Randy Eccles

2 weeks ago | nprillinois.org | Randy Eccles

Community Voices has a new theme thanks to the Micah Walk Band dusting off the masters and stripping the vocals from their song Last One Home. The band shares what they have been up to since playing together. Randy Eccles: This is Community Voices on NPR Illinois. I'm co-host Randy Eccles. What you're hearing behind us, right now, is the theme we've had since we started the show back in 2021. It is Bill Laswell's Work Song, a piece from the eighties — very cool.

Feb 22, 2025 | nprillinois.org | Randy Eccles

Michal Dawson Connor performs his arrangement of spirituals that he has researched from the era of American slavery Feb. 28 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. He joins Community Voices to share his passion, reflect on his time performing in "The Lincolns of Springfield" here, and share how the Los Angeles wildfires affected him. Connor has published a book on his research, The Slave Letters. Randy Eccles: This is Community Voices on 91.9 UIS.

Jan 10, 2025 | nprillinois.org | Randy Eccles

Mark Barlo and Joe Wallace found each other musically through DIM Art House leading to the formation ofIllinois Department of Sound. The result plays in a unique genre of music that has them seeking collaborative art partners. YouTube channel

Oct 9, 2024 | nprillinois.org | Randy Eccles

Jerry Nowicki and Jennifer Fuller of Capitol News Illinois discuss how the organization started helping replace the loss of print statehouse reporting and how they have expanded into providing multimedia news to supplement government coverage in Illinois media. Government & Politics journalismstatehouse

Sep 18, 2024 | nprillinois.org | Randy Eccles

Dr. Deborah Brothers, Professor of English atLincolnland Community College talks banned books, and a special event at LLCC Sept. 25. Lincoln Land Community College’s Department of English and Humanities is hosting Lit Fest, a series of live author readings, panel discussions, interactive workshops and a vendor fair, Sept. 25 through Oct. 3. Lit Fest is being held to recognize Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28, 2024, and October’s National Book Month.