Dec 03 Tuesday
During the holidays, we often find ourselves fondly recalling the past. This year, add remembering when you first tuned into 91.9 FM. Come January, we’ve been on the air for 50 years!
We wove the station’s golden birthday into our year-end drive: With “Hear, Here! 50 Years of Service” as our theme, we’re focusing on the half-century of public radio goodness NPR Illinois has brought to this region.
Over the years, listeners like you have been a part of our mission to keep our region accurately informed by financially supporting our work. Please continue to advance our mission of informing and bringing together to community by making a gift during the year-end drive.
Dec 05 Thursday
The quarterly meeting of the NPR Illinois advisory board.
Jan 03 Friday
Support for NPR Illinois on its 50th Anniversary comes from Day Sponsor Barbara Ferrara in honor of the dedicated staff and volunteers during the station's 50 years on the air.
Dec 04 Wednesday
Doors Open 11 am | Lunch 11:30 am | Program 12-1 pm
In the summer of 1824, the Illinois General Assembly was on the brink of changing our state constitution to permit slavery outright. Though the Northwest Ordinance designated Illinois a “free territory" in 1787, proslavery sentiment in southern Illinois was strong and challenged the efforts to keep the new state of Illinois free. Dr. Caroline Kisiel, Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, will present on the people and events that culminated in Illinois remaining a free state.
Presenter: Dr. Caroline Kisiel, Illinois Humanities Road Scholar