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Remembering Augie Meyers, pioneer of Tex-Mex rock and roll
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (68+ words) Remembering Augie Meyers, pioneer of Tex-Mex rock and roll'WSIU NEWS - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91.9 FM | HD1-News & Classical Remembering Augie Meyers, pioneer of Tex-Mex rock and roll Meyers, who died March 7, helped shape Tex-Mex music with the '60s band Sir Douglas…...
From New York to the Heartland: The Orphan Train Experience in Illinois
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (418+ words) The library is partnering with Illinois Humanities to host Illinois Road Scholar, Jamie Poorman, as she discusses "From New York to the Heartland: The Orphan Train Experience in Illinois.In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a remarkable and heart-wrenching chapter…...
Local Scouting America leaders win award
1+ week, 1+ day ago (165+ words) Local Scouting America leaders win award'WSIU NEWS - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91.9 FM | HD1-News & Classical Local Scouting America leaders win award Two area scout leaders will receive the Greater St. Louis Area Council 2026 Silver Beaver Award. The honor is Scouting…...
'Wait Wait' for March 21, 2026: With Not My Job guest Aasif Mandvi
1+ week, 5+ day ago (160+ words) This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Aasif Mandvi and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Paula Poundstone, and Shane Torres. Click the audio link above to hear the whole…...
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts trailblazing Black female pilot
1+ week, 6+ day ago (305+ words) Theresa Claiborne, the first Black woman to serve as a pilot in the United States Air Force, will discuss her groundbreaking military career during a discussion at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in SIU Student Center Ballroom B. The conversation with John Shaw, director…...
SIU’s Shryock Auditorium is where ‘Anything Goes’ March 26-29
1+ week, 6+ day ago (514+ words) A continuing search for young love and deception can reach no ends " including the high seas " as the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Theater and Dance and the School of Music prepare to take audiences aboard the S.S. American where…...
SIU-Carbondale alum wins an Oscar and makes some history
2+ week, 3+ day ago (169+ words) A graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale has won an Academy Award -- and made a little history as well. Jack Piatt produced "The Singers," which tied for Best Live Action Short Film. That's only the 7th tie for an Oscar in…...
Bringing marine life back to South Florida's 'forgotten edge"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (866+ words) POMPANO BEACH, Fla. " At the back edge of a backyard, in a dead-end South Florida canal, Arthur Tiedeman is drilling holes into the face of a seawall his marine construction company recently installed. The seawall is a newer design of…...
How AI is changing March Madness brackets
2+ week, 3+ day ago (110+ words) With seedings set for March Madness, the premier college basketball competition, many fans will now turn to artificial intelligence for setting up their brackets to predict who will win each game. - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91.9 FM | HD1-News & Classical How…...
HUNTR/X went from a complete unknown to winning a Grammy, and now, an Oscar
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1175+ words) A band that started off 2025 as a complete unknown turned into one of the year's biggest pop sensations. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GOLDEN") EJAE, AUDREY NUNA AND REI AMI: (As HUNTR/X, singing) I was a ghost. I was alone, ah....