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Following a nearly 30-year tenure at WGLT, and more than four decades in journalism, Charlie Schlenker will retire Sept. 30. WGLT invites community members to celebrate Charlie at an open house Sept. 24 from 4-6 p.m. at the station.

Students-in-training make meaningful contributions to everything WGLT's listeners and readers rely on daily. Meet the fall team, including six returning students and five new students.

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with WGLT reporter and video producer Lizzie Seils.

The Meet the Newsroom series continues with WGLT correspondent Michele Steinbacher, whose life in journalism started in print and has now expanded to broadcast journalism. "I feel like journalism is a way I can give back to my community and do my part in helping society function," she said.

More than $100,000 will be invested in the WGLT newsroom and operations for expanded local news beats and audience growth. Awards from the Driehaus Foundation and Field Foundation will support continued and expanded education coverage, new economy/business coverage, plus software investments to meet the needs of our growing digital audience.

WGLT is the only small station in Illinois to receive two Regional Murrow Awards and now advances to the National Murrow Award competition.

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with WGLT correspondent Cindy Alcazar, whose life veered into journalism by accident.

WGLT has earned five Crystal Mic awards from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association, including first-place honors for Best Digital Presence, Best Newscast (Charlie Schlenker), and Best Investigative Report (for our reporting on the Oak Wood mobile home company).

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with WGLT correspondent Braden Fogerson, an Illinois State University alum who covers education across McLean County.

WGLT is reaching the largest audience in its 60-year history.