It's hard to see because the old version of the iPhone doesn't have s zoom function, but the guy standing in the middle in the photo on the left is KC Mayor Mark Funkhouser. This picture was taken in City Hall in the middle of a Council meeting where heated discussion was going on b/c of disputes on stimulus money going to a private housing project. It ended with a council member, city attorney, and Mayor Funk in a shouting match over policy and voting rules.
It was interesting to look around the room after the meeting had started. I grew up in Kansas City, watching Kansas City late night news. And as I scanned the rows it was pretty much a who's who in political reporting. I was there with Tess Koppelman, but also there was Michael Mahoney from Channel 9 and several others I recognized. After the meeting was over it was a short sprint to get a quick comment from a council person and then down to the live truck to do some fast editing to get the piece on the air. During the 5:00 show there was a line-up of reporters and live trucks alongside city hall because it was everybody's lead story of the night.
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