Kansas City PBS Community Impact Report - Report - Page 7
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
From left, top to
bottom:
EVENTS
Playback: 90.9 The
Bridge Anniversary
Concert/Screening
at Lemonade Park
Downton Abbey Film
Screening
909 Sessions
INITIATIVES
Picture This (Campaign
& Launch Party)
Alfred Friendly
Fellowship
While we all found new ways back to normality following the strictest days of
the COVID-19 lockdown, Kansas City PBS eagerly — and safely — worked to
draw our communities together when possible.
We relished the chance to gather, virtually and in-person when possible,
including a virtual screening of the local documentary Womontown that
included a panel with the movement’s original founders and an exclusive
screening of the second Downton Abbey film. 90.9 The Bridge brought
live performances back, including a Playback: 90.9 The Bridge Anniversary
Concert/Screening at Lemonade Park, Tunesdays on 90.9 The Bridge and the
return of 909 Sessions.
Flatland, our digital news source, helped spearhead the Kansas City Media
Collective, an initiative designed to strengthen the local journalism ecosystem,
alongside other local nonprofit media organizations. The Flatland team also
brought an international perspective to the newsroom through participation
in the Alfred Friendly Fellowship program; fellow Saurav Rahman embedded
with the team bringing 11 years of journalism experience to the metro.
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