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Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

Football legends...architectural pioneers...war heroes...and steadfast Illini spirit. The surprising history of Memorial Stadium.

Premieres at 7 pm Tuesday, Sept. 9, on WILL-TV

Visit the Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit website

Features:
• Never-before-seen footage of Red Grange discussing his legendary performance
• Defining moments in Illini football and stadium history
• Interviews with Dick Butkus, Jim Grabowski and J.C. Caroline

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Picnics, Potlucks and Tailgates

Picnics, Potlucks and Tailgates

7 pm Monday, Sept. 8, on WILL-TV

Fall in the air calls for food on the go!

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Luciano Pavarotti

Pavarotti: A Life in Seven Arias

Wednesday at 8:10 pm on WILL-TV's Great Performances

Performance documentary looks back over the career of Luciano Pavarotti, one of opera’s greatest tenors.

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Radiosophy digital radio

WILL Digital Radio on the Air!

WILL has officially launched its digital radio service. The new FM 90.9 digital service provides three streams of content: FM 90.9 HD1—a simulcast of the FM music service; FM 90.9 HD2 and HD3—the news and information service, also available on AM 580.

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Riverwalk, Live from the Landing

Bandleader Don Albert

Peeking Through the Keyhole: Salute to Bandleader Don Albert

Airs at 8 pm Friday, Sept. 12, on WILL-FM

Trumpeter Don Albert and his orchestra spent the years between 1930 and 1940 on the road, making their way through 37 states as one of the top bands of the Swing Era.

Young Classical Musicians

Christopher O'Riley

From the Top

11 am Saturdays, with a 3 pm Friday repeat

As host, pianist Christopher O'Riley celebrates the passion, dedication and personal stories of the nation's outstanding young classical musicians.

Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli

Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli logo

Friday 10 pm to midnight:
"...combines the retro feel of a 1940s living room broadcast with a boomer's passion for the Great American Songbook..."

Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

Memorial Stadium at night.

"Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit"

A new WILL-TV documentary premiering at 7 pm Tuesday, Sept. 9

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Picnics, Potlucks and Tailgates

Picnics, Potlucks and Tailgates

7 pm Monday, Sept. 8, on WILL-TV

Fall in the air calls for food on the go!

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WILL WWII Project Wins Emmy Nominations

Col. Elmer Jones

Two WILL-TV programs, both part of the station’s Central Illinois World War II Stories project, have been nominated for regional 2008 Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America Chapter.

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Picnics, Potlucks and Tailgates

Picnics, Potlucks and Tailgates

7 pm Monday, Sept. 8, on WILL-TV

Fall in the air calls for food on the go!

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Where to find WILL Digital TV

WILL-DT - opening the world of possibilities

Where to find WILL-TV's digital television channels over-the-air and on Cable TV systems

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Digital Television FAQ

Broadcast of analog TV in the United States ends on February 17, 2009. We have this new thing called Digital TV, which is even better than analog if you're set to receive it. Are you? Here are answers to key questions.

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Illinois Gardener, 7 pm Thursdays

Hanging basket

Hanging Baskets

Hanging baskets are great for non-traditional gardens, on your porch, patio or any area that could accommodate the basket.

More about hanging baskets

Illinois Gardener website

Prairie Fire, 7:30 pm Thursdays

Thursday, September 18, 2008
Edgar Lee Masters; Vachel Lindsay; Carl Sandburg

Prairie Fire program info & video archives

From TV Worth Blogging

Fred Rogers

It's Hard to Let Go

Effective September 1, PBS dropped Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from its daily kids' lineup. WILL-TV is one of many public TV stations that will continue to air the series on a reduced basis, once a week. (We will air it Sundays at 7:00 am, beginning September 7.) Still, the decision to follow PBS' lead was not an easy one to make for this programmer; I count my one encounter with Fred Rogers as one of the highlights of my 44 years in this world.

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