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The Local Show: July 26, 2012

This week, see how local sports architecture firm Populous is playing a major role in the London 2012 Olympic Games, watch excerpts from the upcoming immigration series “Homeland: Immigration in America”, and go behind the scenes of the Kansas City Actors Theatre.

This week, we find out about the “biggest” star in the 2012 Olympics…the stadium which was built by Populous, an sports architecture firm headquartered in Kansas City. Nick Haines sits down with the man who went from playing in stadiums to designing them…Scott Radecic, Senior Principal at Populous Sports Architecture and former NFL linebacker. We share a sneak peek at the new three-part PBS program Homeland: Immigration in America, a co-production between KCPT and Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis, which focuses on issues surrounding immigration in the heartland. And we continue our performARTS series with a profile of the Kansas City Actors Theatre.

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Constructing Fields of Dreams: Scott Radecic & Populous

Nick Haines talks to Populous Senior Partner Scott Radecic about how the local sports architecture firm with a global reputation is playing an integral part in the London 2012 Olympic Games with their stadium design work.

The 2012 Summer Olympics start July 27 in London and Kansas City can be proud to play a big hand in the the almost month long global sporting event.

Aerial view of the London 2012 Olympic Park

You may not know this, but London’s Olympic Stadium is designed by Populous, the sports architecture firm, with its world headquarters in the River Market right here in Kansas City. More than a hundred architects with Populous, which changed its name from HOK Sport in 2009, worked on the stadium design. The company has offices in London and around the world.

Rendering of the 2012 London Olympics Stadium

We sat down with Populous Senior Principal Scott Radecic to talk about how this local sports architecture firm is playing such an integral part in the London games and innovative sports venues around the globe.

Olympic Stadium | London 2012 from Populous on Vimeo.

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Battlefield Missouri: Homeland

Get a sneak preview of the upcoming series "Homeland: Immigration in America”, a co-production between KCPT and Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis, which focuses on issues surrounding immigration in the heartland, and is airing nationally on PBS. Part 1 of the three-part series will air on KCPT July 26th, immediately following The Local Show.

Last week, KCPT was putting Kansas City on the national programming map as part of the PBS Summer Arts Series when it aired Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony presents Joyce DiDonato which showcased the Kansas City Symphony and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on PBS stations across the country.

This week, Kansas City is back in the national spotlight as PBS runs a documentary series that examines the issue of immigration through the lens of one state…Missouri. HOMELAND was jointly produced by KCPT and KETC, our sister PBS station in St. Louis.

Part One of HOMELAND airs July 26 immediately following The Local Show at 8 p.m. here on KCPT.

Watch Jobs on PBS. See more from Homeland: Immigration in America.

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performARTS: Kansas City Actors Theatre

As part of our performARTS series in conjunction with KC Studio Magazine, Randy Mason provides viewers with a look at the Kansas City Actors Theatre, an artist-led, artist-driven ensemble of theatre professionals who produce classic and modern-classic plays in a true rotating repertory using only local Kansas City theatre artists.

This next story begins about ten years ago when the artistic director of a theater we won’t name decided not to cast local actors in major roles. Not surprisingly, that didn’t go over too well with some very talented people here in town. And it soon led to the birth of the Kansas City Actors Theatre.

Since then, that other organization has changed its policy, but the Actors Theatre goes on, gearing up this summer for its eighth season.

As part of our performARTS series in conjunction with KC Studio Magazine, we take you inside the Kansas City Actors Theatre.

The Kansas City Actors Theater kicks off its 8th season with Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, which will run August 8th through 26th at Union Station’s H&R Block City Stage.

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