Colleen Holden
InternColleen Holden is a student reporting intern, and part-time local host of NPR’s All Things Considered. She joined the station in 2024.
Originating from the south suburbs of Chicago, Colleen is a senior at Illinois State University studying journalism. She also works with the ISU campus radio station, WZND, where she previously served as the station’s News Director, and will start the position of News and Sports Operations Director in the fall.
Colleen aspires to continue her reporting career post-graduation, with an emphasis on health and science related broadcasting. She also wishes to attend graduate school and end her career teaching communications at the collegiate level.
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First responders and other community members got a new perspective on caring for those with dementia during a recent Virtual Dementia Tour event in Normal. -
The National Organization of Women has roughly 550 chapters across the country, including a new chapter in Normal. Lindsey Delahunt is the president of Normal NOW. -
A recent study suggests teenage brains are maturing faster than the average rate as a side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. An OSF psychologist says the disease itself is likely less to blame than gaps in face-to-face social interaction. -
The annual Festival of Joy is returning to Bloomington-Normal on Sunday. From culture to cuisine, the community will experience a taste of Indian culture in their own backyard. -
State Farm Auto claims for catalytic converter theft are down by 74% in the first half of 2024, compared with 2023 data. -
A recent study published by The Lancet Public Health has shown that cancer risk is rising in Gen Xers and millennials. WGLT asked a Normal surgeon for insight on that trend. -
Stefen Robinson, who performs as Yea Big, abruptly halted his monthly music series at cometogetherspace in downtown Bloomington. A reboot moves to Illinois Art Station, which recently has filled a much-needed gap as a live music venue. -
Walk chair Leslie Adams is the first Bloomington-Normal resident in several years to head up the Out of the Darkness walk in Tipton Park. -
The Bloomington–Normal YMCA has announced a new partnership with the Central Illinois branch of the national organization, Girls on the Run. -
The Bloomington-Normal branch of the Susan G. Komen organization is holding its 14th annual “More than Pink” walk in early September to raise money for the nonprofit and unite supporters and survivors in the goal of curing breast cancer.
