Brady Johnson
CorrespondentBrady Johnson is a correspondent at WCBU. He can be reached at bradyjohnson383@gmail.com.
Brady is a recent graduate from Augustana College with a bachelor’s in Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication as well as Political Science. Over the last six years, he gained experience in multiple mediums of media including print, radio, and broadcast.
He has lived in the Peoria area for the past sixteen years earning multiple awards for his reporting, photography, and design. Brady is enthusiastic to move reporting to a full-time passion.
If he is not on the streets of Peoria reporting you can find Brady hiking, seeing movies, and grabbing a drink with friends.
He joined WCBU in June 2021.
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Democrat Eric Sorensen has declared victory in the 17th Congressional District. His opponent, Republican Esther Joy King, has not conceded. -
Since late May, the Peoria City Council has kicked a $25,000 assessment from outside violence-interruption group Cure Violence Global around the horseshoe, over and over again.
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The Peoria City Council approved a couple of measures bolstering the city’s fire department at Tuesday night’s regular meeting.
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The Peoria branch of the NAACP is calling out remarks made to Mayor Rita Ali and about the Cure Violence assessment in last week’s city council meeting.
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Peoria City Council members continue debate on funding agencies combating violence after rejecting Cure Violence’s assessment in a 6-5 vote. Officials left the lengthy meeting seeking more updates from Mayor Rita Ali’s Safety Network group.
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A first step in addressing Peoria’s gun violence through a public health lens failed to gain much traction around the horseshoe yet again.
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The Peoria City Council spent over an hour Tuesday night debating on whether or not to fund a $25,000 assessment on community solutions to target gun violence in Peoria.
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An uninvited guest at home can be stressful, but not as stressful as a car knocking down the door.
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“Pro-life is a lie, they don’t care if women die,” was one of many chants vocalized by a large crowd Saturday, May 7, outside the recently unionzed Starbucks in Campustown.
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A busy night for the Peoria City Council included public health partnerships, pension discussion, and the greenlighting of a new community thrift store in the 61605 ZIP code.
