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The latest Murrow award snagged by Schlenker is for writing. It's his third national Murrow in four years.
The award winning GLT newsroom covers central Illinois events and stories important to you at a time when many radio stations have scaled back or eliminated their news operations. Arts Editor Laura Kennedy, Morning Edition Host Jim Browne, Assistant News Director Charlie Schlenker are part of the news team led by News Director Willis Kern.
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Air Date: 08/15/08
Don't expect Congress to enact any emergency measures to provide immediate relief from high gas prices. That's according to central Illinois Republican representative Tim Johnson, who stopped by the GLT studios and talks with WGLT's Willis Kern.
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Air Date: 08/04/08
Auto sales figures in July were some of the worst monthly totals in the past fifteen years. Overall, sales tumbled mightily from July of last year, and analysts predict the next year could be just as gloomy. Mitsubishi, which has its only North American assembly plant in Normal, continued to see very poor sales numbers, although it's sales slide was smaller last month than Detroit's big three. WGLT's Willis Kern has more on where the central Illinois plant fits in to the future of the auto industry.
Listen to Kim Hill discuss economic issues affecting Mitsubishi's on-going labor talks.
Air Date: 07/30/08When the large field just east of Heartland Community College in north Normal yields to a baseball stadium next year, there won't be as much bricks and mortar as you might think. As WGLT's Willis Kern reports, designers plan a stadium that will complement the college's natural surroundings.
See architectural renderings of the stadium
Air Date: 07/17/08
It’s a busy summer for the Unit Five School District with total renovations on three school buildings, and work on five others. Plans are also in the works for two new elementaries on the south side of Bloomington which will begin construction next year. But, WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker found out in a talk with the Superintendent during GLT’s Morning Edition at the Garlic Press, that a lot more is going on than bricks and mortar.
Substance abuse treatment service providers are scratching their heads and wondering why Governor Rod Blagojevich singled them out for dramatic budget reductions. Most of the recent line item vetoes in other sectors were only to proposed increases. But, as WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker reports, the providers are also predicting huge effects if the Governor’s cuts stick.
Air Date: 07/11/08Many golfers dream about driving like the pros… Tiger Woods or John Daley. Ah, they say, that would be something. But, only a very few people can hit a golf ball so it sounds like this. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more on a central Illinois man who’s a star in the niche sport of long driving…
Immigration is more than just a hot button political issue in the Presidential campaign. It’s also musical theater in Bloomington Normal. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more on the latest production from Prairie Fire Theater…
One measure of the success and health of a society is the welfare of its children. And there’s a new work out that has troubling suggestions along with comprehensive detail. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more…
With gas prices piercing four dollars a gallon this summer, Amtrak ridership is seeing historic gains. But the increase in customers is a Catch-22 for the passenger rail service. WGLT's Willis Kern explains.
As children and parents gear up for another school year, a central Illinois history professorsays much of what is taught in today's schools is the result of the cold war era.
WGLT's Jim Browne has some perspective.
Air Date: 07/31/08
The new show at the Illinois State University Galleries features art that would be nonexistent without a power strip. Almost. GLT Arts Reporter Laura Kennedy has this story.
View photos from the Arts Technology exhibit
Air Date: 07/29/08
A lot of American swimmers recently watched the Olympic Trials, dreaming of someday winning and going to the Olympics. Others have other hopes. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker tells us about a Bloomington Normal boy who can’t use his legs, but makes up for the lack with heart and head and arms….
Hot questions about the NATIONAL economy center on a soft manufacturing sector and continuing real estate woes dragging the U-S into a possible recession. But, WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker reports, one economic guru’s annual look at central Illinois conditions is more upbeat than the country wide picture…
People do a lot of things in cars, they talk on call phones, talk to each other, listen to cd’s, they read (if they’re not driving) and we hope they listen to the radio. But, it’s not everyone who can say they have written a 436 page epic poem entirely in a vehicle. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more…
There are guidelines to use in deciding whether a charity gives good value and when it is not worth your scarce and hard-earned dollars. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more on the track record of one foundation headquartered in Bloomington, which also says it's about to do better...
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