Dan Klefstad

As Content Manager, I oversee everything broadcast on NPR WNIJ and Classical WNIU. I'm also responsible for everything that appears on this website and social media pages. If you have a comment or question about what you hear or see on any of our platforms, email me at dklefstad@niu.edu or call 815-753-0081. I look forward to hearing your ideas about how we can better serve the community. I also look forward to waking you up each morning with the latest news and other information during Morning Edition.

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50 Years Later, Tornado Still Haunts Author

Dan Klefstad

Mike Doyle wasn't in Belvidere on April 21, 1967. The Rockford native was a freshman at UW-Whitewater when an F4 tornado ripped through Boone County....
Springfield Reporter: No Budget Until At Least January

Dan Klefstad

This is a story about a meeting that was supposed to happen today, but didn't, for an arguably good reason: House Speaker Michael Madigan needed to...
Hostage Negotiator Offers Advice For Budget Impasse

Dan Klefstad

Here's another way to think of the budget standoff: a prison siege. Christopher Voss is familiar with this scenario, having been a chief negotiator for...