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On the road
with the
National
Conventions...
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Your Vote" for complete local and national
coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions. RC
will cover the Dems
in Denver while I travel to Minneapolis for the GOP
in the Xcel Energy Center. You'll hear from local and national
big-wigs as they celebrate their candidates... and spend lots of
money on balloons and food. |
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Obama-Biden
in Springfield |
| Dara Brockmeyer and I hit the road on
Saturday, Aug. 23 to broadcast live from the Old State Capitol.
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama introduced his running mate
Senator Joe Biden to a crowd of about 35,000 to 40,000 people.
You can listen to the broadcast on-demand under this website's
pod-cast page. |
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Help
save the Tigers!
Miller Park Zoo will hold its fundraiser on Sept.
6th
to start a breeding program for Sumatran Tigers.
Click here for info!
Thanks for helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Your donations will help kids
right here in Illinois!
A video
is now posted, featuring the winners from this special fundraiser at
Gill Street. Dan Brady's "singing" is featured
on the second video.
Check
it out!
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I leave the show for
one week,
and see what happens?
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A
recipe show!
I'm posting this by popular demand |
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Susan
Saunders Mom's Potato Salad |
Basic
ingredients:
Peeled Boiled Potatoes(approx 5lbs)
Hard boiled eggs
chopped onions
chopped green pepper
chopped red pepper
chopped celery
1
Cup sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
2 whole eggs
approx. 1/3 cup flour
Cook slowly, stirring constantly
til thick
add 2 Tbls. butter/oleo
Makes about 2 cups
Stretch with Miracle Whip depending
on how many potatoes you are using.
Add mustard if it's too sweet.
Seasonings
to taste:
Season Salt
Celery Salt
Celery Seed
I
like to mix while potatoes & dressing are still
warm and then cool in fridge. It blends the flavors.
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Save Duncan Manor!
www.duncanmanor.org
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| Bud & Diane Sullivan
did the hard part. They bought this lovely mansion that sits
between I-55 and Towanda Barnes Road. Now you can help
them do the rest! Make a donation or
volunteer to help in your own way. For more information,
contact the Towanda
Area Historical Society at tahs@towandahistory.org
or 309-728-2176. |
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Take a
look inside |
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Looking down the grand staircase.... |
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| Clearly vandals were here
in the past, but there are major security systems in place
now. |
The 134th Kentucky
Derby
(Click here for
more pics)
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Congratulations to Charlie Bossingham and
Angie Hanslow -
Winners of travel packages to experience Louisville, KY first
hand! |
Sign up
for the 2008 Relay for Life
Click
here for information
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| The whole gang stuck
it out in the rain for Relay for Life 2007. Thanks for
helping the American Cancer Society raise more than $496,000! |
Check out McLean
County's top kid reporter!
Maybe he has a future at WJBC....
Look Ma!
Stingrays....
(and other 2008 travel pics)
Welcome Home Troops!
Operation Santa:
You can help men and women still serving
overseas.
Just contact Operation Santa before the Halloween deadline!
Click here for details.
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Katrina
Two Years Later:
You can still help! |
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| Please offer a hand, a heart or a
dollar to the people along the Gulf Coast. They're
hardworking folks who don't expect a handout. But, they
clearly need our help!
Two years after the town of Normal adopted the city of D'Iberville,
MS.... there's much more rebuilding to do. I have
family still living in Mississippi, and I can tell you first
hand they wouldn't ask for anything they're not willing to do
themselves. The sheer size of the reconstruction projects
are just overwhelming for most families.
If you want to take action and offer your special skills,
please call the D'Iberville
Volunteers Foundation at 1-228-324-9292. Ask for
Ed! He's great.
We all have something to share. And if our government
can't or won't do it.... then, why don't we?!
Sincerely,
Beth |
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Chef Paul's Secret BBQ Recipe
It ain't such a
secret anymore!
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2 Tbl salt
2 Tbl sugar
2 Tbl brown sugar
2 Tbl ground cumin
2 Tbl chili powder
2 Tbl freshly ground black pepper
1 Tbl cayenne pepper
1/4 cup paprika |
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Use
as a dry rub on beef, chicken or lamb. Place in fridge
overnight. Grill the next day. |
WEB
News Crew
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Some of the news crew at the
Illinois News Broadcasters Association's 2008 Spring
Convention. The series I did on women's athletics and
physical education at ISU won two first place Associated Press
awards. (pictured: former intern John Twork,
Colleen Reynolds, Eric Stock & Beth Whisman) |
Birthdays at the
Coliseum
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My sister lines up with kids to drop a
Prairie Thunder ceremonial puck. Turns out, a lot of adults
have hockey birthday parties too. |
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Check
out this link, for info.
If you're smart,
you'll try
the birthday cookie. Yummy! |
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Me in a nutshell.....
I caught the
broadcasting bug one Christmas when my family sat around
listening to tapes of my grandfather's radio show. He had
worked for years in Mississippi as a disc jockey and concert
promoter. But, I'd never known much about his
career. Something about that moment really struck me, and
I found myself working toward a new career goal.
My childhood was split between Mississippi and
Kentucky (insert joke here). I worked for years at my
hometown radio station, WCTT, in Corbin, KY. Then, I graduated
from Eastern
Kentucky University with a degree in Mass Communications. (I also got
a minor in marketing/sales - just in case I couldn't make
money.) I took over as News Director at WEKY in
Richmond. And, I even worked as a sports/news intern for WVLK in
Lexington. Ask me sometime about meeting UK Coach Tubby
Smith. Pretty embarrassing stuff!!
FYI: My Old Kentucky hometown is where Kentucky Fried Chicken
got its start! How many people can say that? (well
according to Census information, exactly 7,742)
Life has been
exciting since I moved to Normal in 1999! Originally, I
came to WJBC as news anchor and reporter. Over the next few
years, I was promoted to morning anchor and eventually
became the Assistant Director of News and Programming. After
co-hosting "The Drive" with Steve Fast, I moved to my
own show.
You can hear me weekdays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
I offer access to McLean County's top experts and of course, the
top news stories of the day. Best of all, it's an
opportunity to call in and be part of a community-wide
conversation!
My husband, Eric, works at State Farm in
Bloomington. We met while I was covering a news story
about the Bears in 2001. It took several years, but we
eventually found each other again. We got hitched last
fall and we've placed a moratorium on baby questions. I'm
considering a $100 fine for each offense! :-)
Thanks for visiting my webpage. I hope
you'll give the show a call!
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