KMOX Birthday wishes for Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Mercy Cardio-thoracic surgeon Dr Parth Patel joins Fred Bodimer with details a new hybrid alternative to heart bypass surgery.

The University of Missouri in Columbia is working to team up with a corporate partner to buy the naming rights of Memorial Stadium, where the Tigers football team plays its home games. KMOX's Michael Calhoun got the lay of the sponsorship landscape with Patrick Rishe, director of the sports business program at Washington University in St. Louis.

Nancy Lisker is the American Jewish Committee (AJC) St Louis Director. She joins Megan Lynch as a new report reveals antisemitism is having a significant impact on how American Jews go about their daily lives.

Peter Hancock is the Statehouse Reporter for Capital News Illinois. He joins Megan Lynch with a look at some 30,000 oil wells across the state of Illinois, active and inactive. Who might be on the hook for cleanup of the wells if a leak happens?

'Other apps have filled in the gap,' says Julie Smith of Webster University following Australia's social media ban for kids and teens. She says it is like, 'herding cats, playing whack-a-mole,' as kids 'Down Under' figure a way around the bans. She encourages teaching kids about social media instead of banning it.

Laura Keller from the Humane Society of Missouri joins Debbie Monterrey on this annual, 'Day of Giving' campaign day. She shares some of the success stories from HSMO's efforts. HSMO.org/dog to donate.

KMOX Birthday wishes for 2/10/26

The Olympics are the dominant programming on NBC for the next several weeks, what else is there to watch, Matt Roush? He's from TV Guide and joins Debbie Monterrey.

Dr. Ellen Braaten is the Harvard psychologist who wrote the book "Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less." She joins Megan with a new workbook out designed for pre-teens and teens, the Motivation Mindset Workbook.