest Newsroom, Kansas News Service and Harvest Public Media were recognized for breaking news coverage, sound, writing, and excellence in diversity, equity and inclusion.
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The 2023 Volunteers of the Year awards were presented to Ravi Narayan, for his dedicated to membership drives even during COVID, and Jessica Best, the former head of Gen Listen.
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The host of A People’s History of Kansas City received the 2023 Horace Mann Friend of Education award for her contributions in the field of radio journalism.
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The future is scary, but it doesn’t have to be. On the new science podcast from KCUR Studios and the NPR Network, host Dr. Kate Biberdorf and her expert guests guide us through the great unknown.
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An investigation into systemic police corruption in Kansas City, Kansas, the podcast from KCUR Studios and the NPR Midwest Newsroom was recognized as one of the best works of investigative reporting of 2022.
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How KCUR's Your Voice project created a space for conversation and critique around the 2022 electionTo enhance its election coverage, KCUR assembled a pool of 20 participants, ranging in age from 18-74 and spanning across the political spectrum, for conversations about the state of democracy.
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Haddix will receive his award as part of the 39th annual Northland Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at William Jewell College, sponsored by the Clay County African American Legacy of Liberty, Missouri.
