Penny For Your Thoughts

Brian Barnhart hosts with David Grogan, Voice to Veterans, and author of the new book “Learning to Live from those Willing to Die.”

Brian Barnhart and Loren Tate host Monday Morning Quarterbacks with former Illini Brit Miller and Coach Nick Quartaro.

Brian Barnhart hosts with Kathy Reiser and The News-Gazette mailbag. Kent Brown, Illinois sports historian, talks about 100 years of Huff Hall and the special section “Huff at a Hundred” in today’s News-Gazette.

Scott Beatty visits with guitarist Kaki King about "BUGS," a one-of-a-kind, interactive musical adventure for all ages. King's live guitar performance fuses with mesmerizing video, nature soundscapes, and vibrant effects, kids and adults alike are encouraged to dance, shout out favorite bugs, and jiggle along with the critters!

Brian Barnhart hosts a Penny open line and Shannon McFarland talking about First String Basketball, a youth basketball camp coming to Martens Center November 8th and 9th. Scott Beatty visits with Kaki King, who will perform her multimedia show "BUGS" on November 15. It's a program for all ages - especially the young ones - that fuses live guitar with video, nature soundscapes, and vibrant effects.

Brian Barnhart hosts a Penny open line. Jim Dey from The News-Gazette joins the conversation in hour two.

Brian Barnhart hosts a Penny open line and a conversation with Ken Bolson, a New York Times journalist and author of “Every Day is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut.”

Brian Barnhart and Loren Tate host Monday Morning Quarterbacks, with Coach Nick Quartaro, after the Rutgers win. Today is Loren’s Birthday!

Brian Barnhart hosts Penny. Lynne Barnes and Cathy Emanuel from Advocates for Aging Care discuss their work to provide quality nursing care in Champaign County. Derrick Burson, from Illinois Athletics, previews the sports weekend on campus. The second hour is Flashback Friday this week: different things you received trick or treating.

Brian Barnhart hosts Penny with Gale Cunningham, the new Ag Director at WDWS and CIMG. In the second hour, Bob and Mary-Alayne Hughes from CURE will promote a rally coming up in Urbana on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Former Illini quarterback John Paddock joins Brian to preview the Illinois Rutgers game.