Welcome and Happy New Year!
To kick off both the new year and my new blog, here are 10 of my favorite programs from 2009. Use the links to each program to access the podcast from KCUR and listen now. You can also go to the Walt Bodine Audio Archives at KCUR-FM anytime, and search for shows by title or topic.
The Walt Bodine Show - 1/26/2009
China Listen now!
This show explores the population trend in China where record numbers of Chinese are migrating from rural to urban areas, bringing dramatic changes to the landscape, housing and quality of life. The show examines how these trends impact the rest of the world..
The Walt Bodine Show - 3/17/2009
Twisters and Hailstorms and Floods, Oh My! Listen now!
A scientific update on severe weather with area weather professionals. What does into predicting storms? This show has a strong personal facet for me as my grandson, David Bodine, is one of our guests discussing tornado research and weather radar technology.
GUESTS
David Bodine, Meteorology Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma
Bryan Busby, Chief Meteorologist, KMBC - Channel 9
Julie Adolphson, Meteorologist-in-charge, Pleasant Hill National Weather Service Office
The Walt Bodine Show - 4/15/2009
Tongue Twisters Listen now!
It's the tongue twister challenge! This show features callers and local Kansas City notables facing an articulation obstacle course.
GUESTS
-Virginia Blanton, Associate Professor of English & Religious Studies at UMKC
The Walt Bodine Show - 5/4/2009
Michael Feldman Listen now!
The witty host of "Whad'ya Know?", Michael Feldman, discussed his radio quiz show and his new book of the same name.
The Walt Bodine Show - 5/7/2009
Celebrating Harry Truman's 125th Birthday Listen now!
This show was broadcast live from the Truman Library and Museum with guest Clifton Truman Daniel, President Truman's oldest grandson, and Matthew Algeo, author of "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: the True Story of a Great American Road Trip."
The Walt Bodine Show - 5/18/2009
BBQ City in a BBQ Nation Listen now!
What could be more KC than BBQ? In this show just prior to the Memorial Day weekend, we sit down with local experts and authors of America’s Best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints Roadhouses, and Restaurants. The guests discuss their BBQ-themed travels, research and favorite picks.
GUESTS
-Amy Evans, Oral Historian for the Southern Foodways Alliance
-Ardie A. Davis, aka Remus Powers PhB, BBQ Judge and Author
-Chef Paul Kirk, CWC, PhB, BSAS, Kansas City Baron of Barbecue, Judge and Author
The Walt Bodine Show - 7/8/2009
Robin Abrahams, Mind Over Manners Listen now!
We chatted with author Robin Abrahams, the newspaper columnist known as Miss Conduct, about modern ethics and etiquette.
GUEST
-Robin Abrahams, Columnist for The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, and author of Mind Over Manners
The Walt Bodine Show - 12/10/2009
Marva Whitney Listen now!
Our show got funky with Marva Whitney, also known as the First Lady of Funk, Soul Sister Number 1, Marvelous Marva and Miss Excitement. Marva shared stories from her days performing with James Brown in the late 1960s and her musical roots in Kansas City singing in her family’s gospel revue.
GUEST
- Marva Whitney, Solo Artist
The Walt Bodine Show - 9/24/2009
Picturing Space Listen now!
This show aimed for the big picture of the universe as seen from the upgraded Hubble space telescope. Two area astronomers gave us insights into the latest images from Hubble.
GUESTS
-Daniel McIntosh, Professor of Astronomy at UMKC
-Gregory Rudnick, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas
The Walt Bodine Show - 10/29/2009
Vampires Listen now!
We celebrated Halloween with a Vampire-theme show. Vampires are enjoying a wave of popularity in pop culture with the Twilight Series in literature and True Blood on TV. Our guests help us explore the undying mythology of vampires in movies, books and society.
GUESTS
Kaite Stover, Kansas City Public Library
Loey Lockerby, The Kansas City Star
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Walt Bodine's Obituary
Walt Bodine, 92, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, after a long career in broadcasting. His final days were filled with Kansas City memories, friends, family and chocolate malts.
Born in 1920, Walt lived virtually his entire life in Kansas City. He was the only child of Walton Martin Bodine and Mary Gilmore Bodine. His career spanned 70 years from 1940 until his retirement in 2012. Much has been said of his professional life, so the focus here is on the private man and family.
In 1950, Walt married Bernadine Beisner and raised a family of five. Bernadine passed away in 2003. Walt is survived by his children, Marty Bodine, Tom Bodine (Ellen), Damien Bodine and Rebecca Bodine (Mark x) of Kansas City, and Mary Bodine of Tucson, AZ. Walt has five grandchildren, David Bodine, Alexandra Thiessen (Adam) and Zachary Walton Bodine of Kansas City, and Jessica Bodine (Allen) of Lawrence, KS, and Terry Carr (Jen) of Belton, MO. He also leaves these great grandchildren: Jala, Hannah, Xzavier and Aeryn. Walt gave to his family his values, humor and love of Kansas City people, places and food. He set an example of how to live a rich, creative life. Walt loved conversation and the open exchange of ideas.
In later years when losses of vision, mobility and then memory set in, Walt relied on many steadfast friends who kept him up-to-date and took him out on the town. We send our deepest love and appreciation to all of them, especially Robert Barrientos and Rob Forsythe. Walt also received years of caring friendship from Odessa Nix and Anita Martin, and all his friends and neighbors at Oak Hall.
Walt was a man who rarely complained and forged ahead every way he could. He once said, “Being blind isn’t a tragedy. It’s just one hell of an inconvenience.” Decades of blindness could not dim his imagination and interest in people. Walt and his wife Bernie helped to establish the Jackson County Board of Services, which is a vital support to many local people with disabilities.
Walt was a founder of a Saturday lunch group where lively ideas, views and news flew around the table every week, and still do. He was a member of Visitation parish. And, of course, he was a very proud member of KCUR public radio. Generous to the end, Walt donated his body to medical science, as did his wife Bernie.
There will be a public Celebration of the Life of Walt Bodine at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W 47th St, Kansas City, MO.
Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to either the UMKC Foundation’s Walt Bodine scholarship fund, UMKC Office of Development, 202 AC, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110 or the Children's Center for the Visually Impaired, 3101 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. (See www.waltbodine.com for details.)
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