WGLT News a finalist for five Illinois Associated Press awards

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The GLT News Department has received five more Illinois Associated Press awards to a regularly growing collection. The recent announcement honors GLT with more awards than any other station in the division, the second year in a row for such a distinction. The awards in actual order of finish—first or second—will be announced April 27

Royal Redbird wins a World Series ring

Michael Bucek with trophies

When the Kansas City Royals ended a 30-year drought last November by beating the New York Mets in the World Series, the victory was extra special for one Redbird alum.

WGLT garners diversity awards

Jon Norton and Judy Valente

The News Department of WGLT Radio earned a Kaleidoscope Award for diversity reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association after multiple series focusing on life for underrepresented populations.