T.J. Carson
T.J. Carson is the Galesburg correspondent for Tri States Public Radio. His duties include reporting on current events in the cities of Galesburg and Monmouth, and Knox County. He returns to TSPR after serving as a student reporter and host in 2006. Before Tri States Public Radio, he was a news reporter for WSPL-AM in Streator, IL. At WSPL, T.J. earned two awards from the Illinois Associated Press; Outstanding Single Story Contribution in 2011, and Contributor of the Month for February 2008. T.J. is a native of Lacon, IL. He is a graduate of Midland High School in Varna, IL, where he participated in baseball and football all four years, as well as the Scholastic Bowl team. He received his bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University in the fall of 2006, where he participated in numerous activities for the student-run radio station, as well as public address announcing for the Western Illinois Leatherneck baseball and softball teams. In his spare time, T.J. enjoys baseball, golf, watching animation, and drawing. He has also been a Guest of Honor at fan-created conventions for the television program 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'.
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The Abingdon-Avon School District is looking into a data breach that the district said happened in January. The district announced the breach on its...
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A series of water quality tests in Galesburg last fall revealed that some residents are being exposed to high amounts of lead. Now a new round of...
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The Knox Rootabaga Jazz Festival celebrated its 36th edition this year. And it used the opportunity to showcase styles that you might not immediately...
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Galesburg's mayor believes city leaders have done what has been asked of them regarding lead in the tap water supply.
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Galesburg police say they arrested seven people in the shooting death of a teenager in his home. But police have not revealed a motive for the shooting.
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Patty and Carl Sloan managed to escape injury Tuesday evening by reaching the basement of their home outside Avon just as a powerful storm hit.
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A truck driver from Galesburg hopes the road takes him to Washington D.C. Patrick Harlan easily won the Republican primary in the 17th Congressional…
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Republican Don Moffitt has represented Illinois' 74th House District for 23 years. He's stepping down this year, and the three candidates in Tuesday's G...
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A major road project in Galesburg that's been delayed several times is being pushed back again. Construction of the East Main Street underpass was...
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The current city budget for Galesburg went into effect just a couple months ago, yet aldermen are already starting the process of creating the next...