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Another National Murrow Award!

murrowThe latest Murrow award snagged by Schlenker is for writing. It's his third national Murrow in four years.

The award winning GLT newsroom covers central Illinois events and stories important to you at a time when many radio stations have scaled back or eliminated their news operations. Arts Editor Laura Kennedy, Morning Edition Host Jim Browne, Assistant News Director Charlie Schlenker are part of the news team led by News Director Willis Kern.

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ME@ the GP: Unit Five Expansion

unit five logoAir Date: 07/17/08
Run time: 5:09

 

 

It’s a busy summer for the Unit Five School District with total renovations on three school buildings, and work on five others. Plans are also in the works for two new elementaries on the south side of Bloomington which will begin construction next year. But, WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker found out in a talk with the Superintendent during GLT’s Morning Edition at the Garlic Press, that a lot more is going on than bricks and mortar.

Substance Abuse Funding

Air Date: 07/15/08
Run time: 5:05

Substance abuse treatment service providers are scratching their heads and wondering why Governor Rod Blagojevich singled them out for dramatic budget reductions. Most of the recent line item vetoes in other sectors were only to proposed increases. But, as WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker reports, the providers are also predicting huge effects if the Governor’s cuts stick.

Long Driver

Air Date: 07/11/08
Run time: 5:37

Many golfers dream about driving like the pros… Tiger Woods or John Daley. Ah, they say, that would be something. But, only a very few people can hit a golf ball so it sounds like this. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more on a central Illinois man who’s a star in the niche sport of long driving…

Coming to America

Air Date: 06/18/08
Run time: 4:55

Immigration is more than just a hot button political issue in the Presidential campaign. It’s also musical theater in Bloomington Normal. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more on the latest production from Prairie Fire Theater…

  • Listen to Anya Fetcher singing about Peaches :42
  • Listen to Rhys Lovell singing All I Want3:23

 

 

Global Capitalism and Children

Air Date: 06/16/08
Run time: 5:22

One measure of the success and health of a society is the welfare of its children. And there’s a new work out that has troubling suggestions along with comprehensive detail. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more…

McLean County Economy

Air Date: 06/12/08
Run time: 4:50

Hot questions about the NATIONAL economy center on a soft manufacturing sector and continuing real estate woes dragging the U-S into a possible recession. But, WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker reports, one economic guru’s annual look at central Illinois conditions is more upbeat than the country wide picture…

 

Rhode Island Notebook

Air Date: 06/11/08
Run time: 5:15

People do a lot of things in cars, they talk on call phones, talk to each other, listen to cd’s, they read (if they’re not driving) and we hope they listen to the radio. But, it’s not everyone who can say they have written a 436 page epic poem entirely in a vehicle. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more…

Charity Efficiency?

Air Date: 06/06/08
Run time: 6:19

There are guidelines to use in deciding whether a charity gives good value and when it is not worth your scarce and hard-earned dollars. WGLT’s Charlie Schlenker has more on the track record of one foundation headquartered in Bloomington, which also says it's about to do better...

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