Seg. 1: MLK Park | Seg. 2: Understanding Arrogance

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Segment 1: Kansas City does have something named for Martin Luther King, Junior.

A month after Martin Luther King's name was voted off of a major boulevard, a cleaning effort is underway at a long-neglected park named after the civil rights icon. The park's been dedicated to King since 1978.


Segment 2: A new study from MU reveals three types of arrogance, and six levels of it.

Arrogance has never really been studied, in part because there hasn't been a shared understanding of what it even is. A scholar at the University of Missouri has taken the first step toward changing that.

  • Nelson Cowan, professor, University of Missouri Department of Psychological Sciences

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Gina’s background combines print and broadcast journalism, live event hosting and production, creative nonfiction writing and involvement in the arts. Early in her career, she followed a cultural beat for The Pitch, where she served as an editor and art writer in the early 2000s.
Noah Taborda is a Sports Broadcasting Journalism major who hopped on the short flight from Chicago to hone his trade at the University of Missouri. He hopes to cover a meaningful moment or two in his future career.