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Suzanne Hogan

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Suzanne Hogan graduated from the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico, with a degree in both Political Science and Documentary Studies.  Her interests include Latin American politics, immigration and storytelling in a variety of mediums including photography, film/video and writing. After college, Suzanne moved back to her hometown, Kansas City and was the Producer for The Walt Bodine Show for nearly two years.  Now she serves as the interim producer of KC Currents, as well as a part-time announcer and producer, filling in around the station wherever she can. Suzanne serves as a founding member of the 816 Bicycle Collective, a recycle a bicycle program in Kansas City.  In her spare time, Suzanne enjoys playing music, spontaneous traveling, riding her bicycle all around town and spending time with her friends and family.

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KC Currents
2:32 pm
Wed September 12, 2012

Bridging The Digital Divide In Kansas City

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KC Currents host Susan Wilson talking to Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, Deputy Executive Director of the Kansas City Public Library, Michael Liimatta , co-founder of Connecting for Good and Donovan Mouton, local real estate developer.
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Studies from Google indicated that 42 percent of lower income areas in Kansas City don’t have access to internet.

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KC Currents
10:04 am
Wed September 12, 2012

Bridging The Digital Divide In Kansas City, Live Music For A Living

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KC Currents host Susan Wilson talking to Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, Deputy Executive Director of the Kansas City Public Library, Michael Liimatta , co-founder of Connecting for Good and Donovan Mouton, local real estate developer.
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Roundtable Discussion: Bridging The Digital Divide In Kansas City
Studies from Google indicated that 42 percent of lower income areas in Kansas City didn’t have access to Internet. Google Fiber has plans to address that with super high-speed Internet service. But not so fast—there have been issues with getting the community connected. KC Currents hosted a roundtable discussion to break down the digital divide.

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Up to Date
5:03 pm
Tue September 4, 2012

Study Shows Health Care Disparities In Missouri LGBT Community

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If you are a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered Missourian your chances of finding and getting the same level of health care as the rest of the state are significantly reduced.

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KC Currents
11:46 am
Tue September 4, 2012

Healthy Hip Hop With Local Rapper Roy Scott, Inside The Studio & Documentary Of Artist Jim Leedy

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Roy Scott is a local rapper and founder of Lend A Hand Family Foundation. He also does outreach for Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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Healthy Hip Hop With  Local Rapper Roy Scott

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KC Currents
11:23 am
Tue September 4, 2012

Healthy Hip Hop With Local Rapper Roy Scott

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Roy Scott, president of the Lend a Hand Family Foundation.
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Roy Scott loves music. He was 12 when he first started writing lyrics, 15 when he started to produce his own beats. He became part of the underground “gangster rap” subculture. This is when Scott became “Macc James,” a member of the Chop It Up Clicc. But as Scott got older with kids of his own, he realized the power and influence music can have on young people’s lives.

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KC Currents
3:59 pm
Mon August 27, 2012

KC Currents Is Up All Night

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Jeremy Soucy of the Missouri Department of Conservation holds up a small bull frog.
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Baby Rosa Mina Elder sleeping in her crib.
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Outside the diner Town Topic on Broadway Blvd.
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Robbie Mitchell checking out a load of California strawberries at Liberty Fruit Co.
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Turning on the light at the Elder house.
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Laying on the lawn at the Kansas City Art Institute.
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Andrea Silenzi's dog Mabes sleeps soundly while Andrea's up late Tweeting and on Facebook.
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KCUR Producer Suzanne Hogan in the Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area on a late night frog hunt.
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Bill Elder and baby Rosa Mina Elder up late feeding.
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KC Currents Senior Producer up late with new baby Rosa Mina Elder.
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Looking at the legs and feet of a caught bull frog on a gig with Jeremy Soucy of the Missouri Department of Conservation.
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A late night snack of banana cream pie at Town Topic.
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An all night Mexican food truck stays busy on Independence Ave. and Benton Blvd.
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Miss Conception is a leader of The Vibe of Tribe artist’s collective. It’s putting on the performance event.
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A self-described meth addict solicits donations on a deserted Independence Avenue at 2 a.m.
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What are you up after midnight and before sunrise? What are you thinking about? Doing? Eating?  Explore the region between the hours of midnight and 5 am.

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KC Currents
5:01 pm
Sun August 26, 2012

A Late Night Frog Gig

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Jeremy Soucy of the Missouri Department of Conservation holds up a small bullfrog.
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A small bull frog, too small to harvest.
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At the Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area in Cass County.
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Jeremy Soucy holds a bull frog he caught by hand.
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KCUR's Suzanne Hogan knee deep in the Amarugia Highlands on a late night frog gig.
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Jeremy Soucy shows a bull frog on a gig.
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Jeremy Soucy displays the feet and legs of a bull frog on a gig.
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At the Discovery Center in Kansas City preparing to clean the frogs.
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The final product, bull frog cut, cleaned and skinned ready to prepare and eat.
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Jeremy Soucy holds up the clean bull frog legs harvested during the late night frog gig.
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In Missouri, the bullfrog and green frog harvest season starts on the night of June 30th and last through the end of October. 

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Central Standard
10:33 am
Tue August 21, 2012

Contribute To KCUR's Up All Night Project

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What are you up after midnight and before sunrise? What are you thinking about? Doing? Eating? We want to hear about what goes on in your neighborhood or place of work.

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KC Currents
4:01 pm
Mon August 20, 2012

Archive Collects KC's Gay And Lesbian History, Reform Proposal For Foreign Student Entrepreneurs

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Map of gay-friendly businesses in KC.
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The show for Sunday, August 19 and Monday, August 20:

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KC Currents
8:22 am
Mon August 20, 2012

Charlie Parker Cutting Contest Results Are In

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Charlie Parker’s birthday is coming up on August 29, and Kansas City has been known to show its locally grown sax legend many forms of tributes over the years.  

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KC Currents
3:25 pm
Mon August 13, 2012

Kansas City Sikhs Seek Tolerance, Local Reaction To Joplin Mosque Burning

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Sikh hold vigil in Shawnee Mission Park.
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The show for Sunday, August 12 and Monday, August 13:

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KC Currents
4:03 pm
Mon August 6, 2012

Recently Retired KC Fire Chief Smokey Dyer, Ranchers Battle Suffocating Drought

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Smokey Dyer post-retirement at KCUR studios.
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The show for Sunday, August 5, and Monday, August 6:

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KC Currents
2:24 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

Lee Langston Carries The Soul Music Torch, Breaking Down Google Fiber’s Kansas City Plans

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The show for Sunday, July 29, and Monday, July 30:

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KC Currents
12:52 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

Breaking Down Google Fiber's Plans For Kansas City

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1,100 other cities wanted it, but we got it: Google Fiber.  Since it was announced that ‘we got it’ about a year and a half ago, Kansas City has been eagerly waiting for details. 

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KC Currents
3:06 pm
Mon July 23, 2012

Raytown Runner Goes To The Olympics, Breaking Down The Kansas School Finance Lawsuit

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The show for Sunday, July 22, and Monday, July 23:

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