Tom Shine
Tom is the Director of News and Public Affairs. He joins KMUW after spending 37 years with The Wichita Eagle in a variety of reporting and editing roles.
Tom grew up in suburban Detroit and graduated from the University of Michigan. He came to Wichita in 1980 to work for the morning Eagle and afternoon Beacon. The Beacon, through no fault of his own, folded a month after he got here.
In his role at KMUW, Tom hopes to help his staff provide in-depth, quality news coverage. He also wants to assist in promoting insightful discussion and a better understanding of the key issues facing Wichita and Kansas.
Tom and his wife, Sharon, have three children and live in west Wichita. When not at work, Tom enjoys reading non-fiction, attending local sporting events and rooting passionately – sometimes too passionately – for the Michigan football team.
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The luxury private jets built in Wichita are coming to an end, but only after establishing a market selling an exclusive form of travel to the wealthy.
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If voluntary vaccinations don't work, the economist thinks $1,000 payments to individuals for getting COVID-19 shots would serve a public good.
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Although Wichita has a long history, and an ongoing manufacturing base, in aerospace, Kansas didn't make the cut for the new agency.
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The Wichita City Council passed a law that said people could be ticketed if they didn't wear a mask in public.
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The coronavirus has forced the cancellation of the Kansas State Far for the first time in its history.
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Spirit AeroSystems’ first-quarter earnings were as dreary as expected. The company said Wednesday its revenue dropped by nearly half – from roughly $2...
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Spirit AeroSystems announced Friday that it will lay off 2,800 employees at its plant in Wichita as the shutdown of the Boeing 737 Max program drags on....
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Spirit AeroSystems said Friday it will suspend production of the 737 Max beginning Jan. 1. The company says Boeing ordered Spirit to halt all 737...
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Editor's note: This story was updated on Oct. 2 to include comments from Sen. Jerry Moran. The state’s four congressional representatives and Sen. Jerry...
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Branch Rickey III is part of a legendary baseball family that has been entwined with the sport for more than 100 years. His grandfather, Branch Rickey,...