KCUR

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  • Call Letters: KCUR
  • Frequency: 89.3
  • Formats: News

Description

KCUR-FM is a high quality, news, information and entertainment service in a non-commercial environment. KCUR-FM is "Your Station For NPR News" and is a source for diverse local programming.

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New Clinic Merges Couples Therapy with Financial Planning
Series: KC Currents
From KCUR
Caption: Professors Kristy Archuleta and John Grable, viewed through the monitor at their clinic., Credit: Sylvia Maria Gross
Kansas State University professors have opened a research clinic aimed at merging techniques of financial planning with couples' therapy.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:54
  • Licenses: 1
Going Rogue as Political Theater
Series: KC Currents
From KCUR
Caption: Actress Janet Henry is dressed up as Sarah Palin., Credit: Sylvia Maria Gross
Last week, a Kansas City theater director gathered together a bunch of actors to do a satirical reading of former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 00:09:53
  • Licenses: 1
Bernanke on Main Street Kansas City
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The Chairman of the Federal Reserve makes an unprecedented, almost campaign-style appearance in Kansas City, as he sits for questions from ordinar...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 02:25:10
Paying to Burn the Prairie
From KCUR
Credit: Photo by Sylvia Maria Gross.
A Kansas rancher invites tourists to help out with his annual prairie burn.

Bought by The Nature Podcast, Marfa Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KVNF


  • Added: Jun 24, 2009
  • Length: 00:07:45
  • Licenses: 4
World War II Veteran Roque Riojas
From KCUR
World War II veteran talks about his experiences as a midwest Latino in the Army.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 06, 2008
  • Length: 00:15:48
  • Licenses: 1
Dice-K's Red Sox Debut
From KCUR
Japanese media and fans follow Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka's every move.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 00:23:00
Last Call for Alcohol
From KCUR
Jazz was born in Kansas City during the prohibition, but what happens when 1920s-era hangout stops serving liquor?

  • Added: May 02, 2007
  • Length: 00:06:45
Kansas City Central Debate: Rules of the Game
From KCUR
Kansas City Central's debate squad is shaking up the national circuit, by rapping their arguments to music, and making the case that the activity i...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2006
  • Length: 00:20:48
Teenagers on Islamic School and Ramadan
From KCUR
FIRST PERSON: Kansas City teenagers talk about Islamic school, public school and Ramadan.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Aug 23, 2006
  • Length: 00:13:53
  • Licenses: 1
The Confederate States of America
From KCUR
Film-maker Kevin Willmott talks about his mockumentary CSA.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 00:13:44
  • Licenses: 1
How Mulien Saves His Mother from Hades
From KCUR
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Taiwanese story that is the basis for Ghost Month in Buddhist Culture.

Bought by KZYX and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 00:06:11
  • Licenses: 2
Why Ahmad Never Got to Celebrate Halloween
From KCUR
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Commentary by Afghani college student about how his parents would not allow him to participate in Halloween.

Bought by YouthCast, WXLV-FM, and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 00:03:25
  • Licenses: 3
"The Woodpecker"
From KCUR
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Muskogee Creek Indian story called "The Woodpecker."

Bought by KZYX and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 00:03:12
  • Licenses: 2
La Llorona
From KCUR
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The Story of La Llarona

Bought by WXLV-FM and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 00:05:38
  • Licenses: 2
Russell Simmons: Hip Hop and Katrina
From KCUR
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The importance of hip hop (and Kanye West) in the reaction to Katrina.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Sep 26, 2005
  • Length: 00:00:33
  • Licenses: 1
Settling in to Kansas City
From KCUR
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Vietnamese American family in Kansas City welcomes relatives from New Orleans, and connects to larger community.

  • Added: Sep 26, 2005
  • Length: 00:02:45
Media Coverage of Katrina
From KCUR
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Interview with Kansas City Star Columnist Lewis Diuguid

  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Length: 00:08:01
Sudanese in Kansas City Mourn VP John Garang
From KCUR
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An audio postcard of the memorial service and an interview with niece Rebecca de Mabior.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2005
  • Length: 00:11:20
Gateway High Steppers
From KCUR
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Practice with the Gateway High Steppers, a drill team in Kansas City, Kansas.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 12, 2005
  • Length: 00:05:33
  • Licenses: 1
Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop
Series: KC Currents
From KCUR
An interview with KCUR's Chuck Haddix on his recent book chronicling the history of Kansas City Jazz in the 1920s and 30s.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2005
  • Length: 00:09:13

Staff of KCUR

Caption: PRX default User image Bill Anderson (Admin) Program Director Kansas City, Missouri
Caption: PRX default User image Patricia Deal Cahill General Manager Kansas City, MO
Caption: PRX default User image Parker Van Hecke Development Kansas City, MO
Caption: PRX default User image Trudy Barker Kansas City, MO
Caption: PRX default User image Maria Carter Kansas City, MO
Sylvia Maria Gross (Admin) Reporter Kansas City, Missouri
Caption: PRX default User image Patty Cahill (Admin) GM kansas City, MO
Caption: PRX default User image Laura Spencer Arts Reporter Kansas City, MO
Caption: PRX default User image Linda Sher (Admin) Production Assistant & On-air Announcer Kansas City, MO
Caption: PRX default User image Frank Morris (Admin) Kansas City, Missouri
Caption: PRX default User image Elana Gordon Kansas City, Missouri

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