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Nigerian actress Valerie Dish Udemba studying at UIS

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Randy Eccles

Published October 12, 2023 at 12:20 PM CDT

Valerie Dish Udemba

Valerie Dish Udemba discusses coming to Springfield to get her MBA from UIS. She plans to expand to the business side of the film industry. While studying, she is working at NPR Illinois.

Valerie acted and hosted in Nigerian media before coming to Springfied. Here is one of her YouTube video series Stay Motivated.

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Randy Eccles

Randy Eccles enjoys talking with community members and joining them in becoming informed citizenry. Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.

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