Ariele Jones
Assistant Program Director / HostContact Ariele at anjone10@ilstu.edu
Ariele started out hosting jazz and blues programs on WGLT when she was a student at Illinois State University.
She is currently the host of Morning Edition; Center Stage, a show focusing on the music of Broadway and Hollywood; and Highway 309.
She became a full-time employee at WGLT and WCBU in 2020.
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emily the band is the opener for Highway 309 LIVE presented by CEFCU on June 12. Band members Abbey Haste, Cami Proctor, and Emily Antonacci talk about how the band wants to be perceived by its audience, and about being based in Peoria.
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Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month by listening to the songs that brought jazz to the modern age.
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We're excited to bring you the 3nd annual Holidays on Highway 309 special, handcrafted by Ariele Jones.
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DatebookIt has almost been a year since Stephen Sondheim passed away, which makes Illinois Wesleyan's production of "Sunday in the Park with George" very timely.
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WGLT's My Playlist is a recurring series where you get to know a Bloomington-Normal resident by learning what they would put on their life playlist. This episode's featured guest is Kate Browne.
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This month's My Playlist guest is Patrick Cortesi, who describes himself a landscaper and the current chair for the McLean County Democrats.
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"Appropriate" by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a play that is exploring themes of family dysfunction and how a family must come to terms with the past of their patriarch. It's running Wednesday through Sunday at Illinois Wesleyan’s Mirza Theatre.
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This month's My Playlist guest, Candice Byrd, describes herself as a quirky, natural, mixed kind of vibe Gemini.
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The Next To Normal Story Slam is back after its pandemic hiatus with a new schedule. Instead of every month, the Story Slam happens every three months at the McLean County Arts Center.