KPR Presents: My Fellow Kansans

By Kaye McIntyre

Published October 20, 2019 at 3:19 PM CDT

Photo of train tracks and grain elevator, by Chris Neal/Kansas News Service

Interview with Russ Johnson of Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Interview with Jim McLean of Kansas News Service

Week of October 20, 2019: Rural Kansas has a storied past. But as once-thriving towns continue to shrink — does it have a future? In this first episode of season two of "My Fellow Kansans," host Jim McLean explores rural Kansas to discover what the future holds for rural communities across the state. Also, a conversation with Russ Johnson, CEO of Lawrence Memorial Hospital, about LMH's decision to discontinue health insurance for some of its part-time employees in the face of the hospital's expansion.

KPR Presents (archived episodes)

Kaye McIntyre

Kaye starts her weekends the same way you do: with Weekend Edition Saturday, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life, and To the Best of Our Knowledge. She started at Kansas Public Radio in 2001; in 2006, she became the producer of our weekly public affairs program, KPR Presents. In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, and attend theater.

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