Travis McMillen
Video ProducerTRAVIS McMILLEN is the video producer for the Futures Lab, located on the lower level of the Reynolds Journalism Institute. As video producer, McMillen directs and produces regular and occasional programming from RJI’s own production studio, including KBIA-FM’s Views of the News, Global Journalist and Radio Friends with Paul Pepper. He is a Columbia native who started working at KOMU-TV, the University of Missouri’s NBC affiliate, at the age of 16. At 18 McMillen became the audio operator for Pepper and Friends, a community variety and talk show that aired on KOMU for 27 years. It was a position he held for almost 10 years. Aside from audio, McMillen’s duties on the show included field segment videographer and editor and, from 2001-2007, primary fill-in director. McMillen also directed KOMU’s daily two-hour morning newscast from 2001-2008. He is married to Jennifer, whom he met at KOMU. She currently produces the CW News at Nine for the station. They have three boys.
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Mouth trauma can happen to anyone at any time (i.e. baseball players who take a fastball to the face). So what can you do after the unexpected happens? Columbia Healthy Smiles' DRS. PHILIP BATSON and ELIZABETH ABE share some ways to make the road to recovery as easy as possible. July 28, 2021 -
Retired nurse practitioner DAYNA GLANZ tells us about her own personal journey with osteoporosis and what led her to open OsteoStrong Columbia! Also, SARAH EBER, MPH, RD, LD, CDE, Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, introduces us to a variety of Missouri-grown berries that are not only healthy, but readily available to eat during the summer season. "We have berries everywhere!" (5:08) July 27, 2021
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Truman Veterans' Hospital chief pulmonologist DR. SATISH KALANJERI tells us about a non-surgical treatment for severe asthma called bronchial thermoplasty, a decade-old procedure for those who've exhausted other preventative methods of relief. July 26, 2021
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Arrow Rock's J. Huston Tavern has seen a lot in its nearly 200 years in existence (even ghosts!). Two years ago, a fire destroyed the kitchen leading to a renovation that general manager ALAN HAGEDORN says will reopen to the public sometime this summer! Also, BRITTANY WHITLEY, PhD, continues the conversation about MOST Policy Initiative, a non-partisan effort to connect science and scientists with lawmakers in Jefferson City. (4:00) July 23, 2021
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Trading water? According to financial advisor ALEX LaBRUNERIE, our country's drought issues has led, for example, "the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to start trading futures on the commodity of water, particularly in the California area." He says, as of late, Wall Street has "embraced" the idea of investing in companies that work toward a sustainable future in the water supply industry. July 22, 2021
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As the COVID-19 delta variant rips through Missouri and Arkansas, the Biden administration and Facebook trade barbs over who is to blame for low vaccination rates. Also, using spyware to hack journalists’ phones, information blackouts in Cuba, and the ethics of using a deep fake to bring Anthony Bourdain’s words to life. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
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Truman VA cardiologist DR. ANAND CHOCKALINGAM says true happiness is achieved when one recognizes that inner bliss doesn't have to come with (or at) a cost - or when you get a dog, whichever comes first. July 21, 2021
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No nails, no adhesives, no heavy tools needed to install SetaGrip in your home - that's according to Carpet One Floor & Home general manager SCOTT BRADLEY, who adds that this particular technology has now been "perfected." Also, JERRELL MORTON tells us about Job Point's YouthBuild program, which has allowed more than 700 young people (over the past decade) to "reinvent themselves." (4:32) July 20, 2021
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All Paws Medical and Behavioral Center's DR. MAR DOERING, DVM, tells us what we should be on the lookout for when taking Fido for a leisurely walk in the woods this summer. In particular, ticks and...seed particles? Yep, seed particles can be detrimental to this part of the dog's body! July 19, 2021
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End-of-life doula MICKEY HAVENER wants you to make a plan now. As difficult as it might be, having that conversation with close family members before you get sick - one that covers any and all major decisions that might arise after you die - is the right thing to do. Not doing so leaves an unfair burden on your survivors. July 16, 2021
