Truman Teacher Featured on NPR Website

Truman High School’s Robyn King has a dual life- she’s a King during the week and Knight on the weekends- and there is nothing medieval about that! King’s dual career- journalism teacher during the week, radio DJ on the weekend- caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR) and her story is featured in an article written by William Chrisman High School broadcasting teacher Kyle Palmer on NPR’s website (to read the full story, click here).

“Kyle pitched the story to the NPR editors and they gave him a go,” King said. “I guess they liked the idea that even though I teach all the journalism classes at Truman, I still have time to be an on-air personality as well.” King is Robyn Knight on KPRS-FM, Hot 103 Jamz, where she has worked since 2002. While Palmer wrote the website story, a freelance photographer took pictures of King while she was working at both the radio station and the high school. True to her teaching background, King said she planned to use the article as a classroom learning tool.

“I’ll use it as an assignment for the students to identify AP Style, camera angles, caption writing and online design and web posting,” she said.

“They do this every day, but it just might be a little bit more interesting when it’s about your teacher.”

Palmer, who occasionally files stories for KCUR-FM, Kansas City’s NPR affiliate, interviewed King in her classroom and inside the KPRS studios. “I just thought she had a great story to tell,” he said. It is a great story with a deeper meaning.

“I am not really one to brag about what I do,” King said. “I love what I do and I have a passion for media. I use my experience as another example for my students.

“I just hope my students will be able to live their dreams just like I have!”