WSEC TV (Jacksonville, IL)

WSEC (channel 14) is a PBS-affiliated television station based in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA. It is owned by Southern Illinois University and has a sibling station, WSIU-TV, located in Carbondale.

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SIU fashion students hard at work to showcase creativity

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Rosenbery

There’s little time to waste for Jia Brown, Aaron Elliott, Nicole Robinson and other students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Fashion Studies program. “I’m very excited and very anxious,” said Brown, as she was hand-sewing a piece for her resort wear collection she will debut at the Student Showcase and Fashion Show on April 24 at the SIU Student Center. “We have to be in the studio every day at this point because it’s crunch time.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts Kettering Foundation CEO to discuss future of democracy

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Rosenbery

Sharon Davies, president and CEO of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a special virtual conversation at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 24. Davies will discuss the nonprofit research organization’s work toward advancing democracy and civic engagement with John Shaw, institute director. The discussion via Zoom is free and open to the public, but registration to view the conversation is required.
Environmental, LGBTQ+ advocate receives SIU’s 2025 Sturgis Award

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Rosenbery

Jonny Gray, an associate professor in communication studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, was “really humbled and honored” to learn he has received the 2025 Lindell W. Sturgis Award. A longtime advocate for both the LGBTQ+ and environmental communities, Gray said the recognition carries a deeper meaning — an affirmation of the university’s commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion.
U.S. will walk away from Ukraine peace efforts if progress not made soon, Rubio says

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Eleanor Beardsley

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. will walk away from efforts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine if progress isn't made within days.
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.
WSIU Almanac 4.17.25

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Leah Lerner

ON THIS DAY in 1970 Paul McCartney releases his 1st solo album "McCartney". Locally,The City of Herrin is celebrating the 125th Anniversary of its incorporation with a 2-day Incorporation Day celebration. Today, there will be a ribbon cutting and proclamation reading at City Hall at Noon followed by a tree planting ceremony in collaboration with their sister city in Italy at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 2. Tomorrow, the festivities begin at 5:30pm at The Herrin Civic Center.
SIU theater professor’s collaboration with Violent Femmes singer may lead to the stage

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Rosenbery

With the help of Violent Femmes lead singer Gordon Gano, Matthew C. Williams, an assistant professor of performance and movement in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Theater and Dance, is putting the final touches on a libretto that weaves the group’s music into the story of a struggling family’s search for redemption. The School of Theater and Dance will serve as an incubator for the yet-to-be-named musical, which Williams hopes to complete this summer.
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.
Federal judge, former SIU law professor to present Simonds lecture

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Rosenbery

A former faculty member at Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School will reflect on his career and time at SIU Carbondale, and his current role as a federal judge in Washington, D.C., during a lecture on April 22. Ryan T. Holte, a judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, will present “Living Lincoln’s Vision From the Bench Twelve Years After SIU” at 5:30 p.m. in the Hiram H. Lesar Building’s auditorium. A reception is at 4:30 p.m. in the law school’s formal lounge.