WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. You'll hear from ISU football coach Brock Spack ahead of their semifinal game at Villanova. Plus, a look at Country Financial's origin story on its 100th birthday.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. You'll hear from ISU football coach Brock Spack ahead of their semifinal game at Villanova. Plus, a look at Country Financial's origin story on its 100th birthday.

WGLT's The Leadoff is a daily dose of Bloomington-Normal news, arts and culture, and music. Every day on WGLT's daily podcast, we'll deep-dive into one local story. Then we'll get you ready for the day (or the weekend) with a look ahead with WGLT reporters and guests from the community. Available by 5 a.m. every weekday.

The Leadoff

WGLT's The Leadoff is a daily dose of Bloomington-Normal news, arts and culture, and music. Every day on WGLT's daily podcast, we'll deep-dive into one local story. Then we'll get you ready for the day (or the weekend) with a look ahead with WGLT reporters and guests from the community. Available by 6 a.m. every weekday.

WGLT's The Leadoff is a daily dose of Bloomington-Normal news, arts and culture, and music. Every day on WGLT's daily podcast, we'll deep-dive into one local story. Then we'll get you ready for the day (or the weekend) with a look ahead with WGLT reporters and guests from the community. Available by 6 a.m. every weekday.

The Leadoff - Wednesday 12/17/2025

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. You'll hear from Illinois' agriculture chief about how federal economic relief will impact farmers. Plus, an interview with Normal City Manager Pam Reece.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. You'll hear from Illinois' agriculture chief about how federal economic relief will impact farmers. Plus, an interview with Normal City Manager Pam Reece.

The Leadoff - Thursday 12/18/2025

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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. You'll hear about a leadership shakeup at the Illinois Farm Bureau. Plus, ISU basketball legend Doug Collins leaves his mark on campus in a new way.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. You'll hear about a leadership shakeup at the Illinois Farm Bureau. Plus, ISU basketball legend Doug Collins leaves his mark on campus in a new way.

The Leadoff - Tuesday 12/16/2025

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Thank you for being a loyal subscriber to WGLT's The Leadoff. The Leadoff will release its last episode on Friday, Dec. 19. Listener habits have changed a LOT since The Leadoff debuted six years ago. Over a thousand episodes later, we've learned that individual news stories and newscasts attract the most listeners. Podcast listeners should subscribe to the Sound Ideas podcast and the WGLT Newscasts podcast for local news feeds that will be updated several times each weekday. And THANKS for listening.

Thank you for being a loyal subscriber to WGLT's The Leadoff. The Leadoff will release its last episode on Friday, Dec. 19. Listener habits have changed a LOT since The Leadoff debuted six years ago. Over a thousand episodes later, we've learned that individual news stories and newscasts attract the most listeners. Podcast listeners should subscribe to the <a href="https://www.wglt.org/podcast/wglts-sound-ideas">Sound Ideas podcast</a> and the <a href="https://www.wglt.org/podcast/wglt-newscasts">WGLT Newscasts podcast</a> for local news feeds that will be updated several times each weekday. And THANKS for listening.

The Leadoff's final episode to release Friday 12/19

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The Leadoff - Wednesday 12/17/2025

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