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Kansas City BBQ Legends Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

By Nomin Ujiyediin,
Byron J. Love
Published September 17, 2021 at 4:00 AM CDT
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Two Kansas City BBQ legends will be inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame Saturday at the 2021 American Royal World Series of Barbecue. We look at their decades long legacies and contributions to one of Kansas City's most iconic entrees.

Ollie Gates and Arthur Bryant, the Kansas City legends behind Gates Bar-B-Q and Arthur Bryant's Barbeque, will both be inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame Saturday at the 2021 American Royal World Series of Barbecue. KCUR’s Mackenzie Martin looks back at their decades-long legacies.

Also in headlines, Missouri will receive one of the largest numbers of Afghan refugees in the country and we’ll hear how a few Kansas City residents feel about the possibility of a downtown baseball stadium.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and edited by Maria Carter and Lisa Rodriguez.

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Nomin Ujiyediin
As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
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Byron J. Love
As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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