Media Releases
2020
November 23, 2020: Kansas City PBS Wins Four Regional EMMY® Awards
November 5, 2020: New Series Keeps KC Arts Group Center Stage
October 26, 2020: New ‘Stopped’ Series Explores Widespread Racial Bias in Traffic Stop Data
October 23, 2020: Kansas City PBS Earns 10 Regional EMMY® Nominations
October 8, 2020: Kansas City PBS to Host “Virtual Week of Kindness” for Kids
October 5, 2020: KCPBS to Livestream & Air Debates with District Attorney Candidates
September 24, 2020: Kansas City PBS Expands Access with Broadcast Livestream
August 25, 2020:Kansas City PBS to Premiere Charlie "Bird" Parker Documentary
July 21, 2020: KCPT is Now Kansas City PBS
June 26, 2020: Kansas City PBS Removes Ruckus from Program Schedule
June 4, 2020: KCPT Adjusts Schedule to Continue the Conversation on Racial Justice in America
April 29, 2020: KCPT to Air Documentary on Famed Midwestern Muralist Eric Bransby
April 8, 2020: KCPT Shifts Daytime Programming to Support Kansas City Students
February 3, 2020: KCPT Announces Annual PBS Kids Writers Contest
January 28, 2020: Kansas City PBS Earns 2 NETA Awards
2019
December 17: Kansas City PBS Now Live on YouTube TV
December 2: Kansas City PBS Awarded Grant to Expand News Coverage
October 7: And the Emmy® Goes To … KCPT!
August 30: Kansas City PBS Earns 11 Regional EMMY® Nominations
August 30: Kansas City PBS presents a new, local food series The Block airing on KCPT Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
July 26: Kansas City PBS Announces Chris Lester Will Become New Managing Editor
July 11: “Art in the Air” Announcement
April 23: Kansas City PBS receives 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Multimedia and News Documentary
March 25: A Co-Production of FRONTLINE and PBS NewsHour THE MUELLER REPORT TONIGHT, MARCH 25, 2019 at 7 p.m.
February 21: Kansas City PBS earns gold and silver at this year’s AMPS awards
February 6: KCPT’s Community Engagement Work Earns 2 NETA Awards
2018
October 22: Kansas City PBS Announces New Managing Editor, Digital
October 11: KCPT’s Kliff Kuehl Re-elected to national PBS Board
October 10: Kansas City PBS hires new community reporter
October 4: Kansas City PBS and Libraries of Greater Kansas City receive Award of Merit
August 31: Kansas City PBS Appoints Carla McCabe as COO
August 17: Kansas City PBS Earns 14 Regional EMMY® Nominations
July 26: 90.9 The Bridge dials up growth with addition of Kansas City radio veteran
June 20: Kansas City PBS earns gold at this year’s AMPS awards
April 25: KCPT’s Digital Magazine, Flatland, receives 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for its website
February 1: Show Me: Season 3 of Flatland's video series, Wednesdays on flandlandkc.org
2017
October 23: KCPT and Flatland launch video series, Artconomy: The Cost of the Arts in Kansas City
September 11: And the Emmy® Goes To … KCPT!
August 21, 2017: Kansas City PBS announces an evening with award-winning filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick at Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
August 18: Kansas City PBS among six winners of a grant from Center for Cooperative Media
July 31: KCPT Earns 11 Regional EMMY® Nominations
June 1: 90.9 The Bridge Announces “The Summer Series” afternoons from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m
March 2: Missouri Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) presented Champion of Public 
March 2: An Eye for an Eye: Re-evaluating the death penalty 7:30 pm Friday, March 3
Feb. 7: KCPT’s Mike McGraw’s investigative work inspires next episode of national podcast, “Reveal"
Jan. 30: Jonathan Bender Joins KCPT as Food Content Editor
Jan. 4: KCPT to Launch Free Localized 24/7 Multiplatform PBS KIDS Services
2016
Oct. 5: And the Emmy® Goes To ... KCPT!
Aug. 25: Mixtapes and Mixology: New Weekly Podcast from KCPT's Flatland and 90.9 The Bridge
Aug. 10: KCPT Earns 12 Regional EMMY® Nominations
May 27: KCPT collects veterans’ music to tell stories of service
March 30: KCPT to Air Ken Burns's “Jackie Robinson” on April 11 and 12, 2016
March 29: SciTech Now Returns with New Season
March 28: Flatland, KCPT’s Digital Magazine, and Recommended Daily Announce New Partnership
March 16: KCPT Launches Multi-Platform Project on the Topic of Religion, Faith and Spirituality
Feb. 23: KCPT to Launch Free Localized 24/7 Multiplatform PBS KIDS Services
Feb. 10: KCPT Announces Annual PBS Kids Writers Contest
Feb. 8: KCPT Marks Its Transformation Beyond Just Public Television
Jan. 21: KCPT Announces Two $1 Million Gifts from Cummings Family Foundation and an Anonymous Donor
Jan. 21: New KCPT Documentary Tackles Tough Issues on Violent Crime East of Troost
Jan. 14: KCPT Brings Together the Community for a Citizen Summit on Crime
2015
Nov. 10: KCPT launches Beyond Belief: Kansas City’s Mosaic of Faith and Spirit
Nov. 9: KC Journalism and Theater Converge in KCPT Exploration of South KC Explosion
Oct. 29: PBS Announces Results of Board Elections KCPT’s Kliff Kuehl Elected to National PBS Board
Oct. 5: And the Emmy® Goes To ... KCPT!
Oct. 1: Storytelling With Great Legs: Flatland Relaunches as KCPT’s First Digital Magazine
Sept. 1: Explore The Missourian Behind The Mouse: Walt Disney
Sept. 28: KCPT Announces Digital Interactive Series Around the Subject of “The American Dream”
Sept. 22: Join us! The Bridge's Bands & Brews
May 27: KCPT Announces 2015 Kids Writers Contest Winners
May 4: KCPT announces the receipt of the Edward R. Murrow Regional award for Flatland
April 21: KCPT Appoints Carla McCabe as New Vice President of Digital & Multimedia
March 16: KCPT presents new multimedia series “The Learning Curve”
Feb. 24: Show Me: KCPT’s new digital series premieres online March 2, 2015
Feb. 10; Join KCPT and Mayor Sly James for Your Fellow Americans screening and panel discussion
2014
Dec. 16; KCPT tackles the taboo subject of dying
Dec. 9: The Bridge Announces new Local Music program “Eight One Sixty” for January 2015
Dec. 8: KCPT Appoints Ted Place as New Chief Development Officer
Sept. 29: And the Emmy® Goes To ... KCPT!
Sept. 23: Lost Minds: KC's Mental Health Crisis Airs Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 8pm
Sept. 22: KCPT Is Pleased to Announce Mayor Sly James Has Been Honored as an American Graduate Champion
Sept. 22: New Arts and Culture Series, ARTS UPLOAD, Premiers on KCPT Thursday, September 25 at 7:30pm
Sept. 3: KCPT Announces New Vice President of News
July 31: KCPT Earns 11 Regional Emmy Nominations
July 10: Mike McGraw Joins KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to Lead Investigative News Efforts
June 4: 90.9 The Bridge Announces Sporting KC as a Principal Partner
May 15: Public Media Stations Announce Plans for New Music Discovery Video Platform
May 8: KCPT’s The Local Show and Ruckus to Take Summer Hiatus for Redevelopment
May 2: KCPT Appoints Shane Guiter as Chief Operating Officer
2013
Aug. 7: KCPT Earns Four Regional Emmy Nominations
Aug. 7: Shots Fired: KCPT Takes Aim @ Gun Violence
July 24: The Future of KCI: A Kansas City Week in Review Special
April 19: Intention to Transfer Ownership of UCM’s KTBG to Public Broadcaster KCPT Announced Today
2012
Dec. 6: Congratulations Joyce DiDonato and Kansas City Symphony
Nov. 13: KCPT Putting a Local Spin on a National Initiative Makers: Women Who Make America
Nov. 2: Imagine KC Takes a Look Back
Oct. 4: PBS Statement Regarding October 3 Presidential Debate
Sept. 24: KCPT Is Proud to Announce that Our Team Won Two EMMY Awards
Sept. 11: What's Next for Healthcare Reform?
Aug. 29: KCPT Presents Art Tasting with Julián — A New Series
Aug. 21: KCPT Will Film and Air the Sold-Out TedxKC Event at Kauffman Center
Aug. 1: KCPT 2012 Nominations Playlist
Aug. 1: KCPT Earns Nine Regional Emmy Nominations
July 21: KCPT to Air Special Edition of The Local Show “Mental Health Awareness”
July 13: Homeland: Immigration in America
May 24: Imagine KC
May 9: PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger Speaks at KC Chamber’s Insight Kansas City Meeting
May 1: Putting Down Roots: Roxy Paine’s Ferment
April 20: KCPT’s Kliff Kuehl recognized as one of KC Magazine’s 100 Kansas Citians
Feb. 15 :Clinton: American Experience
Feb. 15: In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues
Feb. 1: Not in Out Town: Class Actions Students Working Together to Confront Hate and Bullying
Jan. 18: Are you starved for more Check, Please! KC?
Jan. 11: PBS Announces Secrets of the Manor House
Jan. 4: PBS and KCPT Arts Summer Festival 2012 Kicks Off June 29
2011
Oct. 22: And the Emmy® Goes To ... KCPT!
Oct. 11: Imagine KC explores efforts to protect natural resources
Sept. 27: Special Concert Event to be Filmed Live at Kauffman Center for National Television Broadcast
Sept. 27: Generation XL : Eating Healthy on ANY Budget
Sept. 15: Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness
Sept. 7: Raise the Roof: A Sneak Peek at KC’s Kauffman Center
July 21: Innovation in Community Exploration is what KCPT is all about!
July 12: KCPT Expands Series Generation XL with a New Episode “Making the Grade with Physical Education”
June 28: Imagine KC: Building Healthy, Local Food Systems
June 20: KCPT Named Winner in Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards
May 11: American Experience Presents Freedom Riders
March 18: Imagine KC Explores What Makes a Vibrant Community
March 9: Who Should Be Mayor?
March 2: You Have A Friend in KCPT
Feb. 22: Roxy Paine/“Ferment” Story on The Local Show
2010
Feb. 1: KCPT Celebrates Black History Month