WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE: What's the Matter with Kansas?
Directed by renowned independent filmmaker Kevin Willmott and narrated by acclaimed broadcast journalist Bill Kurtis, the film: William Allen White: What’s the Matter with Kansas, re-introduces the “Sage of Emporia” to new generations in a society that could benefit from a bit of his prairie wisdom. At once historical and remarkably timely, the film offers a modern perspective about one of America’s most illustrious figures. A journalistic giant who advised presidents and world leaders, befriended the greatest thinkers of his time, and was never shy about tackling the most controversial and complex issues. Featuring interviews with journalists, historians, authors, family friends and social commentators, including PBS’s Jim Lehrer, The Wall Street Journal’s Gerald Seib and several noted W.A. White biographers and authors, the film captures White’s career and life in its fullest.
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Brian A. Bracco
Ann M. Brill, PhD
Paul L. Buller
Kathleen M. Conkey
Dirks, Van Essen & Murray, LLC
Jean Kygar Eblen
Emporia Community Foundation
Stephen C. Haynes
Roger Heinekin
Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission
Kansas Humanities Council Inc.
Kansas Newspaper Foundation
William T. Kemper Foundation
Sarah R. Kessinger
Nick Laurent
Susan Lynn
Daniel B. Marshall III
Eric K. Meyer
Joan W. Meyer
Rand Mikulecky
David Seaton
Edward L. Seaton
Linda M. Sobieski
John H. Stauffer Sr.
Peter W. Stauffer
Trusler Foundation Inc.
Paul David Walker Jr.
Dwane L. & Velma Lunt Wallace Charitable Foundation