About: Kyle Palmer

Kyle Palmer is the editor of the Shawnee Mission Post and the Blue Valley Post. A native of Independence, Mo., Palmer earned a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. During college, he worked as a reporter for Columbia’s NPR affiliate, KBIA. He earned a national Edward R. Murrow Award for a radio documentary about Missouri’s New Madrid fault. After college, he worked as a teacher for a decade before returning to journalism as a newscaster and the news director at KCUR. He’s lived in Texas, California and India, and also earned a Master’s degree in Education Policy from Stanford University, where he was also the PA announcer for the women’s and men’s volleyball team. Palmer lives in Johnson County with his wife and two sons.