J. Schafer
News Director, Kansas Public RadioJ. Schafer is the News Director of Kansas Public Radio at the Univeristy of Kansas. 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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The Kansas Attorney General says marijuana from Colorado is "permeating" every part of Kansas.Derek Schmidt says Colorado's decision to legalize marijuana…
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As the nation gained jobs during the month of July, Kansas lost them. At the same time, the state's unemployment rate also moved higher.The number of jobs…
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A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer has been fatally shot in the line of duty.Capt. Robert David Melton was shot Tuesday afternoon while responding to a…
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Emergency officials are assessing the damage in Kansas after a massive tornado rolled across the north-central part of the state, destroying at least two…
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Oil production in Kansas fell sharply last year. According to the Kansas Geological Survey, oil production in the state dropped more than 8 percent in…
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Update from the AP: A man accused of conspiring in a foiled plot to bomb a Kansas military base on behalf of the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty to…
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Kansas Republican Senator Pat Roberts is painting a bleak picture of the nation's farm economy.During a hearing on farm credit on Thursday, Roberts said…
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Shawnee County officials are trying to determine the identity of a body found in the charred debris of a burned-out Topeka motel. The Country Club Motel…
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Aerospace engineering students at the University of Kansas have made it to the finals of an international design competition. Their mission? Come up with…
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Sex trafficking is big business and it's become a big problem in Kansas. Every day, women and children are held captive -- usually through coercion -- and…