Luke X. Martin
Luke X. Martin is an assistant producer for KCUR's Up To Date.
Born in Manhattan, Kansas, and raised in Wichita, Luke fell in love with public radio listening to KMUW. He got his start pulling early morning DJ shifts at KJHK in Lawrence while he was a student at KU.
Luke was previously an intern for Up To Date, and joined the team as a producer in 2016. His work has appeared online for UPI.com,The Daily Caller,Politics DailyandThe Pitch.
He has a Master of Science degree from theMedillSchool of Journalism at Northwestern University. If you see him limping along a running trail in Kansas City or the suburbs, please offer him a drink of water or a high-five.
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Area medical professionals believe vaccinating Black Kansas Citians will be critical to curbing the pandemic in the area.
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The academy's director hopes to help increase the diversity of police forces in Missouri and the region.
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After fleeing political violence in Haiti, Annessoir Annelus came to Kansas City and worked his fingers to the bone building a better life for his family.
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Despite last minute changes to accommodate coronavirus concerns, organizers hope the holiday cheer brings the community together and boosts morale and business.
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A group of area researchers, faith leaders and health agencies will receive $1.9 million to expand COVID-19 testing and education efforts at African American churches.
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Protest groups and social activists in Kansas City are facing a suite of challenges as public attention shifts away from issues of police and criminal justice reform, which mobilized so many during 2020.
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Police brutality and protests garnered the attention and sympathy of white Kansas Citians, but 2020 has not brought the systemic change activists say are needed to improve race relations in the metro.
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Charles Curtis was a leading voice in the fight for women's suffrage. He also orchestrated the breakup of tribal government and communal land in what is now the state of Oklahoma.
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As health care providers brace for increasing infection rates, one drive-thru food giveaway is adding free COVID-19 testing to the menu and exam rooms are being retrofitted to reduce the risk of viral spread.
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Statues Of Jackson County's Racist Namesake Will Soon Bear A Plaque To Explain His Problematic LegacPlans for a plaque that would contextualize the deeds of former President Andrew Jackson were put on hold for months. But after voters failed to pass a measure to remove them, plans are back on to add the plaques.