Four-year-old Myles Perry of Columbia is one of our Radiothon champions. He suffers from a childhood cancer called neuroblastoma. While he loves Mizzou and Kansas City Chiefs football, he deals with a lot of side effects, including nausea. His father, Chris Parry, joined 939 the Eagle's Peter Thiele and Brian Hauswirth during Radiothon this morning. Mr. Parry says neuroblastoma targets children ages one to five and that giving up is never an option. He also praises MU Health Care's Children's Hospital in Columbia for what they have done for his child, describing the health care there as excellent:

14-year-old Camrey Green of Fulton is one of our Radiothon champions. She suffered shaken baby syndrome when she was just three months old and almost died. She had hemorrhaging in both eyes and her parents were told she may never walk. Her family credits MU Health Care's Children's Hospital in Columbia for her recovery. She learned to walk, jumps hurdles at North Callaway high school and is on the honor roll at North Callaway in Kingdom City. She and her mother Rebecca joined Randy Tobler and Brian Hauswirth live on "Radiothon":

A Missouri congressman who represents mid-Missouri's Fulton and America's National Churchill Museum is confident the U.S. House will approve his bill to formally designate the museum as a historic landmark. U.S. Rep. Bob Onder (R) notes the U.S. Senate has approved the bill and that it's been approved by the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee. Congressman Onder tells 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri" that the bill is a critical step toward preserving Churchill’s legacy for future generations. He notes Fulton is where British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered his famous "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946, almost 80 years ago. Congressman Onder is heading to St. Louis today to join U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Boeing. He discussed that during the live interview with Randy Tobler and Stephanie Bell as well:

939 the Eagle's Mike Murphy is also the publisher of Comobuz.com. He launched Comobuz three years ago. Mike joined 939 the Eagle's Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on the "CEO Roundtable" program and they tackled numerous topics, including a proposed one percent sales and use tax in Columbia for public safety, the transmission line issue and the recently-approved pedestrian safety ordinance. They also previewed April's Columbia school board election. Fred Parry describes Comobuz as the number one source for news and information in mid-Missouri:

Legislation that would eliminate Missouri's state income tax has the strong support of Missouri House Majority Floor Leader Alex Riley (R-Springfield). He joined hosts Randy Tobler and Stephanie Bell live on "Wake Up Missouri" and says it would be a net savings for most Missourians. Leader Riley tells listeners that states without income taxes do better economically, including blue Washington state. Democratic critics say it would blow a hole in Missouri's budget and worry about the impact on state services:

NFIB Missouri's president says 31 percent of his small business members had job openings in January that they couldn't fill. NFIB Missouri president Brad Jones spoke on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri" this morning and says there are several positives. He notes unemployment is down and that inflation is under two percent. But he says things are still uncertain for businesses and notes that of the ten indicators in January among members, three categories saw increases and seven were down:

Columbia’s first female police chief has focused on recruitment and retention as chief. CPD was more than 40 officers short when Jill Schlude was sworn-in as police chief in December 2023. They currently have about 14 vacancies. Chief Schlude joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”. One of main issues Fred and the chief discussed was violent crime and crime statistics in Columbia. Chief Schlude tells listeners that violent crime has been trending downward for several years. “It went down eight percent from 23 to 24. It went down 15 percent from 22 to 23. It went down six percent from 21 to 22 and then this past year from 24 to 25 it went down one percent," Chief Schlude tells listeners. But with several high-profile incidents in January alone, Chief Schlude admits some Columbia residents don’t feel safe. Staffing levels are another issue that was discussed during the interview. Chief Schlude notes CPD has 254 full-time positions, 185 of which are sworn positions. There are currently 14 officer vacancies. She also notes CPD has 69 professional staff members, which are non-police staff. Chief Schlude notes that while Springfield Missouri has about 40,000 more residents than Columbia, they have twice as many officers. Fred and the chief also discussed juvenile crime during the interview:

State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) is upset with Senate Democrats for blocking gubernatorial appointments ranging from the Kansas City Police Board to the Board of Cosmetology. Senator Coleman appeared live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri" and tells listeners that it's nonsense:

A southwest Missouri congressman who represents Springfield and Branson on Capitol Hill says Republicans should not back down on what they're doing. U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) joined Randy Tobler and Stephanie Bell live on "Wake Up Missouri" this morning. Congressman Burlison also addressed ICE, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and budget battles. The congressman is also critical of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York):

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway's (R) office has filed a first-in-the-nation lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau, demanding a Census recount and calling on them to stop counting illegal immigrants. Attorney General Hanaway discussed the lawsuit in-detail during a live interview this morning on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Missouri." She tells hosts Stephanie Bell and Jennifer Bukowsky that this is a common sense lawsuit. Attorney General Hanaway tells listeners that Los Angeles has two-million illegal immigrants and that Missouri is losing federal money due to the Census Bureau's practice. General Hanaway also discussed the ballot language issue during the interview: