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Susan Stephens/Some call it yucky, most call it yummy, and we just call it our beloved pawpaw. The Under Rocks team heads to Paw Paw, Illinois in pursuit of the elusive fruit. -
Scott Yates/Rockford Register StarDemonstrations against police brutality began a year ago this week in Rockford – they started as protests against George Floyd’s death at the hands of…
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You can't build an institution without a strong foundation. The values, standards, and principles that WNIJ's employees exemplified in 1991 are the same… -
NPR Member Stations like WNIJ are locally owned and operated broadcasters, but we have a variety of community partners who make what we do possible. About…
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You know you’ve done it: Sat alone in your car, one hand on the radio knob, but unable to turn it off because you’re so caught up in the story you’re…
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A radio station is so much more than the voices you hear on air. For today’s Reason to Love WNIJ, we celebrate the people behind the scenes: the…
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All Things Considered was a pioneering program on NPR when it debuted on 90 public radio stations in 1971. The name pretty much sums up the program and…
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There’s an innocuous wooden door down a back hallway at WNIJ’s headquarters in DeKalb – and behindthat door? The treasures of public radio. No, we aren’t…
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Every Election Night, reporters across the U.S. stuff themselves with pizza to power through long nights waiting for the results to come in. WNIJ isn’t…
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We simply couldn’t do what we do without generous volunteers who give their time and talents to WNIJ.Jan Booth, from DeKalb, says she volunteers at the…
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For 30 years, WNIJ listeners have counted on one morning show to get them going: Morning Edition. Actually, we’ve carried it since the show’s original…
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WNIJ reminds you that we are also a great destination to keep your social life filled with new experiences and ideas. Our Community Events Calendar keeps…
