Briana O'Higgins
Director, Audience DevelopmentA California native, Briana comes to KCUR by way of KMUW in Wichita, Kan. and KUSP in Santa Cruz, Calif.
She started working in public radio as an intern at WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio, to fulfill a degree requirement while studying at Antioch College.
She has a graduate certificate from the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and a Master of Arts in Journalism and Documentary Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Baseball’s opening day is just right around the corner — so imagine this — as you enter the batter’s box the PA person announces your name, followed by a…
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My Little Ponies may be great enticements for toilet training, but new research shows that material rewards for accomplishments can lead to materialism…
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Give us your feedback here.KCUR.org transitioned Friday to a new design that will make listening to and viewing content easier across devices.The new…
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Bullying became the topic of a national conversation in 2010 after a young college man committed suicide after his roommate filmed him being intimate with…
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Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander announced Thursday his candidacy for U.S. Senator in 2016. Kander made the announcement in a press release and in…
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Oh the heat. Sometimes it hurts so good — too much can make it hurt so bad.If you like the pain, there are a handful of restaurants across the metro that…
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Is there a smell, in all the land, like sizzling ground meat charring on the grill?Burgers are a staple of classic Americana, as we confirmed on Central…
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In 2014, we launched a series to look at why people come to Kansas City and why they stay, called Going To Kansas City.We heard from a soccer player who…
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Here at KCUR we grew a lot in 2014, not only in numbers but also in the way we go about reporting the news. Our Community Engagement team launched a…
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Updated: 5:38 a.m.Hey kids, it's cold out there. There isn't much snow, but many schools are closed and some are delayed. Woot!Here are the schools in the…