Brian Ellison
Brian Ellison is substitute host of Central Standard and Up To Date and has served in a variety of roles at KCUR since 2008. He has been acting producer and associate producer of Up To Date and was acting producer of The Walt Bodine Show. A member of the Religion Newswriters Association, he also contributes occasionally to KCUR news coverage. Even before joining the KCUR staff, he was a producer and frequent guest on Up To Date's "Religion Roundtable," as well as a committed listener and volunteer.
An ordained Presbyterian minister, Brian served as pastor of Parkville Presbyterian Church for 13 years and now is executive director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. A graduate of Harvard University and Princeton Theological Seminary, he is also a freelance writer and an adjunct instructor in preaching at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Mo.
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A Kansas City producer's new movie tells 13 eerie real-life stories and the food critics recommend great fall restaurant dishes in Kansas City.
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A check-in with the superintendent of one of the first local districts to have students back in classrooms, how powerful images shape important moments in society, and a selection of weird and wonderful things in "Secret Kansas City."
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Murals on the value of Black life are set to grace Kansas City streets, a historic vice presidential candidacy gives rise to reflections on race and identity, and Kansas City music venues are embracing change to salvage the summer concert season.
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One teacher's approach to educating kindergartners remotely, Kansas City Public Schools debuts a new television show, and why the stock market is looking up when the economy feels down.
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The lasting effects of COVID-19 and how the coronavirus is affecting schools reopening, celebrating the first organized professional Black baseball league, and how prescient past movies have been when compared to current protests and the pandemic.
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Patrick Mahomes' lucrative new contract will keep him in Kansas City through 2031, Mayor Quinton Lucas reacts to news about help coming soon from federal law enforcement agencies, and Medicaid expansion will appear on Missouri ballots Aug. 4.
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A Kansas City alt-weekly celebrates 40 years, tensions arise between development and conservation efforts along the Blue River watershed, and universities experienced in distance learning offer advice for a successful transition to online education.
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How a national heritage group is preserving historical sites in Kansas and Missouri, a preview of the third season of a Kansas News Service podcast, and the return of a dedicated classical music station to Kansas City's radio dial.
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The impacts of social isolation on elders separated from family during COVID-19, political reporters analyze the Missouri General Session, the creator of an art exhibit around masks, and the sounds of one weekly parade lifting a neighborhood's spirits.
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Kansas City, Missouri, mayor explains his plan to reopen the city, Kansas Labor Secretary on backlog of unemployment claims, how to get a proper night's sleep during COVID-19, and a musical bonding while staying at home.