Colleen Reynolds
Colleen has spent most of her adult life working the streets and beats of Bloomington-Normal for WJBC-AM where she won numerous reporting awards for hard news, feature writing, and breaking news coverage.
Reynolds was twice named the Associated Press’ Best Downstate Radio Reporter in Illinois. She was recently nominated for an Outstanding Communicator Award from the Bloomington-Normal Chapter of the American Women in Communications, a distinction she also received in 2013. Her love of dining out also prompted her to write a weekly food blog called “Food for Thought” at WJBC. Reynolds and interim GLT General Manager R.C. McBride were part of the team at WJBC awarded the NAB’s Marconi Award for National Radio Station of the year in 2005 and 2009, when McBride served as program director there.
Reynolds is also Director of Alumni Relations-Donor Engagement for Heartland Community College. She was hired by the College in 2008 to create Heartland’s first-ever Alumni Relations program and to improve the College’s outreach in the community.
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Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey stopped in Bloomington on Saturday, campaigning alongside many other GOP candidates just days ahead of the election. -
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill late last month to address what he called “local news deserts” in Illinois. The legislation pushes to ensure local journalism survives in Illinois’ small towns and mid-sized cities. -
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News literacy isn’t always taught in schools even though it’s becoming more important in the age of misinformation.
