939 the Eagle’s Fred Parry says there’s been a tremendous downgrade in engagement in the Columbia community in recent years, saying some business leaders don’t know who the superintendent of Columbia Public Schools (CPS) is. It is Dr. Brian Yearwood.
Parry made his comments Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”, where he was joined by Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy. Mr. Murphy tells listeners that some Columbia doctors, lawyers, teachers and other professionals don’t know what ward they live in. Both men say they want to see more engagement. Parry describes Comobuz as the best reporting in Columbia, adding that “it’s the only watchdog journalism” left in Columbia. Parry and Murphy also discussed the lawsuit filed this week in Boone County Circuit Court over recycling pickup. Mr. Murphy tells listeners that lawsuit asks for a preliminary injunction ordering the city to provide household recycling pickup. Parry and Murphy also discussed local news coverage in Columbia, the Columbia city council and Boone Hospital Center:
(AUDIO): Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy discusses local journalism on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
The quality of local news coverage in Columbia/Boone County was a main topic of discussion Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour. Mr. Parry, a former Boone County commissioner, says community journalism has failed. Mr. Murphy, who has 40 years of experience in the newspaper business, tells listeners that there’s very little oversight of local government in the Columbia area. He says that oversight is critical:
(LISTEN): Mizzou’s chancellor focusing on new reactor and curing cancer
The Comobuz publisher is impressed with UM System President Dr. Mun Choi, who’s also serving as Mizzou’s chancellor in Columbia.
40-year newspaper veteran Mike Murphy describes President Choi as incredible.
“The sense of confidence that he says in what he’s talking about and his ability to just feel like he can tell you what’s on his mind is quite extraordinary. You do not run into that very much,” Murphy says.
Mr. Murphy appeared on Saturday morning’s “CEO Roundtable” program on 939 the Eagle. Click here to listen to the full interview.
President Choi is in his seventh year. One of his main goals is to build a new and larger research reactor in Columbia. President Choi’s aim is to help cure cancer. Mizzou vice chancellor Sarah Chinniah told Columbia-area business leaders this summer that building a new and larger research reactor in Columbia is critical to ensuring a lifetime supply of isotopes needed to diagnose heart disease and to detect and treat cancer.
The current MU Research Reactor (MURR) was built in 1966 and is licensed through 2037. It operates 52 weeks a year, 24-hours a day, six-point-five days a week.