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Sean Crawford's radio trajectory from southern Illinois to NPR Illinois all-star

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Randy Eccles,

Sean Crawford

Published December 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM CST

Sean Crawford is the NPR Illinois managing editor, or news director. In this conversation he discusses his earliest radio days, to the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program, to his years at the statehouse before taking the helm of NPR Illinois news operations.

Transcript pending.

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