Penny For Your Thoughts

Host Brian Barnhart begins this Valentine’s Day edition of Penny with an open line, then he welcomes Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz to the studio for hour #2.

A busy day on Penny as host Brian Barnhart begins with New-Gazette columnist Jim Dey on the Madigan trial, then Dr. Peter Goldsmith from the Soybean Innovation Laboratory at UIUC, stops by the studio. In hour #2, Brian visits with Norm Davis, supervisor of Champaign Township.

Brian Barnhart welcomes Urbana Police Chief Larry Boone to the studio in hour #1 before hosting an open line in hour #2.

Brian Barnhart hosts one hour of Penny with an open line, then Ian Hobson stops by to talk about a special Valentines performance at Krannert Center by Sinfonia da Camera.

Brian Barnhart and Loren Tate host two hours of “Monday Morning Quarterbacking” with topics ranging from Illini basketball to the Super Bowl and they are joined in hour #2 by a real quarterback, former Illini John Paddock.

Brian Barnhart welcomes John Bambenek (Bambenek Consulting LTD, UI School of Information Sciences) to the studio for a discussion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) before hosting an open line for hour #2, including some Super Bowl stats.

Brian Barnhart is back in-studio to host an open line for hour #1 with some discussion of last night’s basketball game, then News-Gazette columnist Jim Dey stops by for hour #2.

Brian Barnhart hosts Penny from New Jersey ahead of the Illinois/Rutgers game with Deon Thomas stopping by in hour #1. In hour #2, New-Gazette editor Jeff D’Alessio is in studio to talk about the recent Champaign City Council meeting and developments with the Unit #4 school board.

Brian Barnhart hosts a two-hour open line with Paul Ruedi calling in during hour #1 to talk about tariffs and then our own Mike Haile stops by in the second hour to talk about the bands Foghat, Rare Earth and Badfinger.

Brian Barnhart and Loren Tate hold their weekly “Monday Morning Quarterbacking” session with guests Mike Koon (Illini women’s basketball play-by-play) and Kevin Kugler (Westwood One, BTN, Fox Sports).