Sean Crawford
Managing Editor, NPR Illinois/ CAB Ex-OfficioSean 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 Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois and other Illinois Public Radio stations. He spent more than a dozen years in the statehouse press room, winning numerous awards for his reporting, including a national Capitolbeat honor for coverage of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment and removal from office.
Overall, Sean has logged 40 years in journalism. He began his broadcasting career at his hometown station WJPF in Herrin, Illinois while still in high school. It was there he learned to cover local government, courts and anything else that made the news.
He spent time in the Joliet area as News Director and Operations Manager for radio station WKBM and worked for a chain of weekly newspapers for two years. Along with news coverage, he reported heavily on sports and did on-air play by play.
Sean hosts weekly shows Statewide and State Week, which air across Illinois Public Radio stations. He holds a Master's Degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield.
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The state became the first in the nation to make the change. We discuss how things went in the first few days.
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County officials in downstate Illinois are worried about what the end of cash bail could mean for their communities’ drug problems.
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The public-private partnership is expected to bring in thousands of visitors as the site plays host to sports events.
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Breeze Airways began operating in 2021. Springfield will be the first Illinois location for the airline.
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The storms, including tornadoes and derecho, struck in late June and early July.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is "open for business." We look at the state's efforts to be a leader in the growing electric vehicle industry.
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Sometimes it's carefully selecting, or cherry picking, certain facts. An expert says deceptive statements almost always contain a kernel of truth.
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That program provided money to small businesses directly affected by COVID-19, but billions may have been fraudulently awarded.
