Sean Crawford
Managing Editor, NPR Illinois/ CAB Ex-OfficioSean has led the NPR Illinois news operations since the fall of 2009. He replaced the only other person to do so in the station's history, Rich Bradley.
Prior to taking over the News Department, Sean worked as Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois and other Illinois Public Radio stations. He spent more than a dozen years in the statehouse press room, winning numerous awards for his reporting, including a national Capitolbeat honor for coverage of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment and removal from office.
Overall, Sean has logged 40 years in journalism. He began his broadcasting career at his hometown station WJPF in Herrin, Illinois while still in high school. It was there he learned to cover local government, courts and anything else that made the news.
He spent time in the Joliet area as News Director and Operations Manager for radio station WKBM and worked for a chain of weekly newspapers for two years. Along with news coverage, he reported heavily on sports and did on-air play by play.
Sean hosts weekly shows Statewide and State Week, which air across Illinois Public Radio stations. He holds a Master's Degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield.
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Sean Pritchard most recently served at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
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Yazell will leave her position at the end of the year.
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Grayson has been in custody since his arrest for first degree murder in the death of Sonya Massey this summer. -
As Illinois nears the halfway point of the fiscal year, there are dark clouds forming in the state's financial picture.
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The accident left a woman hospitalized.
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A woman discusses the story of how family escaped the Dachau concentration camp.
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We discuss some of the legislation that made it through over the two week session and what lies ahead.
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The case started in April 2019 when officers responded to the 1600 block of north 7th Street for a report of a male down inside of a residence.
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More than 85% of farm families rely on off-farm income. They often need the jobs to cover costs as smaller farms struggle to produce enough money.
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Several speakers are scheduled for the event in Springfield. Registration is now open.
