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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Republican Darren Bailey picked up the endorsement of President Donald Trump this week, whether he wanted it or not. -
The closure of the southbound lanes is due to a tree removal. -
The official Illinois insect has suffered habitat loss. But some states, including Illinois and Iowa, have embraced an effort to boost the monarch. -
Roy Wehrle discusses the rise in the national debt and how it's viewed across the world. -
The show is scheduled at Sangamon Auditorium Dec. 19. -
Lawmakers could consider changes to the office after the latest scandal resulted in a state representative stepping down.
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The Trump Administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement campaign resulted in arrests, protests and violence. Through it all, reporters were on the scene to document what was happening. -
The event honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as the countless first responders, military service members and their families. -
The event commemorates the freedom of Frank McWorter, entrepreneur, freedom seeker, and founder of New Philadelphia in Pike County. -
Campus officials said the result was due to fewer international graduate students enrolled. UIS also saw the number of international students go down in 2025 after the Trump Administration implemented stricter visa guidelines.
