(LISTEN): Missouri Independent deputy editor Rudi Keller appears on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable"

“Missouri Independent” deputy editor Rudi Keller is the dean of the Missouri Capitol Press Corps in Jefferson City. The 65-year-old Keller joined host Fred Parry for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. They spoke in-detail about Missouri’s budget, the Chiefs, friction between Republicans and Democrats in the Missouri Senate and about news media coverage of state government in Jefferson City. Rudi’s main focus for the Missouri Independent is the state budget, although he handles day-to-day legislative coverage as well. He tells listeners that the Missouri Independent is doing a service to keep Missourians informed. Mr. Keller also addressed “Missouri Times” publisher Scott Faughn’s recent purchase of the “Jefferson City News-Tribune”, the “Fulton Sun” and the “California Democrat”, adding that revenue in newspapers now is almost nonexistent. Rudi addressed the friction as well in the Missouri Senate between the two parties and says 2025 was a watershed year. He also addressed the Chiefs’ planned move to Kansas with a new domed stadium there. Mr. Keller earned his degree from the University of Missouri and did two stints at the “Columbia Daily Tribune”, one from 1987-1999 and the second from 2010-2020, when he left to join the new “Missouri Independent.” Rudi’s coverage of Moberly’s Mamtek scandal was one of the biggest stories he covered early in that second stint. Rudi Keller and host Parry also discussed Rudi’s recent marriage. Missouri Supreme Court Judge Paul Wilson performed the ceremony: