Laura Spencer
Laura Spencer caught the radio bug more than a decade ago when she was asked to read a newscast on the air on her first day volunteering for KOOP, the community radio station in Austin, Texas.
After moving home to Kansas City, she learned the fine art of editing reel-to-reel tape as an intern and graduate assistant with the nationally syndicated literary program New Letters on the Air. Since 2001, she's focused her efforts on writing and producing feature stories as KCUR's Arts Reporter.
In 2011, Laura was one of 21 journalists selected for USC Annenberg’s seventh National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater. She's received awards from the Associated Press, Kansas City Art Institute (Excellence in Visual Art and Education), Kansas City Association of Black Journalists, Missouri Broadcasters Association, Radio-Television News Directors Association (regional Edward R. Murrow Award) and Society for Professional Journalists.
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The national Broadway tour of "Hamilton" has been rescheduled to 2023 — instead of this September at the Music Hall. -
KC Rep’s 2021-2022 season features six shows, including the return of the holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol” to the stage. -
The Symphony on Tuesday announced three in-person concerts at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in May and June. -
Liberty-based B&B Theatres will open a new location at the site of the former Alamo Drafthouse in the Kansas City Power & Light District. -
Stuck at home during the pandemic, Mark Lowrey streamed performances of an at-home happy hour called Jazz and Plants. Now, he's back for live performances. -
Some Kansas City Equity Theaters Say Union Restrictions Are Slowing Their Return To Live PerformanceVaccine distribution is ramping up, and restrictions are starting to loosen. But there are still lots of considerations for area stages before putting on a show. -
Nick Cave, best known for his Soundsuits that combine fashion and sculpture, is one of the artists selected for a public art commission at the new KCI. -
First Fridays in the Crossroads Arts District may not return as a big street party anytime soon. But, with fewer visitors for the monthly event, some say it’s returning to its roots: looking at art. -
Each state gets to honor two citizens with statues in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. In 2022, one of Missouri's contributions will be a statue of President Harry S. Truman. -
Kansas City Artists Wait For COVID-19 Vaccines And Keep Hoping For The Return To Indoor PerformancesIt’s been a pandemic year off — for writers, artists, musicians and actors. Canceled shows and readings, and postponed plans. And a smattering of online productions.
