Today on WJBC

BLOOMINGTON – WJBC’s on-air schedule starts Wednesday with a preview of Gov. Pat Quinn’s much-anticipated budget speech.

State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, joins WJBC’s Beth Whisman at 7:10 a.m.

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BLOOMINGTON -- WJBC's on-air schedule Monday includes an interview with former Major League Baseball pitcher Dick Hayhurst about his new book.

Hayhurst, who pitched for the Padres, Blue Jays, and Rays, is author of "Out of My League: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs." He joins WJBC's Jim Fitzpatrick and R.C. McBride at 3:10 p.m.

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BLOOMINGTON – The second annual WJBC St. Jude Radiothon continues Friday with more stories from local families – and more chances for you to donate.

Day 2 of the Radiothon begins at 6 a.m. Among the many interviews scheduled throughout the day, Dr. Elizabeth Stewart with the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis will talk to WJBC’s Patti Penn at 9:10 a.m. Patti visited the hospital last year.

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BLOOMINGTON -- WJBC's on-air schedule Tuesday includes a preview of an upcoming animal vaccine clinic next weekend.

DeEtte Gorrie with the Humane Society of Central Illinois joins WJBC's Patti Penn at 11:10 a.m. for the preview.

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BLOOMINGTON -- Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford swings by WJBC's studios for a full hour Monday.

Rutherford, a Chenoa Republican, joins WJBC's Jim Fitzpatrick and R.C. McBride at 2:10 p.m. and sticks around through the hour.

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BLOOMINGTON -- WJBC's on-air schedule ends the workweek with updates from several local groups, including the Bloomington-Normal YMCA.

Alicia Whitworth, director of marketing and membership with the Bloomington-Normal YMCA, joins WJBC's Scott and Colleen at 8:30 a.m.

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BLOOMINGTON – WJBC’s on-air schedule Thursday includes a mid-morning chat with Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon.

Simon, a Southern Illinois Democrat, joins WJBC’s Patti Penn at 9:10 a.m., less than two weeks before Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget address in Springfield.

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BLOOMINGTON – The upcoming Chicago Auto Show roars onto WJBC’s on-air schedule Wednesday.

The auto show runs Feb. 10-19. Susan Eckle, line director of crossovers at General Motors, will talk with WJBC’s Beth Whisman at 1:45 p.m. about the new GMC Acadia, which will be on display at the CAS.

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BLOOMINGTON – WJBC’s on-air schedule Tuesday begins with a look ahead at an Illinois State women’s basketball game next weekend that aims to raise awareness for breast cancer and other women’s health issues.

The Redbird women will host Bradley at 2:05 p.m. Sunday for the Play 4Kay PINK game, sponsored by Country Financial. The event is named for Kay Yow, the former North Carolina State coach who died in 2009, with funds going to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. (Current Redbird women’s coach Stephanie Glance worked under Yow.)

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