Becca Newton
Student Reporter/ProducerBecca Newton is a student reporter and producer at KBIA. They will graduate from the University of Missouri in spring 2022 with a degree in Multimedia Convergence Journalism and minors in Peace Studies and History. Becca is interested in multimedia journalism, oral history, environmental journalism and accessible design. They are currently working as an associate producer with Missouri On Mic.
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Nadia Naverrete-Tindall spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the CoMo 200 celebration on the 4th of July. She’s is originally from El Salvador, but has lived in Columbia for many years.She spoke about her passion for the environment and about how the pandemic affected her work, family, and social life.
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Wayne Cummins spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the CoMo 200 celebration on the 4th of July.He’s a Columbia firefighter and spoke about what it was like growing up in Missouri and how the pandemic has affected him as a first responder.
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Jackson Hotaling works in Columbia for a non-profit focusing on equitable access to transportation and spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the State Historical Society’s Bicentennial event in August.He spent a year living in China before the COVID-19 pandemic and spoke about the differences between his experience abroad and his life in Missouri.
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Jin Yan has been living in the United States for two decades, and this year became a US citizen. He spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at a naturalization event at the State Capitol. The event was just a part of the Missouri Bicentennial Commemoration in August.He spoke about how he plans to use his newly granted rights as an American citizen.
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Kenny Hulshof is a former US representative from the Bootheel, and he and his wife, Renee, spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at theMissouri Bicentennial Commemoration in August.They spoke about their family legacy and the importance of remembering our state's past, while also looking to its future.
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Mahree Skala is a retired public health official living in Columbia, and she spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s bicentennial event, Together for ’21, in August.She spoke about growing up in Fulton during school integration in the 1950s and 1960s, as the civil rights movement was changing the structure of the American Education system.
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Terry Asplund is a longtime resident of Kansas City, and he spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Central Missouri Renaissance Festival in October.He spoke about the history of Kansas City, and about why he hopes younger generations learn that history and keep the city’s legacy alive.
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Columbia residents Lydia Olmsted and Dr. Jacque Sample sit down with KBIA to discuss accessibility and sustainability.
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Lydia Olmstead and Dr. Jacque Sample work together on the Columbia Disabilities Commission. Lydia is a person who happens to be deaf/blind, and Dr. Sample has a son with a disability.They spoke about Columbia’s sidewalks and about improvements that would make the community more inclusive – and perhaps even more environmentally friendly.
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Barbie Skinner grew up in the Ferguson-Florissant area decades ago, and spoke about the city’s history of racism. She spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at this year's True/False Festival held in Stephen's Lake Park. Ferguson, Missouri made national headlines in 2014 for the shooting of Michael Brown and subsequent protests. But Ferguson has a long, complicated history with race.