92.7 WMAY Springfield's Latest Podcasts

Melissa Horn of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce stops by to discuss the Chamber's upcoming Job Fair Tuesday April 23rd at the Crowne Plaza

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Trent R. Nelson speaks with the Executive Director of the Springfield Area Arts Council, Bella Szabo, about art, creativity, getting involved in the community, what the organization does, local grants, and so much more!

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ICYMI: Mike discusses the possibility of moving to a 4 day work week, an unfortunate injury befalls a first baseman for the LA Angels and another edition of Monkey Monday. 

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Erik Davis, Managing Editor of Fandango.com, stops by for his weekly conversation. The week Erik fills us in on all things CinemaCon from the new Beetlejuice to the Joker 2 trailer. We also discuss this week's new release A24's Civil War. 

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ICYMI: A bride makes a huge mistake exiting her reception, the Netherlands give us a smelly billboard and a man receives a "life saving" phone call but Mike is not convinced. 

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Trent R. Nelson speaks with Michelle Ownbey, publisher of the Springfield Business Journal and Illinois Times, about the latest happenings in the Springfield business community and all of the relevant bits fit for the greater community to learn about.

Topics Discussed In This Interview:

• Your Corner Office and Synergetic Solutions will be relocating from downtown to a new west-side location on the corner of Monroe Street and Chatham Road.

   

• Aviatori Coffeehouse has closed, but the business is still for sale and the owner hopes to find someone to carry on the aviation-themed coffee shop.

   

• Karen Conn, president of Conn’s Hospitality Group in Springfield, spoke at a news conference Wednesday at the Capitol. She said she will have to raise prices and cut employees’ hours and benefits if the state eliminates a tipped wage credit:

   

• Citing an increase in violent incidents and concerns for public safety, the Sangamon County Board voted Monday to eliminate 3 a.m. liquor licenses for bars.

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Trent R. Nelson speaks with the Central Illinois and Springfield Phoenix Center's own Dr. Jonna Cooley about PRIDE 2024, other upcoming events, the past, the future, drag, and so much more!

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ICYMI: Mike discusses the Sangamon County Board voting to get rid of 3am bars outside of Springfield starting July 1st, whether you prefer flying or driving on vacation and SnapChat + has a "Solar System" problem. 

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