The Vidette received a total of 13 awards at the 2023 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) competition.
The Vidette rakes in awards from the Illinois College Press Association
Unit: Vidette
Unlocking the fuzzy pet: How gamer Grace Doyle turned her passion into a paycheck
An avid gamer since youth, Grace Doyle ’21 played video games daily—but now she gets paid for it.
The Vidette and WGLT to co-locate
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.
Award-a-palooza in 2022 for The Vidette, TV-10, WGLT, WZND
The School of Communication’s media outlets of The Vidette, TV-10, WGLT, and WZND have earned many more awards in 2022.
New addition to The Vidette Digital Archives commemorates the 1980s
Milner Library has recently expanded The Vidette Digital Archives to include full-text access to the 1980s issues.
Where are they now? Josh Tolentino ’17
Josh Tolentino ’17 finished his first NFL season covering the Philadelphia Eagles for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Vidette honored in Illinois College Press Association competition
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.
The Vidette is all digital for the first time
On April 27, 2021, the final printed version of The Vidette was produced and distributed.
Vidette alum shares experience covering September 11 attacks
Normally, Megan Hopper ’02, M.S. ’06, would have turned on the news to get an idea of what was going on in the world before heading to a shift at The Vidette.
Then and Now: Vidette
Illinois State’s student newspaper has been housed in multiple locations since its start in 1888.
