Brad Palmer

News Producer at WSIU-TV (Carbondale, IL)

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Reading Baseball: The 400th edition

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

Reading Baseball is a WSIU Radio original series of baseball essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson. It started in the spring of 2004. This edition of Reading Baseball is another milestone in the series for Pete. Pete Peterson is the author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.
Illinois' state treasurer talks about the importance of financial literacy

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

April is National Financial Literacy Month. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is working to raise awareness about his office’s financial literacy resources and investment programs. WSIU's Brad Palmer spoke with him about his office’s goal of helping people make more money.
$111,000 donated to the Poshard Foundation to help area food pantries for children

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

59 food pantries in 20 counties throughout southern Illinois will receive food for children from The Poshard Foundation for Abused Children. In the past, the Poshard Foundation has distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to food pantries with the condition the money be used to purchase fresh, highly nutritious food for children. This year, donations totaled $111,000.
A professor at SIU talks about the impact of tariffs on the supply chain

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

A professor at SIU-Carbondale, who is an expert on the supply chain, says while President Trump’s broad-based tariffs on imports to the U.S. have clearly had an unsettling effect on global stock markets, it could also create some underlying effects on supply chain management. WSIU's Brad Palmer talked with SIU-Carbondale assistant professor of operations management and supply chain expert Greg DeYong. Business & Economy tariffsStock Market
64 people became U.S. citizens during SIU's naturalization ceremony on Friday

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

Dozens of people officially became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony Friday morning at the SIU Simmons Law School. WSIU's Brad Palmer reports. The 29 countries represented included:BarbadosBermudaBrazilEl SalvadorEthiopiaGermanyGuatemalaGhanaHondurasIndonesiaIndiaIraqItalyIsraelJamaicaJordanKoreaMexicoMoroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNigeriaPakistanPhillipinesSri LankaUnited KingdomUzbeckistanVenezuelaVietnam International & National ImmigrationSIU
BBB tips: Finding a gutter cleaning company

2 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

Now is the time to clean out debris that has collected in your gutters or repair them after recent storms. WSIU's Brad Palmer spoke about hiring a trusted gutter contractor with the Better Business Bureau’s regional director Sydney Waters.
FCA honors Saluki men's basketball head coach Scott Nagy

2 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

The Fellowship for Christian Athletes is honoring SIU men's basketball coach Scott Nagy. Nagy is receiving the John Lotz "Barnabas" Coaching Award.The award is given annually to honor a basketball coach who best exhibits a commitment to Christ, integrity and encouragement to others, and lives a balanced life. The award is named after former North Carolina assistant and Florida head coach John Lotz. The Salukis' head coach is open about his faith and models what he believes to his players.
Gov. Pritzker appoints Edgar Curtis to SIU Board of Trustees

2 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

Governor JB Pritzker has appointed the leader of a healthcare system in Springfield to the SIU Board of Trustees. Edgar Curtis most recently served as President and CEO of Memorial Health, leading the Springfield-based health system for 17 years. He is a Lifetime Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and chairs the Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance.
Reading Baseball: The integration of Chicago baseball

3 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

A new book out this spring highlights the breaking of the color line by the Chicago White Sox and Cubs in the 1950’s. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson reviews the book that looks at the integration of baseball in Chicago. Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author, with his son, Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.
Former southern Illinois police chief pleads guilty to corruption charges

3 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

A former Wayne City police chief appeared in federal court Monday and admitted to selling forfeited items confiscated by the department for his personal benefit. The U.S. attorney reports 46-year-old Anson Fenton pleaded guilty to one count of misapplication of property from federally funded programs and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property.