Randy Eccles
General Manager, NPR Illinois/ Co-Host, Community Voices/ CAB Ex-OfficioSpringfield
Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.
Randy Eccles became NPR Illinois general manager in 2013 after serving as development director since moving to Springfield in 2008. Randy served on the Governor's Local Journalism Task Force 2023-2024.
Randy currently serves as the past-president of the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council (IPBC) – the association for all public media organizations in Illinois.
Randy previously worked at KTAR in Phoenix and WGN in Chicago in programming and marketing management after producing talk shows and sports coverage. He also served in management and news stints at student-run stations WHFH, WONC, and WUEV.
Born in Hinsdale, he was raised by teachers in south suburban Glenwood and graduated from Homewood-Flossmoor High School, then North Central College in Naperville. Randy also spent a lot of time at the family farm in Industry, Illinois (south of Macomb).
Randy served on the Springfield Area Arts Council board and was awarded the best of show in the Springfield Art Association's 2023 Art Synergy program in a collaboration with professional artist Alissa Ohashi.
Randy co-hosts Community Voices and its music-focused edition, CV-X, Saturdays 5 to 7 p.m.
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Colin Helton of the Colin Helton Band joined Community Voices to preview their July 4, 2024 Levitt AMP opening slot. The band has one album out and is preparing to record their second. -
Joise Lowder has always been around the music scene, she carries on the family vocation with the release of her first album, Here to Love. It both involves and reflects on her family. -
Local Drags is Lanny Durbin's creative local music project. Listen to the interview to hear what is on the horizon. -
Kyshona is a Nashville-based musician headlining the June 27 Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series concert. She draws heavily on her music therapy background and collaboration with patients and other artists. Kyshona's latest release, Legacy, she works to capture her family's heritage. -
Greg "Lucky" Patterson and Patrick Bruce Miller of local band Wolf Crick Boys discuss their second album, central Illinois venues, and recollect the Bedrock concert series. Wolf Crick Boys open the June 20 Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series. -
Ben Majeska, guitarist for Armchair Boogie out of Madison, Wisconsin share how the band is quickly growing and goes beyond the bluegrass genre. Armchair Boogie headlines the Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series June 20, 2024. -
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble headline the June 13 Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series concert. Taylor joins Community Voices to preview the show, share what it was like to perform in the Road House movie remake, and how his upcoming album will move beyond zydeco. -
Zacari Moore, known professionally as Zuh-Cari, opens the third 2024 Levitt AMP Springfield concert June 13. Although at the beginning of her career, she's collaborating with artists around the country and entered the NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Her music reflects recovering from two family tragedies and advocates for equity. -
Cathy Doyle and her daughter Addelyn Shawver, Legacy of Giving Music Festival volunteer coordinators, visit Community Voices to discuss the concert event and how net proceeds benefit nonprofits. -
Shelly Tulo is a partner in the local band Tulo+Eads with Mike Eads. They open the June 6, 2024 Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series. Tulo also works at the Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance where she serves as the director of marketing and communications. She talks about how Levitt AMP is one of the projects that helps us 'Thrive in SPI.'
