Spring Funding Drive 2018: Thank You for Your Support!

For more than two weeks across our Kansas City PBS channels, we encouraged you to be our neighbor. We enlisted the help of legendary household names, enthusiastic on-air hosts, and KCPT studio guests to encourage that special feeling you have when you sustain public television. And you've responded generously.

Your support helps fund the highest quality of local and national programming that connects you to arts and entertainment, education, nature, history and public affairs. Your support also helps keep us connected to one another.

There were many reasons to celebrate in these two weeks, including our childhood memories of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the 10th anniversary of Celtic Thunder, and Brit Floyd's special recognition of the 45th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon album. We saw an outpouring of support for a global cause with the program Nature: Naledi, One Little Elephant and our partnership with the International Elephant Foundation, as well as support for KCPT's educational initiatives for early childhood, literacy and STEM. KCPT is proud to bring you such exciting opportunities.

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

Additional thanks to the following organizations and businesses for their support of our Spring Funding Drive:

Californos
H&R Block
Kansas City Irish Center
Midwest Genealogy Center
Parents As Teachers - Kansas City Public Schools
The Kansas City Symphony
Zarda Bar-B-Q

And, thanks to the following host volunteers and special studio guests for their support of our Spring Funding Drive:

Ivani Bing, Radio personality, 95.7 The Vibe and 102.5 Jack FM
Frank Byrne, Executive Director for Kansas City Symphony
Lindsey Elliott, Public Relations Specialist for Olathe Health System
JC Fisher, The Texas Tenors
Jennifer Fisher, KCPT On-Air Host Volunteer
John Hagen, The Texas Tenors
Jake Jacobson, Director of Public Relations for Children’s Mercy Hospital
Ryan Kelly, Celtic Thunder
Cheryl Lang, Midwest Genealogy Center Manager
John Mertz, KCPT On-Air Host Volunteer (26 years)
Michael O’Dwyer, Celtic Thunder
Kathy Quinn, Fox 4 Morning Reporter
Pavlo Simtikidis, Pavlo: Live in Kastoria
Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin, Fabric Artist
Sheree Wainwright, KCPT On-Air Host Volunteer
Nancy Wormington, Executive Director for Kansas City Irish Center

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