WILL Press Room
WILL Wins PBS Award
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
WILL/Illinois Public Media has been awarded the PBS Award for Excellence in Overall Development, the highest honor for station fundraising activities during the 2009 fiscal year.
WILL-TV Documentaries Win Emmy Nominations
Monday, August 24, 2009
The WILL-TV documentaries Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency and Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit have been nominated for four Mid-America Emmy Awards.
The Lincoln program, which focused on Abraham Lincoln’s experiences as a lawyer on the circuit in central Illinois, was nominated for best historical documentary. Alison Davis Wood produced the program, and Tim Hartin and Colin Hartin were co-producers.
Wood was also nominated in the program writing category, and Tim Hartin and Colin Hartin were nominated along with Julius Bolton for program photography, all for the Lincoln documentary.
Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit, produced by Denise La Grassa and John Paul, was also nominated as best historical documentary. It told the surprising history of the University of Illinois football stadium, from the Galloping Ghost who emerged on dedication day, to crucial wins and losses, to the feats of players with names like Butkus, Grabowski, and Halas.
“We’re thrilled and honored that the Mid-American Emmy Awards recognized these two programs with nominations,” said Illinois Public Media general manager Mark Leonard. “Both were well-received by our viewers, and viewers at other public broadcasting stations. We’re glad the Emmy judges recognized their excellence as well.”
The Memorial Stadium program aired on WILL-TV and other Illinois PBS stations in September 2008, and the Lincoln documentary aired last February on PBS stations across the country during Lincoln’s Bicentennial.
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Local Actors Star in Fundraiser for Book Mentor Project
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Words in the Wind
7:30 pm Saturday, Sept. 12
A fundraising event for Illinois Public Media’s Book Mentor Project, featuring actors from The Station Theatre, Parkland College Theatre and the University of Illinois Department of Theatre, bringing to life various children’s books in a concert-style performance.
Red Grange Remembers
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Highlights and Reflections of Football’s First Superstar
Featuring never-before-broadcast portions of Grange’s last significant interview interspersed with photos and film of his career.
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Lincoln Program Wins Silver Telly Award
Monday, July 06, 2009
WILL-TV has won the national Telly Awards’ highest honor, the Silver Telly, for its production Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency, which aired on WILL-TV and other PBS stations across the country last February during Lincoln’s Bicentennial.
Project Connects Area Youth with Kickapoo Park
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
African-American teens from the Danville Boys & Girls Club of Danville spent a day and a half at Kickapoo State Park in Oakwood learning about how they and their families can enjoy Kickapoo and other parks in Illinois.
Read blogs and see video from the teens’ experiences.
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Teens Research Assets They Can Use
Monday, May 18, 2009
Teens in the E2Y (Engaging and Empowering Youth) Project want to interview business owners, community leaders and others about opportunities for youth.
Introducing Illinois Public Media
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
WILL AM-FM-TV is taking a new name—Illinois Public Media. The individual stations, WILL-AM, WILL-FM, and WILL-TV retain their names and identities.
WILL-AM “Outstanding News Operation”
Monday, April 20, 2009
WILL-AM 580 News was named the “Outstanding News Operation” for the second year in a row in the downstate radio division of the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association Journalism Excellence Contest. WILL-AM 580 news director Tom Rogers also won first place in the Best Newswriting category.
WILL AM-FM-TV Named Recipient of CPB Community Impact Award
Monday, April 13, 2009
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will present WILL AM-FM-TV with the My Source Community Impact Award for Education for WILL initiatives including book mentoring in pre-school classrooms, the Youth Media Workshop with African-American teens, and a Hoopeston Youth Project.