“Tell Somebody” is a locally-produced weekly public affairs program on the air on KKFI since September 2005. Tell Somebody strives to provide in-depth coverage of important international, national and local issues and viewpoints often ignored or distorted in the corporate media.
A 1999 USAID publication gave a rather paternalistic description of the role of media in a democracy – for other countries. They wrote that access to information is essential to the health of democracy for at least two reasons. First, it ensures that citizens make responsible, informed choices rather than acting out of ignorance or misinformation. Second, information serves a “checking function” by ensuring that elected representatives uphold their oaths of office and carry out the wishes of those who elected them.
In September, 2005, Tom Klammer started production of Tell Somebody with an eye to helping bring those ideas home to Kansas City.
Tell Somebody website – www.tellsomebody.us
April 7, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
A Conversation with Amy Goodman
Judy Ancel speaks with Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman in advance of her visit to Kansas City this weekend.
ListenMarch 31, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
Phil Neal and the Wornalls and The Cowtown Cajun Band
Phil Neal and the Wornalls and The Cowtown Cajun Band are up for auction, next.
Read MoreMarch 24, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
“Tomas Young’s War”
This week is the last regularly scheduled weekly show on Tell Somebody, and in it we feature conversation with Mark Wilkerson about his new Tomas Young biography, Tomas Young’s War.
ListenMarch 17, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
Jen Senko: “The Brainwashing Of My Dad”
The second-to-last edition of Tell Somebody this Thursday will be a conversation with Jen Senko about her new documentary film, The Brainwashing of my Dad.
ListenMarch 10, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
LIVE: Ray McGovern On Tell Somebody
This week on the show, Tom Klammer sits down for a chat with Ray McGovern, former CIA officer and current political activist.
ListenMarch 3, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
A Conversation With David Barsamian
On this week's edition, Tom Klammer chats with investigative journalist and Alternative Radio founder David Barsamian.
ListenFebruary 25, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
Rabbi Joseph Berman and Bshara Nassar; Palestinians Working For Peace and Security
Our guests will talk about Palestinian peace groups such as Youth against Settlements and Tent of Nations as well as the beginnings of the Nakba Museum depicting the history of the Palestinian people.
ListenFebruary 11, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
A Conversation With Richard Tripp, Founder of COPP, Inc.
Tom Klammer has a special live show ahead of KKFI's coverage of the annual Homeless Marathon as he speaks with homelessness advocate and former cab driver Richard Tripp, founding director of COPP Inc., aka Care Of Poor People, Inc
ListenFebruary 4, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
A Special Conversation With Robert McChesney
In what will likely be the last pledge drive edition of Tell Somebody, Professor Robert McChesney helps out once again in urging you to support YOUR community radio station.
ListenJanuary 28, 2016 Past Program - News & Public Affairs
Governing Under the Influence in Iowa
The American Friends Service Committee's Kevin Rutledge and Hector Salamanca discuss the Governing Under the Influence Project in Iowa. They introduce issues into presidential campaigns that candidates might otherwise not have to discuss.
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