Editor’s Bio

Wayne Edward Hodges, a business columnist with Madame Noire, is the Blogger-in-Chief of ‘Mass Appeal News.’ He’s also the Topeka Democrat Examiner.  Wayne, who received his MBA from the University of St. Mary, is a film critic and journalist with ILoveBlackMovies.com and a contributing writer to YourBlackWorld.com.

Wayne, who’s a distinguished member of the NAACP, also serves in the role of Johnson County Precinct Committeeman 2nd Ward, Precinct #2, he’s a candidate for Kansas Senate District #7, and he’s a District Committee Delegate for his respective Congressional District.

Wayne also studied as a legislative intern under Kansas Senator Chris Steineger.

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In addition to his political endeavors, Wayne does periodic radio/TV podcasts for Mass Appeal News. He has also written several political/economic/entertainment articles for the Kansas City Star, Kansas City Kansan and Kansas City Call newspapers. Wayne, a loyal member of the Johnson County Democratic Party, is currently an adjunct professor in Kansas City.

As both an MBA and scholar at St. Mary, Wayne graduated with honors Cum Laude; and received Academic All-American honors from the “Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honor Society” and “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities.” Wayne, who owns real estate licenses in Kansas and Missouri, is also a realtor with Reece Nichols in Prairie Village, Kansas. His professional background also includes over 12 years experience in property appraisals, county tax assessment, mortgage lending, commercial income modeling, credit card auditing, and comparative market analysis.

A Kansas City native, Wayne is both the founder and president of Project CLIMB (Community Learning & Improvement through Motivational Building). And he’s also a distinguished member of several prestigious professional organizations which include the Newspaper Association of America, Kansas Association of Broadcasters, Mainstream Coalition, National Association of Real Estate Brokers, National Association of Realtors, American Planning Association, Kansas Real Estate Commission, Missouri Real Estate Commission, Kansas Secretary of State Notary Public, Kansas Association of Realtors, and the Appraisal Institute.

To view Wayne’s political articles, please click here. For general inquiries, to place an ad, or to subscribe, he can be reached via email at whodges@massappealnews.com. To reach him by phone, please call 913.233.6425. Please send all mail to: Mass Appeal News, P.O. Box 2461, Mission KS, 66201.