The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: Focus 580, WILL-AM’s long-running local call-in show, connected station to community

Brian Moline and Farrah Anderson
 
David Inge, the longtime host of WILL's Focus 580, in an undated photo, taken at the radio station's old facilities at the University of Illinois' Gregory Hall.

David Inge, the longtime host of WILL's Focus 580, in an undated photo, taken at the radio station's old facilities at the University of Illinois' Gregory Hall. Illinois Public Media

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Today's headlines: 

  • Illinois House Democrats are out with their budget proposal for the next fiscal year. It suggests putting more toward tax breaks and public safety than the governor wanted – nearly $1.4 billion instead of $1 billion.

  • Illinois’ Prisoner Review Board is operating with only six of its 15 seats filled.

  • The Champaign County Audubon Society has started taking local residents out into nature to bird-watch.

In today's deep dive, we’ll look back at a longtime staple in the WILL-AM lineup -- the Focus 580 talk show -- for WILL's 100th anniversary. 

217 Today is produced by Farrah Anderson. Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Emily Hays, Eva Bein and Jim Meadows.