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Ben Singson became a reporter for the Jacksonville Journal-Courier in 2022, joining after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia. The Lindenhurst native previously reported for KBIA, an NPR affiliate radio station, in college.

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Central Illinois' NPR station looks to uncertain future amid cuts to public media | Jacksonville Journal Courier

Ben Singson

Public broadcasters across the country, central Illinois included, are figuring out how they plan to head forward after Congress rescinded over $1 billion in federal funding.