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After 50 years in broadcasting on radio and television, Chuck Collins retired in late 2025. But the former WMBD and WEEK meteorologist is still busy, including teaching this October at Bradley University's Osher Life Long Learning Institute.

While familiar faces were common on Peoria TV stations, media talent would flow through this market—not just at 25 but on other local TV stations.

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.

If you’re looking for information about the early days of television in central Illinois such as shows like the “Capt. Jinks Show” that entertained Peoria-area children in the 50s, there aren’t many places to turn.