The Tenth Voice

The Tenth Voice is the Kansas City area's only weekly broadcast created by and for LGBT folks throughout the metro region. Listeners can tune in to KKFI's 100,000 watt signal each Saturday at 1:00 PM (C.S.T.) or Streaming on the web at www.kkfi.org. Each week our team of hosts and producers present interviews, information, music, news and features especially important to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Welcoming Communities. We're Here. We're Queer. And in Your Ear. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>Email us at: [email protected] Music or Press Releases to: The Tenth Voice c/o Mark Manning 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City Community Radio P.O. Box 32250 Kansas City, MO 64171>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ;>>>> Guest Hosts including: Beth Kennon, Reverend Donna Simon, Elizabeth Anderson, Mark Manning, Terry Newell, Robert Anthony, Dr. Robert Minor, and David Wayne Reed host and produce special editions of The Tenth Voice during the first Saturday of each month. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Mark Manning hosts the second Saturday of each month. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Elaine Meizlish, hosts the third Saturday of each month. Elaine is a Clinical Social Worker and has been working with her private practice in the Kansas City area since 1982. Elaine has been Out as an Open Lesbian since 1978. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> On the fourth Saturday of each month, area High School and College Youth produce and host the Youth Radio Edition of The Tenth Voice. Current producer/hosts include: Hannah Kapp-Klott. Lawrence area H.S, Senior and Ryan Hiser, Senior from UMKC. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Jamie Rich hosts the "Open Phones/Roundtable" Show on the fifth Saturday of each month. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Special monthly contributors include: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> On The second Saturday of each month, Attorneys Lisa Brunner and Lana Knedlik of KC LEGAL, join us to discuss legal concerns of the LGBT Communities. KC LEGAL is the Kansas City LEsbian, Gay, and Allied Lawyers, a nonprofit 501(c)(6) membership association of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered ("LGBT") and allied legal community in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Law students, paralegals and other members of the legal profession are encouraged to become associate members. The Mission of KC LEGAL is to Unite attorneys, judges, professors, law students, paralegals, and other members of the legal profession in the Kansas City metropolitan area around issues facing LGBT individuals. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Marion Merritt is The Tenth Voice Film and Music Critic. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Jim MacDonald and Steve Brown offer political analysis and detailed information about the ballot before elections. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Tune in for The Tenth Voice on 90.1 FM KKFI - Kansas City Community Radio, Also streaming beyond the Kansas City area, to the entire world at: www.kkfi.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Immediately following The Tenth Voice is This Way Out at 2:00 PM, presenting national and international LGBT news, features, entertainment and information. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> It was after several Kansas City, Gays and Lesbians, returned from the 1987 March on Washington with a renewed spirit of activism. During one of Kansas City’s First Gay Pride Picnics, a group of Gays and Lesbians began networking and meeting at The Westport Allen Center to discuss the possibilities of creating a public affairs program for our “Community.” >>>>>In another part of town, after nearly 15 years of fundraising and organizing, KKFI 90.1 FM made it’s debut on our airwaves in February of 1988. KKFI was looking to provide a voice for the voiceless, a place for women, minorities, Labor, Native Americans, Black Americans and other minority groups "under served" in our local and national media. >>>>>John Korbelik was one of founders of The Tenth Voice. It is his voice that you hear in our opening theme song: “Because you refuse to be silent.” John and others created “The Tenth Voice” forging together different ideas from the committee. Along with, Greg Hanson and others, they created a 60 minute program, that was pre-recorded and submitted to KKFI Management for consideration. KKFI management placed the tape on a shelf at the station, where is sat and collected dust. >>>>>Almost a full year passed, and on the very last Friday night, in January, of 1989, one of KKFI’s programmers: writer & activist, Lloyd Daniel, wasn’t available to do his weekly show due to conflicts at school. He called in to say he couldn't make it. Time was running out and the Station Manager, at that time - Tom Davis, frantically searched for something to put into Lloyd’s time slot. That’s when they recovered it, that dusty tape, on the shelf. 90.1 FM KKFI broadcast that tape of the first The Tenth Voice program and then called Greg Hanson and told him to be ready with another show the following Friday. This is how the very first Tenth Voice made it onto the airwaves. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Greg Hanson and John Korbelik scrambled to get re-organized. Between the recording of the first show and it's eventual broadcast many folks from the original committe at The Westport Allen Center had, by this time, lost interest or left town. Ardie Viet eventually joined as a host, as did many others. Greg Hanson served as a chief Producer and Host and kept The Tenth Voice on the air from 1989 to 1999. At KKFI Greg served as a Board Member and eventually became General Manager. The current team of The Tenth Voice want to thank Greg Hanson for his long time efforts and dedication to Community Radio and LGBT Concerns. In 1999 Greg left KKFI and asked Linda Wilson to continue organizing this weekly program. In 2001 Brad Huit and Mark Manning joined the team. Eventually Mark became an organizer of the program. In 2003 Jason Clinton joined The Tenth Voice as part of The Youth Radio Edition. Jason's work with Kansas City's Passages allowed for the voices of dozens of Kansas City's LGBTQ youth to be heard on The Tenth Voice. In 2005 The Tenth Voice was actively involved in The Day of Silence with GLSENKC and the Breaking The Silence Rally & Concert. In 2006 Elaine Meizlish joined the team of The Tenth Voice as a regular host and producer, bringing her incredible experience as a counselor and psychologist to the show. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Now in it's 20th year, this unique program, one of the longest running LGBT programs in radio, is still on the airwaves thanks to many volunteers and listeners who have supported it over the years. Here is a partial list of some of the folks who, at one time or another, were part of the team of The Tenth Voice: John Korbelik, Greg Hanson, Ardie Viet, Joan Insco, Starla Carr, Bronwyn Werner, Chris Baumann, Debra Fankhouser, Barbara Lea, Jamie Rich, Brad Huit, Jovan Sage, Molly Talcott, Kathy Henn, Dave Davis, Clayborn Jones, Ashley Greco, Rev. Carol Smith, Chris Bowman, David Wayne Reed, Diana Shattuck, Joesph Ramirez, Jason Clinton, Lea Hopkins, Ariean McElroy, Elizabeth Anderson, Linda Wilson, Anna Lathrum, David Sokolowski, Luke Nantz and many others.>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;>>>> Camp Newspaper, Kansas City's Bi-Weekly LGBT Newspaper, included an article about The Tenth Voice in their Pride Edition. It was written by Bradley Osborn. You can "copy and paste" this link to read the article and learn more about Camp: http://www.campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=152