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A free public forum about the changing relationship between Rockford police and the community will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St. in Rockford. “Safe Neighborhoods, Safe City: Changing Roles of Police and Community,” organized by 89.5 WNIJ, is part of Northern Public Radio’s occasional...
Susan Stephens
WNIJ’s Sue Stephens has won first place in the nationwide Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI) Awards for Best Writing, presented Saturday night in Cleveland. She won the award for her story “Rick’s Picks: Cheap Trick guitarist’s life on display in Rockford,” a feature which aired Aug. 13, 2012, during Morning Edition. The story chronicled...
Susan Stephens
Susan Stephens of the WNIJ News staff has captured three first-place awards in the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association Journalism Excellence Award in the Downstate Radio division. She was named Best Newswriter for the second year in a row. Judges evaluate a sampling of the reporter’s writing in stories that aired in 2012. Stephens’ entries...
Susan Stephens
The Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association recently announced winners in the 2011 Journalism Excellence Contest. WNIJ (89.5-FM) reporter Susan Stephens was named “Best Newswriter” and took first place in the “Hard News Feature” category in the downstate radio division of the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association 2011 Journalism Excellence contest. Judges evaluated a variety of...
Money & ruler
Northern Illinois University president, John G. Peters addressed several key components of a recently released report on NIU's economic impact on the region during a radio interview with WNIJ-FM.
Susan Stephens
WNIJ (89.5-FM) reporter Susan Stephens claimed three honors this year when the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association recently announced winners in the 2010 Journalism Excellence Contest. Stephens won her awards in the association’s Downstate Radio division. Her story “Fire Ops 101” was chosen Best Light Feature. Her “Two Sides of a Transplant” report was named Best Hard News...