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A People Person
Wichita journalist's book depicts 15 years of studying Kansas people
By Ranjit Arab
Kansan staff writer
Larry Hatteberg went to great lengths to study Kansans in everyday life.
That meant setting aside a personal fear of snakes so he could observe Dr. Henry Fitch, a former University of Kansas ecology professor.
Hatteberg, a Wichita journalist who chose to profile Fitch, autographed copies of his book, "Larry Hatteberg's KANSAS PEOPLE," Saturday at the Hatch Bookstore. 2018 West 32rd St.
Fitch is known to many as the "snake man of Lawrence" for his expertise of the reptiles.
To tell Fitch's story, Hattieberg strapped a wireless microphone onto his own lapel, followed Fitch into a field with snakes, and let the "snake man" handle the dirty work.
Fitch was one of 85 people featured in Hattieborg's book, which is subtitled "A Collection of Colorful Personalities from the Sunflower State."
Although the book was released last year, observing Kansans was nothing new to Hattemberg.
Along with the profiles, the book contains photographs taken by Newton photographer Vada Snider.
For 15 years his television news feature, "Hattieberg's People," on Wichita's KAKE-TV, has profiled people throughout the state of Kansas. He said the book was a collection of his favorite subjects from the television feature. However, unlike television, the book allows readers to become more familiar with the subjects.
"In television, you have one chance to get the viewer," he said. "But with this particular book, you can go back and re-read anything you did not understand."
Hatteberg said the profiles were colorful because he had let the subjects tell their own stories.
"The greatest thing I write is silence," he said. "I let people like Mr. Fitch do the speaking."
Hatteberg's book includes profiles of people ranging in age from 13 to 97 years, from small towns like Neola, to bigger cities like Lopea and Wichita. He said the book taught him a lot about the people of Kansas.
"I learned that the people are our state's most powerful resource," he said. "We should be promoting them more and forget about the 'Wizard of Oz' and the tornadoes. It is the people that make the rest of us want to stay here."
However, Hattieberg said he never expected the profiles to be so popular.
Fitch, who was also at the book signing, has been interviewed by several reporters during the years. But Hattieberg took a different approach, Fitch said.
The first profile that he televised was about a paralyzed rodeo rider from eastern Kansas who maintained a positive outlook on life. The station got a lot of calls from viewers saying they liked the feature and as a result it continued for 15 years, he said.
"I think he was more interested in understanding just what was going on," Fitch said. "Some of the other reporters have taken a very superficial look at it."
The book's first printing of 8,000 copies sold up in December. One dollar from the sale of each book is being donated to Big Brothers and Sisters organizations throughout the state. In the book's foreword, Hatteberg says he wants the profits to benefit a people-oriented community organization.
In the future, the book will be used as a reference about life in Kansas in the 1990s. Hatteberg said.
"We are not just doing daily news stories," he said. "We are also doing history."
Henry Fitch, professor emeritus of systematics and ecology, signs a picture of himself and one of his snakes. Fitch was one of 85 people profiled in a book about Kansas people written by Larry Hatteberg.
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