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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This is the last weekend to see "Crowns" at the Normal Activity Center. It's a production of the Bloomington-based Coalescence Theatre Project. You can find tickets on the theatre's website.
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On today's episode, you'll hear about Coalescence Theatre Project's production of "Crowns," a gospel musical. Plus, a new episode of WGLT's My Playlist series. And a lucky storyteller from the Next to Normal Story Slam.
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WGLT's My Playlist is a new recurring series where we get to know a Bloomington-Normal resident by learning what they would put on their life playlist.
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Nomad Theatre is theater that moves to site-specific locations for performances. And just in time for summer viewing, the Patio Plays are back and making their way around Bloomington-Normal.
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This year's 10-Minute Play Festival at Heartland Theatre Company includes eight plays chosen from submissions from all over the country.
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WGLT's Ariele Jones talks to Cindy Youngren, the frontwoman for Peoria-based Flamenco band Tambora, which will open the WGLT Summer Concert on June 18.
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The 20th anniversary WGLT Summer Concert Presented by CEFCU is just a few weeks ago. Join us Saturday, June 18, for the best free summer concert in Bloomington-Normal.
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The Next to Normal Story Slam makes its return to the McLean County Arts Center on Friday the 13th with the theme of Luck.
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From the screen to the board game, Clue is classic, and Community Players Theatre in Bloomington is bringing the murder mystery full of the usual suspects to the stage.
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The inaugural Midwest Madness Music Festival kicks off Friday night at Nightshop in downtown Bloomington. It is described as a multi-genre music experience for everyone to enjoy.