Life on the Illinois Prairie

Oct 30 2024 76 ep. 40 mins 1
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Life on the Illinois Prairie

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Teri and Ambrosia talk about the rollout of a new program called Circle of Care.

Oct 30 2024 41 mins  
Teri Moore and Ambrosia Branson share about an important new program for the State of Illinois. The program will help children throughout the state who have been impacted by substance abuse disorder.

Ramblin' Rose

Oct 23 2024 31 mins  
Meet 15-year-old performer and business owner, Emmerson Rose Henson, from Effingham, Illinois. Learn how she has been performing live since the age of 5 and discover her love of acquiring, collecting, and selling vinyl albums.

Facebook, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Oct 16 2024 43 mins  
Wendy shares tips that she and Stacy learned about regaining control of her Facebook pages after they were stolen from her. She recounts the frustration in trying to get her pages back from hackers, who used her page to try to sell non-existent items to unsuspecting friends.

Entertainer Nancy Hays, Part 2

Oct 09 2024 42 mins  
Champaign, Illinois native, Nancy Hays, shares her music and her determination to tell the story of early Kentucky Derby Black jockey, Isaac Burns Murphy. Murphy, as well as many other early jockeys and trainers have been largely forgotten and their contribution to the early Kentucky Derby hidden and ignored.

Entertainer, Nancy Hays, Part 1

Oct 02 2024 28 mins  
Champaign, Illinois native, Nancy Hays has been deeply involved in all aspects of entertaining since she was a young girl.

Amanda Brennan, Journalist, WCIA

Sep 18 2024 48 mins  
Amanda shares about her move from Naperville, Illinois to attend school at the University of Illinois College of Media in 2018. We discuss the challenges of attending online classes during the pandemic and the joys of being a part of the U of I Marching Band as part of the Color Guard. She shares some of the most touching stories she has covered.

The Unknown Sister, Part 19

Sep 11 2024 30 mins  
Wendy shares the recently discovered psychiatrist evaluation of her mother.

Wendy shares more about the Unknown Sister story.

Sep 04 2024 50 mins  
Wendy shares recently rediscovered letters purportedly written by her mother, but clearly written by Mike Ahmed.

WCIA Meteorologist Jacob Dickey returns to the show.

Aug 28 2024 65 mins  
Meteorologist Jacob Dickey talks about his community involvement, the unusual weather events for 2024, and the saga of Lady Emu.

Mayor Jesus Garza gives updates about Arcola, Illinois.

Aug 21 2024 30 mins  
Mayor Jesus Garza returns to discuss upcoming events that are happening in Arcola.