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Paul Pepper: Ken Midkiff, "I Was Diagnosed With COVID-19"

Local columnist/environmentalist KEN MIDKIFF hasn't been with us for awhile, that's because earlier this year he was diagnosed with a very dire case of COVID-19. On today's show, he shares with us his personal journey, from first discovering he had the disease to the ongoing recovery efforts. "The takeaway message is: get vaccinated." June 28, 2021

Travis McMillen is the senior media producer at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. For KBIA, Travis oversees production of "The Daily Blend w/ AC."
Paul Pepper was a fixture on the mid-Missouri airwaves from 1969 until his retirement in 2023. He started hosting Radio Friends with Paul Pepper for KBIA-FM in 2009 after a remarkable 40-year on-air career at KOMU-TV.
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