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Gallery: Ex-WJBC, WBNQ host JD Scott dies

By Eric Stock April 4, 2012

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BLOOMINGTON - A former WJBC and WBNQ personality who was known as much for his service to the community as his time on the air has died.

J.D. Scott died Tuesday at his home in Bloomington. He was 61.

J.D. joined the WBNQ staff in 1975. In 1998, he moved to Radio Bloomington sister station WJBC, where he worked until 2002.

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Category: Central Illinois News, Obituaries Tags: J.D. Scott, Patti Penn, Ruth Cobb, Scott Laughlin, WBNQ, WJBC

A photo of the group LMFAO performing at the Sundance Film Festival.

Redfoo of LMFAO and DJ Kascade perform at the T-Mobile Presents Google Music at TAO, a nightlife event at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for T-Mobile)

What The Kids Are Listening To: LMFAO

By Jim Fitzpatrick January 24, 2012

WBNQ's Faith Rinker joined WJBC's R.C. McBride and Jim Fitzpatrick on Tuesday to revive "What the kids are listening to on the Super-Q" Tuesday.

In her first entry, Faith chose to break down LMFAO's "I'm Sexy And I Know It."

This segment is R.C. and Jim's effort to better teach parents about the meaning and history of the music their children are listening to on a daily basis.

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Category: Interviews Tags: Faith Rinker, Jim Fitzpatrick, LMFAO, R.C. McBride, WBNQ, What the Kids are Listening to

Radio Bloomington’s 9/11 Red Cross Fundraiser [PHOTOS]

By Beth Whisman September 9, 2011

In the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Radio Bloomington and the Red Cross of the Heartland offered a gathering place for local people to talk and share their feelings. As large crowds continued to visit the Schnuck's parking lot in Bloomington, adults and children brought donations and raised more than $824,000 for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

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