Ryan Denham
Content DirectorRyan is an award-winning journalist and digital strategist. He joined WGLT full-time in 2017 as Digital Content Director and became interim Content Director in 2025.
Under Ryan's leadership, WGLT.org has become the go-to destination for local news in Bloomington-Normal. WGLT has expanded its digital offerings to include multiple daily podcasts, short-form video storytelling, and award-winning photography.
Ryan has earned a National Murrow Award, a national Public Media Journalists Association award, several Regional Murrow Awards, and multiple Crystal Mic Awards from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association, among other station and team-based honors.
Ryan also serves as WGLT's internship coordinator, working closely with Illinois State University students.
Ryan started his career as a copy editor and later business and city government reporter at The Pantagraph in 2006. He later worked for WJBC radio in Bloomington and for Illinois State's University Marketing and Communications [UMC] and Web and Interactive Communications [WEB] offices.
He lives in Normal with his wife, Therese, and two children. You can contact Ryan at rmdenha@ilstu.edu or (309) 438-5426.
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Saturday called the Trump administration’s strikes on Iran “illegal” and happened “without a legitimate imminent threat to our homeland or our citizens.” -
Tres residentes de un parque de casas móviles en Bloomington han presentado una demanda contra el propietario foráneo del parque, alegando que este ha utilizado un "patrón de prácticas injustas y engañosas" para obligarlos ilegalmente a pagar rentas más altas y multas y cargos evaluados de manera indebida. -
Three residents of a Bloomington mobile home park have filed a lawsuit against the park’s out-of-town owner, claiming it’s used a “pattern of unfair and deceptive practices” to illegally force them to pay higher rent and improperly assessed fines and fees.
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Police are looking for the public's help identifying the suspect in a pair of armed robberies this week at two Bloomington businesses just a few blocks apart. -
A new trailer dropped Thursday for "Normal," a neo-Western thriller film set in a small Midwestern town called Normal. It stars Bob Odenkirk from "Breaking Bad" fame. -
The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series begins with senior reporter Charlie Schlenker. -
El nuevo modelo de Rivian, el R2, va rápido: de cero a 60 mph en 3 segundos. Resulta que el equipo de construcción de Rivian también lo hace. -
El representante de EE. UU. Darin LaHood calificó este domingo el tiroteo más reciente en Minnesota, perpetrado por oficiales federales de inmigración, como "profundamente preocupante" y afirmó que apoya el papel de las fuerzas del orden locales y estatales en la investigación de lo sucedido. -
Rivian's first R2s — test models called manufacturing validation build vehicles — drove off the line earlier this month, with the first customer deliveries expected by June. That comes after a huge expansion that added 2.6 million square feet of new space at the plant in Normal.
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The Unit 5 school district has canceled school for Monday, Jan. 26, because of expected frigid temperatures. Bloomington's District 87 will do an e-learning day.
