Jason Rhodes is a 1987 graduate of the University of Kansas. He worked in Topeka and Wichita, Kansas, before joining the staff at KMBC-TV in Kansas City in 1989. Named NPPA'S Television News Photographer of the Year in 1999, Rhodes has been part of the Workshop faculty since. A general assignment photographer who prides himself on "same-day" stories, Rhodes is big on attitude and work ethic (and is just a swell guy).