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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Illinois State University graduate Dennis Tobenski is a vocalist, composer, and owner of music publishing company NewMusicShelf. Tobenski recently helped to create and then publish the first anthology of music for trans and nonbinary voices, called "Anthology of New Music: Trans & Nonbinary Voices."
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DatebookIt’s a rock-n-roll and orchestra marriage with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra presenting the Best of Queen & Journey with Jeans 'n Classics at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 22.
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"Mamma Mia!" at Community Players Theatre in Bloomington is running the weekends of March 18-20 and again March 25-27.
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From March 12-13, Highway 309 devoted the entire weekend to women musicians and women-led bands. You heard pioneers including Aretha Franklin, Koko Taylor, and Judy Collins – and those making their mark today, like JGrrey, Sarah Shook, and Olivia Rodrigo.
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Two art exhibits at the Wakeley and Merwin Galleries on the Illinois Wesleyan University campus are celebrating the fullness of Blackness and exploring the theme of Afro-futurism.
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In the summer of 2020, WGLT embarked on the 23-episode Living Black in Bloomington-Normal series. Now, WGLT is following up on the that award-winning series with a roundtable discussion about what's changed since 2020 — and what hasn't.
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During this episode of Center Stage, it is all about names — song with names in them to songs simply titled a character's name. It's music from "Glee," "The Music Man," and "Chicago."
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Bessie. Billie. And Nina. As dynamic vocalists, these women were pioneers on several fronts, and their legacies are taking center stage in the show "Bessie, Billie, & Nina - Pioneering Women in Jazz," which will be coming to the Bloomington Center for Performing on Wednesday night.
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Bessie. Billie. And Nina. As dynamic vocalists, these women were pioneers on several fronts, and their legacies are taking center stage in the show "Bessie, Billie, & Nina - Pioneering Women in Jazz," which will be coming to the Bloomington Center for Performing on Wednesday night.
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What's the secret to long-lasting love? WGLT's Ariele Jones visits some love experts for Valentine's Day.