<![CDATA[2022 Illini Media Hall of Fame]]>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:57:52 +0000Captivate.fmIllini Media Companyhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/c5ac96da-64a0-4468-87f9-f57661929912/zzKOLSrkrmls7JuA9-AtmO33.jpg2022 Illini Media Hall of FameIllini Media CompanyIllini Media CompanyFor over 150 years, the Illini Media Company has been the home of student media on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. This year, we celebrate twenty Illini Media alumni who have gone on to accomplish great things from their humble beginnings at the Daily Illini and WPGU-FM 107.1 by inducting them into our hall of fame. Join current student staff from WPGU and the Daily Illini in discovering these twenty inductees' stories through their own words.https://illinimedia2022.captivate.fmnoserialBrad FuhrBrad FuhrBrad Fuhr is the only 2022 Hall of Fame inductee who never attended classes at the University of Illinois. A graduate of Central Michigan University, Brad Fuhr began working in radio during high school and went on to work at stations across the country, including as a professional staff member at WPGU. Now, he is the owner of KGAY 106.5 FM, Palm Springs, and founder of GayDesertGuide.com, a mobile-friendly website and events guide for Palm Springs.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone sits down with Brad Fuhr to discuss his time at WPGU and his career after.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Brad Fuhr here.

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]]>Brad Fuhr is the only 2022 Hall of Fame inductee who never attended classes at the University of Illinois. A graduate of Central Michigan University, Brad Fuhr began working in radio during high school and went on to work at stations across the country, including as a professional staff member at WPGU. Now, he is the owner of KGAY 106.5 FM, Palm Springs, and founder of GayDesertGuide.com, a mobile-friendly website and events guide for Palm Springs.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone sits down with Brad Fuhr to discuss his time at WPGU and his career after.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Brad Fuhr here.

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]]>a4c49147-2fd8-4d25-a11e-e6a8716edd96Fri, 06 May 2022 09:30:00 -060021:34nofull20Illini Media CompanyJohn PaulJohn PaulJohn Paul, often known as JP, is a veteran Illinois TV broadcaster and journalism instructor with more than 40 years of experience. John Paul worked as a reporter and anchor at WPGU while earning his degrees in Radio-and-Television and a master’s in journalism. He worked at several television stations in Champaign-Urbana for over 30 years before becoming a journalism lecturer at Illinois in 1997. In his two decades as a teacher, his college students consistently rated him among the “excellent instructors” on the campus. John Paul served on the Mid-America Emmys Board of Governors' education committee for 11 years and was nominated for an Emmy in 2009 as co-producer of a historical documentary titled “True Illini Spirit."

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone speaks with John Paul about his time at WPGU, his career since then, and his impact on current and past students.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of John Paul here.

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]]>John Paul, often known as JP, is a veteran Illinois TV broadcaster and journalism instructor with more than 40 years of experience. John Paul worked as a reporter and anchor at WPGU while earning his degrees in Radio-and-Television and a master’s in journalism. He worked at several television stations in Champaign-Urbana for over 30 years before becoming a journalism lecturer at Illinois in 1997. In his two decades as a teacher, his college students consistently rated him among the “excellent instructors” on the campus. John Paul served on the Mid-America Emmys Board of Governors' education committee for 11 years and was nominated for an Emmy in 2009 as co-producer of a historical documentary titled “True Illini Spirit."

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone speaks with John Paul about his time at WPGU, his career since then, and his impact on current and past students.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of John Paul here.

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]]>b7798475-5c44-4a79-a7cf-c2b441d51e11Thu, 05 May 2022 09:30:00 -060011:36nofull19Illini Media CompanyRobert "Buck" BrownRobert "Buck" BrownRobert "Buck" Brown was an iconic and prolific cartoonist whose thousands of pieces appeared in Playboy, Esquire, Ebony, and Jet. Buck's cartoons ranged widely in subject matter from the sexual revolution, golfing, and westerns to parodies of figures from history and literature. He is perhaps best known for inventing the character of "Naughty Granny" for Playboy in 1966. As an African American artist, his insight and humor were an important contribution to the magazine during and after the American civil rights movement. Brown passed away in July 2007 at the age of 71.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone speaks with Daily Illini staff writer Leland Pan who wrote the Daily Illini’s profile on Buck Brown.

Read the Daily Illini's profile here.

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]]>Robert "Buck" Brown was an iconic and prolific cartoonist whose thousands of pieces appeared in Playboy, Esquire, Ebony, and Jet. Buck's cartoons ranged widely in subject matter from the sexual revolution, golfing, and westerns to parodies of figures from history and literature. He is perhaps best known for inventing the character of "Naughty Granny" for Playboy in 1966. As an African American artist, his insight and humor were an important contribution to the magazine during and after the American civil rights movement. Brown passed away in July 2007 at the age of 71.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone speaks with Daily Illini staff writer Leland Pan who wrote the Daily Illini’s profile on Buck Brown.

Read the Daily Illini's profile here.

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]]>f5685abd-c0e5-4f3c-ad0b-edc5a19922c2Wed, 04 May 2022 09:30:00 -060015:05nofull18Illini Media CompanyRalph NozakiRalph NozakiRalph Nozaki is a career broadcaster who made his mark on the Champaign and Chicago radio markets playing jazz. After graduating, having served as a program director and production engineer at WPGU, Nozaki worked at several FM and Internet radio channels including Clear Channel Chicago, WLFM, AccuRadio.com, and WRME. Nozaki has taught as an adjunct professor at the School of Media Arts at Columbia College Chicago and is now the Program Director at Me-TV FM.

WPGU Program Director, J. Sidney Malone, speaks with Ralph Nozaki about his time at WPGU and WDBS, his career since then, and how radio has affected his life.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Ralph Nozaki here.

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]]>Ralph Nozaki is a career broadcaster who made his mark on the Champaign and Chicago radio markets playing jazz. After graduating, having served as a program director and production engineer at WPGU, Nozaki worked at several FM and Internet radio channels including Clear Channel Chicago, WLFM, AccuRadio.com, and WRME. Nozaki has taught as an adjunct professor at the School of Media Arts at Columbia College Chicago and is now the Program Director at Me-TV FM.

WPGU Program Director, J. Sidney Malone, speaks with Ralph Nozaki about his time at WPGU and WDBS, his career since then, and how radio has affected his life.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Ralph Nozaki here.

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]]>d166c3cc-003d-42ce-9ae5-2dcf7d17bf3eTue, 03 May 2022 09:30:00 -060015:05nofull17Illini Media CompanyPaula KamenPaula KamenPaula Kamen is an author, feminist, reporter, and playwright. She is the author of four books on women, generational change, and health, including “All In My Head,” which discusses the challenges of navigating American health care while dealing with chronic migraines. Her latest book, "Finding Iris Chang: Ambition, Friendship and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind," chronicled the life and death of fellow Illini Media Hall of Fame recipient and close friend, Iris Chang, who took her own life in 2004.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone sits down with Paula Kamen to discuss her life, work, and time at the Daily Illini.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Paula Kamen here.

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]]>Paula Kamen is an author, feminist, reporter, and playwright. She is the author of four books on women, generational change, and health, including “All In My Head,” which discusses the challenges of navigating American health care while dealing with chronic migraines. Her latest book, "Finding Iris Chang: Ambition, Friendship and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind," chronicled the life and death of fellow Illini Media Hall of Fame recipient and close friend, Iris Chang, who took her own life in 2004.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone sits down with Paula Kamen to discuss her life, work, and time at the Daily Illini.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Paula Kamen here.

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]]>1701a493-6f56-4bee-817f-c01f0ae62ec4Mon, 02 May 2022 09:30:00 -060020:15nofull16Illini Media CompanySteve OsunsamiSteve OsunsamiSteve Osunsami is one of ABC News’ longest-serving Senior National Correspondents. He reports for a number of broadcasts, platforms, and primetime specials including “World News with David Muir” and “Good Morning America”. In 2016, Osunsami won a National Emmy Award for his reporting on the police shooting of Walter Scott in South Carolina. Most recently in 2021, Osunsami led the team that investigated the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. In the summer of 2020, Osunsami reported on the racial unrest following the police killing of George Floyd for ABC News and has reported extensively on the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic effects of the statewide shutdowns, and the search for a vaccine throughout 2020.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone speaks with Steve Osunsami about his life, career, and how the Daily Illini helped him get there.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Steve Osunsami here.

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]]>Steve Osunsami is one of ABC News’ longest-serving Senior National Correspondents. He reports for a number of broadcasts, platforms, and primetime specials including “World News with David Muir” and “Good Morning America”. In 2016, Osunsami won a National Emmy Award for his reporting on the police shooting of Walter Scott in South Carolina. Most recently in 2021, Osunsami led the team that investigated the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. In the summer of 2020, Osunsami reported on the racial unrest following the police killing of George Floyd for ABC News and has reported extensively on the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic effects of the statewide shutdowns, and the search for a vaccine throughout 2020.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone speaks with Steve Osunsami about his life, career, and how the Daily Illini helped him get there.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Steve Osunsami here.

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]]>6cd22dd7-5a72-41b2-83df-346d35877520Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060025:30nofull15Illini Media CompanyWayne MillerWayne MillerWayne Miller’s resume includes three books and two Guggenheim Fellowships. He was president of Magnum Photos, a freelance photographer for Life Magazine, National Geographic and Ebony, a member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers and co-curator of the Museum of Modern Art's historic exhibit "The Family of Man." Assigned to Edward Steichen's U. S. Navy Combat Photo Unit, he was one of the first Americans to photograph Hiroshima after it was bombed. After retiring in 1975, he devoted himself to protecting California's forests before he passed away in 2013 at the age of 94.

WPGU Program Director, J. Sidney Malone, speaks with Daily Illini Assistant News Editor Vivan La who wrote the Daily Illini’s profile on Daily Illini and Illio Yearbook alumnus and 2022 Illini Media Hall of Fame inductee Wayne Miller.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Wayne Miller here.

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]]>Wayne Miller’s resume includes three books and two Guggenheim Fellowships. He was president of Magnum Photos, a freelance photographer for Life Magazine, National Geographic and Ebony, a member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers and co-curator of the Museum of Modern Art's historic exhibit "The Family of Man." Assigned to Edward Steichen's U. S. Navy Combat Photo Unit, he was one of the first Americans to photograph Hiroshima after it was bombed. After retiring in 1975, he devoted himself to protecting California's forests before he passed away in 2013 at the age of 94.

WPGU Program Director, J. Sidney Malone, speaks with Daily Illini Assistant News Editor Vivan La who wrote the Daily Illini’s profile on Daily Illini and Illio Yearbook alumnus and 2022 Illini Media Hall of Fame inductee Wayne Miller.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Wayne Miller here.

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]]>eab4df1c-6721-4e18-8a8c-e7e7a1ca4e38Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060011:39nofull14Illini Media CompanyNelson AlgrenNelson AlgrenNelson Algren was an American author whose 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award for Fiction and was later made into a movie, with protagonist Frankie Machine played by Frank Sinatra. Algren was born in 1909 in Detroit and raised on the South Side of Chicago. He was a reporter for The Daily Illini and graduated from Illinois in 1931, during the height of the Depression. Like many in that era, he struggled to find work--and began taking jobs anywhere and everywhere, including as a carnival worker and a coffee salesman. He was inducted into the Academy of Arts and Letters shortly before his death in 1981 at the age of 72.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone speaks with Daily Illini Investigative and Longform Editor JP Legarte, who wrote the profile of Algren for the Daily Illini to discuss his life and career.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Nelson Algren here.

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]]>Nelson Algren was an American author whose 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award for Fiction and was later made into a movie, with protagonist Frankie Machine played by Frank Sinatra. Algren was born in 1909 in Detroit and raised on the South Side of Chicago. He was a reporter for The Daily Illini and graduated from Illinois in 1931, during the height of the Depression. Like many in that era, he struggled to find work--and began taking jobs anywhere and everywhere, including as a carnival worker and a coffee salesman. He was inducted into the Academy of Arts and Letters shortly before his death in 1981 at the age of 72.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone speaks with Daily Illini Investigative and Longform Editor JP Legarte, who wrote the profile of Algren for the Daily Illini to discuss his life and career.

Read the Daily Illini's profile of Nelson Algren here.

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]]>0e739483-5786-40d9-b18b-2d10f02f1b21Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060017:36nofull13Illini Media CompanyPat WingertPat WingertPat Wingert went on from her time as Editor in Chief of the Daily Illini to work at the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and a 25-year career as a correspondent for Newsweek. Wingert was named a Spencer Fellow at Columbia University, where she spent a year researching and writing about education. She is currently a reporter for the nonprofit Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media.

WPGU News Correspondent Owen Henderson sits down with Wingert to discuss her career and time at The Daily Illini.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Pat Wingert here.

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]]>Pat Wingert went on from her time as Editor in Chief of the Daily Illini to work at the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and a 25-year career as a correspondent for Newsweek. Wingert was named a Spencer Fellow at Columbia University, where she spent a year researching and writing about education. She is currently a reporter for the nonprofit Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media.

WPGU News Correspondent Owen Henderson sits down with Wingert to discuss her career and time at The Daily Illini.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Pat Wingert here.

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]]>45ab8302-f7b3-470d-b101-eba326940bfcTue, 26 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060025:32nofull12Illini Media CompanyAllan LoudellAllan LoudellAllan Loudell arrived at WPGU in the fall of 1973 as a fully formed radio news pro. As a freshman who had been trained at Lyons Township High School’s WLTL-FM, Loudell quickly became WPGU’s News Director. His career later took him to Delaware, where his work at WILM and WDEL impressed listeners and subjects—including future President Joe Biden. Among his awards is a Crystal Radio Award from the National Association of Broadcasters and the “Best Radio Newscast” honor from the Society of Professional Journalists. Loudell died in 2020 at the age of 64.

WPGU Program Director, J. Sidney Malone, speaks with Daily Illini Assistant Features Editor Matt Troher who wrote the Daily Illini’s profile on WPGU alumnus and 2022 Illini Media Hall of Fame inductee Allan Loudell.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Allan Loudell here.

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]]>Allan Loudell arrived at WPGU in the fall of 1973 as a fully formed radio news pro. As a freshman who had been trained at Lyons Township High School’s WLTL-FM, Loudell quickly became WPGU’s News Director. His career later took him to Delaware, where his work at WILM and WDEL impressed listeners and subjects—including future President Joe Biden. Among his awards is a Crystal Radio Award from the National Association of Broadcasters and the “Best Radio Newscast” honor from the Society of Professional Journalists. Loudell died in 2020 at the age of 64.

WPGU Program Director, J. Sidney Malone, speaks with Daily Illini Assistant Features Editor Matt Troher who wrote the Daily Illini’s profile on WPGU alumnus and 2022 Illini Media Hall of Fame inductee Allan Loudell.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Allan Loudell here.

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]]>3d40f087-22e9-4205-9283-54c5fa3be9c2Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060011:02nofull11Illini Media CompanyNatasha KoreckiNatasha KoreckiNatasha Korecki is currently Senior National Political Reporter for NBC News based in the Midwest. She has covered immigration issues at the Daily Herald, the trials of former Illinois governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan at the Chicago Sun-Times, and the 2020 presidential campaign and the election of Joe Biden as a national political correspondent for POLITICO. Korecki has won numerous state and national awards, including first place in Deadline Reporting from the Society for Professional Journalists and the 2015 Illinois Journalist of the Year award from Northern Illinois University.

WPGU Political Editor speaks with Korecki about her time at the Daily Illini and her career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Natasha Korecki here.

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]]>Natasha Korecki is currently Senior National Political Reporter for NBC News based in the Midwest. She has covered immigration issues at the Daily Herald, the trials of former Illinois governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan at the Chicago Sun-Times, and the 2020 presidential campaign and the election of Joe Biden as a national political correspondent for POLITICO. Korecki has won numerous state and national awards, including first place in Deadline Reporting from the Society for Professional Journalists and the 2015 Illinois Journalist of the Year award from Northern Illinois University.

WPGU Political Editor speaks with Korecki about her time at the Daily Illini and her career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Natasha Korecki here.

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]]>c2aa9ea4-d0a0-43cb-9320-c001d84789daFri, 22 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060025:00nofull10Illini Media CompanySean LongSean LongSean Long created the first all-student-run television show at Illinois called The College Box, a music video show that went from cable access to the local NBC affiliate. Since graduating in 1993, Long has won two Midwest Emmy awards, and produced and directed the number one worldwide selling DVD, "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake." Sean Long is currently Corporate Director of Programming for Weigel Broadcasting, with stations in Chicago, Milwaukee, and South Bend.

WPGU News Director Madison Holcomb sits down with Sean Long to discuss his career and how the Daily Illini set him up for success.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Sean Long here.

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]]>Sean Long created the first all-student-run television show at Illinois called The College Box, a music video show that went from cable access to the local NBC affiliate. Since graduating in 1993, Long has won two Midwest Emmy awards, and produced and directed the number one worldwide selling DVD, "Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake." Sean Long is currently Corporate Director of Programming for Weigel Broadcasting, with stations in Chicago, Milwaukee, and South Bend.

WPGU News Director Madison Holcomb sits down with Sean Long to discuss his career and how the Daily Illini set him up for success.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Sean Long here.

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]]>e606875e-cda5-4b9b-88ab-b76629896498Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060013:06nofull9Illini Media CompanyWill LeitchWill LeitchWill Leitch is the founding editor of the sports blog Deadspin, which he ran until 2008, and is a contributor to publications, including The New York Times, GQ, and Sports Illustrated. He's a contributing editor at New York magazine, a national correspondent for MLB.com, and the author of five books. His most recent novel, “How Lucky,” was nominated for a 2022 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. He also hosts several podcasts, including Grierson & Leitch, a weekly film review podcast with his childhood friend Tim Grierson. Leitch, a 1998 graduate, was a Daily Illini reporter, columnist, and editor.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone sits down with Will Leitch to discuss his career in writing as well as his time at the Daily Illini.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Will Leitch here.

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]]>Will Leitch is the founding editor of the sports blog Deadspin, which he ran until 2008, and is a contributor to publications, including The New York Times, GQ, and Sports Illustrated. He's a contributing editor at New York magazine, a national correspondent for MLB.com, and the author of five books. His most recent novel, “How Lucky,” was nominated for a 2022 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. He also hosts several podcasts, including Grierson & Leitch, a weekly film review podcast with his childhood friend Tim Grierson. Leitch, a 1998 graduate, was a Daily Illini reporter, columnist, and editor.

WPGU Program Director J. Sidney Malone sits down with Will Leitch to discuss his career in writing as well as his time at the Daily Illini.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Will Leitch here.

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]]>34608d8d-8a4a-4253-8254-afd281d8c188Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060019:14nofull8Illini Media CompanyRick SallingerRick SallingerRick Sallinger is a Peabody Award winning broadcast journalist whose fifty-year career has included reporting for CNN, WMAQ-TV in Chicago, and currently CBS 4 in Denver. He’s covered the Columbine High School shooting, the trials of the Oklahoma City bombing perpetrators, and three wars. During his time as Program Director at WPGU, he ushered the station out of the university dorms and onto the airwaves as a competitive commercial FM station, where it began airing commentaries for the first time.

WPGU News correspondent Owen Henderson sits down with Sallinger to discuss his extensive career and WPGU's influence on it.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Rick Sallinger here.

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]]>Rick Sallinger is a Peabody Award winning broadcast journalist whose fifty-year career has included reporting for CNN, WMAQ-TV in Chicago, and currently CBS 4 in Denver. He’s covered the Columbine High School shooting, the trials of the Oklahoma City bombing perpetrators, and three wars. During his time as Program Director at WPGU, he ushered the station out of the university dorms and onto the airwaves as a competitive commercial FM station, where it began airing commentaries for the first time.

WPGU News correspondent Owen Henderson sits down with Sallinger to discuss his extensive career and WPGU's influence on it.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Rick Sallinger here.

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]]>09a17849-5ba8-4905-b035-8e6496bf2b42Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060016:44nofull7Illini Media CompanySusan J. Smith CornwellSusan J. Smith CornwellAs an award-winning correspondent at Reuters, Susan J. Smith Cornwell dedicated many years to reporting in Washington, D.C. on the White House and Capitol Hill. Cornwell had started out as an Illinois local newspaper journalist before her career took her abroad to Germany, the Soviet Union, and Britain, interviewing different world leaders, before returning to the United States. She recently retired in January 2022.

WPGU Political Editor Jane Knight sits down with Susan J. Smith Cornwell to discuss her time as features editor for the Daily Illini and her career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Cornwell here.

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]]>As an award-winning correspondent at Reuters, Susan J. Smith Cornwell dedicated many years to reporting in Washington, D.C. on the White House and Capitol Hill. Cornwell had started out as an Illinois local newspaper journalist before her career took her abroad to Germany, the Soviet Union, and Britain, interviewing different world leaders, before returning to the United States. She recently retired in January 2022.

WPGU Political Editor Jane Knight sits down with Susan J. Smith Cornwell to discuss her time as features editor for the Daily Illini and her career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Cornwell here.

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]]>2538afa6-2b01-4862-8e47-76b9ef5e6b7cMon, 18 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060010:54nofull6Illini Media CompanyJon HansenJon HansenJon Hansen is all things media in Chicago. His award-winning career as a TV, radio, podcast, and gameday host has included work at WCIU-TV, WGN-AM, the Chicago Blackhawks, Block Club Chicago, DNAinfo, and Total Traffic. Most recently he was named as the host of WGN's new show “Your Money Matters.” Jon won a Silver Dome Award in 2020 and an Emmy in 2021.

WPGU News Correspondent Anne McKeown sits down with Hansen to discuss his time at Illini Media Company and his career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Jon Hansen here.

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]]>Jon Hansen is all things media in Chicago. His award-winning career as a TV, radio, podcast, and gameday host has included work at WCIU-TV, WGN-AM, the Chicago Blackhawks, Block Club Chicago, DNAinfo, and Total Traffic. Most recently he was named as the host of WGN's new show “Your Money Matters.” Jon won a Silver Dome Award in 2020 and an Emmy in 2021.

WPGU News Correspondent Anne McKeown sits down with Hansen to discuss his time at Illini Media Company and his career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Jon Hansen here.

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]]>61a15d24-aa20-4246-bdb3-8f3eb136a360Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060015:28nofull5Illini Media CompanyBernard SchoenburgBernard SchoenburgBernard Schoenburg's career in journalism began at The Daily Illini, investigating a fraternity that was scalping concert tickets. He went on to work at the Bloomington Pantagraph in 1977, then at the Associated Press in Chicago, and eventually to the Springfield Journal-Register in 1990. He was also a regular host of "CapitolView," a weekly political affairs program on public TV. His tenacity and work ethic made him a powerful force in political journalism in Illinois. Schoenburg covered national political conventions, grilled governors, state legislators, members of Congress, and former President Barack Obama when he was a state and U.S. senator. Always fair, never shy, he held governors, representatives, senators, and institutions accountable. Schoenburg was part of the team that won a prestigious George Polk Award in 1994 for its "Cash Transaction" series about campaign contributions and government contracts. He also received numerous awards for his work as a columnist. Schoenburg retired in 2020.

WPGU Political Editor Jane Knight sits down with Schoenburg to discuss his time at the Daily Illini and his career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Bernard Schoenburg here.

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]]>Bernard Schoenburg's career in journalism began at The Daily Illini, investigating a fraternity that was scalping concert tickets. He went on to work at the Bloomington Pantagraph in 1977, then at the Associated Press in Chicago, and eventually to the Springfield Journal-Register in 1990. He was also a regular host of "CapitolView," a weekly political affairs program on public TV. His tenacity and work ethic made him a powerful force in political journalism in Illinois. Schoenburg covered national political conventions, grilled governors, state legislators, members of Congress, and former President Barack Obama when he was a state and U.S. senator. Always fair, never shy, he held governors, representatives, senators, and institutions accountable. Schoenburg was part of the team that won a prestigious George Polk Award in 1994 for its "Cash Transaction" series about campaign contributions and government contracts. He also received numerous awards for his work as a columnist. Schoenburg retired in 2020.

WPGU Political Editor Jane Knight sits down with Schoenburg to discuss his time at the Daily Illini and his career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Bernard Schoenburg here.

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]]>1ce1eaa0-c5f0-4fe5-bc04-93451c9078e5Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060011:36nofull4Illini Media CompanyJohn J. KimJohn J. KimJohn J. Kim is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and the Oakland Tribune, among other publications. He earned the 2011 Pulitzer in local reporting as part of a team reporting on city homicides for the Sun-Times. Kim has worked for the Tribune since 2012, contributing daily coverage throughout the newspaper. He’s also captured numerous iconic sports photos for the paper, including images from the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series run. During college, Kim, a 1997 graduate, was a Daily Illini photographer.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of John J. Kim here.

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]]>John J. Kim is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and the Oakland Tribune, among other publications. He earned the 2011 Pulitzer in local reporting as part of a team reporting on city homicides for the Sun-Times. Kim has worked for the Tribune since 2012, contributing daily coverage throughout the newspaper. He’s also captured numerous iconic sports photos for the paper, including images from the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series run. During college, Kim, a 1997 graduate, was a Daily Illini photographer.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of John J. Kim here.

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]]>2cb9f769-b221-4ea9-a965-8ae7a8b43e43Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060020:39nofull3Illini Media CompanyAmara EnyiaAmara EnyiaAmara Enyia is an activist, lawyer, and public policy expert focused on supporting efforts that bring justice and equity to marginalized communities in Chicago and around the world. She ran for mayor of Chicago twice. She chairs an international human rights-centered working group that advocates at the United Nations and develops advocacy strategies for struggling cities and citizens on economic justice, criminal legal system reform, environmental justice, education equity, and other policy areas. Enyia served as editor in chief at the Daily Illini as an undergrad and went on to earn a Ph.D. in Education Policy and a law degree.

WPGU News Director Madison Holcomb sits down with Enyia to discuss her time at the Daily Illini and her career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Amara Enyia here.

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]]>Amara Enyia is an activist, lawyer, and public policy expert focused on supporting efforts that bring justice and equity to marginalized communities in Chicago and around the world. She ran for mayor of Chicago twice. She chairs an international human rights-centered working group that advocates at the United Nations and develops advocacy strategies for struggling cities and citizens on economic justice, criminal legal system reform, environmental justice, education equity, and other policy areas. Enyia served as editor in chief at the Daily Illini as an undergrad and went on to earn a Ph.D. in Education Policy and a law degree.

WPGU News Director Madison Holcomb sits down with Enyia to discuss her time at the Daily Illini and her career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Amara Enyia here.

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]]>033a9fe5-c4fe-4579-b676-53bd8630a4f0Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060007:42nofull2Illini Media CompanyAnn DwyerAnn DwyerAnn Dwyer is editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, the first woman to hold that position in the history of the business publication. She also writes editorials for Crain’s, for which she has earned several Peter Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club. She has also won awards for reporting, editing, and headline writing from the Illinois Press Association, the Illinois Associated Press Editors Association, and the Society of American Business Editors & Writers. That multitalented approach is also reflected in her Daily Illini career, where she was reporter, campus editor, summer editor-in-chief, copy editor, slot, night editor, and managing editor.

WPGU News Director Madison Holcomb sits down with Dwyer to discuss her time at the Daily Illini and her career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Ann Dwyer here.

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]]>Ann Dwyer is editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, the first woman to hold that position in the history of the business publication. She also writes editorials for Crain’s, for which she has earned several Peter Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club. She has also won awards for reporting, editing, and headline writing from the Illinois Press Association, the Illinois Associated Press Editors Association, and the Society of American Business Editors & Writers. That multitalented approach is also reflected in her Daily Illini career, where she was reporter, campus editor, summer editor-in-chief, copy editor, slot, night editor, and managing editor.

WPGU News Director Madison Holcomb sits down with Dwyer to discuss her time at the Daily Illini and her career since then.

Read The Daily Illini's profile of Ann Dwyer here.

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]]>1074d76d-f341-4b2b-9452-f4b60f9c027dMon, 11 Apr 2022 09:30:00 -060009:32nofull1Illini Media Company