Kansas Filmmaker Kevin Willmott & The BlacKkKlansman

By Kaye McIntyre

Published August 5, 2018 at 5:00 AM CDT

Kevin Willmott and Kaye McIntyre outside the KPR studios

Bob Schieffer

Week of August 5, 2018: Lawrence filmmaker Kevin Willmott stops by to talk with Kaye McIntyre about his latest film. The BlacKkKlansman is based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, an African American policeman who goes undercover to infiltrate the KKK. The BlacKkKlansman, written by Willmott and directed by Spike Lee, opens in theaters August 10th. We'll also hear from retired CBS newsman Bob Schieffer about his 60-year career in the news business.

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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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