Lindsey Foat
Community Engagement Producer
Ms. Foat regularly refers to herself in third person, although not while she is reporting on education and various topics for KCPT. She hails from Colorado and attended journalism school at the University of Missouri – Columbia. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: community engagement, history, kitsch, public media, and cats.
Stories by Lindsey Foat
Nominate an outstanding educator as a ‘Champion’
Do you know someone extraordinary who is helping local students? KCPT is looking for pre-K to 12th grade educators and leaders around the metro that are making an impact. As part of the national American Graduate “Stories of Champions” initiative, KCPT is asking community members to nominate local Champions of education. From community nominations, one will be selected, and profiled…
“Telling Project” enlists local veterans to bring their experiences center stage
Jonathan Wei can pinpoint the exact moment when he realized that everything he thought he knew about those who served in the military was wrong. In 2006, Wei was teaching at the University of Oregon and was an advisor to a student veterans group there. One morning while talking with one of his students, who…
Taking your lunch hour to share a love of reading
Every Tuesday during her lunch hour Lynn Carlton has a standing appointment with a first grader at Wendell Phillips Elementary. In addition to her job as an urban planner at HOK in Kansas City, Missouri, Carlton is a volunteer with Lead to Read, and spends 30 minutes every week with her reading buddy Shamarian. Jean…
Helping those whose love knows no bounds
When same-sex couples call immigration attorney Angela Williams, they often ask her if she’s OK working with a gay or lesbian couple. “I always say, ‘Yes I am, and I’m sorry that you have to ask me that,’” Williams said. Since the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down in 2013, Williams has helped around…
Local transgender blog reflects on gender fluidity in “Kumu Hina”
“Kumu Hina,” a new documentary exploring the journey of a transgender Hawaiian woman, airs tonight on Independent Lens at 9 p.m. on KCPT. Kansas Citians got a sneak peek of the film in April at KCPT’s Community Cinema series. After the film, community partners from the Transgender Institute and Transas City, a local website dedicated…
How do you get by in KC?
How does your job, level of education, access to health care — just for some examples — affect your ability to live successfully?
Cancer superheroes: KC survivors share their stories
“I named my tumor Walt. Humor = tool.” “2-0, baby. No rematch, please.” “Cancer is a word. Not a sentence.” “Overcoming physical, social, economic, emotional hurdles.” “Wonder when it will win.” These short narratives are just a handful of the many our newsroom received from community members describing their experience with cancer. As part of…
Transitioning in KC: 5 questions with Transgender Institute founder Caroline Gibbs
One of the first questions gender therapist and coach Caroline Gibbs asks people who are considering transitioning from male to female or from female to male is if they want to “blend into society.” Gibbs said that nearly everyone she has worked with at the Transgender Institute answers that question with an emphatic yes. It…
Cancer in KC: ‘Beauty of survival, strength, courage, humor’
Krista Graham asked photographer Angie Jennings to document her breast cancer treatment. Jennings complied the photos into a book. They share their story as part of KCPT and Flatland's Cancer in KC. Ken Burns' "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies"
Panel of experts discusses Ken Burns’ cancer documentary
Cancer survivors, caregivers, advocates and community members gathered at Union Station for KCPT’s sneak preview of and discussion about “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies” on Tuesday evening. The preview included several clips from the expansive six hour series, which will air on KCPT over three consecutive nights beginning Monday, March 30 at 8 p.m….