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Gillian Koptik
Student ProducerGillian Koptik is a student producer for KBIA. She is a senior graduating in May 2024, studying journalism and film at The University of Missouri-Columbia. When she’s not in the booth, she’s usually listening to WBEZ’s “This American Life” or rewatching “Ladybird."
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A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.
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A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.
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Third places are important for forming friendships and flexing the imagination — and the Boonslick Regional Library in Sedalia provides an extra space to gather outside of home and work.
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The country band the Burney Sisters performed one last time in their hometown of Columbia before their move to Nashville.
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Author Bonnie Jo Campbell spoke to KBIA's Gillan Koptik about her motivations and the writing process.