A collection of stories tagged 'kansas city' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:03:19 EST The Count Basie Orchestra, with Basie on piano, came roaring out of Kansas City during the Great Depression. Unrehearsed and unplugged, soul singer Ledisi shines with the famed Count Basie rhythm section — and, later, with the whole band. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/60857 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98455135&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:43:00 EST This year, at least a dozen veteran cartoonists got the axe, among them Lee Judge of The Kansas City Star. Judge tried to stay relevant by focusing on local issues, and starting a blog. But his satirical take on local issues can easily be replaced by nationally syndicated artists. As print media declines, the era of the political cartoon, particularly at local papers, may be coming to an end. Reporter Sylvia Gross of member station KCUR in Kansas City has this story. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/60599 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98240436&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST "Hootie" to his friends, bluesman supreme Jay McShann served as the living legacy to Kansas City jazz. As bandleader, pianist, singer and composer, McShann was an unsung yet influential figure. During the '40s, his orchestra became an important launching pad for prominent soloists including Charlie Parker. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58172 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96214183&ft=1&f=1039 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:18:00 EDT If Barack Obama was hoping to send a message that he's got a shot at winning Missouri, he succeeded, drawing huge crowds Saturday to his rallies in Kansas City and St. Louis. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57599 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95876279&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:46:00 EDT Gloria Squitiro, wife of Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser, says that after 30 years together, she knows how her husband thinks. So she set up shop in City Hall and offered to answer questions when he's busy. But the City Council wants her out. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56535 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95016299&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:33:00 EDT In Kansas City, Mo., two women who have survived trying circumstances have found help from a woman they call a second mom. The woman has her own compelling story. At one stage she found her homeless in Atlanta and battling drug addiction. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55153 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94203274&ft=1&f=1021 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:27:00 EDT David Greene is traveling from Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago to John McCain's hometown of Phoenix talking to local leaders. We catch up with him on the road between Springfield and Kansas City, Mo. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54973 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94105693&ft=1&f=1021 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT Barack Obama arrives Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. He was in Missouri on Tuesday, continuing his tour of some battleground states before he accepts the nomination for president. In Kansas City, Obama argued that the American middle class is worse off than it was eight years ago when President Bush took office. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54816 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94011858&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama has a lot of campaigning to do before he arrives in Denver for the Democratic National Convention. Monday night in Kansas City, Mo., he watched his wife, Michelle, address delegates. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54757 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93970721&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT Karrin Allyson has a full career on the road and in the studio. This summer and fall, she's in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Europe, Turkey and all over the U.S. If you ask her where she started to put it together, she'll tell you it was in Kansas City. She performs from the Repertory Theater with her band. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53169 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92867452&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:17:00 EDT From humble beginnings at the turn of the century, the pianist and bandleader rose to become an American success story. By 1935, Count Basie had passed through Harlem and arrived in Kansas City, primed to take his place among jazz royalty. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49656 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90652205&ft=1&f=1039 Wed, 21 May 2008 05:59:00 EDT Last year, thousands of pets died after eating canned pet food tainted with a chemical used for household cleaning. The result was one of the biggest pet food recalls in U.S. history. A federal grand jury in Kansas City has indicted three companies for their roles in producing and distributing the tainted pet food. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/44942 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764741&ft=1&f=1006 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:48:00 EST College football's oldest rivalry west of the Mississippi River has polarized Kansas City, Mo. When the University of Kansas plays the University of Missouri Saturday night, they could be playing for a shot at college football's national championship. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/42195 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16574751&ft=1&f=1051 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:46:00 EST Todd Karnahan hosts a car show in Kansas City that attracts hundreds of hot-rodders and artists who share his commitment to doing things themselves -- on the cheap. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39951 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14767896&ft=1&f=1021 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:00:00 EDT At GM's Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City -- where the Chevy Malibu and Saturn Aura are made -- about 2,000 UAW members are supporting the nationwide strike against the automaker. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39829 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14682027&ft=1&f=1006 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:00:00 EDT To finish its week in Kansas City, Day to Day has a live performance from Kansas City's own Myra Taylor and the Wild Women of Kansas. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39706 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14589858&ft=1&f=1039 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:23:00 EDT Thomas Hart Benton brushed aside the prevailing modernism of his time to create naturalistic scenes of America's heartland. From his Kansas City studio, he created giant murals that gave prominence to the working-class people and small farmers of Middle America. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39711 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14589825&ft=1&f=1021 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:14:00 EDT The housing market in Kansas City is more stable than what you might find on either coast -- and more affordable. Local real estate agent Judy Johns offers a tour of a house and a glimps of the market. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39710 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14589837&ft=1&f=1006 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:13:00 EDT Kansas City these days seems like a bastion of wholesome, Middle-American values. But from the 1920s to the 1960s, the city was a haven for gamblers, bootleggers and a corrupt political machine. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39629 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14512796&ft=1&f=1021 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:08:00 EDT Kansas City is at the geographical center of the country -- and also at the center of political divide and consensus, business and culture, traditionalism and modernism. Its geographical and cultural middle ground has been shaping this Midwestern city since the Civil War. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39612 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14524857&ft=1&f=1021 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:05:00 EDT As Day to Day prepares for its three-day visit to Kansas City, Alex Chadwick poses the question, "Am I in Kansas or in Missouri?" Turns out, a little of both ... and the two ARE different. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39554 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14501238&ft=1&f=1021 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:03:00 EDT Alex Chadwick checks in from the road in Kansas City where he finds out what to expect from humorist and author Calvin Trillin. A native son, Trillin has lived for many years in New York City, but likes to think he keeps in touch with his Midwest roots. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39555 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14501235&ft=1&f=1021 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:00:00 EDT As Gen. David Petraeus presents his findings before Congress Monday, Kansas City, Mo., residents say if anything in the Petraeus report could change their opinions about the war in Iraq. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39224 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14290789&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:00:00 EDT Kansas City is in the middle of a downtown building boom. Some $4 billion in construction is now under way, thanks in large part to a development tool known as tax-increment financing, or TIF. But critics worry that the city has handed out the tax breaks too freely and that their increased use could undermine the city's finances. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39149 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14250377&ft=1&f=1006 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:45:00 EDT President Bush addressed a veterans convention Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo., urging the group to support his troop build-up in Iraq. Mr. Bush also re-affirmed his support for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki -- saying the Iraqi leader is a "good man with a difficult job." http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38487 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13872680 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:35:00 EDT