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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

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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