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On Wednesday, May 22, WSIU, in conjunction with Molina Healthcare of Illinois, held a reading event at the C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library in Mt. Vernon. Roughly 50 children and parents attended. They were entertained with a book reading, educated on American Sign Language and each child received an age-appropriate book, courtesy of Molina.
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WSIU recently completed a series of Family Fun Day events across the region to engage with families around the theme of “Downunder” centered around the PBS KIDS show “Work It Out Wombats!” The annual events expanded in reach in 2024, adding a Quincy celebration to events in Mt. Vernon and Springfield.
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WSIU, the Carbondale Public Library, and Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS will host a screening of “The Tuba Thieves,” featuring a free dinner and community dialogue. Directed, written, and produced by hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel, the film uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore the nature of sound itself, through several d/Deaf people telling stories in the film equivalent of a game of telephone.
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Children in the region are attending family reading events and receiving free books thanks to a partnership between WSIU and Molina Healthcare.
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Students from the Jackson County CEO program recently visited WSIU to learn more about the broadcast industry.
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WSIU & SIU School of Media Arts host public lecture on Preserving Public Sounds and the history of Public broadcasting.
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A special event this week examined efforts to bring more diverse perspectives into the national dialogue.
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WSIU and the Marion Carnegie Library are teaming up to help students tell the region about what matters to them. Young people and their parents/guardians are invited to visit the Spring ‘24 Southern Illinois News Bureau kickoff to learn how and to register for the bureau!
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This week the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and America’s Public Television Stations were cited for their work to prepare children in reading.
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Beginning Feb. 6, PBS will provide eight hours of children’s programming on the daytime schedule, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The change allows for the addition of a wide variety of new programming from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.