Jeff C. Williams
Community Voices Co-Host, Editor, ProducerJeff C. Williams joined NPR Illinois in February of 2026.
Jeff C. Williams was a graphic designer for the University of Illinois Springfield, is a member of the Springfield Art Association Collective Gallery, and is a cofounder of Dim Art House, a working art studio which also provides space for arts related events in the community.
Jeff is a former events coordinator at The Pharmacy Gallery and Art Space and is a board member of the National Scholastic Art Awards (Mid-Central Illinois Region).
Recently Jeff was selected as lead artist for a grant through Healing Illinois. A youth mentorship art project; which culminated with a 2025 mural in Springfield Jaycee Park.
The Illinois State Museum purchased a set of Jeff’s paintings deemed of historical significance in 2024.
Jeff is a founding member and song writer for the band nil8. Which toured North America in the 1990s and early 2000s.
He is a graduate of Illinois State University.
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Angie Ryan is the owner and educator at BALANCE YOGA STUDIO and SCHOOL. She talks with Jeff Williams from Community Voices about Wall Yoga, and starting her very own studio. -
With Forest Fires raging in Canada, Robert Hughes of the Shawnee Natural Area Guardians and Friends of Bell Smith Springs. Robert gives information on how to manage our forests without depleting our forests. -
GO TSUNAMI I Was A Teenage Sea Monkey Stingray JR and Stan Overboard Talk About Their Latest ReleaseGO TSUNAMI I Was A Teenage Sea Monkey Stingray JR and Stan Overboard Talk About Their Latest Release AND upcoming show at the Blue Grouch. -
STUDIO ON 6TH stays open 6-9pm on Friday and Saturday nights. First Friday of every month ~ 10am - 8pm and is one of the businesses helping to break optics of the "No businesses are open late" Stigma. Jenny Suttlll gives us the info. -
Coming to Dumb Records in Springfield on Saturday, July 18, 2 to 4pm with Tom Irwin. Gary and Roberta Gordon are a husband and wife Bluegrass music duo. Gary's plays guitar and Roberta plays the autoharp. -
The Dinner Detectives at Maldaner's Restaurant. Actor Travis Wiggins Speaks on This Delicious Murder Mystery. -
Ceramics Made by Rosie Tells Her Journey from UK to Chicago to Starting an Art Studio in Downtown Springfield. Rosie Gale and her husband make ceramics to sell at local markets and fairs. -
Jacksonville natives Devin Smock and Samuel Watkins run Subterranean Sound and Vision. They talk to us about a feature length film that they are producing and directing called 'HOLLER'; a zombie movie with a twist. -
Local Science Fiction Author Amanda LaMarca Speaks About Her Most Recent Book, "The Creators". She has a book signing on July 25th, 2026, at Harvest Market, 3001 Veterans Parkway, 62704, 11am-2pm. -
ALL THE ANIMALS MADE IT THROUGH Jeff Cunningham with the Animal Protective League Brings Us an Update
