REDBIRD RADIO NETWORK / LOCAL MEDIA THE REDBIRD RADIO NETWORK
WJBC (AM 1230, FM 93.7), the flagship station of Illinois State athletics, will broadcast every minute of Illinois State football action this season on the Redbird Radio Network.
In addition, WJEZ (98.9 FM) out of Pontiac, Ill., will simulcast all Redbird football games to extend the listening area north on I-55 and into the Chicagoland area.
Dick Luedke, the voice of Redbird football and men's basketball, will call all the action alongside color analyst and former ISU assistant coach Ted Schmitz. Bruce Evans will also join the broadcast with sideline reports and interviews and Gary Walter will serve as the lead statistician for broadcasts.
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR ISU FOOTBALL
Chicago Tribune 312-222-3473
Daily Vidette (Illinois State) Rick Jones 309-438-7685 rajone1@ilstu.edu
Peoria Journal-Star Kirk Wessler, Greg Stewart, Dave Reynolds, Kevin Capie, Dave Eminian 309-686-3216 kwessler@pjstar.com
The Pantagraph
Mike Egenes (Sports Editor), Jim Benson, Randy Kindred, Randy Reinhardt, Randy Sharer, Joel Fellers 309-829-8000
megenes@pantagraph.com WJBC (1230 AM)
R.C. McBride (Program Director), Greg Halbleib, Paul Morello, Eric Stock, Dick Luedke, Ted Schmitz, Bruce Evans 309-821-1000 r.c.mcbride@regentcomm.com
WGLT (89.1 FM)
Willis Kern (Sports Director) 309-438-2255 wkern@ilstu.edu
The Redbird Radio Network Team (From Left): Gary Walter, statistician; Dick Luedke, play-by-play; Ted Schmitz, color analyst; and Bruce Evans, sideline reporter.
WZND (Illinois State) Deb Lesser 309-438-5491 dllesse@ilstu.edu
WAND (NBC-Decatur)
John Nilles (Sports Director), Noah Newman 217-425-6391 Ext. 4122 jon.nilles@wandtv.com
WEEK (NBC-Peoria) / WHOI (ABC-Peoria)
Lee Hall (Sports Director), Jim Mattson, Josh Simon, Marc Strauss 309-698-3729 lhall@week.com
WMBD (CBS-Peoria)
Kurt Pegler (Sports Director), Kyle Dierking, Robert Hahn 309-686-9461 kurtp@wmbd.com
TV-10 News (Illinois State) Laura M. Trendle Polus (Director) 309-438-5484 lmtrend@ilstu.edu
WICS (NBC-Springfield)
Krista Lander (Sports Director), Jeremy Rauch 217-753-5614
knlander@wics.com
WCIA (CBS-Champaign) Aaron Bennett (Sports Director), Andrew Wilder, Matt Wettersten 217-373-3650
abennett@wcia.com
WICD (ABC-Champaign) Steve Breitwieser (Sports Director), Aaron Matas 217-351-8538
sbreitwieser@wicd15.com
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