Randy Eccles
General Manager, NPR Illinois/ Co-Host, Community Voices/ CAB Ex-OfficioSpringfield
Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.
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 Illinois portfolio and transitioned its reporting into audio/digital distribution.
Randy currently serves as the president of the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council and is a member of the Illinois Governor's Local Journalism Task Force.
Randy previously worked at KTAR in Phoenix and WGN in Chicago in programming and marketing management after producing talk shows and sports coverage. He also served in management and news stints at student-run stations WHFH, WONC, and WUEV. Born in Hinsdale, he was raised by teachers in south suburban Glenwood and spent a lot of time at the family farm in Industry, Illinois (south of Macomb).
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Marcus Beach, director of the Wrongful Conviction Awareness and Avoidance Training Program at the Illinois Innocence Project discusses how this training is now mandatory at all Illinois police training academies. -
A new Special Temporary Authority (STA) has been granted by the FCC.
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Yaniv Dinur, ISO music director candidate, sees music as respite to Mideast crisis, previews concertYaniv Dinur, conductor, talks with Community Voices about the Nov. 4-5 Illinois Symphony Orchestra concerts in central Illinois. He is one of the candidates auditioning this season for the full-season position. The Israeli native migrated to Michigan for university and has continued to grow through Milwaukee and New Bedford activities.
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Dr. Luke Fairless and Sgt. Joe Valentin co-host the video podcast, The 4th Shift: Mind, Body, Badge. It addresses the emotional wellness needed for corrections staff at Illinois prisons.
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John Stremsterfer, President & CEO of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln shares the continued execution and growth of the Next 10 project along with events Nov. 6-7.
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Valerie Dish Udemba discusses coming to Springfield to get her MBA from UIS. She plans to expand to the business side of the film industry. While studying, she is working at NPR Illinois.
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This Citizens Club of Springfield program features Ashley Earles, Birth to Five Illinois Regional Council Manager for Region 51, and Monique Nally, a member of the Birth to Five Family Council and a Parent Educator at Riverton Families First Birth to Three Program, who discuss the region’s strengths, gaps, and challenges, as well as recommendations for improvement.
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New director of the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies, Jacob Friefeld, joins Community Voices to discuss plans for the center including its annual event the Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture
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The Telephone Junkies' Jacob Armbrecht (guitar/lead vocals) and Nick Kniss (guitar) join Community Voices to discuss a busy year involving two albums. Pax Telephona and War Junkies are envisioned to compliment each other as Armbrecht prepares to put the band on hold to travel and complete solo work.
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Jamie Merideth and Phil Cooper update us on the latest output from Astrofix.
