A Dialogue on local voices shaping Central Illinois

  • By Penny Bradford, Reginald Hardwick, Emily Hays and Kimberly Schofield
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  • Photo: Penny Bradford / IPM Newsroom

Hear voices from across Central Illinois share stories of community and leadership. 

Eugene Usher, an 82-year-old Vietnam veteran, sells collard greens and melons in Rantoul. 

The director of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts previews the upcoming season.

New leadership takes shape at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with the arrival of a new chancellor. 

And youth organizers in Danville lead a conversation on gun violence prevention. 

Plus, a look at “Weather Realness,” a new podcast where scientists explain weather and climate and answer questions from the public. 

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Penny Bradford

Patricia "Penny" Bradford is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in public relations at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. She is a producer for Dialogue and a native of the Champaign-Urbana area.