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WPGU News episodes

  • October 19, 2021

    LPR's in Urbana, Ahmaud Arbery killer trial, Colin Powell dies, Kari Bryon visits UIUC, and Sky celebrates in Chicago

    Hosted by Tori Gellman

    Stories by Justin Malone, Jane Knight, Barrett Wynn, Tara Mobasher, and Jackson Janes

    Music by Boxout

    5 min
  • October 18, 2021

    New guidance from IDPH on outbreaks in schools, UIUC stacks to move to Undergraduate Library, supply chain issues to last into 2022, new wet lab spaces in Research Park and more.

    Hosted by Josie Alameda

    Stories by Mac Dudley, Tara Mobasher, Jane Knight, Emily Crawford and Anne McKeown

    Music by Boxout

    5 min
  • October 15, 2021

    Dining hall closures at the University of Illinois, a strike at John Deere plants, the death of a civil rights activist, the return of Illinites, and more.

    5 min
  • October 14, 2021

    UIUC Covid-testing policy, CU Jazz Fest begins, Shatner becomes oldest man in space, and a WNBA update

    Hosted by Tori Gellman

    Stories by Madison Holcomb, Kayla Mish, Emily Crawford, and Jackson Janes

    Music by Boxout

    4 min
  • October 13, 2021

    Community ambassador program for Champaign, a new transport hub in Sangamon, a concerning report on LGBT seniors, and more.

    Hosted by Justin Malone

    Stories by Josie Alameda, Kayla Mish, Tori Gellman, and Tara Mobasher

    Music by Boxout

    5 min
  • October 12, 2021

    UIUC protest restrictions, staying sustainable with the student farm, Urbana residents ask for eviction help, trick-or-treat gets green light from health experts, and more.

    Hosted by Tori Gellman

    Stories by Owen Henderson, Beyza Vural, Laszlo Toth, Jane Knight, and Tara Mobasher

    Music by Boxout

    6 min
  • October 11, 2021

    Twenty-two year old fatally shot in Urbana, Biden proclaims today as Indigenous Peoples' Day, two former Illini win first place in the men's and women's wheelchair in the Chicago Marathon and more.

    Hosted by Josie Alameda

    Stories by Mac Dudley, Tara Mobasher, Jane Knight and Jackson Janes

    4 min
  • October 8, 2021

    COVID-19 booster shot clinics open in Champaign County, Sustainability Month starts at UIUC, Pfizer seeks authorization of its vaccination for kids, the return of Star Course concerts, and more.

    5 min
  • October 7, 2021

    2021 trick or treat community guidelines, service worker student debt forgiveness, a campus sustainability challenge and more

    Hosted by Anne McKeown

    Stories by Kayla Mish, Nathalie Murillo, Mac Dudley, Emily Crawford and Madison Holcomb

    Music by Boxout

    6 min
  • October 6, 2021

    Housing concerns at Champaign's city council meeting, a new breast cancer treatment from U of I researchers, Champaign Central begins metal detecting, Cardinals open playoffs tonight, and more

    Hosted by Justin Malone

    Stories by Josie Alameda, Husna Hussaini, Kayla Mish, Tori Gellman, and Jackson Janes

    Music by Boxout

    6 min

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