Tag: Make48

Make48 reality TV series plans maker competition at School for the Blind in KCK

By Tommy Felts / November 29, 2022

Make48 might be entering its sixth season, but the Kansas City-based, maker-focused reality series is still evolving, said Tom Gray. For the first time, the Make48 competition is set to take place in the makerspace at the Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, Kansas. The teams in this year’s last City Series…

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Whitney Manney; Todd Race Photography

Designer Whitney Manney using JOANN grant to reshape the fabric of KC’s fashion scene

By Tommy Felts / November 11, 2020

Kansas City is legit — and it’s full of talented creatives who national eyes should be watching, said Whitney Manney.  “I think COVID has shown us you can show up and show out from anywhere in this world,” added Manney, a local fashion designer, maker, and founder of the WHITNEYMANNEY (WM) fashion label, in announcement…

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Whitney Manney, Kansas City maker; Make48 panel, March 6, 2020

Maker reality show filmed at Union Station set for debut with top KC textile talent in focus

By Tommy Felts / September 4, 2020

The fourth season of Make48 is set to debut next week on Kansas City PBS — marking the maker-focused reality series’ return to Kansas City and chronicling some of the final days of life in a pre-pandemic world.  Front and center amid the creative chaos  — which descended March 6-7 on Union Station for 48-hours of filming…

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Tom Gray, Make48, and John Lederer, National Hardware Show

Make48’s 48-hour TV maker competition going nationwide for Season 4; live events planned

By Tommy Felts / November 19, 2019

It’s back to KC for Make48 as the reality competition for inventors heads home to film Season 4.  “Our current coverage is over 90 percent saturation of American homes, so its getting some good traction,” Tom Gray, CEO of Kansas City-based Make48, said ahead of filming — which is slated for March 5-7, 2020, at…

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Whizz Bang

Three fathers bring Whizz Bang potty-training game to market through Make48, Handy Camel

By Tommy Felts / September 7, 2018

The Whizz Bang gamifies potty training and saves the bathroom floors of all parents, said Amy Gray. The device, which hooks on the underside of a toilet seat lid, emits a LED light target at the bottom the bowl. Once hit, the device plays musical praise, said Gray, the head of sales for Handy Camel,…

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