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After nearly nine years of reporting on the Kansas City region, 41 Action News evening anchor Dia Wall, is departing the station and the city for a new role at WFAA in Dallas. Wall shared memories from her time covering Kansas City, and what it meant to be a journalist here, with KCUR's Up To Date.

Fifty-four years after the first annual Earth Day, many people are making environmental sustainability their business. KCUR's Up To Date spoke with Kansas Citians whose livelihood is saving the planet.

NPR's Ari Shapiro is making a trip to Kansas City for KCUR's RadioActive benefit gala on June 14. Ahead of his visit, he joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss his numerous storytelling pursuits and what it is like to co-host a public radio show for a national audience.

Raytown South alum Quincy Hall breezed past competitors in the men's 400-meter semifinals today. Tomorrow, he goes for gold in the finals. NPR sports correspondent Becky Sullivan joined Up To Date from Paris to share the latest on the Summer Games.

The Center For Recorded Music, a nonprofit based in the Kansas City area, has its own dedicated listening space for the first time in Leawood. Its founder joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss plans to use the organization's equipment and collection to educate people about music.

During his career, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has reported from the Tiananmen Square protests in China, the Darfur genocide in Sudan and the Yemeni Civil War. The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss his new book, "Chasing Hope."

Mary Catherine Garrison is one of the co-stars of the HBO comedy "Somebody Somewhere," set in the town of Manhattan, Kansas. In a conversation with KCUR's Up To Date, she reflects on her time playing Tricia ahead of the series finale this Sunday evening.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens will be in Kansas City for an American Public Square event on Dec. 9. They joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss civility in politics, where Democrats went wrong in the 2024 election cycle, and other topics.

KCUR's Up To Date caught up with legendary Hall of Famer Dick Vermeil, who coached the Chiefs and Eagles, before Sunday's big game. Plus, we'll hear how one local couple plans to stay civil during the Super Bowl, despite rooting for opposite teams.

Kansas City Council voted last week to make Mario Vasquez, a longtime city employee, as the new city manager. Vasquez joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss his new role and his vision for Kansas City.