
Renae Skinner
Co-Anchor, WMBD This Morning at WMBD-TV (Peoria, IL)
Co-Anchor, Good Day Central Illinois at WYZZ-TV (Peoria, IL)
Anchor/Reporter at WVLA
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3 weeks ago |
louisianafirstnews.com | Russell Falcon |Renae Skinner
(NEXSTAR) — Some major changes are coming to your grocery store newsstands: Soon, magazines like In Touch Weekly, Life & Style, Closer Weekly and First for Women will no longer be there. The celebrity news and lifestyle outlets, which were geared toward female readers, will publish their final issues in June, the company told The Hollywood Reporter. The magazines’ owner, McClatchy Media Company, first broke the news to THR, after staff were informed of impending layoffs.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Renae Skinner
MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Despite district efforts four years ago, some Morton parents said bullying is still an issue within District 709 and they are speaking up. Tamara Woodmancy, had children who graduated from the district. She and others have been up in arms for years over the issue. Jami Sheridan has two kids who also graduated from the district and said the board is “not going to deal with it. They want to cover it up.”But district officials said that’s not the case.
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Mar 21, 2025 |
centralillinoisproud.com | Renae Skinner |Tanya Williams
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)– Engineering is a field still largely dominated by men, but in Peoria, a couple of women are leading the field. On Maxwell Road, construction crews are hard at work. But this crew includes the Peoria County Engineer and Resident Engineer. Both are women and civil engineers. “I grew up in construction. My dad was a concrete contractor. I’ve worked in engineering since I was 13,” said Josie Esker, Resident Engineer with the Peoria County Highway Department.
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Mar 21, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Renae Skinner
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)– Engineering is a field still largely dominated by men, but in Peoria, a couple of women are leading the field. On Maxwell Road, construction crews are hard at work. But this crew includes the Peoria County Engineer and Resident Engineer. Both are women and civil engineers. “I grew up in construction. My dad was a concrete contractor. I’ve worked in engineering since I was 13,” said Josie Esker, Resident Engineer with the Peoria County Highway Department.
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Mar 19, 2025 |
pjstar.com | Renae Skinner
Renae Skinner is the newest co-anchor for WMBD-TV’s “WMBD This Morning” and WYZZ’s “Good Day Central Illinois.”Skinner has worked as a multimedia journalist for 14 years in five states. Skinner is excited to be in the Peoria area and connect with the community through storytelling. Early-morning viewers of Peoria television have probably noticed a new face on the anchor team.
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