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WGLT’s reporting project aims to create a playbook for citizens to engage with local government.

WGLT has come a long way in 60 years, but our public media mission remains the same.

WGLT is saying farewell to longtime program director Jon Norton. Norton is retiring at the end of the month after nearly 23 years with Bloomington-Normal’s Public Media. Norton said he’d like to be remembered as someone who works hard and is a nice person.

See WGLT's best photos of 2025, featuring work of Bloomington-Normal visual journalists Emily Bollinger and Sami Johnson.

As WGLT heads into the second half of our fiscal year, we’re rolling out some organizational and programming changes to better align operations and content with current staffing levels and revenue.

WGLT talks to Samara Jane, winner of our inaugural Highway 309 Studio Sessions Contest, about what inspired her winning entry, "Fine," and what songwriting means to her.

WGLT's 2025 Hall of Fame class features three members who have made invaluable contributions to WGLT over the years as an administrator, donor, and community underwriter. They will be recognized and celebrated at Radio Faces on Oct. 30.

Back to school season means Illinois State University students are finding new roles at the WGLT studios. We have 11 student interns – six returning students and five new students – for the fall semester.

WGLT has earned a National Murrow Award for investigative reporting for a series about how orders of protection are enforced in McLean County. It's the first National Murrow Award for WGLT in a decade.

You probably have some questions about how federal defunding of public media could impact WGLT. Here's what we know.