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Chris Camp takes the art of whip cracking to the stage | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Vanessa Ferguson
Published June 9, 2023 at 12:05 PM CDT
Chris Camp
Chris Camp
Chris Camp uses a whip to hit a trigger as part of his show.

Chris Camp is well known in Central Illinois as "the Whip Guy." He spoke to Community Voices about how his love of Indiana Jones led him to a career in performing on stage and on TV as an expert whip cracker. You can catch Camp as he performers at the Illinois State Fair this summer and as he performs in a band called Chris Camp and His Blues Ambassadors.
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Vanessa Ferguson
Vanessa was the Community Voices Production Coordinator at NPR Illinois from 2021-2025. She continues her passion for broadcasting as a co-host of the Beyond the Mouse podcast for the Front Row Network.
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