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NPR Illinois presented the first Public Radio Week April 26 - May 3, 2019 in Downtown Springfield. This event was the first of its kind in the nation. Enjoy videos and highlights from this years events. Thanks for celebrating NPR Illinois!Click link below to go to specific event:The 21stIllinois Artists ExhibitionPublic Affairs Reporting Hall of FameGala featuring Scott SimonStink Bug NightState WeekIllinois Issues Forum - How High the Revenue: Legalization of Recreational MarijuanaTiny Desk Illinois

Watch: Stink Bug Night - Dusty Rhodes

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Dusty Rhodes

Published May 1, 2019 at 7:00 PM CDT

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My son Evan (center) with his birthmom Samantha and brother Derrion in 2007

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Evan with his sister Bree and grandmother, at his high school graduation in June

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Me with my sister Monica, the one sibling I'm allowed to publicly identify

Dusty Rhodes

Watch and Listen to NPR Illinois reporter Dusty Rhodes during Stink Bug Night.

A local version of the Moth Radio Hour, an open-mic storytelling competition.

The night's theme for a five-minute story is: "Life and/or Death". These are stories centered on the theme of life and/or death. Tales of hope, fear, loss, love or learning – so long as they center on the idea of coming to terms with or grappling with questions about what it means to be human, we’re all ears.

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