Tag Archives: Kevin Collison
Hearne: Time to Give the ‘Downtown Ballpark’ Concept a Rest
Would the so-called journalists – past and present – at the KC Star please get a grip… If memory serves, this “downtown ballpark” really got started around 15 years back when a business reporter at the newspaper from Buffalo, Kevin Collison, … Continue reading
Hearne: Editors Weigh Uncertain Future of The Kansas City Star
No two ways about it, the situation is grim at 18th and Grand… That’s where the dedicated men and women of the Kansas City Star are hard at it, fighting the good fight on behalf of the written word. A handful of years … Continue reading
Hearne: More News Bodies Flying Out the Door @ 18th & Grand
Target raising the minimum wage to $9, houses selling like hotcakes, unemployment at the lowest levels in seven years – things are looking up, right? Not in the newspaper biz – not enough, anyway. Because on the heels of major … Continue reading
Hearne: Star ‘Slashes’ Business News Coverage
Maybe I’ve been reading too much Rich Steele… Which undoubtedly accounts for my use of the word “slash” in reference to the Kansas City Star’s after-the-fact announcement today that its Kansas City Star Business Weekly is no more. Just like that … Continue reading
Hearne: All Eyes on KSHB & Departure of Anchor Mark Clegg
Let me let you in on a little secret… Not many people in Kansas City television news circles were particularly surprised by word of the pending departure of KSHB TV news anchor Mark Clegg. Trust me on this. For starters, does anybody really think a … Continue reading
Hearne: The Sad State of the Union @ The Kansas City Star
Late last year, I took some personal innovatory… Having written numerous stories about the Kansas City Star since my departure in late 2008 as one of the hundreds and hundreds that have been laid off since the dramatic downturn in both the economy and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Jason Whitlock, Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star, Kevin Collison, Mike Hendricks
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Hearne: Catching Up On KC’s Not So Merry Media-Go-Round
So many axed and/or out-of-work journalists, so little time… Kansas City and Lawrence’s Wheel of Misfortune has been turning at a good clip in the media ranks and I’m overdue on weighing in on some of those happenstances, so let’s rectify that … Continue reading
