Dana Wright: Host, Founder
Dana Wright is a native Kansan who has dedicated her life to telling stories. As a career television journalist and talk radio host, Dana has conducted a variety of interesting interviews from Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, to Barry Manilow, Michelle Obama, influential policymakers, notable newsmakers, award-winning authors, and hard-working Americans from every corner of life. Dana is half of the #1 afternoon talk radio program “Dana and Parks” on KMBZ-FM in Kansas City. She began her radio career in 2011 after a 17-year tenure as a television news anchor and investigative reporter.
Throughout her broadcasting career, Dana has covered thousands of stories important to the community, winning numerous awards including two Regional Edward R. Murrow awards, three Mid-America Regional Emmy awards, and a National Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. She is most proud of her team’s National America’s Promise Alliance Award in Washington, D.C., which recognizes exemplary reporting across the country on issues surrounding children and families in the U.S.
Her popular ‘legacy recordings’ have preserved the history of (thousands of families) who want their OWN stories secured for generations to come. Dana lives by the motto that “no one’s story is more important than your own.”
Dana is a proud graduate of the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. Dana is an avid golfer who recently carded her third hole in one. She lives with her partner Johnny in Overland Park with their incredibly naughty Frenchton named Birdie.
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Ralph Hipp
Ralph Hipp is joining the MyLegacyRecording interview team after more than 50 years in radio and television, most recently wrapping up 30 years at the news anchor desk for WIBW-TV in Topeka. His lasting legacy includes hosting the station’s “Red Couch” program, where he sat and chatted with hundreds of guests about community happenings.
His long list includes interviews with Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, Kansas City’s own Ed Asner, and William Christopher of M*A*S*H. But aside from the well-known… Ralph says the most important person he’s talking to is the person right in front of him, sharing their own amazing life stories.
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Ben Heisler
Ben Heisler has spent his career in the business of storytelling, which makes joining My Legacy Recording a natural fit. Whether it’s a live on-air conversation or a sit-down for a recorded session or written profile, what makes the work special for Ben is building a warm, authentic connection that puts people at ease and gets them excited to share their story.
Ben launched into professional radio in 2010 and made his name as host and Executive Producer of “The Drive” on 96.5 The Fan (formerly 610 Sports Radio), Kansas City’s highest-rated sports talk show, from 2014 to 2018. Along the way, he’s interviewed some of the biggest names in sports media, including Dick Vitale, Joe Buck, Ian Eagle, Jason Benetti, and Kevin Harlan. He’s also written and edited for a range of publications, including Sports Illustrated, Awful Announcing, and Minute Media. Today, he hosts for Advisors Excel, working with fiduciary retirement planners on shows that help listeners take charge of that next chapter, and for the Kansas City Sports Network (KCSN), all while working full-time as a Lead Content Strategist for H&R Block.
A Chicagoland native, Ben brought his stubborn sports allegiances south when he settled in Kansas City in 2014. He lives in Overland Park, KS with his wife, their two sports-obsessed elementary-school-aged boys, and a Catahoula–Australian Cattle Dog mix who runs the household.
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Jason Nivens
Jason Nivens is ecstatic to be joining the MyLegacyRecording.com family. With 20 years as a Broadcaster, on Rock, Talk & Sports Radio, Jason is a master storyteller who brings high energy and a unique perspective to life. Over his decades-long career, Jason has interviewed thousands and thousands of people from Rock bands like Alice in Chains and Disturbed to various Brewery owners & brewers to the Governor of Kansas, Laura Kelly. Our clients absolutely love his passion for life and his gift of engaging conversation through all generations. Jason and his family split their time between downtown Kansas City and their family farm out in the country. He’s a lifelong music junkie, who loves dropping the occasional Hunter S. Thompson quote. You can learn more about Jason on his hit podcast, “Kansas City with Jason Nivens.”
