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Submit News [+]Tribute to Ponz in Gil Thorp comic strip
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-09-04 12:09:21Jeff Ponczak was a fan of the Gil Thorp comic strip and he was recently added into the strip as a new character.
Here is the link:
Click here to see Gil Thorp comic strip
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Emma Johnson MSN Money colmn launches
Posted by: Emma Johnson on 2008-07-18 15:35:49Emma Johnson's multimedia personal finance column recently launched on MSN Money. The series focuses on people in their 20s and 30s, and includes video, audio, graphic and text elements. Read More >>
proudly introducing... jean lachat photography
Posted by: Jean Lachat on 2008-07-17 22:48:52I happily launched my own home-based photo studio this summer, specializing in documentary portraiture and pretty much anything that is not immoral or illegal! (or at least not that much!) Read More >>
Reporting Contest for College Students and Professionals!
Posted by: Adriana Colindres on 2008-07-17 22:13:52Journalism organization Capitolbeat has separate reporting contests for college students and for professionals, as well as a conference open to all. Contest deadline is Aug. 1 for professionals and Sept. 10 for college students. Read More >>
Chris Heidenrich -- 2nd edition of my local history book
Posted by: Chris Heidenrich on 2008-07-12 12:54:57An updated edition of my book, FREDERICK: LOCAL AND NATIONAL CROSSROADS, about the history of Frederick, Maryland, is available at www.arcadiapublishing.com. Check it out! Read More >>
Most recent new members:
Steve Wasserman, Troy Torrison, Tim Endsley, Jill Ward, john grady, Kimberly Grippo, Debra Schoenecker-Dixon, Matthew Senator, Robin Baumgarten, Eddy Carlos,Most recent donors:
Cathy Martin Hall, Bill Choslovsky, Paul E. Veith, Sarah and Michael David Smith, Doug Lee, Patrick Windhorst, Dorothey Puch Lillig, Jomarie Fredericks and Steven Shamash, Andrew Coneen, Illinois Press Photographers Association,The "Tom Thomas, Jr. Memorial Award"
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-06-19 15:37:12
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Tom Thomas, Jr., WPGU DJ, 1974-76, died Friday, May 9, 2008 to a sudden illness called aortic dissection. Tom was a member of the "Back to the Heart" fundraising committee and served on the Illini Media Hall of Fame selection committee the past two years. He was one of the most active members of our alumni group and was the kind of person that couldn't do enough to help us.
Illini Media is honored and humbled that at the request of Tom's family, the "Back to the Heart" campaign has been named as the cause they would like memorial contributions to go to. Tom's wife Lauri said it is "what Tom would have wanted."
Illini Media, along with Tom's family and friends, have decided to establish "The Tom Thomas Memorial Award" to be given annually to a member of the WPGU-FM 107.1 staff not holding a board-appointed position. The award will go to the person who has made the greatest contribution to the quality and the betterment of the radio station.
The recipient will receive a framed certificate and their name will be on an engraved plaque which will be on permanent display in the radio station. They will also receive a cash gift distributed each year by Illini Media.
Donations in memory of Tom are tax-deductible and can be sent to:
Illini Media
Attention: Mary Cory, "Tom Thomas, Jr. Memorial Fund"
512 East Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Click here to donate online
"Tom Thomas, Jr. Memorial Award" Donors
Nancy Blair Norman
Scott Bromann
Kathy Cole
Mary Cory
Marge Fahrforth
Jomarie Fredericks and Steven Shamash
Carol Honeywell
Frank, Heather and Bridget Jeffers
Jean and Jerry Jeske
Dale Jockell
Mike and Pam Koziol
Jean M. Leyman
Stacy Marshall-Kern
Mark and Karen Mueller
Malvina and Cheryl Price
Ed and Jan Sackley
Siemens Corporation
Kristina Siman
Barb, Bill, Robby and Jimmy Spigner
Lynne Stiefel
Lauri Thomas
Mike Waldbusser
Bruce and Loraine Walker
Charlie Meyerson
Sean McCumber