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Archbishop O’Hara High School Film Shoot
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Archbishop O’Hara High School Film Shoot

Bykathleengier May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

In April, the If Not For Them film crew visited Kansas City’s Archbishop O’Hara High School, where we filmed some special scenes for the docuseries….

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MOKAN Interviews
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MOKAN Interviews

Bykathleengier April 20, 2024April 23, 2024

In November 2023, Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the If Not for Them crew welcomed several highly decorated guests to the beautiful MOKAN Basketball facility…

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Dana & Parks: “If Not For Them”
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Dana & Parks: “If Not For Them”

Bykathleengier April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen was interviewed on the KMBZ afternoon show Dana and Parks about the state of women’s basketball and the progress of the…

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Talk of Iowa: The history of collegiate women’s basketball
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Talk of Iowa: The history of collegiate women’s basketball

Bykathleengier April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen joined Iowa Public Radio’s Talk of Iowa podcast this week to discuss the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four and…

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Documentary series aims to give credit where credit is due
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Documentary series aims to give credit where credit is due

Bykathleengier March 3, 2024

Women’s sports journalist Jane Burns interviewed Executive Director Brenda VanLengen about the inspiration for and process of creating the upcoming 10-part docuseries If Not For…

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Lynette Woodard welcoming of Caitlin Clark breaking her scoring mark
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Lynette Woodard welcoming of Caitlin Clark breaking her scoring mark

Bykathleengier February 27, 2024February 27, 2024

During the ESPN2 broadcast of Sunday’s game between Kansas and Kansas State, If Not For Them Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen spoke with Lynette Woodard about…

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Black History Month Spotlight
(L-R) Philadelphia Tribune Girls, Marian E. Washington, C. Vivian Stringer, Brenda VanLengen and Bessie Stockard
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Black History Month Spotlight

Bykathleengier February 19, 2024February 19, 2024

Since the time basketball was first adopted by women, it has created opportunities for women of color. In turn, Black and African American women have…

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Speak With Presence: Don’t Miss Your Opportunity
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Speak With Presence: Don’t Miss Your Opportunity

Bykathleengier December 24, 2023December 24, 2023

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen joined the Speak with Presence podcast for a recent episode to discuss If Not For Them. The Speak with Presence podcast…

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Sunflower Smack Show
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Sunflower Smack Show

Bykathleengier November 17, 2023November 17, 2023

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen joined the Sunflower Smack Show for a recent episode to discuss If Not For Them. The Sunflower Smack Show typically focuses…

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KCTV5 – Docuseries “If Not For Them” paying homage to history of women’s basketball
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KCTV5 – Docuseries “If Not For Them” paying homage to history of women’s basketball

Bykathleengier October 3, 2023October 23, 2023

My KC Live anchors Jillian Carroll and Marleah Campbell featured Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the If Not For Them docuseries in this recent KCTV5 segment. “It’s…

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1976 Olympic Women’s Basketball Team to be Inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame
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1976 Olympic Women’s Basketball Team to be Inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame

Bykathleengier August 12, 2023August 12, 2023

Nearly 50 years after representing its country, the 1976 U.S.A. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame…

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NEWS: If Not For Them Receives Generous Donation From Longtime UCLA Women’s Basketball Supporters
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NEWS: If Not For Them Receives Generous Donation From Longtime UCLA Women’s Basketball Supporters

Bykathleengier July 13, 2023October 6, 2023

OLATHE, Kan., July 13, 2023 – Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen announced that “If Not For Them” and Do Good Productions have received a generous donation…

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: If Not For Them docuseries shines a light on decades of history
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Locked On Women’s Basketball: If Not For Them docuseries shines a light on decades of history

Bykathleengier June 3, 2023October 23, 2023

Natalie Heavren of The Next interviewed Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen for the Locked On Women’s Basketball podcast to discuss the sneak preview in Dallas. The…

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The Next – If Not For Them showcases decades of women’s basketball history
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The Next – If Not For Them showcases decades of women’s basketball history

Bykathleengier May 31, 2023October 23, 2023

Natalie Heavren attended our sneak preview event in Dallas and wrote about the experience for The Next. She also interviewed Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen for…

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New Opportunities to Join The Team
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New Opportunities to Join The Team

Bykathleengier May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

After a successful Sneak Preview event at the NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four in Dallas, Texas, Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen has been hard at…

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NEWS: If Not For Them Hosts a Sneak Preview at 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Dallas
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NEWS: If Not For Them Hosts a Sneak Preview at 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Dallas

Bykathleengier April 11, 2023October 6, 2023

DALLAS – Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen hosted an “If Not For Them” Sneak Preview event in connection with the NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four…

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KSHB – Kansas City-area broadcaster shares history, struggle, triumph of women’s basketball in docuseries
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KSHB – Kansas City-area broadcaster shares history, struggle, triumph of women’s basketball in docuseries

Bykathleengier April 5, 2023October 23, 2023

Kansas City sports anchor Dia Wall profiled Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the If Not For Them docuseries in this recent segment for KSHB 41….

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Celebrating Bessie Stockard
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Celebrating Bessie Stockard

Bykathleengier January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

Bessie Stockard is turning 90 this weekend and we thought it was the perfect time to tell a little bit more of her incredible story….

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Remembering Billie Moore
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Remembering Billie Moore

Bykathleengier December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Photo courtesy of Darlene J. Allen Hall of Fame coach and pioneer of the game, Billie Moore, Wednesday, December 14, 2022, after a long and…

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Marian Washington Legacy Reunion
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Marian Washington Legacy Reunion

Bykathleengier November 19, 2022November 19, 2022

The University of Kansas took time this weekend to honor legendary coach Marian Washington and her impact on the Jayhawks that can still be felt…

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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day Three
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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day Three

Bykathleengier November 3, 2022November 5, 2022

Belmont University was the host for Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew during a day of interviews for subjects from around Nashville…

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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day Two
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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day Two

Bykathleengier October 31, 2022November 3, 2022

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame was the perfect site for Executive Producer, Brenda VanLengen, and the Real Media crew to interview several people with…

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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day One
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Atlantic Coast/Southeast Trip Day One

Bykathleengier October 26, 2022November 3, 2022

When Patsy Neal was a senior in high school in Georgia, she saw a line in the local newspaper that changed her life forever. “Wayland…

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SoCal Day Two
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SoCal Day Two

Bykathleengier September 18, 2022September 18, 2022

On Day One in Southern California, we collected stories about the Japanese League in Sacramento, the high school programs in the urban core of LA…

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SoCal Day One
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SoCal Day One

Bykathleengier September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

In this docuseries, we are working to preserve the stories of those that built the foundation of college women’s basketball throughout the United States. Our…

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NEWS: If Not For Them Docuseries Receives Generous Matching Donation From Former Women’s Basketball Coach
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NEWS: If Not For Them Docuseries Receives Generous Matching Donation From Former Women’s Basketball Coach

Bykathleengier September 1, 2022October 6, 2023

OLATHE, Kan. – Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen announced that “If Not For Them” and Do Good Productions have received a generous matching donation of $55,000…

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Joan and Dixie
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Joan and Dixie

Bykathleengier August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Joan Crawford and Dixie Woodall were teammates for two years for the vaunted Nashville Business College program 60 years ago, but they are friends for…

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Lady Techsters
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Lady Techsters

Bykathleengier August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

We spent the day in Memorial Gymnasium on the campus of Louisiana Tech, the site of many victories for the Lady Techsters in the early…

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LSU and NBC
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LSU and NBC

Bykathleengier August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew made the first stop of the Louisiana road trip in Baton Rouge on the campus of…

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Overland Park Interviews
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Overland Park Interviews

Bykathleengier August 19, 2022August 19, 2022

On Wednesday, we had the opportunity to welcome three women who were very involved with the history of women’s basketball into the Real Media studio….

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Ms. Magazine – ‘If Not for Them’: Brenda VanLengen’s Journey to Document Women’s Basketball
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Ms. Magazine – ‘If Not for Them’: Brenda VanLengen’s Journey to Document Women’s Basketball

Bykathleengier August 6, 2022October 23, 2023

Susan Shaw interviewed Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and wrote about the If Not For Them docuseries in a Ms. Magazine feature. You can read the…

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Celebrating Title IX with a Legendary Leader
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Celebrating Title IX with a Legendary Leader

Bykathleengier June 27, 2022

Celebrating Title IX with a Legendary Leader While the sports world celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX on Thursday, Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen spent…

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Interviews in the Prairie State
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Interviews in the Prairie State

Bykathleengier June 24, 2022July 6, 2022

On Wednesday, Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen took a pause before walking into Horton Field House at Illinois State University. This storied venue hosted the first…

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Remembering a Century of Basketball in Iowa
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Remembering a Century of Basketball in Iowa

Bykathleengier June 22, 2022June 23, 2022

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media team are back on the road! This trip started in Iowa where the history of high school…

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FOX4 – Documentary series to detail forgotten women who changed sports
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FOX4 – Documentary series to detail forgotten women who changed sports

Bykathleengier June 10, 2022October 26, 2023

Harold Kuntz of FOX4 Kansas City interviewed Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and featured the If Not For Them docuseries in a recent segment. You can…

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Alice “Cookie” Barron is a Hall of Famer
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Alice “Cookie” Barron is a Hall of Famer

Bykathleengier June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

On Thursday, Alice “Cookie” Barron of the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. The…

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Catching up with Donna Lopiano
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Catching up with Donna Lopiano

Bykathleengier May 27, 2022May 31, 2022

On the final day of our Northeast Trip, Donna Lopiano was gracious enough to host Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew in…

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Lucille Kyvallos and Queens College
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Lucille Kyvallos and Queens College

Bykathleengier May 26, 2022November 22, 2024

Editor’s Note: Longtime Queens College coach Lucille Kyvallos was named to the 2025 class of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. She will be honored…

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Walking in West Chester
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Walking in West Chester

Bykathleengier May 25, 2022June 2, 2022

Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media crew spent Day 3 of the Northeast Trip diving deeper with Yolanda Laney, meeting her high school…

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Immaculata and the Mighty Macs
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Immaculata and the Mighty Macs

Bykathleengier May 24, 2022June 2, 2022

Day 2 of our Northeast Trip is in the books. Executive Producer Brenda VanLengen and the Real Media Crew spent the day on the campus…

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An Afternoon at Cheyney State
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An Afternoon at Cheyney State

Bykathleengier May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Day 1 of our trip to the Northeast is complete and we spent it at Cheyney State – Now Cheyney University – in Cheyney, Penn….

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A Birthday Celebration for Jody Conradt
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A Birthday Celebration for Jody Conradt

Bykathleengier May 18, 2022May 23, 2022

As we celebrated Jody Condradt’s birthday on May 16, it seemed like a prime time to share a few of our favorite moments from her…

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If Not For Them Hits the Road
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If Not For Them Hits the Road

Bykathleengier April 14, 2022March 30, 2023

Between the Final Four and recent road trips, the If Not For Them team has been busy soaking up the excitement around women’s basketball this…

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