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At The Hoogland: The War Of The Worlds, Season Tickets And More

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Peter Gray

Published September 16, 2013 at 12:41 PM CDT

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Thanks to donations from the community, the Hoogland Center for the Arts in 2012 dodged foreclosure and landed on firmer financial ground.

That means the staff can now plan longer term. Executive Director Gus Gordon says he's now selling full season ticket packages for the very first time.

Gordon gave Peter Gray a tour of the building where he hosts performances he calls "By the people, for the people" - including the classic radio play The War Of The Worlds on its 75th Anniversary:

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Peter Gray

Peter has a diverse background in public, independent and commercial media production. Beginning in 2011, Peter served as reporter and “Morning Edition” host for WUIS. He completed his work at WUIS in 2014. Prior to his start in public radio, he covered the Illinois legislature for NBC affiliate WANDTV-17 and helped launch Phenom Features, a non-profit apprenticeship film studio. Peter hails from Oswego, Ill., where he grew up watching WTTW-11/PBS.

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