Tim Shelley
Tim Shelley is the Assignment Editor and Digital Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.
Before venturing into the world of radio, Tim worked as Assignment Editor and later Social Media and Digital Content Manager at WEEK-TV for several years.
Tim was also the editor for three weekly newspapers covering much of Tazewell and Woodford counties.
He was born in Peoria, and is a graduate of East Peoria Community High School, Illinois Central College and Bradley University.
When not covering the news, Tim enjoys playing his guitar, reading up on American and ancient Roman history, and spending time with his friends and family.
Tim also collects the works of Elmer M. King - Peoria history rocks!
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Bradley University has issued an all clear two hours after a bomb threat forced a campus lock down. -
Authorities in Peoria, Ill., continue to investigate an attack on a Planned Parenthood facility that occurred two days after the state's governor signed abortion protections into law.
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In spring 2015, Pekin Park District officials were startled when a hole suddenly appeared near McNaughton Park. -
3D modeling is making a difference in complicated surgeries, but regulatory process hasn't caught upKevin Asbury went to see his doctor last September for some bowel issues. At first, it was chalked up to getting more fiber in his diet. -
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a noted critic of former President Donald Trump, is calling it quits rather than vying against U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood in a Republican primary next year. -
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Congress needs to get the National Guard reimbursed for the half billion dollars it spent responding to the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill. -
Public university presidents recently wrote Gov. JB Pritzker, asking him to make higher education a priority area for COVID-19 vaccinations. But with... -
When it comes to assessing scientific evidence, conservatives place more value on personal anecdotes, while liberals put more stock into what the... -
Bradley University said a COVID-19 outbreak among 12 students was traced back to a small, off-campus gathering where no mask-wearing or social... -
Scientists at Peoria's Ag Lab are making strides on developing a new biodegradable plastic.
