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Do the Kansas City Royals have a bonafide star in rookie sensation Alex Gordon? Sports Illustrated thinks so by calling him "The Sure Thing."
Former KMBC-TV9 reporter Jeremy Hubbard is leaving Denver TV for a position with ABC in Chicago. His wife, Taunia Hottman, formerly of KSHB, will be leaving with him.
Kansas City Star reporter Judy Thomas has investigated the First Family Church in Overland Park and its Pastor Jerry Johnston. The revealing piece has started a firestorm of controversy. Weather forecasting has become a blood sport in Kansas City TV circles as controversy surrounds coverage, awards.
Karli Ritter will be leaving her weekend meteorological duties in Montgomery, AL. this month to join the weather team at WDAF-TV Fox 4.
Kansas City Royals' veteran broadcaster Denny Matthews is handling Major League Baseball's embarrassing blunder with the same class that has defined his career.
Last June the Kansas City Royals yanked the press
credentials from a pair of sports talkers for asking tough questions during a
news conference in an event which became known as "CredentialGate." The incident drew the ire
of the Society of
Professional Journalists and journalists across the country.
"435 South" magazine has new ownership and will return to a local focus. The publication is aimed at five targeted zip codes. Former NFL star Conrad Dobler, recently profiled in Kansas City Sports & Fitness magazine, is featured on HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" as an example of how the NFL tosses aside former players. Dobler says suicide is a possibility.
Bill Pikus, the number two sports guy at KMBC-TV9, will not have his contract renewed as the station searches for his successor. The Kansas City Star's Randy Covitz takes an in-depth look at how the NFL is trying to take over complete control of media outlets. So far the league has been very successful.
It is a great honor when a nationally recognized marketing firm calls on you for media relations services. That's exactly what Weyforth-Haas Marketing did and Bottom Line Communications helped place an excellent feature in the Kansas City Business Journal about the company.
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