Fall Funding Drive 2018: Thank You for Your Support!

Ericka King

• Published on September 20, 2018

Thank you for supporting KCPT during our Fall Funding Drive

A growing number of Kansas Citians continue to choose KCPT for television worthy of their attention and support. The more than 1,000 supporters of our recent on-air funding drive affirmed our direction for local content and national programming. Thanks to your generosity, we can continue to connect you to arts and entertainment, education, nature, history, public affairs — and to one another — here at Kansas City PBS.

For 16 days across our Kansas City PBS channels, we encouraged you to be our neighbor — our partner — in showing and sharing the power of public media as we took our cues from the legacy of Fred Rogers, an advocate of public television. With the help of legendary household names, enthusiastic on-air hosts, KCPT studio guests and local organizations, we pointed out the importance of public television to this place we call home. And you've responded generously.

There were many reasons to celebrate in those 16 days, including the exciting making of the popular Broadway musical “Hamilton,” a star-studded tribute to Leonard Cohen, our love of Betty White, and the memories from Dionne Warwick’s music catalog that was too great to walk on by. KCPT is proud to bring such exciting programs to our community.

Collectively, your individual contributions are the largest source of revenue for KCPT, and collectively, you make up the largest group of public media advocates in Kansas City. It’s such a good feeling when you support Kansas City PBS.

Special thanks to the following organizations and businesses for their support:
Californo’s
Johnson County Community College Carlsen Center and JCCC Vol*Stars
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Q39 BBQ
Union Station Kansas City

On-air hosts Ivani and Lindsey for Fall Funding Drive — On-air hosts Ivani Bing and Lindsey Foat for program, "Nature: Giraffes, Africa's Gentle Giants".

Thanks to the following host volunteers and special studio guests:
Emily Behrmann, General Manager of JCCC Carlsen Center
Ivani Bing, KCPT On-Air Host Volunteer
Jesse Cook, Jesse Cook Live In Concert
Lindsey Elliott, KCPT On-Air Host Volunteer
George Guastello, President & CEO of Union Station
John Mertz, KCPT On-Air Host Volunteer
Jeff Rosenblatt, Director of Science City & Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station
Paul Schofer, President & CEO of Kauffman Center

Thank you, viewers, members and volunteers for supporting Kansas City PBS!

On-air hosts John and Lindsey, and guest George for Fall Funding Drive — On-air hosts John Mertz and Lindsey Elliott with George Guastello, President & CEO at Union Station Kansas City.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts volunteers for the Fall Funding Drive — Phone bank volunteers from the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

On-air host Polly and guest Paul for Fall Funding Drive — On-air host Polly Howard with Paul Schofer, President & CEO at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.