Sean Crawford
Chatham
Sean has led the NPR Illinois news operations since the fall of 2009. He replaced the only other person to do so in the station's history, Rich Bradley. Prior to taking over the News Department, Sean worked as Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois and other Illinois Public Radio stations. He spent more than a dozen years on the capitol beat.
Sean began his broadcasting career at his hometown station in Herrin, Illinois while still in high school. It was there he learned to cover local government, courts and anything else that made the news. He spent time in the Joliet area as News Director and Operations Manager for a radio station and worked for a chain of weekly newspapers for two years. Along with news coverage, he reported heavily on sports and did on-air play by play.
Sean holds a Master's Degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield.
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This week on Statewide, we take a look at the growing problem of food insecurity. It's an issue in big cities and small towns and the economic hardships...
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Amid growing calls to allow contact sports to resume this fall, Illinois’ governor Tuesday appeared to double down on postponement of the seasons.
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Most Illinois school kids will start the school year with remote learning. That’s according to an I llinois State Board of Education survey of...
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Illinois was among the states helping re-nominate President Trump Monday as the Republican National Convention began in Charlotte, N.C.
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This week saw the virtual Democratic National Convention, the decision to remove some controversial statues from the State Capitol grounds, and the...
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Statues of two former Illinois leaders with ties to slavery will be removed from outside the state capitol building in Springfield.
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Former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun had the honor of casting Illinois’ votes during the traditional roll call Tuesday night at the Democratic...
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The state has placed tighter rules on a portion of southwest Illinois after seeing more community spread of the coronavirus disease. But Gov. J.B....
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Illinois has awarded the first round of emergency funding to small businesses to help them during the pandemic.
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Critics have said the system has been too punitive and too ineffective. More than half of youth who are released end up getting in trouble again....