New show to premiere on KCPT

"The Local Show," which premieres at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 15, on KCPT highlights artists, entrepreneurs, leaders and overachievers from all walks of life, and is designed to help Kansas Citians discover more about the area.

"‘The Local Show’ is really going to allow us to tackle areas of the news that rarely get much television coverage in the metro," Nick Haines, executive producer, said. "At KCPT, we tackle local politics and public policy well, but what about the arts and entrepreneurship, education, health and science? Finally, we have a place to regularly tell those stories."

Assisted by Randy Mason, and other guest interviewers, Haines will sit down for fast-paced chats with people who are making a difference in fields including education, health services, technology and the arts.

The pilot episode features Kathleen Collins, who is retiring this year as president of the Kansas City Art Institute, and Bryan Hansel, whose company, Smith Electric, is manufacturing electric powered trucks in Kansas City.

The show will spotlight "difference makers" in the community. In the first program, KCPT goes inside Operation Breakthrough, the nation’s largest low-income daycare facility. More than 600 children per day are served at the facility on Troost Avenue.

The show also will feature segments showcasing items from the World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, and "Start-Up Stories," which are profiles that peek behind the scenes at fledgling ventures across the metro area.

Each half-hour program will air once a month in July and August. Beginning in September, the show will have a more frequent presence on KCPT to accommodate special editions of "Imagine KC" and other newsworthy topics.

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