Category: Morning Newswatch Podcasts

Joey McLaughlin chats with Illinois State Senator Andy Manar about automatic voter registration, making Illinois the first primary of the presidential election cycle and more.

Joey McLaughlin talks with the Springfield Municipal Opera’s Anna Bussing Maisenbacher about the Muni Audition Workshop this Saturday at the Hoogland.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Illinois State Representative Mark Batinick about his bill that would guarantee admission to Illinois schools for some students to keep them in state.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Lincoln Home National Historic Site Volunteer Manager Jasmine Leung about how you can volunteer for the  ‘Trails and Rails’ program.

University of Illinois Chancellor Susan Koch announced her retirement late last week. WTAX’s Dave Dahl talked with her after the announcement, here are some excerpts of that interview.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray about early voting getting underway.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Adam Schnell, Amber Johnson, and Stephanie Wells of the cast of “Beyond the Beanstalk: You Don’t Know Jack” which has it’s world premier tonight at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.  The show runs February 7-9 & 14-16, 2020.

Joey McLaughlin talks about things to do this weekend in Central Illinois with the Illinois Times’ Michelle Ownbey.

Planeloads of Americans fleeing the fast moving the corona virus outbreak in China are arriving at military bases across the U.S. If you are worried about air travel during the outbreak, wash your hands.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Congressman Daren LaHood about the State of the Union Address, the impeachment trial and making Illinois one o the fist primaries in the nation.