J. Schafer
News DirectorJ. Schafer is the News Director of Kansas Public Radio. He’s also the Managing Editor of the Kansas Public Radio Network, which provides news and information to other public radio stations in Kansas and Missouri.
Before joining KPR in 1995, Schafer spent 10 years as a commercial radio and TV newsman. During his career, he's filed stories for nearly every major radio news network in the nation including ABC, NBC, CBS, AP, UPI, the Mutual Broadcasting System, NPR and the BBC. This seems to impress no one. At KPR, he produces feature stories, interviews and newscast items and edits the work of others. In the fall of 2000, he performed contract work for the U.S. State Department, traveling to central Asia to teach broadcast journalism at newly independent radio stations in the former Soviet Union. One of his passions is Kansas; learning about and promoting the state’s rich heritage, people and accomplishments. Schafer gives presentations about Kansas to various organizations around the state to remind residents about our awesome history and incredible people. A native of Great Bend, he studied journalism and mass communications at Barton County Community College and at the University of Kansas. He was also an exchange student to Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. The “J.” in J. Schafer stands for Jeremy, but he doesn’t really care for that name. He also enjoys the pretentiousness of using just a single initial for a first name!
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Audio-Reader's big audio sale -- For Your Ears Only -- begins Friday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The 17th annual benefit features thousands of vinyl records, CDs, musical instruments and all kinds of audio equipment. Proceeds from the two-day sale benefit Audio-Reader, the radio reading service for blind and vision-impaired, which recently lost most of its funding from the University of Kansas. -
KPR is your window to the world. Thanks for keeping us turned on at home, work or on the go. -
KPR is your window to the world. Thanks for keeping us turned on at home, work or on the go. -
She lived through two world wars, 19 American presidents and the Great Depression. Now, this Native American veteran of World War II celebrates her 109th birthday. -
The Topeka Rescue Mission may close next month if new funding isn't found. The mission is facing a $180,000 shortfall each month. -
Summer is a great time to tour the Kansas Statehouse, in part because it's far less crowded and busy. -
Fort Riley officials say a full-scale exercise is scheduled for Wednesday at the northeast Kansas army base. During the day, area residents, employees and community members should be aware there may be an increase in emergency response vehicle activity and loudspeaker announcements. -
The Kansas Corporation Commission is disputing a newspaper account on the number of abandoned oil and gas wells in the state. The Topeka Capital-Journal article claimed there were 22,000. The KCC says the number is actually 5,530. -
The Kansas Audio-Reader Network, based at the University of Kansas, earned six international awards this month. The honors come at a challenging time for the radio reading service for the blind and print-disabled. KU announced last August that it would zero out university funding for Audio-Reader over the next three years. Audio-Reader, the second oldest radio reading service in the nation, began broadcasting to blind and vision-impaired listeners in 1971. -
It was 75 years ago this week that Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, securing a victory that would alter the course of World War II and the future of the world. June 6, 1944 - known forever more as D-Day - marked a major turning point in the European theater of war. In this report, University of Kansas military history professor Adrian Lewis talks about the invasion - and the soldiers who made the difference between success and failure.
