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Zach Perez

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As seen in: KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO), Lawrence Journal-World, KBIA-FM (Columbia, MO), KMUW-FM (Wichita, KS), Views of the News, High Plains Public Radio, Our Community Now, KANU-FM (Lawrence, KS), KSMU-FM (Springfield, MO), Startland News, Derby Informer and
He/Him | 🏳️‍🌈🇲🇽 | @kcur Audience Engagement Strategist | Past work w/ @KCURUpToDate & @Wildcat919FM | @kstatemediacomm Alum | Email: zjperez@kcur.org

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Zach is KCUR 89.3's Community Engagement Producer. He has previously worked as a news intern, freelance reporter and talk show producer at KCUR. He started with KCUR after graduating from Kansas State University with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and a minor in Political Science. Zach previously worked as an on-air personality for Wildcat 91.9 in Manhattan, Kansas, and as a Media Production Specialist for the Kansas chapter of the International Western Music Association.

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Zach Perez is KCUR's Community Engagement Producer.

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Photos: Kansas City's FIFA Fan Festival fills with Mexico fans for first World Cup match

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By Gabe Rosenberg Verified, Frank Morris Verified, Zach Perez Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
A brief downpour of rain didn’t stop the crowd at Kansas City's FIFA Fan Festival from erupting into cheers when Mexico scored the very first goal of the World Cup. On the festival's first day Thursday, a mariachi band serenaded everyone sauntering through the enormous heart-shaped entry, and the music matched just about everyone’s allegiance. A Kansas City-based mariachi band greeted the first attendees to come through security at the FIFA Fan Festival on June 11, 2026.
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Remembering KSHB anchor Cynthia Newsome: ‘Everyone was so special to her’

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By Steve Kraske Verified, Zach Perez Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
Within the first few weeks of her starting a job at KSHB 41 in October 2016, reporter Rae Daniel remembers that anchor Cynthia Newsome had welcomed her with open arms. Newsome invited Daniels to her church and even had her over for Thanksgiving. When Newsome passed earlier this week, following a long battle with cancer, Daniel said she heard many similar stories from former coworkers and viewers. “Everyone was so special to her,” said Daniel.
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Kansas City has a new ‘passport’ for visiting farmers markets around town this summer

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By Zach Perez Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
Farmers market season in Kansas City has begun, and now there’s a way to win prizes for visiting as many as you can. It’s called the Kansas City Farmer’s Market Passport, and while it won’t get you across the border, it can help connect you to over 20 different farmers markets and farm stands across the Kansas City metro.
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