It's often viewed as a choice between arts and sports. But it doesn't have to be. On a recent visit to Kansas City, here's what National Endowment for the Arts Chair Rocco Landesman, a Broadway producer who's owned race horses and minor league baseball teams, had to say about it. Landesman: "There's no reason you can't love sports and art both - and I do."
By Laura Spencer
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Kansas City, MO – As KCUR's Laura Spencer reports, there are some growing connections between the local arts and sports communities.
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