Steve Tarter
CorrespondentSteve Tarter retired from the Peoria Journal Star in 2019 after spending 20 years at the paper as both reporter and business editor.
He joined WCBU in 2020 shortly before the pandemic hit. Tarter, married with four adult children, enjoys old movies, especially film noir. The former president of the Apollo Theater in Peoria loves those old black-and-white crime movies so much he hosts a free annual film noir series at the Peoria Public Library every spring. He also continues to host a weekly podcast, Tarter Source, started at the Journal Star several years ago, with a spotlight on Peoria-area personalities.
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Dr. Richard Olson is a Peoria chiropractor who’s also a pulp magazine fan. Olson has written several books involving Nick Stihl, Private Investigator. -
When Tom Arbogast decided to do his master’s thesis on WWCT-FM, the Peoria rock outlet he’s listened to since 1979, it wasn’t just a labor of love for the station. -
The problem of news deserts—regions without a local news outlet of any kind—tend to be in rural parts of the state. -
Rural Illinois is more than corn and soybeans, the state’s two principal cash crops. The 35th annual Rural Community Conference, scheduled for Feb. 27-29 at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield, will showcase issues from business succession to renewable energy. -
If you thought Garry Moore would take it easy in retirement after 33 years with Peoria’s WEEK-TV, most of which were spent as the station’s morning news anchor, think again. -
William Engelbrecht says that Elmwood native Nelson Dean Jay may be the best-kept secret in central Illinois. -
John Leezer has been selling insurance since 1982 when he joined his father’s independent insurance agency in Toulon, the Stark County town some 40 miles northwest of Peoria. -
Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois has seen remarkable growth in recent years. Don Johnson, the organization’s CEO since 2016, says the reason for that is convenience. -
“Today consumers face an overwhelming number of options on their utility bill. Now there are energy programs to consider, solar offers, and rebates. It’s a real mixed bag,” said Moskowitz. -
Friedan became one of the leaders of the women’s movement, a cause she fought for throughout her life. Friedan died in 2006 at the age of 85.
