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Steve Rose, chairman of Sun Publications, returns to KCPT for a brand new live call-in program, TALKBACK LIVE with Steve Rose.

The half-hour program consists of Rose's fifteen minute interview with a guest, after which phones will open for viewers to call in live for the remaining fifteen minutes.

"This will be a great opportunity to get to the bottom of issues facing the Kansas City area," said Rose, "and to put the community leaders in a position where they can explain their side of the issues, first directly to me, then to viewers who call in with questions."

A former Ruckus panel member, Rose believes that TALKBACK LIVE will interest anyone interested in staying involved in the community.

"It's too easy to let policymakers run the show without feedback from citizens or without being challenged to prove their case by a watchdog journalist," Rose said. "This is one of the rare local programs where this can happen."

Wednesday, December 20, 2006  Mahnaz Shabbir Mahnaz Shabbir, a local Muslim expert, will separate fact from fiction about Kansas City's and America's Muslim community. To listen to the December 20, 2007 podcast,click here.