NPR Illinois

Richard and Hannah McDaniel were honored with the William E. Winter Award for Outstanding Advocate Leadership at a ceremony May 1.

Community Voices co-host and editor Bea Bonner sat down with Community Voices Contributor Christian Nix to discuss her career at NPR Illinois. She talked about growing up in the South Side of Chicago and the memories of her childhood. She also discussed some of her favorite moments when interviewing on Community Voices.

Sean Crawford is the news director for NPR Illinois. He also anchors All Things Considered, which won the award for “Best Drive-time radio show” in the Illinois Times “Best Of Springfield” readers poll. Crawford sat down with Bea Bonner from Community Voices to talk about his career and the mentorship he received along the way.

General Manager of NPR Illinois Randy Eccles sat down with student Christian Nix to talk about his start in radio broadcasting. He shared how a high school class on radio broadcasting ignited his early interest in the career. He also shared what he finds to be the most rewarding part of working at NPR Illinois.

Christian Nix is the new Community Voices contributor for Community Voices. Christian sat down with Co-host Vanessa Ferguson to discuss his passion for sports journalism and why he chose UIS.

Kyle Abraham is a student working at NPR Illinois this summer. He attends Yale University in Connecticut. He spoke to Community Voices about his interests in neuroscience, rural health, journalism and his experience here at NPR Illinois.

The station's first news director died last month at 83.

Ainslie Wilson is a student working at NPR Illinois this summer. She is a student at Northwestern University studying radio, television and film. She spoke to Community Voices about her interest in radio, comedy, film, theater, and she shared her plans for the future.

Brady is the newest member of the NPR Illinois team as a sponsorship account executive alongside our very own Cory Pitt. Bea Bonner sat down with him to get to know more about why he decided to join us and his interests in music, animals, and the science of fermentation.

Kate McKenzie is the Director of Development at NPR Illinois. She spoke to Community Voices about her love of news and her career as a reporter and editor. She also explained how her background in reporting inspired her to raise funds for NPR Illinois.