Brad Austin

Creative Arts Producer

Stories by Brad Austin

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The Ripple Effect | KCPT’s look at Ewing Marion Kauffman’s legacy

The name Kauffman is synonymous with Kansas City, from Kauffman Stadium to the Kauffman Foundation to the Kauffman Scholars program. In celebration of his 100th birthday, we take a look back at the life of a man whose great impact ripples beyond the boundaries of our city. As a young man, Ewing Marion Kauffman opened Marion Laboratories,…

Order Up I Hi Hat’s E-Crush

Order up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.

catfish sandwich.

Order Up | Mad Jack’s on Troost’s Po Jack

Order up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC. 

two reuben sandwiches

Food Fight | The Reuben Rumble

[FLEX-CONTENT] — Food Fight is a new series that pits two locally-available eats and drinks against each other. Anything you’d like to see in the ‘ring’? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.

Lemon cake

Order Up | Cafe Europa’s Lemon Cake

We use our “Order Up” series as a way to take a layered look at food and drink all over town. This week we also used our “Order Up” series to have a lemon cake party in the newsroom. Sorry not sorry.

Cover image for The Founders series, The Town Company

The Town Company

Today their names grace our highways, city districts and restaurants. But before Chouteau was a trafficway, it was the name of an immigrant couple who used their honeymoon to discover new land. Before McCoy’s was a good place to get a beer, it was a family of missionaries whose son would use his business savvy…

A picture of a BLT sandwich

Order Up | The Peanut’s BLT

Order up is a new regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC. 

The Founders series opening page for the Prudhomme farm

The Prudhomme Farm

Today their names grace our highways, city districts and restaurants. But before Chouteau was a trafficway, it was the name of an immigrant couple who used their honeymoon to discover new land. Before McCoy’s was a good place to get a beer, it was a family of missionaries whose son would use his business savvy…

Model on the catwalk in Kansas City

Hot Style in the City

We were also on hand this weekend for the West 18th Street Fashion Show, which has gone from a few folding chairs to sorta a big deal. Our video takes you there.

GIF for The Founders, Part II: John Calvin McCoy

John C. McCoy

Today their names grace our highways, city districts and restaurants. But before Chouteau was a trafficway, it was the name of an immigrant couple who used their honeymoon to discover new land. Before McCoy’s was a good place to get a beer, it was a family of missionaries whose son would use his business savvy…

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