Melissa Libert
Assistant Executive Director / Development DirectorContact Melissa at mmboehn@ilstu.edu.
Melissa leads WGLT’s marketing, public relations, and development efforts.
Melissa previously served as Public Affairs Project Manager at COUNTRY Financial where she led community relations programming and corporate social responsibility efforts. Prior to that, Melissa provided public relations expertise to clients at Ruder Finn Chicago and Ruder Finn Los Angeles. Throughout her career, Melissa has earned several industry awards including International Association of Business Communicators/Chicago Bronze Quill and Publicity Club of Chicago Silver Trumpet.
Melissa serves the community through participation on the Bloomington-Normal Convention and Visitor’s Bureau board of directors and as a member of the ISU School of Communication Alumni Advisory Board. She is a Leadership McLean County graduate and served on the Bloomington Cultural Commission for five years.
Melissa graduated with honors from the ISU School of Communication. She’s currently pursuing her master’s degree in public service in the Department of Politics and Government at ISU. Melissa is an enthusiastic Redbird and sports fan alongside her son who attends the ISU Lab Schools.
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The Illinois State University campus and Bloomington-Normal community are invited to an open house celebrating our new location on May 1 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. -
WGLT has a new home, co-located with The Vidette on West Locust Street in Normal. The move caps a multiyear fundraising campaign to build new studios paired with generous support from ISU to update The Vidette building. -
WGLT's Highway 309 LIVE concert series returns Wednesday, March 20, at the Normal Theater. Doors open at 6 p.m. For the third show in the series presented by CEFCU, WGLT welcomes Nashville’s Crys Matthews. -
The 2023 class features five members who have made invaluable contributions to WGLT over the years as staff members, on-air personalities, students, donors, and community underwriters. They will be recognized and celebrated at Radio Faces on Nov. 8. -
Highway 309 LIVE returns Wednesday, Sept. 20, for another show in the series at the Normal Theater. Mississippi Heat will perform as we celebrate the blues and the late Frank Black. -
Radio Faces is our annual celebration of public radio and the people who make it possible. Radio Faces returns – IN PERSON! – the evening of Wednesday, November 8, 2023. -
Highway 309 LIVE presented by CEFCU will move from concept to stage at an inaugural event Monday, June 12, at the Normal Theater with a very special Pride theme. -
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WGLT’s Highway 309 LIVE presented by CEFCU will continue to champion local and new music. The series will bring artists from radio to stage to share intimate details of their life, artistic process and more. -
NPR member stations around the country voted to elect WGLT general manager R.C. McBride to the NPR Board of Directors. McBride will serve a three-year term beginning in November.
