People

  • Barb Pesch
    Business & Ops Director
  • Nice Garcia
    Director of Development / Community Advisory Board, Ex-Officio

    Nice earned her B.A in Communications from UIS. She has been creating measurable results in managing corporate communications, fundraising, advertising, external affairs, community relations, government relations, marketing...

  • Randy Eccles
    General Manager / COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, EX-OFFICIO
    Community Voices

    Springfield

    Randy Eccles became NPR Illinois general manager in 2013 after serving as development director since moving to Springfield in 2008.  In 2014, Randy led the team that added Illinois Issues into the NPR...

  • Sean Crawford
    Director of Editorial / COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, EX-OFFICIO
    State Week, Statewide

    Sean has led the NPR Illinois news operations since the fall of 2009. He replaced the only other person to do so in the station's history, Rich Bradley. Prior to taking over the News Department, Sean worked as Statehouse...