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Cunningham Children's Home CEO Marlin Livingston, ​I&I Tractor Club's Chuck Stelter, Kiwanis Club scholarship recipient Elda Gonzalez and Fisher Fair demo derby champion Colton Schopp — as well as The News-Gazette's Jen Bailey and Joe Vozzelli — joined Thursday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Former two-sport Illini standout Forry Wells, Penfield 'Church Broads' Jamie Dorsey and Rhonda Gordon​, ​and Kiwanis Club scholarship recipients Ava Clark and Kati Fleck brought it on Wednesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Royse & Brinkmeyer CEO Collin Carlier, ​Salem Baptist's Betty Hassell, Kona Ice founder Wes Hanner, Gameday Spirit CEO Ryan Majeres and St. Joseph fourth-grader Lucy Messman made for an entertaining Tuesday edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Urbana Hall of Fame coach Randy Blackman, new Fisher Fair Queen Ava Paullin, Rantoul Village Administrator Scott Eisenhauer and Illini great/10-year major leaguer Donn Pall visited during Monday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Westville Mayor Troy Strebin, America at 250 contributor Ellen Harms, Judge Eric Long and Illinois State award-winner Kennedy Carico brought it on Thursday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

U.S. Olympic Hall of Famer Jean Driscoll, longtime Meyer Capel attorney Jerry Jahn and People's Choice champ Caryn Happ helped celebrate our 100th show on Wednesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

UI College of Law's Sarah Conley Odenkirk, Country Arbors Nursery's Dave Geeseman, Arcola's Bill Wagoner and Cheese and Cracker's Bart Basi visited on Tuesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Special guest co-host Tom Kacich welcomed in longtime sources Bruce Knight of Champaign, Rose Costello of Urbana, Kensil Garnett of IDOT and Dianne Kurth of Danville on Monday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

UI difference-makers Kaitlin Southworth and Paula Santiago, NBA dad Logan Wagler, and St. Joseph restaurateur Roche Cain brought it on Monday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Special guest co-host John Dixon — joined by fellow former News-Gazette difference-maker Phil Bloomer — talked photojournalism and more with Eddie Bain and Mark Jones during Thursday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Special guest co-host Mary Schenk strolled memory lane with Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz, former Urbana Fire Chief Mike Dilley and Judge Roger Webber during Wednesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Special guest co-host Marcus Jackson welcomed in longtime friends/sources/dance partners Paul Klee, Michael Finke, Joe Stovall and Banafsheh Amiri during Tuesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash, Teacher of the Week John Matanda Tshipama, All-Area Girls’ Soccer Coach of the Year Steve Whiteley, Town Hall columnist Wendy Driver and Mahomet-Seymour Superintendent Kenny Lee all checked in on Thursday’s edition of News-Gazette Radio, powered by GTPS Insurance.

Making time Wednesday while much of the area was under a tornado warning: public works’ Kris Koester (Champaign) and Vince Gustafson (Urbana); emergency management’s Aaron Leynes (Piatt County), Roy Kohl (Hoopeston) and John Dwyer (Champaign County); Farmer City mayor Scott Testory and city manager Halley Roberson); Ameren Illinois’ Karly Combest; Champaign County Forest Preserve head Lorrie Pears...

Tuscola candy queen Devon Flesor Story, Central soccer star Riley Shulze, Champaign concealed-carry instructor Steve Weldon, C-U Flower House owner Andrea Hunt and Homer Lake site superintendent Skylar Smith joined a loaded Tuesday edition of News-Gazette Radio, powered by GTPS Insurance.

UI acting alum Stephen Tobolowsky (aka Ned the Head from "Groundhog Day"), Monticello mover and shaker Gary Huisinga, Urbana preservationist Angela Urban and the National Weather Service's Ed Shimon all checked in during Monday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

ClarkLindsey's Richard Mohr, Navy-bound G-RF grad Tiffany Taylor, Ford Fair and GCMS legend Norm Schall, Teacher of the Week Nicole Perez-Cardona and All-Area Boys' Tennis Player of the Year Hunter Madigan checked in during Thursday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance

Wood N' Hog's Michael McDonald, Gies College of Business' Ally Sehy, Champaign County Emergency Management Agency's John Dwyer and Mady Marx and Carl Long  —  The News-Gazette's All-Area Girls' Track Athlete and Coach of the Year — visited during Wednesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Kankakee High basketball coach Chris Pickett, Biaggi's boss Cassidy Hoke, St. Joseph-Ogden AD Justin Franzen and Bartender of the Week Kayla Pryor — plus The News-Gazette's Jana Wiersema — brought it on Tuesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Urbana Police Chief Larry Boone, Teacher of the Week Gariel Pierce, C-U bowling Hall of Famer Steve Lawson and Gary Parrish of CBS Sports weighed in on Tuesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

UI trombone prof Jon Whitaker, hot air balloon pilot Gary Moore, Urbana High marching band's Marie Polk and GCMS basketball coach Ryan Tompkins — ahead of his program's trip to play at the 'Hoosiers' gym — shined on Thursday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Former Illini great J Leman, Cozad Asset Management's Dae Kang, former Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin and Prairieland Feeds' Garry and Lisa Herzog — as well as The News-Gazette's Luke Taylor — weighed in on Wednesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Cubs VP Mike Lufrano, Illini softball's Brooke Watson, Lake of the Woods' Chris Edmondson and Papa Del's GM Andrea Seten brought it on Tuesday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

C-U Asian American Heritage Trail's David Chih and Kevin Tan, Capitol News Illinois' Jerry Nowicki, Sister Bridget Martin from St. Thomas More and Urbana's Lashaunda Cunningham visited on Monday's edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.

Tara and Jessi Hurless, Jenny Amos, Ja’Nasa Modest, Professor Robert Bruno, and Matt Daniels from the News-Gazette joined the Thursday edition of News-Gazette Radio powered by GTPS Insurance.