SPRING 2018 THE MEMBER NEWSLETTER OF KCUR 89.3 THE POWER OF STORIES How your support is helping us tell some of Kansas City’s most important stories ON THE A LOOK BACK AND A LOOK AHEAD COVER KCUR reporters You are part Kyle Palmer and MEET THE STORYTELLER Lisa Rodriguez have each found of our story NAME: Sam Zeff a unique way of umming up an entire year Metro reporter blending news and TITLE: into just a sentence is a tall STORYTELLING MANTRA: “Reporting used to storytelling at KCUR. See how Sorder, but here’s my best be concerned with just facts and data. While your support is attempt: 2017 was a year of still crucial, it’s just as important to put news in helping us tell great celebration and collaboration. context, whether that’s historical or political. stories in 2018. That’s my job as a storyteller.” We celebrated 60 years on the air, and look forward to another See story...... 4-5 60 with you, our dedicated listeners, by our sides. WHAT’S Your support also allowed us to join two new public INSIDE radio partnerships: a reporting initiative on race, culture and StoryCorps ethnicity, and another on celebrates the investigative journalism. year in our news gathering, beauty in everyday reporting and programming. conversations...... 2 You’ll hear more from us in You’ll hear stories that sound both of those areas in the year more like conversations and Volunteers of to come, but we also want to seasoned reporters who sound the Year...... 3 introduce our theme for 2018: more like friends. Storytelling. A very KCUR Whether you are a new or wedding...... 10 One might think storytelling longtime donor to KCUR, thank too simplistic for a news you for your support. You are KCUR organization. But recall the a vital part of the KCUR story, financials...... 12 compelling stories you’ve and together, we are creating heard — in both childhood and excellent public radio here in adulthood. We tell and enjoy the Kansas City area and across stories because they connect us the country. to something beyond ourselves. We believe this is good way to We look forward to sharing relate the news to our listeners. a year of compelling stories with you. That’s why we’re so excited to bring David Isay, founder and CEO of StoryCorps, to town for this year’s RadioActive benefit. Isay has a knack for telling everyday stories in a way that keeps you glued to your radio. Nico Leone KCUR General Manager Beyond RadioActive, you’ll notice storytelling reflected this Photo by Brandon Parigo

1 Thank you to the When stories are more volunteers who make than just words StoryCorps founder and CEO Dave Isay KCUR stronger to speak at RadioActive 2018

veryone around you has Some recent stories from Join us on Friday, June 8, at the a story the world needs to StoryCorps: Two military Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at E hear. veterans describe falling in Crown Center for an evening love at ages 72 and 100, a of dining, dancing and That’s the idea that inspired woman who fled violence in storytelling. You’ll laugh, you’ll Dave Isay to create StoryCorps, the Vietnam War opens up to cry (maybe at the same time!), an organization that records her teenage daughter, and a but most importantly, you’ll incredible stories from man speaks to his son’s killer be at one of the best parties in everyday people. They tackle, for the very first time. town! in their words, “stories of the human heart” — think love, This summer, Isay brings his Sponsorships and table host loss, family and friendship. powerful storytelling to Kansas opportunities are available City as the keynote speaker at now. Individual tickets go Laurie Van Auken has served KCUR for more than two decades Sarah and Jon Baum have helped raise more than $295,000 for It’s a brilliant, but simple, idea: RadioActive, KCUR’s annual on sale April 23. For more during membership drives and at dozens of events. KCUR as co-chairs of RadioActive, our annual benefit. Conversations, even everyday benefit. information, visit kcur.org/ ones, can be captivating. radioactive. e are fortunate to receive assistance important. (Wow. Give that woman another throughout the year from several hundred KCUR tote bag.) W enthusiastic volunteers who answer phones during membership drives, serve on We bent the rules a bit and presented our KCUR’s Community Advisory Board or other second award to the volunteer couple of committees, represent KCUR at fairs and the year, Sarah and Jon Baum, who were festivals, and stuff a lot instrumental in launching of KCUR MemberCard RadioActive. In 2016 and envelopes! Our Volunteers of 2017, the Baums were event co-chairs; this year Choosing just two the Year have a they are serving on the “Volunteers of the Year” combined 30 years event committee. To start can be a daunting task. a new event that drew Nevertheless, we forced of service to KCUR! more than 1,300 guests ourselves to narrow the in the first two years, the field. Baums recruited committee members, ran meetings, hosted parties and asked people to Laurie Van Auken has been a dedicated give financially. In addition to all that, Sarah volunteer since the 1990s — helping in the continues to serve on the KCUR Community phone room during membership drives, Advisory Board. performing clerical work and assisting at KCUR events, including at RadioActive, our Congratulations to Laurie, Sarah and Jon, and annual benefit. A favorite story about Laurie: thank you to all our dedicated volunteers! She was hired as a KCUR receptionist years ago, but when she found out she could no If you are interested in volunteering for KCUR, You may have heard (and seen) Dave Isay in his TED Talk, which has been viewed more than 2 million times since he gave it in 2015. longer volunteer as an employee … she quit! please send us an email at [email protected]. His message is simple: “Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear.” To Laurie, volunteering for KCUR was more

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THE POWER OF STORIES How your support is helping us tell some of Kansas City’s most important stories

KCUR contributes to collaborative reporting on race, culture and identity By Sylvia Maria Gross, storytelling editor

or many Kansas Citians, columnist and former collaborative out of St. Louis talking about race and employment attorney and Public Radio, bringing more Fculture is difficult. In fact, it’s diversity trainer, is covering than 25 years of journalistic difficult for most Americans. this beat for us. She’ll bring her experience to the effort. experience analyzing our city’s But when we dig into “We can’t leave meaningful how race and culture coverage and discussion affect our lives — from of these issues to chance,” our families to our “Race, identity and Edgell says. politics to our arts and culture are embedded health — it’s hard not This collaboration to recognize them into the very fabric dedicates time and as central forces that of our lives.” resources to topics that, deserve special news as Edgell puts it, “often coverage. get short shrift, or only get MEET THE STORYTELLER fracture lines and connecting attention when there is conflict That’s why we’re partnering points to each story — shining or controversy.” NAME: Michelle Tyrene Johnson with three other stations a light on where we stand and TITLE: Race, identity and culture reporter across the country (in St. where we’re headed. Johnson’s reporting airs during STORYTELLING MANTRA: “I see the strand Louis; Portland, Oregon; and KCUR’s “Morning Edition” and Hartford, Connecticut) to “Race, identity and culture “All Things Considered,” as that connects a story to what other people care create a reporting collaborative are embedded into the very well as informing talk shows about. There is always a way to highlight the called Sharing America, fabric of our lives,” Johnson “Central Standard” and “Up story in a way that everyone can connect to.” focused on the impact of race, says. “Being able to tell To Date.” The collaborative is ethnicity and identity on stories that showcase different funded in part by a grant from our cities. lives, stories, challenges and the Corporation for Public worldviews is exciting.” Broadcasting. Michelle Tyrene Johnson, a playwright, journalist, Editor Holly Edgell leads this Photos by Brandon Parigo

4 5 The Early Bird gets the news By Kyle Palmer, reporter and morning newscaster

wake up each weekday at The Early Bird gives our sub- I wouldn’t get up at 3 a.m. 3 a.m. (okay, sometimes it’s scribers a pithy, punchy take unless I thought The Early Bird I 3:15) to start writing The on the events of the day. In just was a necessary and enjoyable Early Bird, KCUR’s daily email a few short minutes, they can part of our readers’ day. Now, newsletter. To get the Bird’s read that day’s Bird and know getting The Early Bird ready smart, snappy tone just right, what people are talking about is one of the most enjoyable I have to read what KCUR’s in Kansas City. The Early Bird parts of my day. reporters are covering and gets our readers informed, but check in on the rest of the also allows them to enjoy the The Early Bird goes out at news. Then I give it back to experience of staying informed 6 a.m., Monday thru Friday. our audience in a format that’s (and makes them the smartest To subscribe, visit kcur.org/ MEET THE STORYTELLER easy for them to read when people in their carpool or earlybird. they’re just waking up. office block). NAME: Lisa Rodriguez TITLE: Reporter and afternoon newscaster STORYTELLING MANTRA: “I try to stay out of a story as much as possible, and let the people involved do the storytelling. My job is just to fill in the gaps.”

MEET THE STORYTELLER

NAME: Kyle Palmer Turning policy-talk into great radio TITLE: Reporter and morning newscaster STORYTELLING MANTRA: “Stories, to me, are By Lisa Rodriguez, reporter and afternoon newscaster like coffee. They perk me up. Each morning, I wake up to write The Early Bird and get a shot ur listeners have such coverage of the Kansas and Westport and reviving of energy reading the stories KCUR’s reporters an impact on the KCUR Missouri statehouses, local underserved parts of our city. are telling.” Onewsroom, but it’s not governments, politics, health, often we get to take you education and the arts. It’s I’ve grown to enjoy (yes, behind the scenes of what no easy task to fit it all into a enjoy) listening to hours- we do each day. Here’s a minute and 40 seconds, but I long city council committee brief glimpse into my life do my best. meetings. There is no other as a KCUR reporter and form of government where newscaster. I also keep an eye on the policymakers face their Kansas City, Missouri, City constituents day in and Each morning, the news team Council, which at the moment day out. Bringing all that identifies the most important is deliberating one of the policy-talk to listeners in an stories of the day. By the biggest infrastructure projects accessible way is one of the afternoon, it’s up to me to in Kansas City’s history — the best experiences I’ve had as decide how to build each new terminal at KCI — not to a journalist, and I’m honored newscast to deliver a wide mention streetcar extensions, to be entrusted with such an range of news. That includes economic development in important task.

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Five reasons By the power vested Anniversary match raises to become in KCUR… a KCUR 89.3 $44,000 (and counting)

sustaining o celebrate KCUR’s 60th giving more than $44,000 in member! anniversary, a local Kansas new and increased gifts. TCity foundation gave $30,000 in matching funds to The second phase of this help the station generate new or anniversary matching fund Sustaining members increased gifts. The result would began in December with the are KCUR supporters be a total of $60,000 for the Winter Membership Drive. who donate 60th anniversary. Responses to these appeals automatically each have been extremely successful The KCUR development team thus far. A final report of the month. Here’s why saw an opportunity to use this anniversary match will they’re so awesome $60,000 as an anniversary appear in the Fall 2018 (and why you should matching challenge fund for newsletter. become one too)! various fundraising appeals through June 2018.

Genevieve and Danon met through Generation Listen KC, KCUR’s young listener group. The response to the initial They tied the knot in September 2017! 1 It’s easy — no more match yielded 20 donors checks, stamps or n case you needed another The samosas were good; the renewal notices. reason to get involved with company even better. Now I KCUR: You could meet the — so many Gen Listen-hosted 2 It’s convenient — love of your life! date-nights later — Danon no more wondering and I are in it for the long when you last gave. Genevieve Des Marteau haul. We share some of the began her career at KCUR in greatest friends and memories early 2014 as an announcer. because of GenListen, and 3 It’s flexible — you She tells the story of what we look forward to sharing a can increase or happened next... great future together.” decrease at any “In 2014, I got involved with WHY WE LISTEN time. Congratulations to Genevieve Generation Listen KC, KCUR’s and Danon, who officially young listeners group. During tied the knot in September! 4 Your membership my first meeting, I met Danon We’re pleased as punch KCUR has been our family’s most reliable news and information will always be (Hare). to take a measure of the source for more than 45 years! Early on, we listened to Richard current. credit for the happy union. Nixon’s demise on a plug-in radio (how quaint!) while tending Through GenListen meetings Genevieve now works at babies. Now, we live stream on our devices, anywhere. And those and events, Danon and I got babies have become your listeners as well. Start ‘em early, friends! It helps KCUR be KCUR full time, and both she 5 to know each other better. and Danon are sustaining Your content and reassuring voices helped glue us together strong, self-reliant We soon realized we were members. and sustainable by practically neighbors and, during this past year of news. It’s been encouraging to see/hear all your great local news coverage. With other news organizations providing a steady one fateful night, our separate For more information walks on the Trolley Trail shrinking, your reporting of our local news seems extra important. stream of support. on GenListen KC, visit converged. A conversation kcur.org/genlisten. To become Here’s a few extra $$$ to keep you in our kitchen! about Indian food propelled a sustaining member, visit us into making a dinner date kcur.org/donate. -Wayne and Diane Tompkins at a place with ‘the best samosas.’

8 9 KCUR EVERY DONOR MATTERS Financials Members, as well as local businesses and foundations, are the backbone of KCUR’s financial stability. Your support, along with that of thousands of other members, enables KCUR to bring fact-based news from our region and around the world to you and our community. Your donation, no matter the dollar amount, makes KCUR strong.

n Membership = $2,372,621 Total n Contributions = $1,055,859 $4.9 million 13,508 Operating Revenue n Underwriting income = $1,342,838 Total provided by the Kansas City Total number of KCUR members in 2017 n Grants from foundations = $209,388 metropolitan area — 84% of the funds n Corporation for needed for KCUR’s programs, services $5,781,931 Public Broadcasting = $333,249 and operations n Grant from state government = $36,502 $79,006 n UMKC cash support = $63,701 Total donations received every month n Other income = $367,782 from KCUR sustaining members, most 12,969 of whom give between $5 and $100. Total number of members who That’s enough to pay for more than 450 gave between $1 and $499 in 2017 hours of Morning Edition! $322,756 Total gross revenue from KCUR’s fundrasing event, RadioActive

Total n News, programming, Operating Expenses and production = $3,712,310 n Membership services and development = $1,014,044 $5,132,112 n Management and administration = $405,758

UMKC donated facilities and administrative support valued at more than $1 million.

10 11 LEGACY GIVING ANNUAL GIVING KCUR is grateful to those donors who have made a legacy gift through an endowment fund or an Philanthropic giving comprises nearly 60 percent of KCUR’s annual revenue. We are grateful for each gift estate/planned gift. In both cases, these gifts provide funding to KCUR in perpetuity. and each donor. The listing below acknowledges members of our Leadership Circle who gave $1,000 or more between 7/1/16 and 12/31/17. JOHN C. DODS III WATTS ENDOWMENT SOCIETY Recognizes donors who have given $1,000 or more to an existing endowment fund or have KCUR LEADERSHIP CIRCLE established a named endowment fund to benefit some aspect of KCUR $100,000+ Pete B. Browne and Julie Madeleine McDonough Catherine A. Brazeal Walker-Browne and Cyd R. Slayton Suzanne E. Allen Trust Brookside Antiques, Ltd. Suzanne E. Allen Endowment Barbara L. and George J. The Sarah Morris Endowment Mollie H. Carter Phillip and Janet Miller Lourdes Carvajal and at KCUR Heymach for KCUR Corporation for Public Broadcasting Pamela Miller and Mistler Family Janet Quick Michael Cummings Foundation/Richard Danny Baker Kenneth C. Hill Foundation Dr. Regina Nouhan Health Care Foundation Jon R. Gray and Valerie Fund at KCUR Endowment at KCUR David and Dee Dillon Mistler Chow Molly Phelps Bean of Greater Kansas City The Morgan Family Endowment Dale Jarka and Brian M. Nancy G. and Arthur A. Parks Kansas Health Susannah S. Evans Quintin and Patricia for KCUR News Programs Wicklund Foundation Cokingtin Steve Paul and Carol Zastoupil Foundation Peter and Barbara Jamie P. Rigden Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz Stuart Jenkins and Family Ewing Marion Kauffman Gattermeir Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Family Fund at KCUR Andriana and Uzziel Pecina Husch Blackwell Barbara Robertson Millie Copeland Janet M. Justus Foundation Nancy A. Bowman Rainy Day Books University of Missouri- William T. Kemper John and Marny Kanon and Rachael Deedee King Kansas City Foundation Sherman Cozad Julie Walker-Browne and Pete RLS Illumination Fund B. Browne Shelly and Mark Kramer Dennis Marker and Susan Susanne Christopher Susan & Jan Creidenberg Judith M. and Stephen L. Roling Lordi Marker Shutz Trust of Robert Lefferd $50,000-99,999 The DeBruce Foundation Rhonda and Scott Burnett Patrick and Deborah Mrs. John J. Ryder Muriel McBrien Kauffman Thomas and Jean el dorado inc Nicole and Nico Leone Starke Patty Cahill Kristin Schultz Foundation McDonnell Rayla and Jerry Erding State Street Foundation Marilyn Carbonell and David Cathy and Bruce Liese Missouri Arts Council Sam Meers and Julie Timothy Eshleman Ralph Schultz Family Nelson Meers Michele and James Weinglass Mike and Linda Lyon KCUR Foundation REACH Foundation Carolyn and David Fulk Polsinelli Stowers Sue Cunningham Program Fund Elizabeth and Phil Glynn/ Judith L. and Steven G. Sherry WC Tingle Company Laurie D. McCormack Randell Sedlacek and Travois Dods Zephyr Winds Pat and Debbie Starke $25,000-49,999 Mary Ventura Russ and Debbie Welsh Endowment Fund at KCUR Francis Family Sam and Melissa Hanlin Madeleine McDonough Scott M. Smith and Cyd Slayton Torosian Foundation Foundation John Haslam Anne S. Douthat The Sosland Foundation Julie and David A. Warm Terry and Cathy Matlack $2,500-4,999 Thomas Henke and Jan S. and Richard M. Dubinsky Ann McElhenny M. Lee Stueck Anonymous C. Lynn Munro Trust Katrina Waldrop Mira Mdivani and Dennis N. Becky Welch Anonymous Dr. Linda L. and John Edwards Allen and Debra Parmet Lee Henry Ayzin Anita E. Wertz Endowment David J. Babler and Jean Jennie and Thomas A. Egan Shook Hardy & Bacon $5,000-9,999 Jack and Karen Holland Mitchell Capital Management at KCUR St. Pierre LLP Ash Grove Charitable Monty and Mary Jane and Keith F. Gard Foundation Balocca-Clemens Family Sunflower Foundation Hutchison George K. Baum & Foundation Thomas and Anita Wertz James Engle Custom Company Bank of Kansas City, N.A. Homes, LLC THE WALT BODINE LEGACY GUILD Jonathan and Sarah Christopher Beal and $10,000-24,999 James Graham Family Includes individuals who have remembered KCUR in their estate plans or have Baum Timothy Van Zandt Fund Archer Daniels Midland Laura Brooks Bert Berkley documented their intention to include the station in their plans. Foundation Deedee King Howard and Edith Brown Renee and Mark Charles and Jennifer Kissick Construction Suzanne E. Allen Trust Gay V. Crawford Pat and Debbie Starke Kenneth and Virginia Bernhardt Bacon Mary H. Korbelik Filardo Terry Besser Danny Baker Dr. William Edelman Steve Paul and Carol G. Kenneth Baum and Maiale Family Charitable Bradley and Linda Finkle Amy and Michael Billings Zastoupil Ann Kaufmann Baum Fund Angela Bennett Jane Gard Joyce Generali Thomas and Mary Bloch Stephen Sears Living Barbara Bichelmeyer and McCown Gordon Lennie and Jerry Nicole and Nico Leone Trust Emily Ward Gregory Gibson and Carol Blum and Steve Construction Berkowitz Tania VanDyk Wilson Ann McElhenny Betty L. Widmier Estate The Black Community McDowell Rice Smith & Marilyn Carbonell and Tom and Carol Handley BMO Harris Bank Sarah L. Morris Fund Buchanan David Weinglass Tom and Anita Wertz David C. Jenkins Brad Bradley and Robbie Paul McGraw and Nancy Betty Conry Trust C. Lynn Munro Trust Harding Newhouse

12 13 Barbara Bangiola John Baumgartner Kelley P. Cramm Timothy and Lorrie Kauffman Foundation Monarch Plastic Surgery Brenton and Nola Theater League, Inc. Messner Fund Jacob and Leslie Bayer Sue Cunningham Gordon Matching Gifts Program Kenneth and Donna Reading Ellis B. Thigpen Regina Nouhan Steven Brian Beldin Carolyn Curry Elbel Ravinder Goswami KC Southern Industries Moore Frank Rebori and Lanette Todd Thompson Mike and Usha Rafferty Irvin V. Belzer and Sue Memorial Foundation Stephen and Patricia Charitable Fund Tim Moormeier Wickham Ann J. Thompson Bob and Ann Regnier McCord-Belzer Kristopher Dabner Gound Mr. and Mrs. Basil W. William Moran and Celine Robert and Deborah Don Thomson Kelsey Reiman/The Giving Melvin Rice Benevity Community Doug Dahmer Robert and Annemarie Polich Jeff Tipton Gremminger Jonathan and Nancy Grove Robert and Marilyn Impact Fund Jo Anna Dale Sarah Morris and Wayne and Diane Kemper Ursula Reusch Rymer Peter and Sarah Beren Ivan Damjanov Jody Gyulay Stephanie Ulsh Tompkins Khurram Khan Walter and Gayle Kenneth and Roswitha Marion and Henry Bloch Andrew and Michelle Hall Family Foundation Rick Mos Russell W. Townsley Jim and Sara Kircher Richardson Schaffer Family Foundation Dawson Adam and Lavon Tracy Mosteller Tradebot Systems, Inc. Hamilton Michael and Julia Kirk Len and Julie Rodman Gilbert and Mylinda Scott Vic and Mary Bodney Cathy J. Dean Christopher T. Mounts Oscar and Ratana Steve and Judith Roling Gerald White and Barbara Bollier and Rene Ronald G. Deskin Cathy Hammer William and Regina Kort Ramon and Sally Murguia Tshibanda Jeanne M. Rooney Cyprienne Simchowitz Bollier Dennis and Laura Devoy Stephanie Hargett Graham H. Kreicker Galen and Jeffie Sherrell H. Tyree Paul Rudy T.J. and Willard Snyder Andy Fromm and Laurie David and Kathy Dowell Don and Linda Harkins Kathleen Kunkler Mussman U.S. Bank Bomba Henry Beecher Russell Tortoise Capital Advisors B. Joseph and Mary Duffy Clayton Harper Sara Kurtz Richard S. Muther UMKC Trustees LLC Bower Family Donor Paul Russell Matthew Dunkin Janna L. Harris Kent L. Lage Jay and Kathy Nadlman Mark and Jackie Van Ann Trask Advised Fund Pamela and Ray Russo J.E. Dunn Construction Bill and Maggie Haw Martha M. Lally Franklin and D. Joan Neff Blaricum Timothy and Julie Brake Drew and Robin Group, Inc. Mark Hayes and Mike Mark E. Lane and Laura Barbara K. Nelson Mark Salas Mark and Nancy Viets Warninghoff Willard and Mary Mark Edelman and Karin Irwin Lee Lewis Nerman and Susan Marjorie J. Sams-Dillon S. Jane Voorhees Cecilia Wood Breidenthal Foundation Lichterman Jerry Heidrick Sharon Laughlin Seidler Nerman Brian Sauer Don and Jean Wagner Jerome and Tammie Charles and Debra Brook Thomas and Jennie Egan Shirley and Barnett Marsha Lawrence Pamela J. Nicklaus and Baerbel E. Schiller Irene R. Walsh Wood Barbara M. Buehrer Helzberg Foundation Steve Simpson Mike Eggleston Ellen Le Compte Peggy F. Schmitt Kasey Walz Randall D. Burdge Phil and Clara Hemphill Steve and Marianne Noll Ann Smith and Ron Nico and Nicole Leone Ralph Schultz Family David and Julie Warm $1,000-2,499 Donna L. Burkhead Fund Susan S. Hendee Greg and Sybil Orman Foundation Einbender Paul Sexton and Marie Welch Family Foundation Robert and Susan Adams Jeffrey and Deanna Burns Rosalie Henry Lerner-Sexton Karen L. Orrill Robert Schwartzman Erik and Beverly Elving The Westport Fund John and Ellen Aisenbrey Gary and Kathryn Bussing Daniel Hesse and Diane A.J. LoScalzo Charles Orth and Beth Curt Seifert David and Wendy Timothy Wickey and Paul and Lexa Alley Patricia D. Cahill Canaday Hesse Rosemergey Erickson Dale Love Zachary and Rhonda Tracy Whelpley Jacquelin Alstatt Largo and John James Speck and Janet Marvin and JoAnn Ozley Shafran Eric Eubank Joe Lutkenhaus and Amy R. White John and Cathy Anderson Callenbach Hessell Janet Woodroof Jack Palmer Steven and Catherine Alan Feldmeier and Lucy John and Michele Wilinski James and Kimberly Del Virginia Candler Rupf Maxine L. Hetherington John and Robin Maiale Paragon Capital Simon Stephen and Marta Anderson Marilyn Carbonell and Edward Higgins and Management Leland Sindt Hannah L. Fenley Linda A. Marcusen Williamson Roger Angold David Weinglass Kimbrough Bean Joyce Patterson Ryan and Deneen Slack Dana E. Fields Alexis Martin John R. and Claire Wilson Douglas Anning and Kirk James and Karen Carlet Higgins Vivian Pendergrass Greg R. Smith Beatrice Fine Tami D. Martin David Wing Isenhour Demmaree Carns Chad Hilgenbrinck Carolyn J. Phelps Shelley A. Snyder Craig and Diane Fischer Todd Martin Judith K. Wonn Anonymous Alice Carrott Peg Himebaugh Beth Phillips Philip Sokol Edward and Laura L. Royceann Mather Martha Wyrsch Stephen and Susan Arbo Don E. Greenwell and Fitzgibbons Amy Hinrichs Larry and Betsy Piebenga Morton and Estelle Ford and Christine Maurer G. Wayne and Becky Joe Archias Antonio Castanon William and Irma Lou Sosland Carol Foret Darren McElfresh Piersol Foundation, Inc. Yockey Chris J. Armer Mike Champion Hirsch R. Gayan Stanley Robin V.W. Foster Amy McAnarney and The Elmer F. Pierson Jana Zaudke Lowry K. and Linda Wai-Yim Ching and Mon M. Dianne Hogerty Foundation Karen C Steen Jamie and Judy Frazier David Hunt Ronald Zoglin and Arnold Yin Lung Thomas and Kathryn Mark Frazier Bridget M. McCandless Kevin and anet Pistilli Patricia Steil Deborah Shouse Bibie M. Chronwall Holder Keith and Connie Ashcraft Shelly Freeman and and Dennis Taylor Carolyn Pitts Lisa A. Stickler Steven Warren and Eva Mark and Jennifer Laura L. Clark Kimberly Jones Kenneth and Cindy Audrey J. Pollard Stephanie and Greg Horn Austenfeld Carl and Elizabeth Ruth French-Hodson McClain James and Kathy Stollsteimer Cleveland Patricia L. Hufford Scott Averill Elizabeth T. Garver Jeremy and Becky Polsinelli Christopher Stover Jane Coakley Paul J. Hughes Dennis Ayzin Lawrence and Jeanne McElduff Dick R. Prosser Robert Stumpff John P. Hurlock Charles Helzberg and Mike Coburn Gates John and Roxie McGee G. William and Denise Kimberly Suaty Tom and Ann Isenberg Sandra Baer Walter Cofer and Nicola Roger C. Geary Mira Mdivani Quatman Timothy Sweeny For more information Heskett William and Alicia Daniel P. Baker Sandy and Steven Nancy C. Messer Susan M. Quigg Julie Sykes about legacy or annual Brian Collins Jennings Bank of Blue Valley Geduldig James Miller and Ursula James C. and Jill Quigley Mark John Tady and giving, contact David Fulk Arlen and Patricia Ajay Bansal Dan and Karen Conyers Ronald and Susan Terrasi Donald Raffurty Deborah Wilson Tady at 816-235-2812 or Johnson Marla Bare Ruth Cottrell-Bain Goldsmith Linda E. Mitchell Geetha Raghuveer Steve Taylor [email protected]. Jennifer A. Johnson Charles and Joan Battey William and Jill Coughlin Timothy and Cathy James and Virginia Diane Ransom Dr. Nalini and Rao Tella Kansas City Southern Jerry and Jean Bauers Glenn R. Courtney Goodger Moffett Jane E. Ratcliffe David and Lucy Terry Andrew Kao

14 15 Why we love our MARY O’CONNOR Executive vice president, marketing partners Country Club Bank By Ron Yurman, business development executive

e now refer to underwriting as “Partner and events. Our partner marketers helped us “KCUR reflects all the things Marketing.” Our sales team really acts as raise $1.3 million last fiscal year, and we’re on Country Club Bank believes: It’s marketing consultants to the businesses track to exceed that number this year. W community-supported, it’s caring, and organizations with which they work, so it’s time for a name change that makes more sense. We are so grateful to all of our current and it’s relevant and it delivers global past marketing partners and look forward to information to our community.” Partner Marketing is an important source of expanding our relationships with others who revenue for KCUR. These are the messages are looking to reach the KCUR audience. you hear during breaks in programming that acknowledge support from corporations, groups

ALEX POPE JULIÁN ZUGAZAGOITIA Co-owner, The Local Pig Charcuterie Director and CEO, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

“I know the public radio station listeners are the folks that “Being in a relationship with KCUR appreciate our message, is a natural. I think our audiences so when it came time to think are great civic leaders … people about advertising, it was a really who want to contribute to the natural choice.” great city that Kansas City is.”

KCUR’S LARGEST MARKETING PARTNERS | 2017 This listing includes the KCUR marketing partners with the largest total contribution for 2017. For a complete list of KCUR’s marketing partners, visit kcur.org/marketing.

Bo Ling’s Greater Kansas City Kansas City Symphony Martin Pringle Oliver Wallace Mutual Aid Exchange Suburban Lawn & Garden Children’s Mercy Hospital Community Foundation Kansas City University of McDowell, Rice, Smith & Nancy Newhouse, DDS University Health Commerce Bank and Trust Health Care Foundation of Medicine and Biosciences Buchanan Price Chopper Enterprises University of Saint Mary Country Club Bank Greater Kansas City Kansas City Zoo The Nelson-Atkins Museum Saint Luke’s Health System Van Subaru Fasone & Partners JCCC Carlsen Center Lyric Opera of Art Shawnee Mission Health

16 17 BROADCAST New additions to the SCHEDULE KCUR lineup by Stephen Steigman, chief of broadcast operations WEEKDAY

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

12 a.m. BBC World Service BBC World Service BBC World Service BBC World Service BBC World Service 5 a.m. Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition

10 a.m. Central Standard Central Standard Central Standard Central Standard Central Standard 11 a.m. Up to Date Up to Date Up to Date Up to Date Up to Date Noon Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now 1 p.m. Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now Science Friday 2 p.m. BBC Newshour BBC Newshour BBC Newshour BBC Newshour Science Friday 3 p.m. All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered 6:30 p.m. Marketplace Marketplace Marketplace Marketplace Marketplace

7 p.m. Fresh Air Fresh Air Fresh Air Fresh Air Cyprus Avenue

8 p.m. TED Radio Hour This American Life The Moth Radio Hour Snap Judgment Fish Fry 9 p.m. Classical 24 Classical 24 Classical 24 Kansas City Symphony Fish Fry 10 p.m. Classical 24 Classical 24 Classical 24 Classical 24 Fish Fry

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Award-winning food writer Francis Lam hosts “The Splended Table,” a new addition to the KCUR lineup. Foodies will love this modern, SATURDAY SUNDAY multicultural snapshot of the culinary world. Catch Lam and The Splendid Table every Sunday at 2 p.m. 12 a.m. BBC World Service 12 a.m. 12th Street Jump 6 a.m. Only a Game 1 a.m. BBC World Service program director’s most “Newshour,” for instance, In December, we added 7 a.m. Weekend Edition Saturday 6:30 a.m. New Letters on the Air difficult charge is figuring at a time when global two new shows to replace 10 a.m. Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! 7 a.m. Weekend Edition Sunday out how to best program perspectives were often being the retired “Car Talk.” We A 11 a.m. Ask Me Another 10 a.m. This American Life 168 hours of weekly radio overshadowed in a slew of picked up the podcast-turned- to serve the interests of an domestic news. broadcast pairing of “Planet Noon Snap Judgment 11 a.m. Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! (encore) audience of varying tastes. Money” and “How I Built 1 p.m. Planet Money/How I Built This Noon The Moth Radio Hour Asking listeners to change their We also added an extra This,” and the longtime foodie- 2 p.m. Freakonomics Radio 1 p.m. TED Radio Hour routines is hard, even when hour of NPR’s “All Things favorite, “The Splendid Table.“ 3 p.m. Radiolab 2 p.m. The Splendid Table that change brings great new Considered,” recognizing radio onto the KCUR airwaves. that listeners heading home Thanks for all of your 4 p.m. All Things Considered 3 p.m. Fresh Air Weekend from work deserved an in- wonderful feedback during 5 p.m. Live from Here 4 p.m. All Things Considered Over the past year, we’ve depth exploration of the day’s our multiple trial periods. 7 p.m. Cyprus Avenue 5 p.m. Reveal added programming that breaking news. To make room We hope you are enjoying 8 p.m. Fish Fry 6 p.m. On the Media covers everything from world for “All Things Considered,” KCUR’s new schedule — and news to economics to culinary we shifted “Fresh Air” with additionally, we hope you’ll 7 p.m. Studio 360 adventures. We added the Terry Gross to 7 p.m. let us know what you think at 8 p.m. Night Tides worldly view of the BBC’s [email protected].

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