Judy Markowitz, the first and only woman ever elected mayor of Bloomington, has died at the age of 82.… MORE
Tag Archives: Don Munson
Remembering Ken Behrens and his smile
“Happy-go-lucky” is how Don Munson described Ken Behrens when the recent Illinois State University graduate came on board at WJBC in the early 1970s.… MORE
Community leaders honored for making history in McLean County
The McLean County Museum of History honored the community’s history makers for the seventh year Thursday night, and the latest honorees included a local broadcasting legend and a former Twin-Cities mayor.… MORE
Don Munson honored as History Maker by McLean County Museum of History
This year’s honorees are Paul Harmon, former Normal mayor and member of many governmental and service organization boards, his wife Sandra, labor leader and retraining specialist Ronn Morehead and WJBC morning man for 35 years Don Munson.… MORE
WJBC Don Munson Spirit of McLean County Award nomination
WJBC is now accepting nominations for the thirty-eighth WJBC Don Munson Spirit of McLean County Award! Each year, the Spirit award is presented to someone who exemplifies the initiative, imagination and compassion that we at WJBC call “The Spirit of McLean County.” This year’s award will be presented at the American Red Cross of 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…