The majority of my experience with audio is through KCUR, the NPR affiliate in Kansas City, where I pitched and produced segments as well as edited audio. In addition, I do have some experience with podcast recording and editing from past endeavors.
Kansas City First Responders Mindful Of Being In The Moment
Mindfulness teachers are teaching their practice to first responders in an attempt to help them remain cool, calm and collected. The teachers hope it can improves their personal lives at home and even help them stay grounded in high-stress situations where they could make fatal decisions.
A Kansas City Nonprofit Is Amplifying The Voices And Power Of Black Women
The founder of the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization discussed how it determines the issues most important to Black women, then works to affect needed change. She outlined the disproportionate negative impacts of the pandemic on Black women.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Driving Food Insecurity Among Young People
Just a few months ago, food insecurity was said to be at its lowest point since before the Great Recession. Now, as many as 18 million children may be food insecure, and 38% of students at 4-year colleges said they have experienced limited or uncertain access to adequate food since the coronavirus struck.
Olivia Williams Is Young, Gifted, Black Woman — And Leaving Kansas City
Grandview native Olivia Williams has her sights set on Atlanta after graduation, because she feels it’s more welcoming to young Black women like her. She wrote about it in a blog post for the Kauffman Foundation, and detailed three steps Kansas City needs to take to make itself a place she’ll want to stay.
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