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Title: Radio Council of Greater Kansas City Annual Dinner
Description: Interior view of J. Noland Franz of KMBC and Mrs. Edward D. Reese seated at the table. Photograph taken at the annual dinner of the Radio Council of Greater Kansas City held on October 24, 1950 at the Hotel President.
Date: 1950-10-24
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Biography of John Cameron Swayze (1905-1995), Television Anchor
Date: 1999
Object Type: Biography

Title: Sam Molen Obituary
Description: Obituary for Sam Molen who died at Girard, Illinois, on August 8, 2008, at age 92. According to the obituary, "Sam served as president of K. L. Broadcasting Corp. (KBEA-KBEY). He was a sports announcer for 30 years, including 17 years as sports director of KMBC, where he developed the 'Bowlin' for Molen' television program that ran 15 years. He also wrote and narrated a nationally syndicated radio sports feature and authored two sports books, 'They Make Me Laugh' and 'Take Two and Hit to the Right'." He joined Southgate Bank in 1969, becoming manager of the marketing division and retired as senior vice president. Includes his picture.
Date: 2008-08-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Association of Women Broadcasters
Description: Interior, group view identified as the Association of Women Broadcasters of the National Association of Broadcasters, 10th District. View was taken at a luncheon held at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri on September 21, 1949. Women are not identified. Anne Hayes, chairperson of the group, appears to be seated to the right of the large table floral decoration.
Date: 1949-09-21
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Classroom Radio
Description: Interior view of a radio and other paper items on top of a wooden table. Sign on top of radio reads: "Class Room Radio Gift of Faxon PTA - One in Each Room-." Photograph was sent to Anne Hayes of the Radio Council and states: "We are enclosing a picture of the display in our building during American Education Week."
Date: 1949-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Anne Hayes
Description: View of Anne Hayes, newspaper journalist, local radio and television broadcaster (KCMO) and President of the Radio Council of Greater Kansas City and co-founder of the group. The group's name later became the Radio and Television Council of Greater Kansas City.
Date: 1955
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bea Johnson and Others
Description: Interior view of three women seated identified in the scrapbook as left to right: Mrs. R. G. Richner, Bea Johnson, and Mrs. W. O'Keefe. Photograph was taken at the Radio and Television Council of Greater Kansas City dinner meeting held November 29, 1955 at the Wishbone Restaurant located at 4455 Main Street. The speaker for the evening was Bea Johnson, Director of Women's Activities for KMBC-KFRM and KMBC-TV.Remarks from the dinner announcement: Bea Johnson was one of the two K.C. women who were permitted to attend the Big Four Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland. The chosen topic should be of equal interest to both men and women members of the Radio and Television Council. In July 1955 Bea took seventeen American broadcasters, writers, and telecasters from coast to coast to seven countries in Europoe on the 'Bea Johnson Radio and Television Tour.' Her lecture tours have taken her to almost every state of the United States from Washington State to Florida; from New York to California."
Date: 1955-11-29
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bea Johnson and Others
Description: Interior view of three women identified in the scrapbook as left to right: Mrs. R. G. Richner, Bea Johnson (KMBC), and Mrs. R. W. Bland. Photograph was taken at the Radio and Television Council of Greater Kansas City dinner meeting held November 29, 1955 at the Wishbone Restaurant located at 4455 Main Street. The speaker for the evening was Bea Johnson, Director of Women's Activities for KMBC-KFRM and KMBC-TV. Remarks from the dinner announcement: Bea Johnson was one of the two K.C. women who were permitted to attend the Big Four Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland. The chosen topic should be of equal interest to both men and women members of the Radio and Television Council. In July of 1955 Bea took seventeen American broadcasters, writers, and telecasters from coast to coast to seven countries in Europoe on the 'Bea Johnson Radio and Television Tour.' Her lecture tours have taken her to almost every state of the United States from Washington State to Florida; from New York to California."
Date: 1955-11-29
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bea Johnson
Description: Interior view of Bea Johnson, Director of Women's Activities for KMBC-KFRM and KMBC-TV. She spoke at the dinner meeting of the Radio and Television Council of Greater Kansas City held November 29, 1955, at the Wishbone Restaurant located in Kansas City, Missouri at 4455 Main Street. In July of 1955 Bea took seventeen American broadcasters, writers, and telecasters from coast to coast to seven countries in Europe on the "Bea Johnson Radio and Television Tour." She also attended the "Big Four Conference" held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Date: 1955-11-29
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Creating a Voice
Description: Article is about a radio program called �??Generation Rap�?� that is run by high school students from all across the Kansas City metro area. The program has aired since 1987.
Date: 2015-05-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Latin Radio Pioneer Dies
Description: Article discusses early Kansas City Hispanic radio broadcasters including Julia Romero, Lupe Quintana, Felisa Ruiz, and Roberto Lopez, whose death prompted the article. Article also mentions Michael G. Calderon, Pete Zedillo, Antonio Aguikar, Sylvia and Luis Ramirez.
Date: 2009-03-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Unidentified Speaker
Description: Unidentified man holding a script and standing behind a podium. One of the microphones has a KMBC Radio logo.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Radio Council of Greater Kansas City Annual Dinner
Description: Interior view of the annual dinner of the Radio Council of Greater Kansas City meeting in the Aztec Room at the Hotel President. No identification for participants.
Date: 1949-09-21
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Anne Hayes
Description: Portrait of Anne Hayes, newspaper journalist, local radio and television broadcaster and President of the Greater Kansas City Radio Council.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Official Mayor Gage and Radio Program
Description: Interior view with radio broadcast in session. Identified as Kansas City Mayor John Gage and unidentified KMBC radio staff participating in "The People Incorporated Program" radio show. Location not given, perhaps KMBC radio studio.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Radio Council of Greater Kansas City Annual Dinner
Description: Although not identified on the photograph, believed to be an interior view of the Wishbone Restaurant, 4455 Main in Kansas City, Missouri and of the annual dinner of the Radio Council of Greater Kansas City held September 25, 1951.
Date: 1951-09-25
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Radio Council of Greater Kansas City Dinner Meeting
Description: Interior view, dinner or luncheon meeting of the Radio Council of Greater Kansas City. The head table is in view. Exact date and location is not given. Anne Hayes, co-founder and charter member of the organization, is on the far left and Dorothy Heiderstadt, president of the group at the time, is fifth from the left.
Date: 1951~/1952~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Dialing Back on AM
Description: Article discusses KMBZ-AM Radio's transition from an AM station to an FM (98.1), as well as the decline of AM radio. It also spotlights local AM stations that have been able to thrive by developing specialized programming and faithful niche audiences. Some of these stations include: KCMO-AM (710), WHB (810), KPRT (1590), and KXTR (1660).
Date: 2011-04-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The Dean of Radio Made KC His Town
Description: Obituary and tribute for Walton "Walt" Bodine, a native Kansas Citian and popular local broadcaster. Bodine got his start in the radio in 1940, subsequently working as an announcer, newscaster, reporter, news director, editorial writer, and talk-show host in both radio and television. He interviewed a number of influential people during his career including Thomas Hart Benton, Louis Armstrong, Robert Kennedy, and Harry S. Truman. He retired from his 30-year public radio program, "The Walt Bodine Show," in 2012. Bodine died on March 24, 2013 at the age of 92.
Date: 2013-03-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: KXTR's Classical Memories Spanned 50 Years
Description: KXTR began as Kansas City's first FM all-classical station in 1959, after a group of classical music fans got together and formed the station. The article recounts the many radio personalities that broadcast on 96.5 FM and the changes that took place over the years. February 29, 2012 was the last broadcast for the radio station.
Date: 2012-03-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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