Ucm Radio-the Beat

Ben visits with another of his classmates.  This time it is Meah Copeland, former sports editor of the UCM student newspaper, the Muleskinner.

Corrine Benedict served as sports director for UCM-The Beat and as host of "Sports Page" before changing her major to kinesiology in the Spring 2023 semester.  Ben visits with Corrine about her college journey.

Collin Sumler is pivoting from "Taking the Snap" to "Inside the Diamond" as he will transition from covering football to covering baseball.  In this inaugural episode, Collin recaps the Super Bowl in the first segment then moves on to baseball. He talks about offseason moves, power rankings, and predictions for each division. 

SUPER BOWL WEEK!!! JT has all the details and his thoughts on the big game!

It's Super Bowl week, so you better belief Collin is amped up!

Rico Jordan joins the show this week.  Rico is assistant campus minister at the University of Central Missouri Christian Campus House on campus.

In the first episode of spring 2023, Abram visits with Owen Bruns.  Owen is a community member at the Newman Center on campus and a senior in the Harmon School of Business.

Little something different this week. Ben introduces his dad's band, "The Skip Bravery Band", before sitting down for a pair of interviews with classmates Ella Jett and Jordan Birk.

Broken hearts and important lessons are featured in this, the ninth episode of "Central Storytellers".  Jadelyn O'Dell, Zara Rethman, Nick Hron and Quentin Weed all share their talents with us this week.

JT is back to break down the NFL, talk some basketball, and get ready for baseball season.

Collin talks about the Pro Bowl and recaps the AFC and NFC Championship Games. Ben Avery also joins in for this episode.

Chance Chamberlain put a new spin on a Dr. Seuss classic, Laura Jacobs shares a Joseph Arnone tale, Thomas Delzeit produces a drama with gritty humor, and Noah Moore finds himself in a bit of a pickle.  All are featured this week on "Central Storytellers".

Ben chats with former classmate Dylan Pluth

It's championship week!  Collin makes his predictions.

Collin is back for the spring semester to rehash the NFL season and talk playoffs.

In this episode of "Central Storytellers", Dominque Hampton shares the tale of a father telling his child the story of how he met the child’s mother.  Josh Wagner feels the frustration of having a paper destroyed, Abram Tabor presents a Mark Twain classic, and Lauryn Morrow delivers Joseph Arnone's roommate drama.

A frustrated doctor, a couple brothers with criminal minds, a modern take on a classic, and some "great" dad jokes!  Madison Preston, Zac Crane, Seth Harvey, and Greg Holz share this week on "Central Storytellers". 

On this first episode of 30 Minutes of THRIVE of season 2, Ben interviews to of his former classmates who have graduated and gotten into their respective careers.

In the winter of 2022, students and faculty in the UCM Digital Media Production program collaborated to produce the radio drama of "A Christmas Carol".  Students also served as Foley artists, and the Warrensburg High School Concert Chorale was enlisted to provide carols.  Hope you enjoy this special presentation of "A Christmas Carol".

LOTS of debate over this topic.  On the one hand, the U.S. women's soccer team has been much more successful, but the women's game lacks the commercial appeal (and thus the television and ticket sales dollars) that the men's game enjoys.  Some great points made by our panelists in this episode.