Television

WAND-TV: NBC, Channel 17

Phone Numbers: 424-2500

425-6397 (newsroom)

1-800-252-1601

Fax: 424-2583 (news)

E-mail/Website: news@wandtv.com

www.wandtv.com

Address: 904 South Side Drive

Decatur, IL 62521

Staff:

GM: Mike Johnston

News Director: Jim Platzer

Assignment Manager: Elaine Voelker

Station Manager: Tracey Cole

Public Affairs Director: Ken Frye

Anchors: Sean Streaty & Dawn Sterling (co-anchors 5, 6 and 10 p.m.)

Patricia Kakridas (Newscenter 17 Today co-anchors/reporter)

Brian Jodice (sports) & Steve Breitweiser (sports)

Elizabeth Moors (weekend & evening anchor/reporter)

Reporters: Stephanie Wright (Springfield), Lisa Sparrow and Kate Pokarney (Champaign)

Tara Barrett, Scot England, Elizabeth Moors

Photographers: Andy Barker

Erik Darelius

Mike Rambo

Steve Butera

Jon Carter

Chris Shanahan

Mike Taylor

Eric Harrold

Deadline: can be submitted online

WBUI-TV (Central Illinois CW): Channel 23

Phone Numbers: 428-2323

Fax: 428-6455

Address: 2510 Parkway Ct.

Decatur, IL 62526

Website: www.centralillinoiscw.com

Information: Accepts information two to three weeks in advance for "What's Happening"

listing. (Contact: Mitch Morrison - mitch.morrison@centralillinoiscw.com)

Airs PSA's 15, 30 and 60 second length.

WCCU-TV FOX: (Channel 27), Independent

Phone Numbers: 403-9927

523-8855 (Sister Station to WRSP, Springfield)

Fax: 403-1007

523-4410

E-mail/Website: www.foxillinois.com

www.wrsptv.com

Address: 119 W. Church St. For PSA: 3003 Old Rochester Road

Champaign, IL 61820 Springfield, IL 62703

Staff:

GM: Peter O'Brien

Community Affairs: Rachael Atchison (Springfield)

Contacts for PS Programming: Rachael Atchison (Scheduling/Host)

Jeff Kauffman (Camera Man/Creative Services Director)

Community Calendar: Every three hours

News: 9 p.m. ½ hour local newscast

WCIA: CBS - Channel 3

Phone Numbers: 373-3650 (news)

356-8333

422-9242 (Decatur)

525-2306 (Springfield)

Fax: 373-3663

Address: 509 South Neil Street

P.O. Box 20

Champaign, IL 61824-0020

Staff:

GM: Russ Hamilton

News Director: Andy Miller

Assignment Editor: Richard Flesch

Weekend Assignment Editor: Blake Wood

Anchors: Jennifer Roscoe (5, 6, 10)

Dave Benton (6, 9,10)

Rob Collins and Anne Dill (morning)

Weather: Judy Fraser, Robert Reese, Jennifer Ketchmark

Sports: Adam Mikulich

Nevin Nelson

Aaron Bennett

Reporters: Matt Franzblau

Tinisha Shade

Charles Vance

Jenny Gastwirth

Blake Wood (Springfield)

Amber Jenne

Amanda Evans (Decatur)

Stacey Morgan

Erin Maloney

Cortney Hall

Camera Crew: Dave Olsen (chief)

Travis Probst Rameen Karbassion

Joel Claussen Scott Hatch

Russ Leonard Aaron Scarbrough

Chief Photographer: Dave Olsen

Local Sales: Dick Livesay

National Sales Manager: Davida Nagel

General Sales Manager: Don Osika

Decatur Bureau: Amanda Evans 422-9242 or 369-0564

Contact Person: Richard Flesch 373-3665 or 649-1353; rflesch@wcia.com

Director: Ed Mathias 373-3673 (fax)

Public Service Programming: Hometown Calendar (one minute calendar)

Press Release Required 6 weeks - 2 months in advance

E-mail: promo@WCIA.com

2 to 3 weeks in advance before the event

WEIU-TV:

Phone Numbers: 581-5956, 581-3710, 581-2911, or 581-7357/7358/7359/7360

Fax: 581-6650

Address: 1521 Buzzard Hall
600 Lincoln Avenue

Charleston, IL 61920

Staff:

News Director: Kelly Runyon ( karunyon@eiu.edu)

WICD-TV: ABC, Channel 15

Phone Numbers: 351-8500

351-8538 (news) 9 am - 6 pm for Danville

Fax: 351-6134 (news)

Address: 250 South Country Fair Drive

Champaign, IL 61821 Danville Bureau:

Web site: www.wicd15.com 17 East Liberty Lane, Suite A

Staff: Danville, IL 61832

GM: Tim Mathis 431-1515

Station Manager:

News Director: Deana Reece Springfield Station (WICS-TV)

Assistant News Director: Scott Andresen 2680 East Cook Street

Executive Producer: Springfield, IL 62703

Assignment Editor: TBD 351-8538

Chief Editor: Susan Carrington

Producers: Keith King (morning)

Erin Murphy (noon)

Scott Andresen (5)

Abbie Ritchie (6/10)

Matt Brickman (Saturday 6/10)

Reporters: Melody Mendez Aiyana Cristal

Erin Murphy Nick Janes

Ryann Hubbard Checkey Beckford

Bob McCaffrey Matt Brickman

Anchors: Matt Coldagelli and Sara Vincent (mornings)

TBD (noon)

Erin Murphy (5)

Jennifer Copeland and Rick Schutt (6/10)

Melody Mendez (weekend)

Photographers: Nathan Thompson (chief), Doug Anderson, Jon Nilles

Sports Anchors: Josh Samuels, Bart Barker

Sales Manager:

Community Calendar: Doug Quick ( dquick@wicd15.com)

Log on and submit at http://www.wicd15.com/community/community.shtml

(no longer email or fax submissions)

Doug Quick - "Quick-Takes," pulls 1 event or activity from the calendar to talk about

In the 5 p.m. News, Monday-Thursday, and the 5:30 p.m. News on Sunday

"Spotlight 15"

WILL-TV: (public broadcasting)

Phone Numbers: 333-1070

Fax: 244-6386

Address: 300 North Goodwin Ave.

Urbana, IL 61801

E-Mail: willamfm@uiuc.edu

News E-Mail : news@will.uiuc.edu

Will-tv@uiuc.edu

Deadlines: No News, No PSA's

Staff:

Station Manager: Carl Caldwell

Program Director: David Thiel

Champaign Public Television:

Phone Number: 403-8700

Address: 102 N. Neil St.

Champaign, IL 61820

Information: Government programming. Information about Champaign County, C-U Park

District, Unit 4 Schools & City of Champaign.

NO community calendar

Insight Communications Cable:

Phone Number: 384-2500

(866) 800-2000 toll-free

Address: 303 Fairlawn Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

Urbana Government Access - Channel 6

Champaign Government Access - Channel 7