NPR Illinois

New NPR Illinois sponsorship account executive, Eric Murphy, shares his journey that includes Illinois politics and the military.

Ko'u Hopkins is working as an NPR Illinois coordinator while studying international relations at the University of Illinois Springfield. She recently ran the 20th This I Believe program and has already traveled the world.

Bea Bonner does her exit interview on Community Voices with Sean Crawford and Randy Eccles after eight years at NPR Illinois.

Cristian Leon-Vallejo is a student worker at NPR Illinois. He sat down with Community Voices co-host Vanessa Ferguson to practice his interviewing skills and find out what it's like as a host on Community Voices.

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.