Penny For Your Thoughts

Scott Beatty hosts Penny. In hour one, CBS military analyst Jeff McCausland discussed events in the Ukraine-Russia war. Mike Ross, Director of the Krannert Center, previewed the 25-26 season in the second hour.

Scott Beatty hosts a Penny open line and Jim Angel, the recently retired state climatologist at the Illinois State Water Survey. Max Armstrong calls the program.

Brian Barnhart hosts a Penny open line, then Diane Ducey with Skeeter to promote The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus coming to Tolono. Hour two is Flashback Friday. Who was your TV crush growing up?

Brian Barnhart hosts a Penny open line, then a discussion on reparations with Dr. Jeffrey Trask from the Champaign Urbana Reparations Coalition.

Brian Barnhart hosts a Penny open line with guests.

Jeff D’Alessio, Editor of The News-Gazette, discusses the superintendent at Champaign Unit 4 schools.

Doug Nelson from Champaign Rotary looks ahead to the Action Auction.

Sal Nudo has a new book, Eat like a Local Champaign Urbana, on restaurants in C-U.

Brian Barnhart is talking travel on today’s Penny with Jim Ross and Shellee Graham, authors of Route 66: The First 100 Years.

Brian Barnhart hosts a Penny open line and Brian Ames to talk about the Indy 500.

Brian Barnhart hosts a Penny open line and talks with Ann Rhoton, host of Standard Time on WDWS, about today’s Poppy Day distribution to support local veterans.

Brian Barnhart with Rick Shell and Marianne Downey from Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis to promote Kiwanis Pancake Day on Saturday 5-24-25. Loren Tate and Steve Kelly will broadcast Saturday Sportstalk from Bromley Hall on Saturday for Kiwanis Pancake Day.

Dave Leake sits in for Brian Barnhart in an abbreviated edition of Penny ahead of Illinois baseball. His guest is Erik Johnson, Director of the William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College, talking about the planetarium's upcoming summer schedule and the fulldome experience beneath the dome.