Community Engagement
WILL strives to accurately reflect the communities we serve and to create a web of interconnected knowledge, networks and pathways to individuals and organizations in those communities to improve the health of those communities and deepen our collective impact.
Events
WILL Community Services
Illinois Radio Reader
For people who are blind or visually impaired: Illinois Radio Reader Descriptive Video on WILL-TV
Closed captioning on WILL-TV
For people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing: Closed-Captioning on WILL-TV
The Public Square
Citizen commentaries on AM580
4:45 and 6:45 pm on Fridays
Share your thoughts on The Public Square, a weekly 3-minute opinion piece from any member of our community on any subject of interest to him/her.
September 05, 2008:
Conrad Wetzel on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Community Projects
See all WILL Community Projects
A Day in Our Hometown Series
WILL-TV's A Day in Our Hometown series focused on stories about central Illinois locations through the video productions of the people who live in the communities. Programs have featured Danville, Decatur and Bloomington-Normal.
By the People: America in the World
WILL-TV received a $10,000 grant from the PBS initiative By the People: America in the World to examine how U.S. foreign policy affects Champaign-Urbana, with a particular emphasis on the international student population.
POV Refrigerator Mothers
WILL-TV sponsored a preview screening of the PBS national program P.O.V: Refrigerator Mothers with partner Project CHOICES. A follow-up discussion on autism with a medical and education experts as well as mothers of children with autism was broadcast on AM-580 at a special evening time.
