WGLT's Sound Ideas
WGLT's Sound Ideas
WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.Social links:
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All the world's (literally) a stage for the Nomad Theatre Company
Few environments are as carefully controlled as a theater. An actor hits her mark just in time for a spotlight to bathe her face in light. Music swells and recedes in time with movement on the stage. The audience is guided by these sensory cues until the curtain drops, heavy and final, to signal th…
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 5/3/24
On today's episode, the governor announces a big state investment for Rivian, Illinois Wesleyan's commencement speaker returns to her alma mater after becoming a best-selling author, plus Bloomington-Normal's moving theater returns this weekend.
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Rivian to get $827 million in state incentives to support R2 expansion and more hiring in Normal
Electric automaker Rivian says it will hire another 550 full-time workers in Normal over the next five years as it begins production on the new R2 model — part of a $1.5 billion investment and expansion plan announced Thursday. In exchange, Rivian is set to receive $827 million in state tax breaks …
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Bloomington Mayor Mwilambwe: 'The state of our city is strong and resilient'
At a "State of the City" event Wednesday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said Bloomington is healthy and prosperous with a falling crime rate and good economic development, adding the city continues to "thrive as a hub of opportunity and innovation."
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Heartland president sees bright future for community college
Heartland Community College is recognizing the contributions of late board chair Gregg Chadwick by naming the newly-remodeled Gregg Chadwick Community Board Room in his honor. In an interview, HCC President Keith Cornille also spoke about the new and expanding professional programs in agriculture, …
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Strive for excellence drives Normal West teacher and coach April Schermann
April Schermann never tires of the pursuit. It can be building a lesson plan for her classroom, plotting strategy for her softball team, washing the truck in her driveway or, as she said, simply “typing up a document.”
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 5/2/24
On today's episode, ISU's president addresses the pro-Palestinian protests on campus, Heartland Community College's president discusses the college's new Advanced Manufacturing Center and Agriculture Complex, plus Normal West softball coach April Schermann reaches several milestones on the field an…
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Longtime Bloomington-Normal broadcaster Scott Laughlin remembered for his sharp wit and kind spirit
Scott Laughlin, a broadcaster whose quick wit and everyman style of humor made him one of Bloomington-Normal’s most popular radio personalities for decades, has died. Laughlin died Tuesday at age 65 after a lengthy illness. He retired from WJBC Radio in 2019 after receiving a cancer diagnosis.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 5/1/24
On today's episode, students at ISU join the pro-Palestinian movement with their own tent encampment, Bloomington's mayor gives a state of the city address, plus friends and colleagues offer a remembrance for longtime broadcaster Scott Laughlin.
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Weight-loss drug coverage for Illinois state workers could cost hundreds of millions of dollars
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office pushed to expand coverage of high-priced weight-loss drugs for state government’s workforce, a quiet maneuver that could cost Illinois taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars starting this summer. WBEZ's Dave McKinney reports.
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