After more than 30 years and nearly 18-hundred editions of the weekly Kansas Profile series, the writer of the column and host of the radio program is retiring. Director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University, Ron Wilson, discusses the series and the impact the program and community vitality efforts have had in rural Kansas and across the state.
Sound Living is a weekly public affairs program addressing issues related to families and consumers. It is hosted by Jeff Wichman. Each episode shares the expertise of K-State specialists in fields such as child nutrition, food safety, adult development and aging, youth development, family resource management, physical fitness and more.
Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.
K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.