Bill Poorman

Bill Poorman is a correspondent for WCBU. Contact Bill at wspoorm@ilstu.edu.

Bill's previous journalism experience was with Michigan Radio, the NPR affiliate based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he served as a reporter for the national program Marketplace, a local reporter, as news director, and as an on-air host.

Originally from Ohio, Bill has lived in the Peoria area three separate times as he and his wife have moved around the Midwest and to Singapore and back with her career. They have two grown sons.

Bill is active in local civic organizations and an avid tennis player, a sport he'd like to win at sometimes.