Michelle Eccles
Anchor/ ReporterMichelle 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.
In 2013, she left broadcasting to become the Public Relations Manager for Horace Mann in Springfield, a job she still does by day. Michelle is thrilled to be doing radio again and anchoring on NPR Illinois.
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A Springfield elementary student brings a gun to school, Democrats calling for tighter gun controls and other top stories
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Illinois requests more federal funding to match census, Jif peanut butter recalled and other top stories
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Prisoner Review Board resumes operations and the ISBE holds off on testing changes | First Listen
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A warning regarding baby formula substitutions, Illinois' population undercounted and other top stories
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DCFS struggles to place children and more top stories
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Early voting, Illinois addressing baby formula shortage and other top stories
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Illinois investing in reproductive healthcare and family planning services and putting baby formula back on the shelves
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Cracking down on organized retail theft, checking our mental health and more top stories
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New DCFS audit and other top stories
