Susan Stephens
Susan’s parents should have known she’d end up in radio: her favorite toys were tape recorders, cameras, notepads, and books. Many years later, she’s an award-winning reporter at her favorite radio station. Formerly WNIJ’s News Director, she asked to return to the role of full-time reporter/anchor/utility player in 2010 (less paperwork, more reporting!). Her #1 goal is to tell the most compelling stories in the fewest words possible…all the better if a little humor can be thrown into the mix. It should come as no surprise, then, that she can whip up a haiku for any occasion. She also enjoys the Detroit Tigers, learning pioneer skills (Gardening, canning, and the like. Just in case.), traveling with friends, and pretending she’s going to get around to playing her theremin.
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There’s no denying the Bald Hill Prairie Preserve is a pretty special place. Last year, the Byron Forest Preserve District acquired the gravel hill...
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A bill in the Illinois legislature would help friends and family members take action when they see warning signs that could lead to gun violence. The...
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Several Illinois universities are reassuring future students that disciplinary action resulting from recent protest activity will not affect their…
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It was ten years ago this Wednesday that five students were shot and killed in a Northern Illinois University classroom. Retired NIU President John...
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The Congressional Bi-Partisan Heroin Task Force laid out its 2018 agenda aimed at battling drug addiction. The task force’s 16 priority bills address a...
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It was 1972. The Vietnam War dragged on. A break-in at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., was the beginning of the end for President Richard Nixon...
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The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation celebrated its 30th year Thursday night with a dinner featuring a keynote address by Gov. Bruce...
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Supporters of President Donald Trump held a rally and expo in Rockford Tuesday to celebrate the first year of his presidency. The group Make America...
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The story of the nation’s largest case of municipal embezzlement hit the big screen this weekend. The subject seemed irresistible for a filmmaker: a…
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Five DeKalb-area panelists took part in an Illinois Issues discussion earlier this week about the effects of the two-year Illinois budget impasse and...