For over 100 years, Illinois State University’s campus newspaper, The Vidette, has served as a developmental resource for student journalists to advance their skills by working as reporters, editors and more, keeping the community informed and up to date on important issues.
Two greatly successful news organizations will be under one roof. The Vidette and WGLT will be located together in The Vidette building, located at 500 W. Locust Street, Normal, IL, 61761. The co-location is planned to be completed by the summer of 2023.
The School of Communication’s media outlets of The Vidette, TV-10, WGLT, and WZND have earned many more awards in 2022.
The news organization and its staff earned first place for overall General Excellence. The awards were declared at the ICPA’s annual conference in Chicago.
Faculty and staff in Illinois State University’s School of Communication (SoC) continue to be recognized for great leadership and excellence year after year. This year, several faculty and staff were recognized for their great work.
For many, The Vidette student newspaper was long synonymous with former general manager, Harry Thiel. A memorial tribute to Thiel and his wife will be at 2 p.m. April 10 at the Vidette office, along with the awarding of the first Harry and Jo Thiel “Red Line” Scholarship.
It wasn’t that long ago that Illinois State University alum Scott Gleeson watched the NCAA college basketball tournament as a fan. Now, he’s part of March Madness himself.
Isaiah Roberts, a marketing sales major at Illinois State who plans to go to law school, will make history when he walks at December commencement at 7,055 days old. He will be the youngest grad on record.
