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Recruiting Redbirds: Alumni experiences encourage enrollment
15 years later: FBI agent recalls nation’s greatest test
Trailblazer: Young alum covers campaign for Bloomberg Politics
One child, one home: Alumna works to reform foster care
Where are they now: Larry Quane
Passing grade: The secret behind ISU’s graduation rate
Redbird legacy: Alumna follows in footsteps of great-grandmother
How we met: Raul Rodriguez and Nicole Davila
Reggie Reads: August 2016
Redbird great Doug Collins to be inducted into national Hall of Fame
Volleyball stand-out in Olympic training
Athletes remain strong in classroom
Mail to the Editor: August 2016
Redbird golfer takes MVC championship
Redbirds scattered far across the country
Senior athletes celebrated
Pause for applause: Christine Mitchell-Endsley
Directors chosen for Alumni Association
Pause for applause: Justin Dearborn
Pause for applause: Julio Cesar Contreras
South Campus demolition unearths two time capsules
Illinois State an economic engine for McLean County
Why is Bill Shields such a rock star at Illinois State?
Education major Sam Alex ’07 has felt comfortable behind a microphone since his days as a public address announcer for ISU Athletics. He now has a much larger listening audience as host of “Taste of Country Nights,” a country radio show that broadcasts live from Nashville to more than 75 stations nationwide.
His work profiling country superstars is so stellar that he was recognized by the industry as among “Audio’s 30 Under 30.” He was also nominated by the Academy of Country Music Awards for 2016 National On-Air Personality of the Year.