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Springfield native Leanne Milner shares her experience with the L.A. wildfires | First Listen

A screenshot of the Watch Duty app, showing the fires surrounding an area of Los Angeles.
A screenshot of the Watch Duty app, showing the fires surrounding an area of Los Angeles.

Springfield native Leanne Milner details what it has been like to live in an area surrounded by multiple wildfires in Los Angeles.

Michelle Eccles anchors NPR Illinois' Morning Edition. Michelle has more than 30 years of experience in broadcasting which all began at her high school radio station, Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois. She attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale for her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a focus in Radio Television and went on to become an award winning anchor and reporter for stations in Decatur and Springfield.
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