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WNIJ All Things Considered Host

Guy Stephens is the local host for NPR's All Things Considered on WNIJ.  He also produces news stories for the station, and coordinates our online events calendar, PSAs and Arts Calendar announcements.  In each of these ways, Guy helps keep our listening community informed about what's going on, whether on a national or local level.  Guy's degrees are in music, and he spent a number of years as a classical host on WNIU.  In fact, after nearly 20 years with Northern Public Radio, the best description of his job may be "other duties as required."

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Arts
6:30 am
Fri April 27, 2012

Youth Orchestra tackles Beethoven biggie

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RSYO Music Director Daniel Black leads his orchestra in performance
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RSYO Director Daniel Black, who will conduct the orchestra and choirs in "The Ode to Joy"

Sunday, April 29th, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, the Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra takes on perhaps the biggest challenge in its 47–year history. The orchestra gives a concert that features the finale of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony number 9, known as “The Ode to Joy.” The ensemble will be joined by Highland Community College Choirs, Kantorei, the Singing boys of Rockford, and guest soloists for the performance .

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food and the environment
6:30 am
Thu April 26, 2012

Faith at the end of your fork: a conversation with Anna Lappé

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This Saturday, a group of Rockford churches and community organizations hold “Faith at the End of Your Fork,” a day-long series of workshops on making food choices that are healthy and sustainable. 

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Education
6:30 am
Wed April 25, 2012

Cents and Sensibility

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As a member of Financial Cents, accounting graduate student Thurston Booth teaches other students financial literacy
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Anne Kaplan, NIU Vice President for Outreach, Engagement, and Information Technologies

Most of the events during Money Smart Week are given by finance professionals. One set of presentations, though, is not being given by a bank officer or a CPA. Northern Illinois University's Financial Cents program employs students to teach their peers what they need to know when it comes to money. Now, during Money Smart Week, they're doing the same thing for the larger community. 

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Community
6:30 am
Fri April 13, 2012

Mendota Residents Lament Plant Closing

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Many residents of a small LaSalle County town are still in shock after news that one of its largest employers will be closing its doors next month.

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Business
6:30 am
Thu March 22, 2012

A Farmer Explains the Corn Checkoff

Illinois Corn Growers
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Most of the attention in Illinois has been on the primary, but there’s another vote coming up March 28th.  Corn farmers are being asked whether to raise the voluntary corn checkoff rate.  Paul Taylor raises corn in DeKalb County. He’s also a member of the Illinois Corn Growers Association and works with the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, which is asking for the increase.  WNIJ’s Guy Stephens spoke with Taylor. He began by asking, just what is a checkoff?

 

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