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The Local Show-August 25, 2011

In October, Thomas Hoenig retires after working twenty years for the Federal Reserve Bank. Crosby Kemper III sits down with Hoenig in an on location, special edition of The Local Show to get a unique perspective on the banking industry and the current economic struggles.

The Money Man: The Federal Reserve Bank’s Thomas Hoenig

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s headquarters is in the heart of Kansas City, Mo., near the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial and Union Station. Thomas M. Hoenig is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the senior member of the Federal Reserve System’s Federal Open Market Committee, the key body with authority over national monetary policy in the United States. He sits down with Crosby Kemper III to look back on his career and to give his perspective on the current economic situation.

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The Local Show-August 4, 2011

Janet Williams, founder of communityworks, inc., shares her experiences working with traumatic brain injury sufferers, The Local Show highlights how the blind and visually impaired can now experience The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on a guided, tactile tour, concert promoter Chris Fritz talks about the many years of planning and organizing which culminates this weekend when the Kanrocksas Music Festival comes to the Kansas Speedway and we go behind the scenes of Maker Faire at Union Station.

Reducing The Trauma of Brain Injury: Janet Williams
The mission of communityworks, inc. is to assist individuals of all abilities to live, work and play in the community. Twenty years ago, Janet Williams founded communityworks, inc. to help traumatic brain injury patients get back to their community rather than into an assisted living facility. Nick Haines welcomes her to The Local Show to discuss the rewards and challenges of achieving her mission.

Hidden Beauty: Tactile Tours at The Nelson-Atkins
In celebration of Alphapointe Association for the Blind’s 100th anniversary, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has been offering monthly tours for people who are blind or visually impaired. The Local Show tags along on one of the tours and gets a first hand perspective on the impact these tours are having.

Rap, Rock & Roll: Chris Fritz & Kanrocksas
Long time music promoter Chris Fritz has been orchestrating the Kanrocksas Music Festival since construction began on the Kansas Speedway. The two day event brings together some of the biggest names in the music industry including Eminem, Muse and The Black Keys. Kathy Quinn sits down with Fritz to get a unique perspective on the realization of this concert promoter’s dream.

Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention: Maker Faire
Last month, Union Station hosted Maker Faire to allow DIYers to show off things they have created themselves. From robots to homemade clothes, the creativity of area residents was on display. Now, The Local Show welcomes you along to take a look.

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The Local Show-December 15, 2011

This week, Greg Graves & George Guastello discuss the Battle of the Brains. We look at why KC is the “City of Entrepreneurs.” We hear the story of a husband and wife who both battled breast cancer. And…a peek at KC Rep’s A Christmas Carol.

Brain Power: Greg Graves & George Guastello

Greg Graves and George Guastello discuss the Battle of the Brains competition which had schools across the metro competing to design a new Science City exhibit.

City of Entrepreneurs: Kansas City

The Kauffman Foundation produced this video about Kansas City’s entrepreneurial successes and looks to what the future holds for Kansas City as Google reinvents the internet starting here.

In Good Times and In Bad: Anna Graether & Greg Schultz

Guest Host Ryan Lefebvre sits down with Greg Schultz and Anna Graether to discuss the challenges and triumphs in their fight against breast cancer.

God Bless Us Everyone: KC Rep’s Christmas Carol

The Local Show presents a peek at this year’s performance of A Christmas Carol by the Kansas City Rep.

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The Local Show-July 28, 2011

Central Exchange President and CEO Ellen D’Amato talks about her organization’s work in providing a venue and voice for women seeking to reach their full personal and professional potential, the documentary Bringing Government to the People: The Jerry Litton Dialogues celebrates the legacy of the popular U.S. Congressman from Northwest Missouri who died in a tragic plane crash almost 35 years ago, Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey’s Tyrone Aiken discusses delivering dance to Kansas City to inspire and change lives, and The Local Show goes behind the scenes at the National World War I Museum.

Advancing Women: Central Exchange’s Ellen D’Amato
Central Exchange President and CEO Ellen D’Amato sits down with Nick Haines to talk about her organization’s mission to provide opportunities for professional women to connect and discuss win|win, a campaign to encourage the professional advancement of women with the goal of having women represent 1 in 5 board members and executive officers in area companies by 2015.

Tribute: Jerry Litton
August 3, 2011 marks the 35th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Missouri Congressman Jerry Litton, his wife and their two children, the pilot, and the pilot’s son. Litton had just won the Democratic primary for the 1976 U.S. Senate race and was considered a rising star who was possibly on track to the White House. The Local Show screens an excerpt from the documentary, Bringing Government to the People: The Jerry Litton Dialogues, featuring footage from Litton’s trailblazing town-hall setting television program, Dialogue with Litton.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Tyrone Aiken
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA) is the only official second home of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. KCFAA’s Executive Director Tyrone Aiken sits down with Randy Mason to talk about making dance accessible to all people by presenting the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, teaching young people critical life skills through dance, and modeling interracial and multi-cultural community partnerships.

WWI Museum: Archival Treasures
The Local Show takes you behind closed doors to see some of the National World War I Museum’s fabulous treasures that are not currently on display.

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The Local Show-November 10, 2011

This week, The Local Show discusses the mental health impact of job loss, goes behind the scenes at The Coterie Theatre and touches base with Bob Kendrick about the upcoming Buck O'Neil celebration.

Maureen Reintjes, a longtime area job club facilitator and founder of the Kansas City Metro Networking Job Club, and Dr. Mohsen Amiri, a psychiatrist with the Center of Behavioral Medicine, faculty at UMKC, a private practice, and part-time staff member at the KC Free Health Clinic, sit down with Nick Haines to discuss how the job crisis has taken its toll on job seekers. Randy Mason goes behind the scenes of what Time Magazine describes as “One of the five best theaters for young audiences in the U.S.” And we get a preview of what is on deck for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum from its newest President, Bob Kendrick.

High Price of Job Loss: Maureen Reintjes and Dr. Mohsen Amiri

The profound mental health impact of the current unemployment crisis has caused many people to seek important resources for support.

The Thinks You Can Think: Jeff Church & The Coterie Theatre

Randy Mason goes behind the scenes at the Coterie Theatre to explore the upcoming programs and performances of this groundbreaking theater.

A Century to Remember: Bob Kendrick, NLBM and Buck O’Neil

Bob Kendrick discusses future plans for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum including the celebration for what would have been Buck O’Neil’s 100th birthday.

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The Local Show-November 3, 2011

Nick Haines talks to the new publisher of the Kansas City Star about the challenges of the newspaper business in difficult economic times. We profile Compassionate Ear, a peer-to-peer phone line which allows people someone to reach out to in a time of need. The Kansas City Museum needs over 20 million dollars in repairs. Randy Mason spoke to the museum’s director, Christopher Leitch, about how he plans to make that happen. And finally this week, Harry Potter Fan’s take note. It’s not just a sport confined to the fictitious world of books and movies. The rough and tumble game of Quidditch really does exist and guess who’s one of the top ranked teams in the nation? Rock Chalk Jawhawk…KU. The University of Kansas Quidditch team is heading to New York to play in the Quidditch World Cup against teams from all over the world.. This is no Halloween prank. Jonathan Cooper, a journalism film double major from KU, sent us this update on the quirky world of quidditch.

Rising Star: Mi-Ai Parrish

Mi-Ai Parrish officially took over as publisher of the Kansas City Star in late June. Nick Haines got a chance to sit down with her this week on The Local Show.

Dialing Away Desperation: Compassionate Ear

KCPT is committed this year to shedding a greater spotlight on issues surrounding mental health. “The Compassionate Ear” is a peer-to-peer warm line that provides non-clinical, non-crisis support.

Housing History: Christopher Leitch & The Kansas City Museum

Randy Mason welcomes Christopher Leitch, the Kansas City Museum’s Director, to The Local Show to discuss the challenges of reviving this Kansas City landmark.

Not Just for Wizards Anymore: KU Quidditch

The Kansas Quidditch team was recently ranked number one and will head to the World Cup in New York where they will compete against 100 teams with hopes of becoming the best team in the world.

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The Local Show-October 27, 2011

This week, Tavis Smiley and Peter Yelorda discuss America I Am and we feature video profiles of Alphapointe Association for the Blind and artist Rita Blitt.

This week on The Local Show, we talk to Tavis Smiley and Peter Yelorda about the new America I Am exhibit which is now open at Union Station. We profile Alphapointe, the Kansas City non-profit which provides job opportunities for the blind and visually impaired. Kansas City artist Rita Blitt has been commissioned to create a memorial for the victims, rescuers and survivors of the Hyatt collapse. The Local Show’s Randy Mason checks in on her progress.

America I Am: Tavis Smiley & Peter Yelorda

Kansas City is the seventh stop of the four year traveling America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibit. The exhibition will be on display beginning October 22 – January 8, 2012.

Celebrating a Century of Service: Alphapointe Association for the Blind

From making office products to assembling Boulevard Beer variety packs, Alphapointe provides job opportunities to the blind or visually impaired.

Skywalk Sculpture: Rita Blitt

The Skywalk Memorial Foundation commissioned esteemed international artist Rita Blitt to create a sculpture that will serve as the focal piece of a memorial honoring the victims, rescuers and survivors of the Hyatt Skywalk collapse in 1981.

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The Local Show-October 6, 2011

This week on The Local Show, we take a look at the performance many people missed at the grand opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. We attend a Mental Health First Aid class at the Bert Nash Center. We see an excerpt from the documentary Voces del Pasado. We speak with Rene Aguirre from Ñ Magazine, a publication devoted to the Spanish-speaking community in the metro. And we give you a look at some art with a very large message.

Premiere Projection Pizzazz: Quixotic Fusion & Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

The Local Show presents a look at the amazing performance which turned the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts into a canvas for Quixotic Fusion’s unique blend of technology and dance.

Six Decades of Community Support: Bert Nash Center

For sixty years, The Bert Nash Center has been providing a wide range of mental health services in Douglas County.

Voces del Pasado: Jesse Valdez

Gene Chavez produced the documentary Voces del Pasado: Mexican Americans Tell Stories of Their Past which chronicles the stories of Kansas City’s Hispanic community. The Local Show shares an excerpt about the experience of Jesse Valdez.

The Local Lowdown for Latinos: Rene Aguirre & Ñ Magazine

Nick Haines welcomes Rene Aguirre, Managing Editor of Ñ Magazine, to discuss the unique role his magazine plays for the Hispanic community in the metro.

Debt Feeling: Cargo Container Critique

Some say, “Go big or go home.” For sculptor John Salvest, he took advantage of an opportunity to send the Federal Reserve bank a very big message.

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The Local Show-September 1, 2011: Charter Schools Special

KCPT explores the phenomenon of Charter Schools their role in Kansas City.

More than a decade after Kansas City opened its first charter schools, they have now become a sought after choice. Today, one in three children in the Kansas City, Missouri school district is enrolled in a charter school. Kansas City ranks 4th in the nation for the percentage of students enrolled in charter schools, but how are they working? Are they any better than traditional public schools? As Efforts are underway in Jefferson City to expand charters statewide, you’re about to hear a whole lot more about them. The Local Show presents an hour-long conversation on the subject as we deliver a charter school status report, break down the myths and facts and bring together those on the frontlines of the debate.

A Primer for Parents: The ABCs of Charter Schools

In this this special edition of The Local Show, we’re joined by a cast of thousands. With us are state lawmakers, including the representative from St. Louis who wants to expand charter schools statewide, the head of the Senate Education Committee, two Kansas City School Board members, including the school board chair, the head of the teachers union, the head of UMKC’s Charter school program, the executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Association, an education leader at the Kauffman Foundation and a longtime journalist and author who has been closely following the charter school debate.

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