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Around Town - April 2024
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Dialogue
Each week Dialogue features interviews people across the region along with in-depth stories from the IPM News team about education, health, politics, arts, and more as it relates to local Black communities. Dialogue airs Saturdays at 11 am and Tuesdays at 7 pm on Illinois Soul FM 101.1 and streams live at illinoissoul.org and can be heard Wednesdays at 8 pm on WILL-AM 580.
A Dialogue remembering Dr. William Patterson, new therapies for Sickle Cell Disease and first Black professor teaching Manga in the US
Listen to Dialogue -- Saturdays at 11am and Tuesdays at 7pm on FM 101.1 and FM 90.9 HD2. Plus, Wednesdays at 8pm on AM 580.
A Dialogue with Ruby Mendenhall and Shakeia Taylor
We speak with Urbana poet laureate Ruby Mendenhall and Shakeia Taylor, a baseball historian and Deputy Senior Content Editor at the Chicago Tribune.
Around Town - March 2024
Listen to Illinois Soul on FM 101.1 and FM 90.9 HD2.
A Dialogue about gospel and Black spirituality
Listen to "Dialogue" - Saturdays at 11 am and Tuesdays at 7 pm on Illinois Soul FM 101.1 and FM 90.9 HD2.
A Dialogue with Black women comedians and musicians
Listen to 'Dialogue' Satrudays at 11am and Tuesday at 7pm on Illinois Soul, WILL-FM 90.9 HD2 and FM 101.1.
A Dialogue about starting and sustaining a Black business
Listen to Dialogue: Saturdays at 11 am and Tuesdays at 7 pm on FM 101.1 and FM 90.9 HD2 Illinois Soul. Or tune in on Wednesdays at 7 pm on AM 580.
A Dialogue about literacy rates, reparations, Rantoul police training, ‘walking with the ancestors’, and a pioneering Black classical music host
Saturday mornings at 11 and Tuesdays at 7 pm, we’re bringing you interviews, in-depth stories and events connected to Black communities in Central Illinois.
A Dialogue with Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone and Jazz icon Branford Marsalis
In-depth interviews with Urbana police chief Larry D. Boone and jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis are part of the February 10, 2024 "Dialogue" program.
A Dialogue with Chancellor Jones, Shamar Betts, NPR’s Ayesha Roscoe, and Decatur ISD Board Member Alana Banks
"Dialogue" is the weekly news magazine airing Saturdays at 11am and Tuesdays at 7pm on Illinois Soul FM 101.1 and FM 90.9 HD2.
Kennedy Vincent is a host and producer from Las Vegas with West Indian roots. Specializing in news writing, audio, and video production work, she has earned her degree from the University of Nevada, Reno. Now based in Illinois, Vincent is focused on surrounding her work with collective BIPOC stories, universal rights, and community healing. Kennedy seeks to form deeper connections in her community through her work. She continuously pushes boundaries and reshapes how audio is viewed and believes sharing meaningful stories globally is what will unite us intentionally.
Reginald Hardwick is the News & Public Affairs Director at Illinois Public Media. He oversees news reporting, The 21st talk show, IPMnewsroom.org, and occasionally hosts and produces episodes of Dialogue. Reginald came to IPM in 2019 after serving as News Director at WKAR at Michigan State University. Before that, he had a long career as a local newscast producer and manager at the NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth, where he earned seven Lone Star Emmy awards and multiple honors from the National Assn. of Black Journalists. Born in Vietnam, Reginald was adopted and grew up on the Eastern plains of Colorado. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado.
Zainab Qureshi is a Pakistani-American journalist for Illinois Public Media who has explored various roles within the newsroom, from traditional reporting to backend digital management to social media content creation. Deeply passionate about race, religion and climate, she spends her time considering the different ways these stories can be told — because to her, journalism is about more than just big headlines and breaking news; it's about understanding the shared humanity connecting us all. By examining this theme, she hopes to find the heartbeat of the world around her and plans to listen to it closely.