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Premieres Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m.

In 1950, Andrew “Skip” Carter began operating KPRS as the nation’s first Black radio station west of the Mississippi River. Seventy-five years later, the Kansas City radio station is still alive and well, celebrating its Diamond Jubilee anniversary.

Reel Black Film Fest presented by Kansas City PBS

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