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Thinking Out Loud: Boonville River Festival

KBIA | By Darren Hellwege,

Trevor Harris

Published September 17, 2014 at 4:39 PM CDT

Have you ever been out on the Missouri River? If so, you know it is big, wide, and muddy. There's also litter in the river. Now, there's a lot less litter thanks to the work of Missouri River Relief. On this week's Thinking Out Loud, Trevor Harris talked with Melanie Cheney about why a cleaner Missouri River matters (Think drinking water.) Also, hear music from Violet Vonder Haar, who will be performing this Saturday's Boonville River Festival.

Thinking Out Loud: Boonville River Festival

This week's Thinking Out Loud features Missouri River Relief's Melanie Cheney and Jen Davis talking about Saturday's clean-up and river festival at Boonville. Musician Violet Vonder Haar is performing Saturday in Boonville and is also featured.

Listen to Thinking Out Loud each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on KBIA and online.

Mid-Missouri native and singer-songwriter Violet Vonder Haar is a guest on Thinking Out Loud. she performs this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Isle of Capri Casino parking lot as part of the Boonville River Festival.

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Darren Hellwege

"The Voice Of Columbia," Darren Hellwege has hosted NPR's “Morning Edition” for over 30 years on KBIA, and serves as host/producer of the award-winning “Thinking Out Loud” programs. He also hosts “Vox Humana” on Classical 90.5 FM. Darren is also a marketing representative for KBIA and Classical 90.5, helping businesses connect with their customers using public radio.

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Trevor Harris

Trevor serves as KBIA’s weekday morning host for classical music. He has been involved with local radio since 1990, when he began volunteering as a music and news programmer at KOPN, Columbia's community radio station. Before joining KBIA, Trevor studied social work at Mizzou and earned a masters degree in geography at the University of Alabama. He has worked in community development and in urban and bicycle/pedestrian planning, and recently served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia with his wife, Lisa Groshong. An avid bicycle commuter and jazz fan, Trevor has cycled as far as Colorado and pawed through record bins in three continents.

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