Caoilinn Goss

Verna Laboy wears sunglasses and a colorful scarf. She smiles to camera in front of some fair booths with orange canopies and a banner with the name of a farm on it.

Verna Laboy: "It just adds to our life, to the quality of our life when we really explore nature."

Jackie Lamb

Verna Laboy spoke with the Missouri On Mic team at an annual tree giveaway for Arbor Day that was held at the Columbia Farmers Market in April. She’s a gardener and spoke about her connection to nature.

Stephan Haynes talks to producer Noah Zahn at the Missouri State Fair in August 2021.

Stephan Haynes: “Where there's time there's love. You taste that in the food in Missouri.”

Mack Moore

Stephan Haynes spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Missouri State Fair last August. He spoke about his relationship to Missouri barbeque and the love that it represents.

Riley Beggin has shoulder length red hair and wears a sleeveless black top and earrings. She's smiling slightly into camera.

KBIA alum Riley Beggin on national politics and the auto industry

Logan Franz

Riley Beggin is a Washington correspondent at The Detroit News. She received a Master's in audio and investigative journalism from The University of Missouri in 2017.Beggin spoke with KBIA producer Logan Franz.

Beatriz Costa Lima sits on a hill facing toward a beach with surf and shoreline in the background. She is wearing a large backpack and headphones and holds a mic and some other equipment in her lap.

KBIA alum Beatriz Costa Lima talks environmental justice in the Pacific Northwest

Shea Baechle

Beatriz Costa Lima is a a Video Editor/Producer at Seattle’s public television station KCTS 9 and member of the undergraduate class of 2016.She also received a Master's in documentary journalism from The University of Missouri in 2018.Costa Lima spoke with KBIA producer Shea Baechle.

Mark Bergin has short dark hair and he's wearing a navy suit. He is facing the camera and smiling.

KBIA alum Mark Bergin hosts a podcast with Ike Taylor

Logan Franz

Mark Bergin is a member of the class of 2015. He hosts the Bleav in Steelers podcast alongside Ike Taylor and is a multi-platform producer for WRAL in Raleigh.Bergin spoke with KBIA producer Logan Franz.

Kibby Smith wears a blue t-shirt and has shoulder length blonde hair. She smiles into the camera.

Kibby Smith: “Trees are so important because they do provide beauty, but they also provide shade and cooling.”

Tadeo Ruiz

Kibby Smith spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at an annual tree giveaway for Arbor Day that was held at the Columbia Farmer’s Market in April.The event was hosted by Columbia Parks & Recreation, the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture and other nature-based organizations.Kibby spoke about the importance of trees to a community – and about how the devastating 2011 EF5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri continues to impact the landscape of that community to this day.

Jason Rosenbaum wears a blue suit and glasses and stands in front of a seated audience. The backs of several seated audience members are visible in the foreground. Behind him, a white board has a drawing of a smiley face with a handlebar mustache and the phrase "You're doing great!"

KBIA alum Jason Rosenbaum covers Missouri state politics

Shea Baechle

Jason Rosenbaum is a political correspondent for St. Louis Public Radio and a member of the class of 2006.Rosenbaum spoke with KBIA producer Shea Baechle.

This is a portrait shot of Rebecca Thiele. Thiele is outdoors and she's wearing a black blazer and a patterned top. She has straight shoulder length hair and smiles to camera.

KBIA alum Rebecca Thiele and the "Wild West of Wind"

Adam Healy

Rebecca Thiele is an energy and environment reporter for Indiana Public Broadcasting and a member of the class of 2011. Thiele spoke with Adam Healy about her passion for climate coverage and audio storytelling.

KBIA alum Erin McKinstry freelances in rural Alaska

Logan Franz

Erin McKinstry is a freelance journalist in rural Alaska. Her work has been featured by platforms such as Alaska Public Media and the PBS Newshour. She also hosts and produces the Out Here podcast. McKinstry received her Masters in Journalism in 2018. She spoke with KBIA producer Logan Franz.

KUOW producer Kelsey Kupferer stands in a studio in front of a mic and two monitors. She has long blond hair and is wearing a black COVID safety mask. She's smiling to the camera.

KBIA alum Kelsey Kupferer trains youth journalists

Adam Healy

Kelsey Kupferer received her journalism degree in 2014. Kupferer now works as a program producer at KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media. She spoke with KBIA producer Adam Healy about the role of young people in media, and what radio means to her.