Ongoing Coverage:

Janet Saidi

saidij@missouri.edu

JANET SAIDI is an assistant professor on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism and serves as the news director at KBIA 91.3 FM. Saidi has contributed to National Public Radio, the BBC and BBC World Service, and her writing has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor,the Los Angeles Times, and in a weekly media column for the San Diego Union-Tribune. Saidi helped produce the national PBS health care series “Remaking American Medicine,” and her public-radio work began with “The Lounge,” a nightly culture magazine on San Diego’s NPR-affiliate station. Saidi got her start in journalism as an editor on San Diego’s alt-weekly Gay & Lesbian Times and Uptown Newsmagazine. She lived for several years in England, where she earned a Master’s in Literature from University College, University of London.

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Education
8:48 am
Mon December 3, 2012

Columbia school board considers start times

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The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education is considering making changes to school start times next year. This idea is currently being discussed among the school board with multiple proposals.

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Agriculture
8:30 am
Mon December 3, 2012

Farmers hope five-year farm bill might put breaks on fiscal cliff

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Missouri Farm Bureau delegates are gathering at the Lake of the Ozarks this week to set a lobbying agenda for the coming year.

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Education
8:22 am
Mon November 19, 2012

Two Columbia schools jointly seeking $50,000 grand prize

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Columbia’s Ridgeway Elementary and Battle High schools have jointly applied to a national voting competition for a grant to help fund ongoing educational programs. The Clorox Power a Bright Future grant program is granting a 50-thousand-dollar grand-prize to the school that receives the most votes on its website.

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Politics
7:31 am
Fri November 9, 2012

Morgan County begins search for presiding commissioner

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Morgan County is looking for a new presiding commissioner following the death of commissioner Jay Fisher on Monday.

Jay Fisher made his presence known in Morgan County, owning and operating his own radio station out of Versailles, Missouri, in addition to his role as the county’s presiding commissioner.

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AM Newscast
10:43 am
Fri November 2, 2012

Newscast for November 2, 2012

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom:

AM Newscasts
11:43 am
Fri October 19, 2012

Newscast for October 19, 2012

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom.

Off The Clock
1:06 pm
Fri October 5, 2012

From sketches to pitches at Startup Weekend

Last Friday, more than a hundred would-be entrepreneurs got together for an annual event called Startup Weekend.  The fast paced, company building workshop brings big ideas down to earth in just 54 hours.  125 participants with laptop and smartphones gather to build small, lean companies that might grow into something much bigger.

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AM Newscasts
3:43 pm
Tue August 28, 2012

Newscast for August 28, 2012

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Judge hears lawsuit over Mo. health care measure
  • Southwest Airlines announces Branson flights
AM Newscasts
8:45 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Newscast for August 22, 2012

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Akin on Mo. Senate bid: "This is not about my ego"
  • Federal rule to reduce air pollution overturned
  • Environmental organizations call for protection of Ozark Rivers

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