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12/21/2025

KFRU Business Spotlight -- December 20th & 21st, 2025. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe joins us this week for out annual "Year-End" conversation. We start with a recent highlight for 2025 as American Airlines will soon begin offering flights out of Columbia Reginal Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina. This long sought after route will begin in June 2026. The Mayor gives us her top five positives for 2025, which we spend some time talking about details on ongoing conversations about public safety, infrastructure, affordable housing and much more.

12/18/2025

James Owen is back to discuss the legacy and life of film director, actor and producer, Rob Reiner.

12/15/2025

On this MODOT Monday we get a full update on the next stage of the I-70 Improvement project from Trent, Kirsten and Project Lead, Spencer Robinson. It is quite a feat of engineering as you'll hear on this MM with Simon.

On this MODOT Monday we get a full update on the next stage of the I-70 Improvement project from Trent, Kirsten and Project Lead, Spencer Robinson. It is quite a feat of engineering as you'll hear on this MM with Simon.

12/14/2025

KFRU Business Spotlight -- December 13th & 14th, 2025. Lily White Boyd, Interim COE/President of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce joins us this week. We talk bout the transition happening at the Chamber as the search for a permanent President/CEO in underway after Matt McCormick left to move to Florida to lead the Ocala Chamber. Lily still has her job as Vice President of External Affairs and the interim position added as the search process moves forward. The Chamber staff is not at full strength in a couple of other areas, complicating matters. We talk transition, then what's happened midway through the Chamber year and what to come in the second half. The I-70 project is moving forward in and around Columbia, out of Kansas City and out of St, Louis.

12/12/2025

Lookout for the "12 Scams of Christmas"! Khesha Duncan with BBB tells you how to avoid being scammed by "Scrooges" this holiday season.

Lookout for the "12 Scams of Christmas"! Khesha Duncan with BBB tells you how to avoid being scammed by "Scrooges" this holiday season.

12/12/2025

Want to help out kids at the MU Children's Hospital this holiday season? Find out how with our own "Secret Elf" D Larimer!

Want to help out kids at the MU Children's Hospital this holiday season? Find out how with our own "Secret Elf" D Larimer!

12/12/2025

Many, many congratulations to an old friend of KFRU's, Joe Buck. Joe has been awarded the Frick award for baseball broadcasting excellence and into the Baseball Hall of Fame he goes alongside his legendary father. Take a look at this old picture with both of them and some other familiar faces a LONG time ago!

12/11/2025

Stephen Webber has pre-filed some gun legislation that would seem to be common sense. Find out more on this MM with Simon.

Stephen Webber has pre-filed some gun legislation that would seem to be common sense. Find out more on this MM with Simon.

12/10/2025

AI generated crime reports, a Governor's meeting on crime in COMO without the presence of CPD and Operation Brightside, a busy hour and lots to cover with the Assistant Chief.

12/09/2025

Continuing our occasional visits with former KFRU staffers to celebrate 100 years. We had to talk to the legend who is Chris Gervino!

Continuing our occasional visits with former KFRU staffers to celebrate 100 years. We had to talk to the legend who is Chris Gervino!

12/08/2025

Who called the public safety meeting involving the governor last week? Was gun control discussed? Why was CPD and the Sheriff's office not involved? Some of the questions that MUPD Chief Brian Weimer answers on this MM with Simon.

Who called the public safety meeting involving the governor last week? Was gun control discussed? Why was CPD and the Sheriff's office not involved? Some of the questions that MUPD Chief Brian Weimer answers on this MM with Simon.

12/07/2025

KFRU Business Spotlight -- December 6th & 7th, 2025. Dave Baugher and John Ott join me this week for a look back at a significant period in the life of KFRU as it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2025. Dave Baugher was the President and John Ott the Vice-President of Premier Marketing Group, the operators of KFRU, and eventually six other stations, in the Columbia-Jefferson City market. We talk about the "golden days" of radio for KFRU in both programming content and sales, including many of the names of folks who appeared on the air in this time period that ended in 2005.