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Rebecca Smith

Reporter and Producer, KBIA

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KBIA-FM

320 Lee Hills Hall
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, MO 65211

smithbecky@missouri.edu
(573) 882-4824
@Becky_A_Smith

Rebecca Smith is a reporter and producer for the KBIA Health & Wealth desk. She was born and raised in Rolla, Mo., and graduated with degrees in journalism and chemistry from Truman State University in May 2014. Rebecca comes to KBIA from St. Louis Public Radio, where she worked as the news intern and covered religion, neighborhood growth and the continued unrest in Ferguson, Mo.

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