Ben Howell
InternBen Howell is a Newsroom intern at WGLT. He joined the station in 2024.
Ben is a rising senior at Illinois State University, majoring in mass media with a media arts focus and a minor in sociology. Outside of class, Ben works at WZND Fuzed Radio as the general manager, previously as news director. He's earned several student awards for his work at WZND's News Department as well as a national BEA scholarship.
Ben also works part time in ISU's Comptroller office as a student worker.
Ben is from Coal City, and after college he hopes to pursue a career in radio and continue practicing both journalism and broadcasting.
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The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is working with the Illinois Department of Transportation to complete the state’s first high-speed rail feasibility study. You can share your input through a survey or by visiting a virtual event. -
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth spoke Friday on several recent developments concerning the Trump administration, including President Trump’s plan to accept a Boeing jet from Qatar and recent moves on aviation and veterans programs. -
The board previously announced its intent to vacate an earlier transit agreement in a process that hands over operations formerly under Show Bus to Connect Transit. -
The Normal Public Library is hosting its first “Kid Market” on Saturday, May 17, to bring a different kind of shopping experience to town. -
Habitat for Humanity of McLean County broke ground on its 200th house on Saturday, holding a ceremony in honor of the home's recipients and agency co-founder Judy Stone. -
The City of Bloomington will temporarily switch its water source from Evergreen Lake to Lake Bloomington this week while treating Evergreen Lake for algae. -
Planned Parenthood of Illinois hosted a storytelling celebration Saturday in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility 2025. The event featured stories and art from the Bloomington-Normal transgender community and beyond. -
The Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP held an election forum on Saturday that included the candidates for the municipal election on April 1, as well as information on the proposed countywide school sales tax referendum. -
A crowd of around 70 supporters of Cole L. M. Turner and his family marched to the Bloomington Police Department in protest of his death. -
The mayoral candidates for the April 1 election in the Town of Normal and the City of Bloomington attended a town hall meeting Saturday hosted by the McLean County Republicans.
