Donna Vestal
Managing Director, America AmplifiedDonna is a print refugee; she spent 18 years as a business editor at The Kansas City Star before coming to KCUR in 2010 to take the helm at Harvest Public Media. Donna is the author of a history of TWA flight attendants. And she's won numerous journalism awards, mostly as part of behind-the-scenes work with reporters. Donna and her husband love to travel, with Denver (daughter's house) and New York City (son's apartment) being particular favorites. Despite or because of a career built on word-smithing, Donna turns to number puzzles for relaxation.
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We’re heading into a national election season. In these divisive times, public media understands it has a tremendous responsibility to fully share the… -
KCUR is hiring journalists this spring. These opportunities don’t come around very often, so we want to call your attention to our plans. We’re hiring a… -
It’s clearly time for a civil national conversation about our country’s future in the wake of a divisive election. And public radio is the best place for… -
A few weeks ago, I had an interesting phone conversation with a KCUR listener. “Stop bashing Trump,” she told me. “Give him a chance.” We went back and… -
KCUR comes to you with good news this morning. We’re proud to announce that the KHI News Service, a pioneering not-for-profit journalism startup, is now… -
Republican Donald Trump won the electoral vote in both Kansas and Missouri. Rural counties showed the greatest support for Trump.Here's a look at the vote… -
Two days after the primary vote in Missouri, Sen. Bernie Sanders has conceded defeat to Hillary Clinton.The Associated Press reported Thursday afternoon…
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Our Tell KCUR question was straightforward: What question would you like us to answer in 2016? Your responses were insightful, challenging and sometimes… -
Garage, yard and estate sales may not be unique to Kansas City, but we do have our peculiarities.For example, thriving flea markets – particularly in the… -
There’s something pretty obvious about how the Missouri River divides Kansas City: All the tall buildings are on one side of the river. It seems downtown…
