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Here To Listen: Liberty, Missouri

A visit to the town of Liberty, Missouri and its outlying areas to hear about a growing Mormon community, a legendary teacher in the city’s formerly segregated schools and William Jewell College’s evolving role in the town.

Guests: 

  • President Jeremiah Morgan, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Elder George Peterson, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Rudi, Lori, Ethan and Ashton Garcia
  • Dr. Cecelia Robinson, professor emeritus, William Jewell College
  • Shelton Ponder, playwright
  • Dr. J. Anthony Snorgrass, The Center for Digital Advocacy, Avila Universiy
  • Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, president, William Jewell College
As Kansas City grows and diversifies, journalists need to listen to the people, to your challenges and successes..As engagement and solutions editor, I’ll make sure we’re framing stories based on what we hear from you, and we’ll partner with communities so our stories help us understand and connect to one another. Email me at lauraz@kcur.org.
Ron Jones returned to KCUR in September, 2013 as Director of Community Engagement. He is now the program director. You can reach him at ron@kcur.org.