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Kansas City’s Incredible Talent

Congratulations to all!

KCPT’s production of Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato took center stage on the PBS Arts Summer Festival last July. Now the Grammy’s have honored its soundtrack with a nomination for Best Classical Vocal Solo.

Kliff Kuehl, KCPT’s President and CEO remarked, “It was incredible to partner with the Kansas City Symphony and to put this production on the world’s largest stage, shining a light on the new Kauffman Center. We congratulate Joyce DiDonato and the Kansas City Symphony.”

From Frank Byrne, Executive Director of the Kansas City Symphony: “We are very proud to have been nominated for another Grammy award, this time with the magnificent Joyce DiDonato. This nomination speaks well of the incredible talent of our own Kansas City Symphony and Music Director Michael Stern, and we hope that even more people will enjoy our music as a result.”

KCPT extends its congratulations to these amazing hometown musicians for this success and recognition.

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KC Week in Revew
April 13, 2012

Kansas Courts Shutdown. Are taxpayers on the hook for the Cleaver Carwash? We finally know who won the KC School Board Election. Will Mayor James get a say in running the school district after all? Plus, how willing are you to overlook the personal financial problems of political candidates?

THIS WEEK: Friday, April 13th 2012 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

THE RESULTS ARE IN: It did take more than a week, but we finally know who actually is serving on the Kansas City Missouri School Board. After the votes for the write in candidates were tallied up, Airick Leonard West retained his seat and will remain as the board’s president. Duane Kelly lost his seat after 12 years. In all three new board members will be helping shape the future direction of the district.

GIVING MAYOR ROLE IN SCHOOL DISTRICT AFFAIRS: Newly reappointed school board president Airick Leonard West proposes a bold plan to radically reshape the board and give Mayor James a greater say in running the district. The board would shrink in size and elections would shift to August to attract more voters. But what difference would these changes make?

CLEAVER AND THE CAR WASH: What’s the big deal about Kansas City Congressman Emanuel Cleaver and a car wash he owns in Grandview? Why would taxpayers be on the hook for more than a million dollars to cover a bad loan on the business? How does this impact Cleaver’s political career?

MISSOURI GOVERNOR’S CANDIDATE: How willing is the public to overlook the personal financial problems experienced by political candidates and public officials? In the race for Missouri Governor, Dave Spence, the main Republican candidate trying to unseat Jay Nixon, is running on a simple platform: He’s a businessman, and Missouri is a business. But an examination of tax and finance records shows that his companies have been late paying property, personal property, manufacturers’ and other taxes totaling tens of thousands of dollars dating to 1995, and as recently as 2010. This is the same candidate who claimed on his campaign materials that he had a degree in economics but later acknowledged it was a degree in home economics. How are these latest revelations impacting his campaign?

COURTS ACROSS KANSAS SHUTTERED FRIDAY: This will affect thousands who need marriage licenses, protective orders and other day-to-day necessities of life. The entire court system is being shuttered because of a Kansas legislative impasse. And there are going to be more forced court closing days ahead. State lawmakers recently adjourned their regular session of the legislature in Topeka without approving a budget for the courts. Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss ordered Kansas courts shut down and 1,500 employees furloughed without pay. The Legislature doesn’t return for its wrap up session until April 25th where most of the important issues of the session still have to be resolved. What’s happening in Topeka that’s caused such an extreme measure? As lawmakers have now completed their regular session of the legislature, what has been accomplished? Aren’t most of the major issues of the session still unresolved?

NIXON IN BRAZIL: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is off to Brazil this weekend. He’s departing with the first lady Saturday on a five-day trade mission to Sao Paulo to expand Missouri exports to the South American country. And we are told the travel costs are being covered by the Hawthorn Foundation, a nonprofit group funded and run by Missouri businesses that often finances gubernatorial trips related to economic development. We talked about what’s been accomplished in Kansas this session. Is there any major significant legislation that has passed in Missouri this year?

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Steve Kraske
KC STAR/KCUR

Chris Hernandez
41 Action News

Eric Wesson
The Call

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star


***A NOTE FROM NICK:
Your thoughts are always important to me. Send an e-mail to nhaines@kcpt.org or share and connect at the Nick Haines page on Facebook.
Thanks for watching Kansas City Week in Review.
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KC WEEK IN REVIEW

Sly James sworn in...plus, we ask who is the metro's most newsworthy Mayor?

THIS WEEK: Friday, May 6th @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11am)

SWEARING-IN: Sly James officially inaugurated as Mayor.

THE OTHER MAYORS: Kansas City, MO may be the metro’s largest city, but aren’t other area mayor’s deserving of some attention, too? This week, our news reviewers pick out the metro’s most noteworthy mayoral officeholders.

BASS PRO: Why Independence’s big catch is now leading to layoffs and furloughs.

PLAZA DRAMA: Rejected…accepted…vetoed…overturned…the Plaza office tower saga continues.

THE NEW MAP: You may have woken up this week and found you live in a totally new congressional district. Why you should care about the redrawing of Missouri’s Congressional boundaries?

THE PERILS OF OPENING YOUR MOUTH: Does the head of Kansas City, MO schools now regret ever talking to national newspaper columnist George Will?

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Kris Ketz
KMBC 9 News

DeAnn Smith
Freelance Reporter

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review

August 26, 2011 - The latest on the KCMO School District as superintendent John Covington resigns. Plus, why so much anger over Missouri’s new Facebook law which goes into effect Sunday? Would you pay more in taxes for a bigger KC Zoo? And will Peter Kinder’s "Penthouse" connection cost him the Governor’s mansion?

THIS WEEK: Friday, August 26, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast on Sunday @ 11 am)

COVINGTON: A school district back in turmoil as John Covington resigns as superintendent of KCMO schools. The latest on this unfolding drama…

KINDER: Will Peter Kinder’s “Penthouse” connection cost him the Governor’s Mansion?

ZOO: Would you dig deeper into your pocketbook to pay for an expanded Kansas City Zoo? Signatures are verified this week to place a sales tax hike on the ballot this November.

BIG TAX SWAP: Wouldn’t you love to save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars every year by not having to pay your income taxes? It doesn’t matter if you live in Kansas or Missouri, momentum is building in both states to eliminate state income taxes altogether. But there’s a catch…

FACEBOOK: Missouri’s controversial new Facebook law goes into effect Sunday. Should student-teacher Facebook chats be banned?

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Steve Kraske
KC Star/KCUR

Dana Wright
KCTV5

Larry Seward
NBC Action News

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review
07/29/11

A new Power & Light Controversy. Who checks to see if a candidate is qualified for office? The surprising story of an area elected offical who allegedly lied about everything. Is the Kansas GOP broke? The bizarre plan to connect KCK to Western Kansas & remembering Jerry Litton...

THIS WEEK: Friday, July 29 2011 @ 7:30 pm @ 7:30 pm
Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am

PLASTIC ONLY: The latest controversy at the Power and Light District.

CHECKING THE QUALIFICATIONS: Who checks whether a candidate is qualified for office? The surprising story of an area elected official who allegedly lied about everything.

KANSAS GOP BROKE: Despite holding almost every powerful position in the state, why is the Kansas Republican Party flat busted broke?

WYANDOTTE COUNTY MOVES WEST: It may sound bizarre but Congressional redistricting efforts are underway in Kansas and one plan would put Wyandotte Kansas in the same congressional seat as Western Kansas.

LITTON TRIBUTE: Remembering the charismatic area congressman who some say could have been president. Jerry Litton’s life was cut short in a tragic plane crash thirty-five years ago on Wednesday.

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS

Steve Kraske
KC STAR/ KCUR

Scott Parks
Newsradio 980 KMBZ

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review
April 12, 2013

Hollywood comes to KC...Is Google two-timing Kansas City? The race for Missouri governor starts three years early. Plus, a new wave of teen trouble on the Plaza.

THIS WEEK: Friday, April 12, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

GOOGLE: Is Kansas City no longer special? What does this week’s announcement that Google fiber is heading to Austin, TX mean for Kansas City?

GOVERNOR: The race for Missouri Governor starts three years early.

TEEN TROUBLE: A new wave of disturbances on The Country Club Plaza vexes retailers and leaves city officials looking for new answers.

HOLLYWOOD IN KC: Officials with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum here in Kansas City say they can’t remember the last time they ever had to turn away money. But this week they have. From corporate sponsors and patrons wanting in on the totally sold-out premiere of 42 the new movie about the life of baseball legend Jackie Robinson who began his career as a player with the Kansas City Monarchs. The premiere was Thursday night and saw the stars of the movie come to town, including Harrison Ford.

This week’s news reviewers:

Eric Wesson
The Call

Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star

Stacey Cameron
KCTV5

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review
April 19, 2013

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signs into law a bill allowing teachers to carry concealed guns in their classrooms. President Obama cancels his visit to KU today, just one of the local ripple effects of the tragedy in Boston. And KCPT buys a radio station. But why?

THIS WEEK: Friday, April 19, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

OBAMA CANCELS VISIT TO KU: The President was scheduled to be at the University of Kansas today. But the high profile visit was abruptly canceled. Just one of the local ripple effects of the tragedy in Boston.

HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING ELIMINATED: The timing couldn’t be worse. But this week, Kansas City officials are told they will no longer receive federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security to train local aw enforcement on how to spot and react to potential terrorism. The metro is rated too “slim” a terrorism risk.

TEACHERS CARRYING GUNS IN KANSAS: While the US Senate this week fails to pass any gun control measure, including more stringent background checks, in Kansas, Governor Sam Brownback signs into law a bill allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons in their classrooms.

MISSOURI GUN PERMIT SCANDAL: The Missouri state revenue director resigns in a growing controversy over the handing over of state gun permit information to federal authorities. GOP lawmakers claim its a massive breach of public trust and a violation of state privacy laws.

THE BATTLE OVER SPRINT: Why there’s now a bidding war for Kansas City’s largest private employer. The Dish network makes a bid this week for hometown Sprint.

CLEAVER CARWASH: Is the yearlong legal saga involving the Grandview carwash and Kansas City Congressman Emanuel Cleaver finally over? A financial settlement is reached just moments before a trial is to begin.

KCPT BUYS RADIO STATION: While you’ve known us as the place for television. We’re now getting into the radio business too. KCPT announces this week it’s buying The Bridge, the public radio station which currently runs NPR news and a cutting edge music format out of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. The deal still requires FCC approval. KCPT is creating new radio studios at the TV station and is making arrangements to substantially boost the radio station’s signal strength so it can be heard throughout the metro. You can currently listen to The Bridge on 90.9 FM. But why does KCPT want to purchase a radio station? For the answers we turn to the head of KCPT Kliff Kuehl.

Kliff Kuehl
KCPT President/CEO

This week’s news reviewers:

Bill Grady
KMBZ

Stacey Cameron
KCTV5

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review
April 20th, 2012

Join us for an ALL-STAR edition of Kansas City Week in Review as we pick apart, dissect and analyze the metro's top headlines in 26 minutes or less...

THIS WEEK: Friday, April 20th 2012 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

GOOD LUCK GETTING SEATS TO ALL-STAR GAME: Kansas Citians are now getting excited about hosting the All-Star game this July but have you tried to get a ticket? Well you can’t. There’s none to be had. They’ve all gone. With nearly three months to go before the first pitch, neither the Royals nor Major League Baseball has any seats at Kauffman Stadium left to sell just as the tickets were about to go on sale to the general public.

KC MAYOR’S FAMILY WOES: His son has caused him embarrassment. Now his brother is making the headlines after pistol whipping another family member after a funeral. The Mayor issues a twitter message: “I’m willing 2b accountable 4 my actions. Can’t control others.” Are these strictly private matters? Or do they impact his public role as the city’s top elected official?

JOHNSON COUNTY’S “FAUX FARMS” COSTING TAXPAYERS BIG: A front page story in the Kansas City Star reports on the growing trend in Johnson County that allows developers to classify their land as agricultural by planting a few Christmas trees or a small wheat crop as they wait for a future Starbucks, big-box retailer or a new high-price sub-division to go up. And it represents a great deal. The Star reports on how a 20-acre plot in Olathe owned by Walmart, if zoned for commercial development, would be taxed at $89,000. But last year, the retailer payed just $53 in taxes. Who’s harmed by the practice and why are Kansas lawmakers so reluctant to clamp down on “faux farms?”

MISSOURI BILL CRIMINALIZES “UNFLATTERING” FARM VIDEO: The Missouri House greenlights legislation this week that would make it a crime to produce videos portraying poor conditions at agricultural facilities in the state. The proposed “Ag-Gag Law” creates the new crime of Agricultural Production Facility Interference, making it illegal to produce or distribute video occurring on a farm without the consent of the owner. Violators could be subject to six months to four years in prison. Supporters say the measure is needed to stop activists producing propaganda against agriculture. Opponents of the bill said some of those undercover investigations have helped improve conditions at agricultural facilities.

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Stacey Cameron
KCTV5

Chris Hernandez
41 Action News

Dana Wright
NEWSRADIO 98.1 FM KMBZ

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star


***A NOTE FROM NICK:
Your thoughts are always important to me. Send an e-mail to nhaines@kcpt.org or share and connect at the Nick Haines page on Facebook.
Thanks for watching Kansas City Week in Review.
Nick!

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KC Week in Review
August 19, 2011

What the city is now doing to curb hordes of teens on the Country Club Plaza. Plus, Brownback's selective budget worries... And, why you won't get to vote on light rail or a contentious Plaza office tower plan after all.

THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 7:30 PM
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11:00 am)

PLAZA: A 9:00 pm curfew and $500 fines – what the city is now doing to curb hordes of teens on the Country Club Plaza.

BROWNBACK: The Kansas Governor is making national news. Why Sam Brownback’s administration is returning $32 million dollars in federal money to help the state enact health care reform.

HIGHWOODS DROPS OFFICE BUILDING PLAN: After pretty much an entire year of controversy and debate that included protests, and petition drives, hundreds of yards signs and an aggressive Facebook campaign the Plaza office controversy is over.

NO TO LIGHT RAIL: Despite collecting more than 3,600 signatures, far more than required by the city’s election rules, a city council committee this week holds up an effort by maverick activist Clay Chastain to put a new light rail initiative on the November ballot.

JOHNSON COUNTY SUN SHUTS DOWN: After more than 50 years, one of the metro’s most prominent suburban newspapers shuts down. The Johnson County Sun lays off all of its staffers and ceases production.

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Kris Ketz
KMBC 9 News

Chris Hernandez
NBC Action News

Eric Wesson
The Call

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star

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KC Week in Review
August 24, 2012

Todd Akin...Standing alone but refusing to quit. A Kansas Congressman's skinny-dip lands him in hot water. Plus, as the deadline looms to pre-register for Google fiber who is being left behind? And the grassroots campaign to coax David Glass to sell the Kansas City Royals.

THIS WEEK: Friday, August 24th 2012 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

AKIN UPROAR: Its the local political story that led most national TV newscasts this week. Congressman Todd Akin and a handful of words he may live to regret. The Republican nominee for U-S Senate in Missouri claims in a TV interview that rape victims have a biological ability to fend off pregnancy. While Akin says he simply misspoke, almost the entire leadership of the Republican Party are quick to distance themselves from the man they hoped would unseat Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill and help the GOP regain the US Senate. Four former Republican Senator’s from the Show-Me-State call on Akin to withdraw from the race. Current Missouri U-S Senator Roy Blunt also pushes Akin to drop out. And even Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney says for the good of the party Akin should bow out. But Akin ignores the overwhelming chorus of disapproval from his party’s establishment. Why? Does he still have a path to victory in November?

YODER SKINNYDIP LANDS HIM IN HOT WATER: On the other side of state line, Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder has spent much of his week apologizing to his constituents after a published report revealed the freshman Republican swam nude in the Sea of Galilee during a private fact-finding trip to Israel last August. The influential Washington based news source, Politico reported the incident on its website over the weekend and claimed the FBI investigated the trip, which included several other lawmakers. Yoder, admitted he dove into the sea “without a swimsuit, but was only in the water for about 10 seconds.” Christians consider the Sea of Galilee a holy site where the Bible says Jesus walked on water. The incident made big news though. Including being the subject of David Letterman’s TOP 10 list Monday night. Does the incident warrant national news coverage? Why has it taken a year for this story to surface? Why would the FBI get involved in this story? Were any laws broken?

GOOGLE DIVIDE: Will many local schools, libraries and other public buildings end up missing out on what was supposed to be Kansas City’s big digital revolution now that Google has come to town with promises of hundred times faster internet connections? As the September 9th pre-registration deadline for signing up for Google Fiber looms, a glaring gap is appearing between rich and poor neighborhoods in Kansas City. If not enough people in your neighborhood agree to pay a $10 online registration fee by September 9th, then Google will not hook up that area. And as Mary Sanchez observes in a column in the Kansas City Star, that means those schools and libraries most in need won’t be getting the free service they thought they’d be getting either. So far, most of the area’s that have not signed up are in the lower-income east side of Kansas City.

“NO MORE GLASS” AD: A half-page advertisement calling for Kansas City Royals owner David Glass to step down as the team’s owner appeared this week in the Kansas City Star. According to the media watch site Bottomline Communications, the ad buy would have cost more than $5,000. Who’s behind this campaign and is there any substance to this movement?

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Steve Kraske
The Star/KCUR

Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star

Scott Parks
NEWSRADIO 98.1 KMBZ

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star


***A NOTE FROM NICK:
Your thoughts are always important to me. Send an e-mail to nhaines@kcpt.org or share and connect at the Nick Haines page on Facebook.
Thanks for watching Kansas City Week in Review.
Nick!

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