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It's a challenging time to be in the news business, but there's room for opportunity and optimism. That's the message of Sally Buzbee, executive editor of the Associated Press and recipient of the 2019 William Allen White National Citation.

We mark Memorial Day with "World War I Ghost Soldier," a first-person narrative by David Tangeman of Topeka.

Week of March 11, 2018: lessons that Presidents Lincoln, Roosevelt, and others have for the current White House occupant. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and journalist David Von Drehle are the featured guests at this year's Bennett Forum on the Presidency.

December 3, 2017: When is a cake more than just a cake? When it's at the center of this week's U.S. Supreme Court case involving religious rights and freedom of expression.

December 24, 2017: 2017 marked the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the beloved Little House on the Prairie series. We share Marta McDowell and Wendy McClure's adventures in Laura's world, and hear some holiday excerpts from the Little House books.

This week on KPR Presents: From President Eisenhower to ICBM bases and the movie "The Day After" -- the surprisingly large role of Kansas during the Cold War.

This week on KPR Presents, it's a conversation with Judith Heumann, author of "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist," which has recently been optioned for a movie.

From Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather to Anderson Cooper and Lester Holt -- the evolution of television news. It's the 2019 Journalism and Politics Lecture from KU's Dole Institute of Politics, with Emmy Award-winning producer Michael Cascio and media executive Ed Hersh.

Tony Silvestri wears many hats: teacher, lyricist, musician, composer, and now, the author of "A Silver Thread: the Lyric Poetry of Charles Anthony Silvestri." Join us for a conversation about music, writing, love, and loss, on this week's KPR Presents.

The best new books by Kansans or about Kansas! It's the Kansas Notables Books, Part I, in advance of this year's Kansas Book Festival in Topeka.