Kirstin A. McCudden

Former Managing Editor of Digital and Multimedia Content at Kansas City PBS

A former Dow Jones Newspaper Fund intern, Kirstin holds a bachelor’s and masters’ in journalism from the University of Missouri. The majority of her career has been spent editing and designing for print publications, from St. Pete to Austin to Kansas City. The second half of her professional life has involved decidedly less ink. Kirstin speaks French, thanks to nearly eight years in Switzerland, and is an unashamed Star Wars nerd, thanks to a good upbringing. If she’s forgetting something, remind her at kmccudden@kcpt.org or on Twitter @kirstinatorKCPT.

Stories by Kirstin A. McCudden

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Review Meets Preview

The Preview: We hate to humblebrag, but Flatland has had a big year. Inside the Hale Center, we burned through a lot of coffee gearing up for our October relaunch, where we showed off our new look. But Flatland is more than a pretty face. We’ve also re-tooled our digital focus, finding new ways to bring you into the…

Music | Best of Local Shows and National Sounds

To say the hosts of The Bridge‘s Eight One Sixty music show, Sarah Bradshaw and Chris Haghirian, have heard some tunes this year would be a massive understatement. Here’s their actual statements on the year that was in music: Chris Haghirian: Top Ten Shows of 2015 6/27/2015 The Rolling Stones | Arrowhead Went into it with no expectations and…

Spotlight on the Spoken Word | Angela Roux

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…

Spotlight on the Spoken Word | Alyssa Bennett Smith

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…

“Chi-Raq” Makes the Rounds

Jayhawks of the land get a shout out from Spike Lee on PBS’s ‘Charlie Rose.’ For more on the film, written by KU professor Kevin Wilmott and directed by Lee, read Flatland’s “‘Chi-Raq’ Has Local Ties”.  

Spotlight on the Spoken Word | Ezhno Martin

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…

Spotlight On The Spoken Word | Jeanette Powers

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…

Spotlight on the Spoken Word | Unique Hughley

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…

Spotlight on the Spoken Word | Natasha Ria El-Scari

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…

Spotlight on the Spoken Word | Gustavo Adolfo Aybar

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…

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