Suzanne Hogan
Suzanne Hogan graduated from the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico, with a degrees in Political Science and Documentary Studies. Her interests include Latin American politics, immigration and storytelling in a variety of mediums including photography, film/video and writing.
After college, Suzanne moved back to her hometown, Kansas City and was the Producer for The Walt Bodine Show for about two years. Now she serves as a part-time announcer, producer, and contributing reporter, filling in around the station wherever she can. Suzanne is also a founding member of the 816 Bicycle Collective, a recycle a bicycle program in Kansas City.
In her spare time, Suzanne plays bass in a punk rock band, enjoys spontaneous traveling, and riding her bicycle all around town.
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Once seen as a musical relic, audio cassettes have survived the eras of CDs and streaming to win over music lovers of a new generation. That’s in large part thanks to the National Audio Company in Springfield, Missouri, the largest cassette manufacturer in the world. -
Chillicothe, Missouri, has an unusual claim to fame: It’s the town where pre-sliced bread first debuted back in 1928. The state has even declared July 7, Sliced Bread Day, as an official holiday. But despite being less than a century old, the origin of this revolutionary pantry staple was almost lost to history. -
Kansas City's Carter Broadcast Group is the country's oldest Black-owned radio company. Currently Black ownership nationwide represents less than 2% of the market and is on the decline.
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Advocates for the homeless say the pandemic is to blame for the growing number of people experiencing homelessness, because of unemployment and evictions. And that's a worrisome prospect in an election year. -
As more of the lesser prairie chicken's habitat is taken over by agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is promoting more voluntary conservation initiatives for the bird and the health of the Great Plains. -
In Kansas City, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is closed, but the sculpture garden and south lawn have become popular hangout spots. -
In this episode of KCUR's new podcast, A People's History of Kansas City , host Suzanne Hogan and Matthew Long-Middleton tell the story of the...
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The real life story of an amazingly intelligent dog who captured people's imagination in Depression-era Missouri. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play...
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A cosmetologist becomes obsessed with the Victorian tradition of hair art, and amasses the world's largest collection in Independence, Missouri. Each of...
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The story of the pugnacious Kansas sheriff and attorney general Vern Miller, whose antics seemed to be a throwback to the Wild West era but left a...
