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Alex Smith

@AlexSmithKCUR

KCUR 89.3 FM Health Reporter

 Kansas City, MO
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Joined February 2013
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Hey, check out my fellow @KCUR people cleaning up...@lukexmartin @Celia_LJ @FrankNewsman @laurazig @_macmartin @davidcondos @jmcleanks
RTDNA (@RTDNA) profile pictureRTDNA@RTDNA16 May 2022
Congratulations to today's Large Market Radio Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winners! @kmoxnews @stlpublicradio @kcur buff.ly/3Pejm2e #MurrowMay #Murrow
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Today is @GinaKCMO last day at @KCUR! I'm excited for our next steps together as a family, but I will miss Real Humans and all of the intelligence, heart and humor she has given Kansas City over the years. I'm so proud of her work. kcur.org/arts-life/2022-05-0…
I want to tell you about my hometown: Kansas City

I want to tell you about my hometown: Kansas City

Kansas City has taught me that you don’t love a city by seeing only the parts that make you comfortable. Telling stories about this place for two decades allowed me to understand its quirks, its...

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This morning's news from my favorite outlet @KCUR. I will miss being part of the hometown news team that's supported me for so many years. kcur.org/inside-kcur/2022-05…
KCUR’s Alex Smith awarded prestigious Nieman Fellowship to study health misinformation

KCUR’s Alex Smith awarded prestigious Nieman Fellowship to study health misinformation

Smith has worked at KCUR for 16 years, and as health reporter since 2014. As a Nieman Fellow, Smith will study how journalists can effectively address health misinformation without causing it to...

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Honored and grateful to be selected as a @niemanfdn Fellow for 2022-2023. Excited to explore improved ways to serve the Midwest through journalism. nieman.harvard.edu/news/2022…
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Looking to speak with parents of children under 5 for a story about parenting during the current wave. DMs open and [email protected]
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Really strong work from @RudiKellerMI of the Missouri Independent. Covering COVID is a team effort, and Missourians are lucky to have Rudi working for them. missouriindependent.com/2021…
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Never met Katy Walter, but I'm feelin this
katy walter (@katywalter) profile picturekaty walter@katywalter3 Nov 2021
the tears came AFTER the shot. AFTER the bandaid. that’s a 6 year old crying tears of relief and her two mamas crying tears of joy. THANK YOU, SCIENCE! Parents, we freaking made it. 💪🏼
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So, will the smaller kids' vax doses be called "fun size?"
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As the dad of a five year old, this is the COVID news that matters.
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Do you have a loved one who’s been given antipsychotic meds in a Missouri nursing home? Elder care advocates are concerned about this often unnecessary practice which they call “chemical restraint.” DM or email [email protected] for a KCUR story.
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KCUR’s Chris Haxel Wins Pulitzer Prize For Audio Reporting bit.ly/3wbFCjn
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Breaking: Gov. Parson has accepted a letter of resignation from DHSS Director Dr. Randall Williams. Dep. Chief of Staff Robert Knodell is filling in as acting health director. Parson did not give a reason for Williams' departure.
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This is how @stltoday decided to play and headline a story that 0.03% of people who have been vaccinated in St. Louis County later tested positive, resulting in two hospitalizations and 0 deaths so far. – at Oakville, MO
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Oh my GOD
OLIVIA witherite (@Oliviawitherite) profile pictureOLIVIA witherite@Oliviawitherite5 Apr 2021
This dude @evanmanivong sticking the landing and then whipping out his vaccination card is the ultimate flex.
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Maybe it shouldn't take a #TransDayOfVisibility for me to say it, but I love and support the transgender people in my life.
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Hard to imagine a tougher beat than statehouse reporter, but we've been lucky to have @DriscollNPR working so hard in Jeff City. Thanks and best of luck in whatever's next.
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Voters approved in August, but.... Republican lawmakers vote down funding for Missouri Medicaid expansion missouriindependent.com/2021… via @MO_Independent
Republican lawmakers vote down funding for Missouri Medicaid expansion • Missouri Independent

Republican lawmakers vote down funding for Missouri Medicaid expansion • Missouri Independent

The Missouri House budget committee voted against spending $1.9 billion to implement Medicaid expansion approved by voters in August.

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Good to be able to share news like this from @Petit_Smudge Missouri Coronavirus Cases Fall As Vaccine Takes Hold, Doctors Say news.stlpublicradio.org/coro…
Governor Parson announces Missouri teachers and other critical infrastructure workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 15.
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