Focused on the future: Vidette, WGLT collaboration amplifies student journalists

A college student speaks into a microphone in a production studio

In January, WGLT co-located with The Vidette in a newly renovated building on West Locust Street in Normal. The three-year project resulted in a modern shared space for Illinois State University’s National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate and the University’s student media outlet to produce their award-winning local news coverage.

School of Communication inspires its faculty and students

Left to right: Dr. Lance Lippert, Dr. Rebecca Hayes, Dr. Brent Simonds, and Dr. Megan Hopper

With extensive courses, dedicated faculty, and culminating experiences that prepare students for their careers, communications majors remain a reminder of why the School of Communication is the best in the Midwest to study communication.