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The final Walt Bodine Show aired on April 27th, 2012, celebrating 72 years of originality and honesty across print, television and radio platforms, as pioneering journalist Walt Bodine retired from KCUR. Walt died at the age of 92 on Sunday, March 24, 2013.MORE ON WALT:Walt's Beat: A Multimedia Journey Through Walt's CareerThe Walt Bodine Audio DocumentaryMarr Sound Archive Walt CollectionKansas City Star: With Bodine’s final show, KC will miss a good friendStoryCorps in KC: Walt Bodine and Tom BodineA TRIBUTE TO WALT FROM MARILYN MAYE:http://kcurstream.umkc.edu/CENTRAL/blog/maye.mp3

StoryCorps in KC: Walt Bodine and Tom Bodine

Edited by Lee Ingalls

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-533719.mp3

Kansas City, MO – Recorded at the StoryCorps MobileBooth in Kansas City in 2006.

At StoryCorps recording booths across the country, friends and loved ones interview each other about their lives. In 2006, Tom Bodine brought his father and longtime KCUR radio host Walt Bodine in for an interview. Here, Walt tells Tom what he misses most about his loss of vision.

Kansas City is known for its style of jazz, influenced by the blues, as the home of Walt Disney’s first animation studio and the headquarters of Hallmark Cards. As one of KCUR’s arts reporters, I want people here to know a wide range of arts and culture stories from across the metropolitan area. I take listeners behind the scenes and introduce them to emerging artists and organizations, as well as keep up with established institutions. Send me an email at lauras@kcur.org or follow me on Twitter @lauraspencer.
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