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KCPT’s Production Services offer studio as well as location equipment to fit your needs. Two fully equipped sound stages and a mobile production trailer are at your disposal. These studio options include a plethora of state of the art cameras, lighting, and editing equipment. Facilities at KCPT, located in a convenient midtown location, are ideal for uplinks and live shots which have been used to interview news makers from all over the country. KCPT currently has connectivity to the local VYVX virtual teleport for fiber delivery of recorded or live film, and will soon have access to the Google Fiber pilot making our facilities superior to other production sites. Our in-house Creative Services team makes a great addition to any project ranging from operational support to scripting.

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FoxNews, MSNBC, ESPN, TV Ontario, Thompson Reutors, RK Publishing, BLOOMBERG TELEVISION,  G4TV, CNBC, Good Morning America, HBL Media, A –1 BROADCASTING, LLC, PATH 1 COMMUNICATIONS, The Newshour, Tavis Smiley

For more information and rates, contact Mark Stamm at KCPT Production Services at 816.756.4262.

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KC Week in Review
May 18, 2011

Lavish spending & salaries of union leaders exposed in KC Star investigation. Why there's talk of an "impending bloodbath" in Topeka & the state "going to hell in a handbasket." What you need to know in the waning hours of the Kansas legislative session. Plus, Rush inducted in secret ceremony.

THIS WEEK: Friday, May 18th 2012 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )

END OF KANSAS AS WE KNOW IT?: “Sending the state to hell in a hand basket…an impending bloodbath…a nuclear explosion that will leave no part of the state immune from the radioactivity of the blast……ending Kansas as we know it.” Some of the phrases thrown around in the last week to describe the actions of Kansas lawmakers who sent to the Governor’s desk a $3.7 billion tax cut bill which its proponents argue will help grow the Kansas economy and spur growth. So why such apocalyptic, doomsday language being tossed around?

SECRET CEREMONY FOR LIMBUAGH: in a locked chamber guarded by Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers, House Speaker Steve Tilley this week inducts Rush Limbaugh into the Hall of Famous Missourians during an invitation-only ceremony. Democrats were excluded from the unveiling of the bust of the 61- year-old Cape Girardeau native. The ceremony, a departure from the open events held at almost every other induction, took place with GOP staff members using Democratic seats and empty spectator galleries. Media were notified fewer than 30 minutes in advance. Why all the secrecy?


VOTING ON JUDGES: For more than 70 years, Missouri has selected most of its judges using a process that has become a model for the nation. This fall, voters will get the opportunity to change it. The Missouri House has just narrowly passed a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters this November, would give the governor more control over the selection of judges for the state Supreme Court and state Court of Appeals.


LAND BANK BILL PASSES: It’s being viewed as “game changing” legislation for Kansas City. One of the biggest accomplishments of this year’s legislative session in Missouri. It’s front page news. But why is it important?

UNION EXPOSED: Lavish spending and salaries at a KCK based union are exposed in a Kansas City Star investigation this week. We pick apart the story.


THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star

Steve Kraske
The Star/KCUR

Stacey Cameron
KCTV5

Dave Helling
Kansas City Star


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The Local Show: May 17, 2012

This week: The Charlotte Street Foundation, Starlight Theatre's Denton Yockey, Cristo Rey and the Black Archives of Mid-America

This week on The Local Show, we continue our performARTS series with a look inside The Charlotte Street Foundation. With the new season just around the corner, we talk to Denton Yockey, the head of Starlight Theatre, about what’s in store for theater and concert goers this summer under the stars. As part of our Difference Makers series, we profile Cristo Rey, a four-year Catholic college prep high school where students help pay for their education by working a job once a week. And we get a look at the new Black Archives of Mid-America which is set to reopen in the 18th & Vine Jazz District on June 16.

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performARTS: Charlotte Street Foundation

We profile The Charlotte Street Foundation as part of our performARTS series. The Charlotte Street Foundation plays in important role in cultivating an environment in the urban core of Kansas City in which artists and art can thrive.

This week, in conjunction with KC Studio Magazine, our performARTS Series takes a look at the Charlotte Street Foundation. Named after a house near UMKC where poets, painters and music makers would gather to eat, drink and talk shop, Charlotte Street celebrates turning 15 this year. Randy Mason has more about this unique operation, which through cash awards and other forms of assistance helps the region’s artists do more of what they do best.

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Culture Alfresco: Denton Yockey & Starlight Theatre

With the curtain about to rise on another season of top Broadway shows and big name concert performers at Starlight Theatre, we caught up with Starlight's man in charge, Denton Yockey.

A new season of live theater is about to get underway at Starlight Theatre. The Swope Park theater with its iconic towers has been entertaining Kansas Citians under the stars for more than 60 years.

Starlight is one of only three outdoor theatres of its size and type still operational in the United States. The Muny in St. Louis and Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia are the others. With the curtain about to rise on another season of top Broadway shows and big name concert performers, we caught up with Starlight’s man in charge, Denton Yockey.

Here is a look at the upcoming Broadway Shows:

In The Heights
June 5-10

Memphis
July 10-15

Peter Pan
July 24-29

Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida
August 3-12 at The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

La Cage Aux Folles
August 28-September 2

The 2012 Concert Season is also filling up with artists such as Barry Manilow, James Taylor, Crosby, Stills & Nash, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Phish, B.B. King, Il Divo and many, many more.

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Difference Maker: Cristo Rey

As part of KCPT's Difference Maker series, producer Cara Meyers profiles Cristo Rey, a four-year Catholic college prep high school where students help pay for their education by working a job once a week.

Can you imagine an inner-city high school in Kansas City where most of the kids are black and hispanic, almost all come from impoverished backgrounds and qualify for free or reduced lunch and yet nearly everyone graduates and goes on to college? Well, there is such a school. It’s called Cristo Rey, a four-year Catholic college prep high school where students help pay for their education by working a job once a week.

Sign reading Cristo Rey Kansas City: A Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth High School

As part of KCPT’s Difference Maker series, producer Cara Meyers profiles Cristo Rey, which you’ll find one block east of Broadway on Linwood boulevard in the heart of the city.

By the way, working one day helps pay for about 60 percent of the students’ education. The rest is picked up through generous scholarships. Most families pay between 10 and 30 dollars a month for their child to attend the school.

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Treasure Trove of History: Black Archives of Mid-America

In celebration of the grand opening of the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City, The Local Show presents a spoken word piece written and performed by Glenn North, poet in residence at the American Jazz Museum. The Black Archives of Mid-America re-opens in the 18th and Vine Jazz District on June 16th.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a ten-part series on PBS that explores the history of America though the lives, families, and DNA of some of its most celebrated citizens. As part of the national outreach for the series and in celebration of the grand opening of the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City, The Local Show presents a spoken word piece written and performed by Glenn North, poet in residence at the American Jazz Museum. We recorded Glenn at the NEW black archives which opens to the public next month.

The Black Archives of Mid-America re-opens in the 18th and Vine Jazz District on June 16th.

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The Enchanted Island with Joyce DiDonato

Watch Kansas City's Joyce DiDonato as Sycorax in “The Enchanted Island.” Watch Friday, May 18, 2012 at 9pm on KCPT and Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 7pm on KCPT2.

This extraordinary new work combines the world’s best singers, the glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In “The Enchanted Island,” the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on the other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast featuring David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, Danielle de Niese, Luca Pisaroni, Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo, with special guest star Plácido Domingo.

Watch Friday, May 18, 2012 at 9pm.

Watch Joyce DiDonato in The Enchanted Island on PBS. See more from Great Performances.

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KC Week in Review
May 11, 2012

Why UMKC wants to change its name. Mitt Romney in town. The new high-tech answer to the city's crime problems. AMC being sold to Chinese conglomerate? A tough PR call for the Golden Ox. Plus, trapped in intolerably long lines in Johnson County.

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

KC CORPORATE ICON TO BE SOLD TO CHINA?: After spending millions to lure AMC from downtown to Kansas is AMC about to be sold to China? A front page story in the Kansas City Star this week reveals that the nation’s second largest theater chain which has been headquartered in Kansas City since 1920 could soon be purchased by a Chinese conglomerate. What does all this mean for Kansas City?
UPDATE TRANSIT: We won’t know until summer what a Jackson County commuter rail plan might look like. And no one has proposed a ballot issue to fund a rail system, much less set a date for an election. Yet according to a front page story in the Star this week, Jackson County government officials are spending half a million dollars on TV ads and an awareness campaign to promote rail transit in the county. How does this square with KC’s plan for a streetcar line? Is there room for both? Are either of them feasible?

UMKC NAME CHANGE: UMKC is considering changing its name to the University of Kansas City. Officials say the name change would help it emerge from the sizable shadow of the Missouri campus in Columbia. The school has used its current name since it joined the four-campus University of Missouri system nearly 50 years ago.


ROMNEY IN KC: Mitt Romney was in town Thursday. The presumptive Republican nominee for President did not appear though in public – his visit was totally private. No public rallies and big speeches – why?


SHOT SPOTTER TECHNOLOGY COMES TO KC: It’s a high-tech anti-crime system that uses sensors to spot gunshots and let’s police know almost exactly where those bullets were fired. Kansas City officials have been talking about the system for years, but they’ve finally got the money to install the equipment. So how is this supposed to work and will it really reduce violent crime in Kansas City?


TOUGH PR CALL FOR GOLDEN OX: As Bottomline Communications reports this week, sometimes public relations decisions can be complicated. You make the call on this one. You are the PR person for the Golden Ox, one of Kansas City’s landmark restaurants and a downtown fixture since 1949. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, says it wants to come in and substitute your world-famous steaks for theirs and film customers’ reactions. On the one hand, your restaurant will be featured in ads across the country. It will certainly increase your restaurant’s exposure. On the other hand, you know that only those customers who rave about the Walmart steaks will be included in the commercials. What would you do? WATCH THE AD


LONG LINES AT DMV: Why should it take 8 hours to wait in line this week to renew your license plates or register your vehicles in Johnson County?

THIS WEEK’S NEWS REVIEWERS:

Kevin Collison
Kansas City Star

Chris Hernandez
41 Action News

Stacey Cameron
KCTV5

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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Fiscal Year End Gift

A Fiscal Year end gift to KCPT helps keep the programming you enjoy and depend on coming to your screen.

A Fiscal Year end gift to KCPT helps keep the programming you enjoy and depend on coming to your screen.

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The Local Show: May 10, 2012

This week: Kansas City Royals legend Frank White, the Johnson County Mental Health Co-Responder Program, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger and KCPT CEO Kliff Kuehl, and SEA LIFE Aquarium’s conservation efforts.

This week, Kansas City Royals legend Frank White stops by The Local Show to talk about his new role with the T-Bones teaching young players and looks back at how he got his start in baseball. We find out more about the Johnson County Mental Health Co-Responder Project. Randy Mason talks to PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger and KCPT CEO Kliff Kuehl about the challenges and rewards of public broadcasting. And we learn more about the SEA LIFE Aquarium’s conservation efforts.

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