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Community Voices
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Community Voices is events you might have missed and conversations with neighbors, artists, and area businesspeople. Get to know your neighbors with Community Voices.

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Latest Episodes
  • Micah Bartlett recently received the 2024 UIS Alumni Achievement Award. He retired from the banking industry after a successful 33-year career. He was the President and CEO of Town and Country Bank before it merged with Heartland Bank. He spoke to Community Voices about the award, lessons he learned in his career, and what it was like running Town and Country Bank at the young age of 33.
  • Tim Totten is an expert on the life and career of Frank Lloyd Wright. His storytelling is compelling, and he will share his talents at the upcoming Dana-Thomas House Foundation fundraiser titled “Let’s Be Frank, Perfectly Frank” on April 13. Totten along with President of the Dana-Thomas House Foundation Cinda Klickna spoke to Community Voices about Wright’s tumultuous personal life and how he rebuilt his career in his later years.For more information about the fundraiser visit: https://dana-thomas.org/?event=lets-be-frank-perfectly-frank&event_date=2024-04-13
  • Daniel Donato relates how he started in Nashville and interprets music into Cosmic Country. He currently is on the national Americana charts and plays Danenberger Family Vineyards March 23, 2024.
  • Dr. Karen Moranski is the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Sonoma State University, but prior to this role she spent 21 years at the University of Illinois Springfield as a faculty member and administrator. She spoke to Community Voices about her role in creating the Capital Scholars Honors Program at UIS. She also discussed higher education and ways to create a more inclusive experience.
  • The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival brings together states to address poverty and its effects. Rev. Susan Phillips and Carlos Rodriguez are two of three Illinois tri-chairs for the campaign. They spoke to Community Voices about the history of the original Poor People's Campaign of 1968, why the revival of the campaign started in 2018, and the current state of poverty in Illinois. They also discuss immigration and their 40-week voter mobilization movement leading up to the election.
  • Local Drags is Lanny Durbin's creative local music project. Listen to the interview to hear what is on the horizon.
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    Springfield immigrants' stories, part two - building a more vibrant community
    The second of two special Citizens Club of Springfield forums with area residents sharing their experiences moving to Springfield after starting in another country along with a brief history of immigration policy.
  • Dr. Tabatha Wells is a physician in Springfield, Ill. with a direct primary care practice called Be Well Health. She spoke to Community Voices about the in-home services offered with direct primary care and her approach to helping her patients.
  • Steve Drummond and Janet Woojeong Lee from NPR's Education Desk join Community Voices to discuss the opportunity of NPR's 2024 Student Podcast Challenge including past winners and tips for entries.
  • Randy Hultgren, president and CEO, Illinois Bankers Association, shared how financial literacy can make navigating the current economy safer. He also reflects on his time as a U.S. and Illinois state representative and the challenges of today's political partisanship. He is enjoying the move from the Chicago suburbs to Springfield for his current position.