Ellie Weltha (Bloomington Softball and Track & Field) and Nathan Lavender (El Paso-Gridley Baseball)… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Athlete of the Week
WJBC Athletes of the Week: May 8, 2018
Ellie Weltha (Bloomington Softball) and Tate Walcott (Lexington Track and Baseball)… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Apr. 30, 2018
Maddie Roop (U-High Softball) and McCade Brown (Normal West Baseball)… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Apr. 24, 2018
Ellie Weltha (Bloomington Track and Field) and Franky West (Normal Community Track and Field)… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Apr. 16, 2018
Kelise Johnson (Bloomington Track and Field) and Austin Collinson (Normal West Baseball)… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Apr. 10, 2018
Lauren Shanks (Central Catholic soccer) and Nick Hall (Bloomington baseball)… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Apr. 2, 2018
WJBC, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week. Annie Hollins – Normal West Soccer Annie scored four goals in a 7-0 Intercity tournament win over Bloomington. McCade Brown – Normal West Baseball McCade struck out 13 hitters in a 9-8 win at Fairhope,…… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Mar. 26, 2018
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week. Izzy Vetter – Central Catholic Softball Izzy struck out 15 and gave up just one hit in a 1-0 win over Normal West, one day after hitting two homers with five RBIs in a…… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Mar. 19, 2018
AM 1230 WJBC, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week. Maddie Boucher – U-High Softball Maddie collected four hits and drove in six runs while earning the win in relief in a 22-8 victory over Galesburg. Colin McCubbins – Heyworth Basketball Colin was…… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Mar. 12, 2018
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week. Abby Feit – Normal Community Basketball Abby was a unanimous selection to the Big 12 Conference first team. Zach Bradford – Bloomington Track and Field Zach cleared 18 feet, one-half inch to win the…… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…