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Colleen Finney didn't start out on the pageant circuit; in fact, just the opposite, telling us that she hated the idea growing up and would rather play football with the boys. Cut to now, after years of playing volleyball both in college and professionally, she's the reigning Miss Boone County! Hear her story on today's show. December 26, 2025 -
Designed by Grace NobleIn this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," Jordan Embrack, a vocalist and graduate of the University of Maryland, joins Stephanie to discuss "Home," Dorothy's finale song in the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz. "Home" was first performed by Stephanie Mills, and Diana Ross sang it for the film adaptation of The Wiz that premiered in 1978. Jordan and Stephanie discuss the song's national impact and the personal meaning it holds for Jordan as she begins her career as a singer and entertainer.
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What is Sleep in Heavenly Peace? Build manager and today's guest, Andy Upham, alongside Sherri Helm, tells us, "we build beds for kids three to 17 that don't have beds, and it's pretty much that simple." It's "...amazing how Columbia's come together to take on this entire - what we're going to call - an epidemic of bedlessness." If you'd like to help, they're taking part in this year's CoMo Gives. December 23, 2025 -
The "Library-To-Go" locker system - already popular in smaller mid-Missouri communities - is Daniel Boone Regional Library's way of modernizing services and increasing accessibility, and now it's Columbia's turn! On today's show, DBRL development manager Joe Facteau says the cost to make it happen is $43K, and it won't happen without your support. December 22, 2025 -
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks about the Blue Christmas service happening at First Presbyterian Church with their Senior Pastor, Rev. Kati Collins. First Presbyterian Church -
Vidwest Studios in Columbia is a non-profit community media center that provides equipment, space, and training for digital media production. Primary funding comes from a city-collected tax, but Matt Schacht - co-founder and today's guest - says that revenue stream could soon dry up: "The city is either going to make a long-term investment in community media, or our leaders are going to make a decision to part ways with community media." December 19, 2025 -
In this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," University of Maryland graduate Mekhi Abbott joined Stephanie to discuss the thematic differences between “Bound” by Ponderosa Twins Plus One and “Bound 2” by Kanye West. The original song, released in 1969, is full of affection and yearning, and was relatively unknown until Kanye West sampled it in 2013. But Kanye's interpretation of the song is a lot more coarse, and it’s often viewed as a dark twist on a love song. -
The mission of Stonebridge House is to provide women with a "toolkit" and a home for up to a year after incarceration. Today's guest, executive director Rebekah Robertson, says she was inspired to start Stonebridge House after noticing the lack of support services - specifically for women - in her community. December 18, 2025 -
Meet Lisa Groshong, co-founder and operations coordinator for CoMo Craftcycle Collective! Lisa tells us their mission is to keep craft supplies out of the landfill: "we want to recirculate and inspire people." December 17, 2025 -
On today's show, ITCOMO owner Robert Ricketts discusses some common issues and misconceptions surrounding home Wi-Fi. For instance, what's the difference between 5G Wi-Fi and 5G cellular? Robert tells us! He also pulls back the curtain on the "best kept secret" in the phone business. December 16, 2025 -
The Envision Retreat was established as a one-day event to provide a focused space for busy moms and business owners to engage in vision casting. Today's guests, Krista Kippenberger and Sarah Shorthose, both co-hosts of the retreat, tell us it's the repeat guests that indicate the event works. December 15, 2025 -
On today's show, we take a look back at the two musical performances from The Holiday Blend w/ AC, which was recorded in front a live audience in early November at the Reynolds Journalism Institute in Columbia. First up is Camryn Faith, followed by Merry Ol' Missouri. December 12, 2025
