The focus of today's Wake Up Call is disability and popular culture.
-Mazino discusses disability, casting, and diversity in the context of superhero movies with movie critic Michael Mckinley, producer Mary Ramsowak, and producer Jane Rogriguez.
Local news:
-Columbia Values Diversity event will recognize local community members who have had a significant impact promoting appreciation of diversity and cultural understanding. Tickets will be available in November and the event will take place Thursday January 13th 2022 7am-9am at the Holiday Inn Expo Center.
-Bear Creek Run Half Marathon this Saturday at 8am, covering 13.1 miles from Albert Oakland Park to Cosmopolitan Park and back on a 80% gravel trail.
-Hungry Crab restaurant to locate first Missouri franchise in Columbia in former Agave Mexican restaurant location on I-70 Drive Southwest.
-Missouri's first black bear hunt has ended. 12 bears were killed by Missouri hunters, or about 1.5% of the estimated current population of 800. The population of black bears is expected to double in the next 10 years according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
