Laura Kennedy, the one-time classical and jazz music host who turned into one of GLT’s best storytellers, will retire later this month.
Laura Kennedy brings down the curtain on GLT career
Unit: WGLT
Illinois AP awards honor GLT’s website, reporters
The Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association has honored GLT for journalistic excellence with four awards, including individual staff honors and stationwide recognition for Best Digital Presence.
Movie magician goes from Normal to a galaxy far, far away
The original “Star Wars” in 1977 changed movies forever. It changed Lane Howard too.
GLT teams with Suspect Convictions podcast to examine 1998 Bloomington murder
WGLT, Bloomington-Normal’s public media, is partnering with the popular true crime podcast Suspect Convictions to explore the 1998 murder of a 3-year-old Bloomington girl, Christina McNeil.
School of Communication to host SPJ-Google News Lab training
Student and professional journalists can learn how to use Google tools in their reporting and storytelling during a special one-day training being hosted by Illinois State University’s School of Communication.
Retirement reception for WGLT’s Willis Kern, April 26
The School of Communication will host a retirement reception for WGLT News Director Willis Kern from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.
Professor McBride talks with WGLT about Chuck Berry
Illinois State University English Professor William Thomas McBride has taught and written about Chuck Berry, and he’s a regular guest on GLT’s Sound Ideas to talk about American culture.
GLT at 50: ISU’s radio station survives, thrives at 50
Illinois State’s National Public Radio-affiliated station, WGLT, at 89.1 and 103.5 FM bid adieu to longtime general manager Bruce Bergethon in December and marked its 50th anniversary in February.
WGLT News wins five Associated Press awards
The Illinois Associated Press (AP) honored WGLT News for journalistic excellence with five awards for work in the Local Radio category, including work on shattering transgender stereotypes.
You win with less fund drive and more GLT
Everybody is winning! Hundreds of contributing GLT listeners have reported they like the fact that GLT is not interrupting programs to ask for listener support this spring. Requests for contributions are only being made during short station breaks. Listeners get a lot more GLT and a lot less fundraising. GLT is off to a great start but
