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WSIU Public Television's magazine-style series turns the spotlight on our region and its people.

Co-hosts George Norwood and Roz Rice feature a combination of field-produced and in-studio segments covering topics that include the arts and education, family and community, regional history and cultural identity, and news and public affairs.

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WSIU InFocus (Episode #533)
Premieres: Friday, September 3rd at 9pm
Repeats: 9/5 at 12:30pm & 11:33pm, 9/8 at 11:30pm, 9/10 at 5pm
Candidates for Governor
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WSIU InFocus kicks off WSIU Public Broadcasting's extended coverage of the general election campaign with in-depth interviews of the leading candidates for Governor of Illinois. At the DuQuoin State Fair, WSIU Public Radio's Jennifer Fuller talked with incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn of Chicago, Green Party candidate Rich Whitney of Carbondale, and Republican nominee State Senator Bill Brady of Bloomington.

Quinn, a former state Treasurer and Lieutenant Governor, became the state's chief executive in January, 2009 after former Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office by the Illinois General Assembly. Whitney, a civil rights attorney, put the Green party on the map in Illinois and on the ballot as an official party after his showing in the 2006 race for Governor. Brady, a real estate developer and former member of the Illinois House of Representatives, has served in the Illinois Senate since 2002. 

Fuller talked with the trio about how they plan to manage the state's $13 billion budget deficit, create jobs and grow the Illinois economy, and restore voter confidence in the state in the wake of the Blagojevich and George Ryan scandals. 

WSIU is partnering with the Southern Illinoisan newspaper for extensive coverage of the candidates and the issues during the fall election season, including interviews with candidates for U.S. Congress, the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives, and live debates with candidates for Governor of Illinois and the U.S. Senate. We'll provide more broadcast details about WSIU-TV's and WSIU Radio's election programming and coverage in a special Web feature, coming soon at wsiu.org.


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