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Featured Board Member: Crystal Whitmore

Meet Crystal Whitmore, KCPT Board of Directors.

Your favorite PBS/KCPT programs and why?
My favorite programs are Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, Sid the Science Kid and Check, Please! KC.

I enjoy Rare Visions because Randy and Mike always seem to find some very neat places to go as they travel about our country. They make exploring and discovering various places, people and things really interesting and exciting. It makes me curious to see what unique things they will find on their next adventure.

Sid the Science Kid is one of my favorites because it resonates with the young people in my family and those of my friends. It’s always fun to see them get captivated by the show and discuss the lessons they learn from doing so.

Check, Please! KC is my favorite, as I like to eat good food. It’s nice to hear and learn about restaurants I may not know about and want to try. Plus, it is produced locally and features Kansas City restaurants and Kansas City people.

What do you enjoy most about being involved with KCPT?
I enjoy being involved with KCPT because of its commitment to our community. Whether it is through educational programming for students in schools or providing books for children who may not be able to get them otherwise, it resonates with me. Our children need all of the support we can provide in order to be successful. KCPT provides necessary pieces of the puzzle to make that happen.

Quality programming is so critical today with all of what I would define as “junk or reality TV” that floods the airways. It provides not just the shows that come from PBS, but also local shows that reflect life in Kansas City – life across our community. It is somewhere to go when one wants to get away from the noise that permeates the regular airways at times… great shows, great concerts, great debates.

Why should people support KCPT?
KCPT is about touching and reaching people in ways that matter. KCPT does it like no other local entity can. Without KCPT where would we as a community be? That’s why people should support KCPT.

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Featured Board Member: Jeanne Rooney

Get to know KCPT board member Jeanne Rooney.

What is your favorite PBS or KCPT program and why?
I distinctly remember Robert MacNeil’s The Story of English in 1986. I was fascinated by it. I watched it as it aired, recorded it on a VCR, and watched it again. That series was a turning point in my interest in public television. I discovered that my eclectic interests in education and entertainment were met by the wide range of programming offered by PBS and KCPT. I love the serendipity of watching shows such as American Masters and Frontline, and learning about people, places, subjects and issues that are important to our world. From John Muir (the Sierra Club founder) to Jeff Bridges (the Dude), and from Money and March Madness to Facing Death, the programs are always of the highest quality, and they present, and often debate, many points of view. The locally-produced shows such as Ruckus and Kansas City Week in Review always prompt me to think and to laugh and to care about our wonderful metropolitan area.

What do you enjoy most about being involved with KCPT?
KCPT is in the center of everything that is changing in the ways that we communicate and learn. KCPT is one of the local institutions that has credibility. Along with the Kansas City Public Library, Mid-America Regional Council, and others, KCPT convenes our community to dig below the surface and to discuss, debate and determine who we are and who we want to be. I am honored to be a part of these changes and collaborations.

I really like the ways in which KCPT brings national programming to life locally. The annual KCPT Antique Appraisal Fair captures the same excitement and storytelling that we see on the PBS Antiques Roadshow. KCPT brings the researched-based Ready to Learn and Raising Readers programs from PBS KIDS into local schools and libraries to address literacy, one of the basic skills upon which we build education and democracy.

Why should people support KCPT?
As the current News Corporation scandal is unfolding, we have been reminded of the globalization, commercialization and/or politicizing of many media sources. While it is incredible that we have so many sources providing so much information, it is also exhausting to sort through all of it to find reliable sources and information. At the same time, the “new media” have limited financial budgets for news and programs that are focused on Kansas City metro. I believe that KCPT is addressing the increasing need for credibility in media, high quality services, and local production. I want KCPT to grow. KCPT deserves your and my support.

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Board Member Highlight: Steve Green

Steve Green is a KCPT Board Member and President and CEO Kauffman Scholars, Inc.

What is your favorite PBS or KCPT program and why?

”The Local Show” and all of the exciting topics and ”Check, Please! Kansas City.” My wife and I actually use this program to decide what new place we are going to try for dining out.

What do you enjoy most about being involved with KCPT?

I love KCPT’s commitment to public service and education.  I am most impressed with the creative ways KCPT accomplishes its mission.

Why should people support KCPT?

Because they know and understand the vital role that local public television plays by reaching all segments of our community. Those who support KCPT recognize the importance of having a station dedicated to educating and edifying the Kansas City community.

 

 

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Board Member Highlight: Willetta Willis-Mcghee

Meet KCPT Board Member Willetta Willis-Mcghee.

What is your favorite PBS or KCPT program and why?

My favorite show is Check, Please! Love the one-on-one conversations with KC food enthusiasts, the restaurant proprietors as well as passionate patrons. It makes food much more personal.

What do you enjoy most about being involved with KCPT?
What I enjoy most about board membership is the fascinating behind-the-scenes exposure to Kansas City treasures.

Why should people support KCPT?
I must admit that before my involvement, I had no idea of the unique value KCPT affords to virtually all segments of the local community. But if there is one reason to make support a priority, it’s the obvious commitment to education. The children’s programming is phenomenal.

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