Jason Cregier

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Jason Cregier

WNIJ host Jason Cregier is joined today by triathlete and owner of Athletic Movement Perfected and TriLabs in Plainfield and Rockford Mary Tobiason. Tobiason has completed many full and half triathlons, and trains athletes to compete and finish the endurance races. She and Jason discussed the upcoming Ironman 70.3 half triathlon, which takes place this coming Sunday in Rockford.

2 weeks ago | northernpublicradio.org | Jason Cregier

WNIJ Host Jason Cregier is joined today by the host of the TD Ryan Unleashed podcast, Terry "TD" Ryan. Ryan mentions that he recently spoke with DeKalb County coroner Denny Miller. Miller reflected on his 40 year run as coroner, the ups and downs of the job and how a good sense of humor is key to being able to handle the grind of being a coroner.

3 weeks ago | northernpublicradio.org | Jason Cregier

Dan Libman is a writing instructor at Northern Illinois, the host of WNIJ’s Under Rocks podcast and published author. Libman discusses his recently released third book of short stories, Shocker in Gloomtown, with WNIJ host Jason Cregier. Dan Libman offers a live reading from the book at Maze Books in Rockford this coming Sunday. (This is an excerpt from Jason and Dan’s conversation and has been edited for clarity.)Listen to the full conversation in the link above.

1 month ago | northernpublicradio.org | Jason Cregier

WNIJ host Jason Cregier is joined by Shaw Media reporter Brandon Clark to discuss recent news in the Sauk Valley. This conversation has been edited for clarity. Jason Cregier: Recently the Sterling City Council approved an ordinance to establish a new residential rental housing code. Brandon, what can you tell us about this? Brandon Clark: This has been a highly contested issue in the area. What it really revolves around is the city trying to bring negligent landowners and property owners to heel.

1 month ago | northernpublicradio.org | Jason Cregier

Comedian, podcast host and actor Gareth Reynolds will be performing his blend of standup comedy and crowd work at The Comedy Vault tonight through Saturday. Reynolds caught up with WNIJ host Jason Cregier ahead of his set of shows in Batavia this weekend. This is a portion of a longer conversation and has been edited for clarity. Listen to Gareth and Jason’s full conversation in the link above.