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22 Sept

Q&A: Charlie Schlenker reflects on 40+ years in journalism

After nearly 30 years at WGLT, award-winning journalist Charlie Schlenker is retiring at the end of the month. To mark the occasion, we turned the tables on one of the best interviewers in the business and asked Charlie to reflect on his career. Charlie tells former WGLT morning host Jon Norton he was surprised by the outpouring of praise when people learned he was retiring. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/05/2024

Episode 9: ISU Democrats and Republicans make joint push for expanded voting access on Election Day

Members of both the Democrat and Republican parties on campus want ISU leaders to close the campus on Election Day on November 5. They issued a joint statement asking the university to make the change, citing long lines that have become common on election days at ISU. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/02/2020

McHistory: 19th Century Cabbie Saw All Of Bloomington-Normal Society

Here is a profile of a man who drove vice presidents and governors, wealthy landowners, visiting artists, and the prominent of Bloomington-Normal all about town more than a century ago.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 days ago

WGLT Newscasts - 12:04pm 11-3-2026

This newscast aired at 12:04pm on 11-3-2026 on WGLT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Nov

WGLT Newscasts - 4:04pm 11-2-2026

This newscast aired at 4:04pm on 11-2-2026 on WGLT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/10/2025

Homelessness issue in McLean County is not new

There's a declaration of emergency over the number of unhoused people in Bloomington right now and efforts to provide new housing and expanded space in shelters. The issue is not new. In this episode of WGLT's series McHistory, we find out the response today is perhaps a great deal more humane than it was in other eras.McHistory is a co-production of WGLT and the McLean County Museum of History. Charlie Schlenker produced this episode. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/04/2021

McHistory: Fighting To Get Women The Right To Vote

On this month's episode of McHistory, you'll meet Florence Mae Risser Funk of Bloomington, who played a key role in getting women the right to vote.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Sept

Central Catholic students inspired after attending Fulton Sheen beatification

Students and families from Central Catholic High School in Bloomington were among the tens of thousands of Catholics who made the trek to St. Louis to see a native son take a step closer to sainthood. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15 Oct

Improved tax incentives encourage employers to help workers with childcare

McLean County employers have more incentives to help employees access childcare, thanks to two federal tax code changes effective this year. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 days ago

WGLT Newscasts - 8:04am 11-6-2026

This newscast aired at 8:04am on 11-6-2026 on WGLT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT is the NPR member-station in Bloomington-Normal, IL. A public service of Illinois State University.

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Q&A: Charlie Schlenker reflects on 40+ years in journalism

Episode 9: ISU Democrats and Republicans make joint push for expanded voting access on Election Day

McHistory: 19th Century Cabbie Saw All Of Bloomington-Normal Society

WGLT Newscasts - 12:04pm 11-3-2026

WGLT Newscasts - 4:04pm 11-2-2026

Homelessness issue in McLean County is not new

McHistory: Fighting To Get Women The Right To Vote

Central Catholic students inspired after attending Fulton Sheen beatification

Improved tax incentives encourage employers to help workers with childcare

WGLT Newscasts - 8:04am 11-6-2026

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