Postmark Peoria

By Steve Tarter

An occasional series on WCBU looking back at the stories and people who brought Greater Peoria to where it is today. Postmark Peoria is a co-production of WCBU, Steve Tarter and Mike Sabol.... more

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The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.

Postmark Peoria episodes:

March 23, 2023 Cuba High School history teacher revives spirit of Forgottonia
What do you do to energize students who might be disenchanted with their rural surroundings? If you’re Joe Brewer, a history teacher at Cuba High School, you develop a website with students to celebrate the accomplishments, past and present, of western Illinois.
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March 08, 2023 Here's why this Black farmer chose Galesburg as the place to sink his roots
Demarkius Medley, 37 lives in Galesburg with his wife and four children, hoping to succeed as an African American farmer despite growing up in the inner city with virtually no experience in the field.
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8min
February 10, 2023 Author defends the Midwest, citing examples of Lincoln, education, democracy
So the Midwest is flyover country, is it? Don’t tell Jon Lauck that.
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7min
January 13, 2023 Dirksen Center: Best-kept secret in Pekin?
As executive director of the Everett Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin, Tiffany White believes more people not only need to know more about the center but how government works in the United States.
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9min
December 15, 2022 Downtown Peoria: Yes, there are things going on
Downtown Peoria isn’t as lively as it used to be. That’s probably an understatement even for downtown boosters.
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8min
November 11, 2022 Peoria woman hosts members of Netherlands family who tend her father’s grave
Jan Crandell Powers never knew her father, Leonard Crandell, a bomber pilot during WWII, killed in March 1945 over Germany.
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5min
November 08, 2022 Ken Zurski’s fourth book recalls ‘unremembered’ entertainment stars
Ken Zurski’s new book, “Unremembered 2,” continues the author’s fascination with once-famous individuals who no longer find themselves in the limelight.
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8min
October 27, 2022 Metamora High School alum Kathryn Miles has covered hurricanes, quakes and murder in books
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9min
September 20, 2022 Online museum recalls the history of central Illinois radio and TV stations
If you’re looking for information about the early days of television in central Illinois such as shows like the “Capt. Jinks Show” that entertained Peoria-area children in the 50s, there aren’t many places to turn.
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8min
September 07, 2022 Springfield author recalls Shelton brothers in Peoria
Taylor Pensoneau may not live in Peoria but he likes talking about the town’s past, specifically that period in the 1930s and 1940s when the notorious Shelton Brothers were present.
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6min

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How many episodes does Postmark Peoria have?

The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.

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