CEO Roundtable w. Fred Parry

Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood didn’t mince words during his recent state of the city address: he looked directly at city officials, city employees, residents and reporters at city hall and told them that Columbia is grappling with a housing crisis. The Columbia Board of Realtors says the average price of a home sold in April increased to $396,000, while the median home price sold increas...

Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy, the host of 939 the Eagle's "Columbia Buzz" and the weekday Eagle afternoon news anchor, describes Comobuz as his vision of what a local news operation might look like during the post-newspaper world. Mr. Murphy, who has 40 years of newspaper business experience, joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." Murph...

Mizzou Trulaske College of Business professor Chris Prestigiacomo recently earned the Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. Professor Prestigiacomo joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable" to discuss the award, the future of higher education and how college students feel about politics. Mr. Prestigiacomo grew up in Kansas City and starting working in h...

Columbia's large Kraft Heinz plant on Waco road is the 15th-largest employer in Columbia/Boone County, according to Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI). The latest REDI statistics show the Kraft Heinz plant has about 450 employees. Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick says the average wage of those jobs is about $48,000. REDI President Stacey Button joined host F...

Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick (D) is considered to be one of rising stars in the Missouri Democratic Party. Commissioner Kendrick joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable" program. Commissioner Kendrick grew up in northeast Missouri's Monroe City, a small town of about 2,700 best known for its high school football team and...

Networks of Mid-Missouri general manager Curtis Varns has served as assignment editor, news director and now general manager at the stations, which include KMIZ Channel 17 and Fox-22. Mr. Varns joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." Mr. Varns grew up in western Missouri's Drexel and is a sixth-generation Bates County resident. His family...

939 the Eagle host Fred Parry took an extensive look this weekend at mid-Missouri's 13th judicial circuit on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." His guest was 13th judicial circuit presiding judge Brouck Jacobs. The 13th circuit includes Boone and Callaway counties. Mr. Jacobs was appointed to the bench in 2017 by then-Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, before winning a six-year term in 2018. Judge Ja...

Love Columbia says one in five Columbia residents live in poverty, adding that many others struggle to make ends meet. The organization's website says they serve anyone in Columbia who is struggling to provide for their basic needs or improve their life and who wants help to create a path forward. Love Columbia co-founder and executive director Jane Williams joined host Fred Parry in-studio for th...

Columbia-based MU Health Care is inviting you to a May 23 open house for its brand-new $232-million Children's Hospital in Columbia, which is opening in phases. It will fully open in June. You'll be able to take a tour that day, which is a Thursday. The University of Missouri's Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Nim Chinniah joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Rou...

May is foster care awareness month. Missouri Governor Mike Parson will begin his day tomorrow morning by presenting a proclamation for foster care month to the state Department of Social Services (DSS) children's division leadership team and to foster youth. Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries in Boone County began in 1991. Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries chief executive officer Bill Atherton ap...

The Columbia Housing Authority was founded in 1956. Its mission is to provide safe, healthy and affordable housing to low-income Columbia/Boone County residents and families. Columbia Housing Authority chief executive officer Randy Cole joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." The Columbia Housing Authority currently serves about 2,000 hou...

The Columbia Housing Authority was founded in 1956. Its mission is to provide safe, healthy and affordable housing to low-income Columbia/Boone County residents and families. Columbia Housing Authority chief executive officer Randy Cole joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." The Columbia Housing Authority currently serves about 2,000 hou...

The Columbia Housing Authority was founded in 1956. Its mission is to provide safe, healthy and affordable housing to low-income Columbia/Boone County residents and families. Columbia Housing Authority chief executive officer Randy Cole joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." The Columbia Housing Authority currently serves about 2,000 hou...

Boone Health is the sixth-largest employer in Columbia/Boone County, according to the latest statistics from Columbia Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI). REDI says Boone currently has 1,581 employees. Brady Dubois is celebrating his six-month anniversary this weekend as Boone Health’s chief executive officer and president. Mr. Dubois joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Sat...

Columbia had another bloody week last week, with two brutal homicides and another suspect charged with threatening to cut the heads off of children at the Islamic Center. Police chief Jill Schlude joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." Recent crime was a major topic, including Monday night's killing of a 22-year-old man in Douglass park....

Historic William Woods University in mid-Missouri's Fulton was founded in 1870 and began as an orphanage for daughters who were orphaned during the Civil War. It has a rich, 154-year history. William Woods president Dr. Jeremy Moreland is the school's 13th president in its 154-year history. President Moreland moved to Fulton in 2021, coming from St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens. He was provo...

This past week was one of the bloodiest in Columbia in recent memory, with two separate murders, two other victims suffering gunshot wounds and at least five shots fired calls. Friday’s shooting near south Columbia’s Bethel prompted Columbia Public Schools (CPS) to lockdown. The violence was a major topic of discussion this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”. Host Fred Parry’s guest was l...

The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture's (CCUA) main campus is at Clinkscales and Ash. While CCUA is separate from the popular Columbia Farmers Market, they do work closely together. CCUA executive director Billy Polansky joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning for an hour on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable" to discuss the organization, the social impact of CCUA on the local community...

VP Culture organizational psychologist Randal Weidenaar has done workshops for numerous organizations, including the University of Missouri, Columbia-based EquipmentShare and MFA and for the city of Moberly. Mr. Weidenaar joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable." Mr. Weidenaar focuses on leadership and employee engagement. VP Culture is a c...

Columbia native Dr. John Miles has been with Columbia Orthopaedic Group (COG) for 24 years. Dr. Miles, a leader in the local medical community, is a spine surgeon. Many of you remember his late father, who was an engineering professor at Mizzou. Dr. Miles' mother, Dr. Beverly Miles, is a well-known chiropractor/artist and is still alive. Dr. John Miles joined host Fred Parry Saturday morning in-st...

Columbia Orthopaedic Group (COG) was founded in 1965 on Broadway in downtown Columbia. It started as a white frame house near Boone Hospital Center. COG built their current 72,000 square feet state-of-the-art facility at Broadway and Keene in 2008. The current facility includes an in-house ambulatory surgery center, doctor offices, exam rooms and an imaging center. Longtime former Columbia Orthopa...

939 the Eagle's Fred Parry, who hosts the "CEO Roundtable" program, describes Comobuz.com as the best journalism coverage of the city of Columbia. Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy joined Fred in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on the popular program. They tackled a number of topics, including the April recall election involving first ward city councilman Nick Knoth, the April second ward rac...

Columbia-based Coil Construction has built numerous shopping areas, restaurants, medical facilities and entertainment facilities that you and your family members have visited for the past 49 years. They include Columbia's Missouri Heart Center, Level Up at Columbia Mall, Shakespeare’s South and the Broadway Bluffs shopping center. Randy Coil founded Coil Construction in 1975. His son David is now...

You may have heard used in recent years called "concierge level healthcare", which means direct primary care. Direct primary care means your primary care billing and payment arrangements are made directly with your medical providers, without sending claims to insurance providers. Columbia-based Big Tree Medical founder Dr. Adam Wheeler and Big Tree Dr. Pavel Svintozelsky joined host Fred Parry in-...

Columbia city manager De'Carlon Seewood is celebrating his second anniversary on the job. He became city manager in January 2022. Mr. Seewood joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable" program. Mr. Seewood, who has 28 years of experience in local government, grew up in East St. Louis Illinois, before moving to Kansas City at the age of 12. He graduated fr...