WTVP PBS, WCBU 89.9, the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria and the NAACP Peoria are proud to present the 2025 Peoria Mayoral Primary Debate on Jan. 23.

WCBU will debut WCBU Reports weekday mornings. This segment will feature an in-depth local news story. WCBU Reports is also available as a podcast for on-demand listening.

WCBU will expand local news coverage in Washington and Pekin launching this summer thanks to grant funding from a partnership between the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) and the Google News Initiative (GNI).

WCBU is making some changes to our events calendar and on-air announcements that we hope will make it easier for community groups to connect with our audience.

WCBU has earned a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence for the second year in a row.

The WCBU Scholarship is awarded each year to one qualifying student or may be evenly divided among multiple qualified students. The WCBU scholarship is made possible by the Friends of WCBU Fund.

It's hard to narrow down just 10 stories to define an entire year. Some stories are lighter; some are very heavy. But all of them are important, and they all play a role in painting the picture of what our community cares about — and what its values are. These are just a few of the stories the WCBU Newsroom covered this year that we believe made an impact.

NPR member stations around the country voted to elect WCBU general manager R.C. McBride to the NPR Board of Directors. McBride will serve a three-year term beginning in November.