Sarah Petrowich
Student Reporter & AnchorSarah Petrowich studies cross platform editing and producing within journalism, as well as political science at the University of Missouri - Columbia.
She has previously interned at NPR member station WUSF in Tampa, FL as a news/social media intern, as well as POLITICO Europe in Brussels, Belgium as a production intern.
Sarah has also worked as the Media Coordinator for outdoor youth development organization Camp Ondessonk, where she initiated, recorded and produced the weekly podcast We're Not a Bit Stuck Up, and produced other multimedia projects.
After 8 years in Fairbanks, Alaska and 10 years in Carbondale, Illinois, her family now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Formerly an afternoon student news anchor for KBIA, she now focuses on reporting and production. When she's not on the air, she's most likely listening to NPR One or enjoying the great outdoors.
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A House bill on banning classroom instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in Missouri had its first public hearing on Wednesday.
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The Missouri chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention held their annual State Capitol Day today Wednesday, where they talk to lawmakers and advocate for Missourians’ mental health needs.
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Missouri’s Republican lawmakers are working to pass the Save Adolescents from Experimentation, or SAFE Act, which would make it illegal for health care providers to perform gender transition procedures to minors.
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Technology and innovation were a big focus of Missouri Chief Justice Paul C. Wilson’s State of the Judiciary address on Wednesday.
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The Missouri House of Representatives Elementary and Secondary Education Committee heard their first bill on Wednesday on the proposed Public School Open Enrollment Act.
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This week we hear from Pamela Hardin, a water aerobics instructor at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center. She's a water aerobics instructor at Columbia's activity and Recreation Center and leads a class called “Moving My Joints,” which is designed for those who have arthritis or just need slower paced exercise.She spoke with her student Jennifer Reed about how beneficial water workouts can be – no matter how old you are. -
Legislation on implementing more transparency between parents and what their children are learning in school has passed in the Missouri House of Representatives and is now in Senate committee hearings.
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After passing in the Missouri House of Representatives last year, the legislation that would create the Parents’ Bill of Rights has made its way to the Senate.
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Mid-Missouri singer-songwriter Anthony Wilkerson stopped in to KBIA's Studio B, to play a set and chat with host Connor McGovern, in our fourth installment of the Studio B Sessions series. Enjoy the music and the conversation. -
Dr. Catherine Peterson is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri. She spoke about diet culture, and how people can work to find balance in a time where fad diets are all popular.
