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Bob Kendrick Leaves The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Bob Kendrick at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
Bob Kendrick at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

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Kansas City, Mo. – For the past twelve years, Bob Kendrick has been a passionate voice on behalf of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum at 18th and Vine. As marketing director, Kendrick worked closely with the late Buck O'Neil to promote the legacy of black baseball. But last year, in a controversial move by the museum's board, he was passed over when they selected a new president.

In March, Kendrick leaves the museum and begins a new chapter in his career. He'll become the Executive Director of the National Sports Center for the Disabled, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. KCUR's Susan B. Wilson caught up with Bob Kendrick recently, and he said that despite some recent financial difficulties, he's confident that the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum can overcome tough economic times to realize its vision.

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A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Susan admits that her “first love” was radio, being an avid listener since childhood. However, she spent much of her career in mental health, healthcare administration, and sports psychology (Susan holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Bloch School of Business at UMKC.) In the meantime, Wilson satisfied her journalistic cravings by doing public speaking, providing “expert” interviews for local television, and being a guest commentator/contributor to KPRS’s morning drive time show and the teen talk show “Generation Rap.”
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