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.
April 24, 2009:
Magnolia Cook on the clean-up of a toxic site at 5th and Hill Streets in Champaign
Community Projects
See all WILL Community Projects
Voices of Great Schools Together
WILL interviewed people who come to community planning forums created by the Unit 4 school district in Champaign. Voices of Great Schools Together captures on video some of the hopes, challenges and perspectives of community members, parents and students regarding Champaign public schools.
Central Illinois World War II Stories
WILL worked with community partners to capture and share the stories of central Illinois World War II veterans and their families in conjunction with the broadcast of Ken Burns’ “The War” on PBS in September 2007.
Young Learners Initiative
WILL-TV’s Young Learners Initiative offers free books, workshops, publications and more for parents, childcare providers and teachers. Our Ready To Learn project shows parents and teachers how to use educational television, children’s books and hands-on activities to increase learning.
Youth Media Workshop
WILL works with economically diverse African-American youth from public schools to empower them to make media and social change.
University High School Student Documentaries
WILL works with students at Urbana University High School to produce a radio documentary each year. Students learn technical aspects of radio production as well as storytelling and interviewing techniques.
Smile Healthy!
Smile Healthy! is a community-based campaign aimed at improving oral health and access to dental care in Champaign County. WILL-AM 580, WBCP-AM 1580 and Champaign County Health Care Consumers won national grants to launch the campaign.
