The Daily Blend w/ AC: Deanna Vander Weerd & Deb Portell, "2025 Lights for Love Luminary Event"

By Travis McMillen,

Adonica Coleman

Published September 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM CDT

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Deanna Vander Weerd and Deb Portell

Join Caring Hearts and Hands of Columbia at the 2025 Lights for Love luminary event to reflect, celebrate and remember those we've lost this past year. Deanna Vander Weerd and Deb Portell are here to tell us why CHHC is important for those in need of end-of-life care. September 30, 2025

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Travis McMillen

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."

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Adonica Coleman

Adonica Coleman is the owner of A2D Events, established in Columbia Missouri in 2011. The company specializes in corporate, fundraising, virtual, and community events. She is also the creator of The Como 411, a digital media company focused on the Columbia and surrounding communities. She is the host of the weekly talk show, The Daily Blend w/AC, airing on KBIA and all social media platforms as well as host of Community Connections airing on KRCG 13 on the third Thursday on the news at sunrise.

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