KCPT Services

 

Community & Meeting Rooms

KCPT provides meeting room facilities to outside organizations during normal business hours, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm. Exceptions can be made. Technology services are available: computer with Internet, VHS, Beta, and connection for laptop via a projection system and drop down screen. This room can accommodate a maximum of 100 people. There is a nominal charge for room use.

 

For more information, contact Sandy Woodson at 816.756.3580 ex. 4298.

 

Tours

KCPT is happy to offer group tours of the broadcast facility for both adult and children’s groups on the first Monday of the month between the hours of 1pm – 5pm.  Due to staff reductions we are unable to make exceptions to the time and date of tours at this time.

Contact: Sandy Woodson
816-756-3580 x4298
swoodson@kcpt.org

Group Size: At least six (6) and no more than twenty-five (25) (one (1) adult for every ten (10) children)

Age Limit: No younger than six (6) years of age

Time Length: Approximately one (1) hour
Tour Leaders must provide the following:

  • Tour leader’s name and phone number
  • Number of people in the group
  • The ages of those taking the tour
  • Any special needs of those in the tour group
  • The optional dates that you would like to tour

You will be contacted when your tour is booked. We are looking forward to having you tour our facilities and learn more about KCPT.

Please note: All tours are subject to cancellation due to studio scheduling. We will make every effort to give you 24 hours notice of cancellations.

The Local Show: June 20, 2013

This week: K-State's drone program, translational research at University of Missouri, the 2013 Art of the Car Concours and a sneak peek at Real Pirates at Union Station.

This week on The Local Show, Sam Zeff takes us inside the Unmanned Aircraft Systems program at Kansas State University, one of only two such programs in the country. Producer Pam James turns the spotlight on some of the translational research being done at the University of Missouri. Randy Mason talks to Marshall Miller about this weekend’s 7th Annual Art of the Car Concours, a fundraiser for students at the Kansas City Art Institue. And we walk the plank at Union Station’s new Real Pirates exhibit.

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Somebody’s Watching Me: K-State’s Drone Program

Special Correspondent Sam Zeff gets an inside look at Kansas State University's drone program, one of only two such programs in the country.

It’s the only industry that promises a boon to the American economy and a better way to kill terrorists. Those who make and market drones say it could add 82-billion dollars to the economy after the FAA allows for their commercial use in 2015, but video of Hellfire missile strikes and rumors of government drones spying on Americans have complicated the industry.

We sent KCPT Special Correspondent Sam Zeff to Kansas State University, one of the leading drone research institutions in the country, to investigate. K-State is one of the first two Universities in the U.S. to offer a Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

While the Kansas National Guard doesn’t own any drones now it is still participating in research. Its 190th Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field in Topeka has been working with the Air Force on developing unmanned refueling tankers. As for the politics: Representative Casey Guernsey says he will continue pushing his drone bill next year in Jefferson City. A similar bill in Kansas also failed to pass but its sponsor also says it will be back next session.

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New Tricks for Old Dogs: Translational Medicine at Mizzou

Researchers at Mizzou are using a collaborative approach to developing arthritis treatments for dogs with the hope of translating their discoveries into treatments for humans. We give you a closer look at their progress.

Mizzou has developed the concept of one health one medicine, where every department of the university, from engineering to the individual medical schools, works toward one goal collaboratively. The College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri in Columbia is not only an active teaching college, they are on the vanguard of translational medicine. Currently, they are developing arthritis medicine for dogs. The veterinary school, especially within the Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory, are making medical discoveries that they hope will someday translate to humans.

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Gas Powered Artwork: Marshall Miller & Art of the Car Concours

Randy Mason talks to Marshall Miller, the Founder and Chairman of the Art of the Car Concours, about what to expect at this weekend's event.

The Seventh Annual Art of the Car Concours takes place June 22 on the campus of the Kansas City Art Institute. Randy Mason talked to Founder and Chairman Marshall Miller about the origins of the event which raises money for scholarships. He highlights some of the main attractions of this year’s Art of the Car which include a 1946 Indian Chief motorcycle which belonged to Steve McQueen, a 1903 St. Louis Standard, a 1965 Ferrari that Masten Gregory drove to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965 and many more.

This year’s event will also feature racing legends Sir Stirling Moss and Denise McCluggage. Due to the overwhelming response, the “Meet the Legends” event has been moved to Pierson Hall in the Atterbury Student Success Center at UMKC from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 22.

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