Jen Chen
Associate Producer, Central Standard-
Kansas City might be known as a meat-and-potatoes town, but fried chicken has long been popular here.“Fried chicken is popular because it’s inexpensive,…
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Segment 1: How to grill sausages and burgers.It's almost Memorial Day weekend, and many Kansas Citians will be pulling out the grill for backyard…
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As a kid growing up on his family’s farm in Louisburg, Kansas, David Wayne Reed just wanted to perform.He wore his mom’s heels, a cinched-up shirt as a…
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He's an actor, writer, storyteller ... and now, filmmaker. While growing up on his family's farm in Louisburg, Kansas, David Wayne Reed used to dress in…
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Segment 1: From Abilene to KC: The history of Sprint.It's a multi-billion dollar company with thousands of local employees. But did you know that Sprint…
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Noodles are having a moment Kansas City.“There’s an awful lot of chefs in the city right now with small pasta menus within their main menu,” Jenny Vergara…
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Segment 1: How to prepare trout.Chef Martin Heuser is a fan of trout; he grew up fishing and eating it in Germany and Austria. Plus, it's the only dish on…
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In his new play, Nathan Louis Jackson draws on his own life to tackle the issue of gun violence.“Brother Toad” tells the story of two men who are related…
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Segment 1: A new play about gun violence in Kansas.Nathan Louis Jackson's new play, "Brother Toad," is set in Wyandotte County and Johnson County. It's…
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Dana Tippin Cutler and Keith Cutler aren’t your typical Kansas City couple. The two practicing lawyers are the hosts of “Couples Court with the Cutlers,”…