Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
Paint The Street – Jenna Wiesner from PNC Bank

Paint the Street with the Springfield Art Association will once again turn ordinary concrete […]

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
Linda Jones – Memorial Health VP of Ancillary Services – Blood Supply and Donation

Summer is a time when blood donations are down and the need for blood […]

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
Michelle Ownbey – Springfield Business Journal Report

Publisher Michelle Ownbey joins the WTAX Morning Newswatch with the Springfield Business Journal Report.

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
Springfield Ward 8 Alderwoman Erin Conley

Joey McLaughlin talks with Springfield Ward 8 alderwoman Erin Conley about the Springfield City Council meeting and a three-million-dollar grant for the Springfield Police Department.

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
Summer programs and free breakfast and lunch in District 186

Joey McLaughlin talks with the Springfield School district’s Rachal Dyas about a variety of summer programs and camps that the district is involved with, and the free summer meal program.

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
The Longest Day fundraisers help fight Alzheimer’s

Joey Mclaughin talks about The Longest Day with Kim Brey who is the Longest Day Manager for the Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.  She also discusses the latest in research and how listeners can help with a Longest Day fundraiser.

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
How to “Fight the Bite” and West Nile virus

Joey Mclaughin talks with Samantha Kerr, the Vector Control Program Manager for the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Division of Environmental Health about West Nile Virus being reported in four Illinois Counties so far in 2023 and how to ‘Fight the Bite.’

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
“Rock of Ages” opens Friday at the Muni

Joey McLaughlin talks with Scott Leqocq about the Muni’s ‘Rock of Ages’ which opens Friday at the Springfield Muni.  Get info and tickets at TheMuni.Org.

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
1908 Race Riot sight clears hurdles to be a national park service site

Joey Mclaughlin talks with HSHS President and CEO Damond Boatwright about the National Park Service determining that the race riot site meets all of the criteria to be a park service site.

Morning Newswatch Podcasts
2 years ago
When will we get some rain?

Joey McLaughlin talks with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford about the drought conditions that currently exist across much of the state.