The Daily Blend w/ AC: Wende Wagner, DeafLEAD

By Travis McMillen,

Adonica Coleman

Published October 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM CDT

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Wende Wagner

"We were founded to support the deaf community and particularly provide crisis intervention and advocacy for deaf survivors wherever they're at in their journey and whatever situation they've been in." -- Wende Wagner, development manager, explaining DeafLEAD's mission on today's show. October 8, 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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