The Local Show: February 16, 2012

This week on The Local Show: Part Three of our series on suicide, Mike Burke and Ray Daniels  report on the Google project, Joyce DiDonato and her Grammy victory,  a Big 5 ideas townhall, and Mardi Gras in Kansas  with Truckstop Honeymoon.

This week on The Local Show, we continue our examination of the various aspects of suicide. We talk to Mike Burke and Ray Daniels about the progress being made on the Google project. We celebrate the Grammy victory of Prairie Village native, Joyce DiDonato. We peek in on an entrepreneurial brainstorming session at the Kauffman Foundation that is part of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Big 5 Ideas. And we celebrate Mardi Gras Kansas-style with the musical stylings of Truckstop Honeymoon.


Mental Health Awareness: Suicide Part Three

Tonight, in part three of of our four part series on suicide, producer Sandy Woodson examines what to do when you someone you know is considering suicide.


Google Zone: Mike Burke & Ray Daniels

The Local Show gets an update on the Google project from Mike Burke and Ray Daniels who are leading the Mayors’ Bi-State Google Innovation Team.


Grammy Gold: Joyce DiDonato

Prairie Village native and international opera star Joyce DiDonato won a Grammy for her performance, Diva Divo.


Big 5: Entrepreneurial Brainstorming

As part of the Chamber’s Big 5 initiative, eight public forums are underway to get your views. The Local Show checked in on one of them this week at the Kauffman Foundation.


New Orleans on the Plains: Truckstop Honeymoon & Mardi Gras in Kansas

Mike West and Katie Euliss, the duo known as Truckstop Honeymoon, relocated to Lawrence, Ks after Hurricane Katrina. The Local Show welcomes them to the show to show how they liven up Fat Tuesday in Kansas.