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Consider This #204 - Sarah Zallek, MD - Director, INI Sleep Center

Title: Consider This #204 - Sarah Zallek, MD - Director, INI Sleep Center
Runtime: 25:18
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Sleep is one of those things many of us take for granted, until we don’t get enough. Sarah Zallek, MD and Director of the INI Sleep Center will help us understand why good sleep is so important, and how studying sleep disorders came to be the focus of her medical practice.

http://www.wtvp.org/considerthis/9-204.asp

Consider This #205 - Dove Benoit, Lead Singer, The BraziLionaires

Title: Consider This #205 - Dove Benoit, Lead Singer, The BraziLionaires
Runtime: 25:38
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: I've got the music in me is not just a song for singer Dove Benoit, Lead Singer for The BraziLionaires, it's one of the running themes of her life. Meet this sought-after singer and discover how her career path went from medicine to music.
http://www.wtvp.org/considerthis/9-205.asp

Consider This #207 - Jeff Griffin & John Sahn - Small Businesses

Title: Consider This #207 - Jeff Griffin & John Sahn - Small Businesses
Runtime: 25:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Yvonne speaks with Jeff Griffin - President, Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce & John Sahn - Chair, Peoria Score about Small Business

Consider This #206 - John W. Franklin - Smithsonian Institution

Title: Consider This #206 - John W. Franklin - Smithsonian Institution
Runtime: 26:12
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Yvonne speaks with John W. Franklin - Senior Manager of External Affairs, Smithsonian Institution.

http://www.wtvp.org/considerthis/9-206.asp

Title: At Issue #2920 - Peoria NAACP
Runtime: 26:45
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The leadership of the Peoria chapter of the NAACP will be changing after more than two decades, Don Jackson, he is still going to be involved, but he is no longer going to be president of the chapter. He will make room for Marvin Hightower. Both gentlemen will be on At Issue

http://www.wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2920.asp

At Issue #2919 - Retiring State Representatives David Leitch and Don Moffitt

Title: At Issue #2919 - Retiring State Representatives David Leitch and Don Moffitt
Runtime: 26:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Two state legislators with a combined total of 52 years in the Illinois House of Representatives discuss, upon their recent retirement, past successful legislation, their misgivings and thoughts on Springfield gridlock. Don Moffitt of Knoxville/Galesburg recalls creating interest free loans for rural fire departments, livestock management legislation as confinement facilities began to grow and spurring economic development at the Burlington Northern rail yard. David Leitch of Peoria reflects on legislation to help the north campus of Illinois Central College, umbilical cord stem cell research, requiring insurance companies to pay for mammograms and the state of mental health in Illinois.

At Issue #2918 - Congresswoman Cheri Bustos

Title: At Issue #2918 - Congresswoman Cheri Bustos
Runtime: 26:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Congresswoman Cheri Bustos - (D) 17th Congressional District - discusses her co-chair position on the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, her views on how to better fund the Highway Trust Fund, efforts by the Congressional Women's Caucus to help working single parents with child care and paid family leave, her efforts to assure manufacturing jobs come back to America through her recently introduced bill called Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act and how she expects to work with Republicans as a member of the minority party.

At Issue #2917 - Central Illinois Start-up Companies

Title: At Issue #2917 - Central Illinois Start-up Companies
Runtime: 26:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The founders of three new companies discuss the benefits and challenges of entrepreneurship. The conversation includes Luke Haverhals of Natural Fiber Welding in Peoria, Matt Scachetti of DevBright in Peoria and Bryan Ballard of White Oak Brewing in Normal

WTVP | PBS Kids Launch - Early Childhood Development

Title: WTVP | PBS Kids Launch - Early Childhood Development
Runtime: 6:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Andrea Bowers, The Heart of Illinois United Way Success By 6 Project Manager discusses need for early childhood education.
This interview is a segment from a special program that launched WTVP's new PBS Kids channel, a 24/7 educational children's channel will be available on WTVP 47.2 . PBS reaches more homes than any other network. Now children will be able watch WTVP's PBS Kids programming whenever they choose.

WTVP | PBS Kids Launch - Digital Content

Title: WTVP | PBS Kids Launch - Digital Content
Runtime: 6:02
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Mark Lasswell, the WTVP IT Director discusses what digital content will be available on online for our new PBS Kids Channel.
This interview is a segment from a special program that launched WTVP's new PBS Kids channel, a 24/7 educational children's channel will be available on WTVP 47.2 . PBS reaches more homes than any other network. Now children will be able watch WTVP's PBS Kids programming whenever they choose.

WTVP | PBS Kids Launch - Channel Content

Title: WTVP | PBS Kids Launch - Channel Content
Runtime: 6:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Julie Sanders, the WTVP Content & Marking Director discusses what will be available on our new PBS Kids Channel.
This interview is a segment from a special program that launched WTVP's new PBS Kids channel, a 24/7 educational children's channel will be available on WTVP 47.2 . PBS reaches more homes than any other network. Now children will be able watch WTVP's PBS Kids programming whenever they choose.

Title: WTVP | PBS Kids 24/7 Launch Special
Runtime: 29:17
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A special program that launched WTVP's new PBS Kids channel, a 24/7 educational children's channel will be available on WTVP 47.2 . PBS reaches more homes than any other network. Now children will be able watch WTVP's PBS Kids programming whenever they choose.

Title: At Issue #2916 - Water Company Buyout
Runtime: 26:43
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Members of the Peoria CEO Council Water Infrastructure Objective Study Committee offer insight as to whether the city of Peoria should seriously consider the purchase of the water company as allowed every five years under the franchise agreement. The committee members found 86% of water systems are municipally owned, and conclude that city ownership would assure local control of rates, better competition with other towns in attracting business and a potential revenue stream for the city. This is dependent on the appraised asking price. The committee at this time is not recommending purchase of the water company, but is suggesting the city perform due diligence to determine if a purchase is a viable alternative.

At Issue #2914 - Army Corps of Engineers

Title: At Issue #2914 - Army Corps of Engineers
Runtime: 26:44
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Rock Island District Commander Craig Baumgartner, Peoria Lock and Dam Lockmaster Doug Martin and Chief of Locks and Dams on the Illinois Waterway Craig Hess look back at some Corps history as the Rock Island District celebrates its 150th anniversary. They discuss the condition of locks and dams on the Illinois River, flood risk management, levee maintenance, the Peoria Upper Island project and the south backwater project in Pekin.

http://www.wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2914.asp

At Issue #2915 - Peoria's 325th Birthday

Title: At Issue #2915 - Peoria's 325th Birthday
Runtime: 26:47
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The program focuses on highlights of local history as 2016 marks 325 years of permanent settlement by Europeans at Peoria. Four historians discuss what attracted Native Americans to the location of Peoria Lakes, the French settlers' interaction with the local tribes, the burning of the French settlement in 1812, whiskey production, vaudeville, and the three major waves of immigration by the Irish, Germans and Lebanese.

http://www.wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2915.asp

Title: Consider This #107 - Joe McGuire
Runtime: 2:47
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Joe was born in Bloomington, Illinois. It did not take him long to discover art as a passion. He grew up drawing on anything and everything. He enjoyed entertaining brothers and sisters with his drawing. His interest for art continued through high school and Illinois State University where he was a comprehensive art major specializing in visual communications and commercial art. During his time at ISU, he drew editorial cartoons for the Vidette
school newspaper and had a regular cartoon strip, “Joe College.”
He was also the art director for the campus TV station “TV10 News”.

Joe did his internship at WEEK, the NBC affiliate in Peoria, Illinois. His first job out of college was as art director for Brown’s Sporting Goods, a sporting goods retail store chain. During that time, WEEK-TV approached him about appearing on "The Captain Jinks Show," a local childrens' television program famous years before, which they were bringing back to the airwaves. Duri...

At Issue #2912 - Bloomington / Normal Mayors

Title: At Issue #2912 - Bloomington / Normal Mayors
Runtime: 26:43
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Bloomington mayor Tari Renner and the mayor of Normal, Chris Koos, discuss incentives for a Portillo's Restaurant in Normal, downtown development in Bloomington, the future of the Mitsubishi plant, past problems at U. S. Cellular Coliseum, the Economic Development Council's upcoming lobby trip to Washington, D. C., the lack of discussion on a shared sales tax plan, Renner's trip to Cuba and railroad crossings in Normal

At Issue #2913 - "At Issue Town Hall: The Heroin Epidemic "

Title: At Issue #2913 - "At Issue Town Hall: The Heroin Epidemic "
Runtime: 56:32
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: At Issue delves into a discussion on Heroin during the hour-long Town Hall held live on December 15th, 2016.

http://www.wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2913.asp

Title: At Issue #2911 - Small Town Newspapers
Runtime: 26:43
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: As papers in larger cities struggle, what is the status of newspapers serving rural communities? The publishers/writers of four small town papers in Marshall, Stark, Fulton and Peoria Counties address the issues of advertising, editorial content and community involvement for their papers.

Title: At Issue #2910 - Election Analysis
Runtime: 26:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Three political science professors offer analysis of the national and state elections. Dr. Kerri Milita and Dr. Carl Palmer, both of Illinois State University, and Dr. Ed Burmila of Bradley University offer insight into Donald Trump's victory, why the polls were wrong, the electoral college, the use of scare tactics in campaigns and the conservative wing of congress. They also discuss the Illinois budget deficit, the prospects for redistricting and term limits and the large number of uncontested legislative races.

The Golden Pumpkin - Celebrating 50 Years On The Vine

Title: The Golden Pumpkin - Celebrating 50 Years On The Vine
Runtime: 26:50
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: There’s a reason they call Morton, Illinois “The Pumpkin Capital of the World,” and it’s not just the fact that over 80% of the world’s pumpkin is processed at the local Libby’s Pumpkin plant.

In 1967, the first Morton Pumpkin Festival was organized by the Morton Chamber of Commerce as an annual fund raiser and celebration of the beginning of the pumpkin harvest and canning season at the local Libby's Pumpkin Plant.

Today, the Morton Pumpkin Festival includes over 30 special events and venues hosted and organized by over 2,000 volunteers. The festival welcomes an estimated 70,000 visitors.
This fresh new WTVP documentary not only celebrates 50 years of pumpkins, but also looks back at the roots of the event and the armies of volunteers that help make each year possible.

Title: At Issue #2909 - Life After Prison
Runtime: 26:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description

At Issue #2908 - 18th Congressional District Race

Title: At Issue #2908 - 18th Congressional District Race
Runtime: 26:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In the 18th congressional district political race, Democratic challenger Junius Rodriguez of Eureka answers questions in the first half of the program and Republican incumbent Darin LaHood of Peoria answers the same questions in the second portion. Issues include clean air, consumer financial protection, trade agreements, farm subsidies, social security and immigration.

Title: At Issue #2907 - Medical Marijuana
Runtime: 26:43
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: November 9 is the first anniversary of the legal sale of medical marijuana in Illinois. This edition of At Issue looks at the status of medical cannabis sales at the one-year mark with Peoria attorney Rodney Nordstrom and the general manager of the cultivation center located in Delavan, Illinois, Eric Diekhoff. Issues include the question of the federal ban on the usage of marijuana, the different conditions under which a client can qualify for purchase of cannabis, the various forms of marijuana from edibles to topicals, state regulations, the impact on employers and more.

At Issue #2906 - Issues in the Latino Community

Title: At Issue #2906 - Issues in the Latino Community
Runtime: 26:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On this episode of 'At Issue' H Wayne Wilson will discuss Issues in the Latin Community.

Title: At Issue #2904 - City of Peoria Issues
Runtime: 26:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich discusses the upcoming city budget, pension debt, road improvements, the city's efforts to resolve the combined sewer overflow problem, River Trail Apartments and more.

Title: At Issue #2903 - Water Quality
Runtime: 26:59
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Galesburg Mayor John Pritchard and Galesburg City Engineer Wayne Carl tell how their city responded when lead was found in drinking water, how corrosion inhibitors can help control leaching in lead pipes, the impact of other sources of lead and how to make homes safer for drinking water. The City Manager of Normal - which does not have issues with lead in drinking water - joins the discussion, including the value of a municipally owned water system.

At Issue #2902 - Education in Illinois - 1 Hour Special

Title: At Issue #2902 - Education in Illinois - 1 Hour Special
Runtime: 56:46
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The executives directors of two statewide educational organizations - Roger Eddy of the Illinois Association of School Boards and Brent Clark of the Illinois Association of School Administrators - discuss the state of Illinois's role in K-through-12 education, school funding (including local property taxes), college prep vs vocational programs, Vision 20/20, merit pay for teachers and PARCC testing during a special one-hour At Issue..

At Issue #2901 - Race Relations Town Hall - Live

Title: At Issue #2901 - Race Relations Town Hall - Live
Runtime: 1:56:31
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: At Issue with H Wayne Wilson begins its 29th season of in-depth discussions with a special two-hour Town Hall on Race Relations. In the aftermath of racial disruption in a growing list of American cities, it is incumbent on communities to take new approaches to seek common ground on matters of race. There is a need to educate, respect and establish trust among those of different backgrounds.

WTVP’s At Issue will address concerns of the African-American community in this live Town Hall. Representatives of various groups from Bloomington/Normal and Peoria will gather in the studio for a frank discussion on proactive steps that might be taken with regard to policing, economic opportunity and community involvement. Viewers will have an opportunity to participate by submitting questions through social media at www.wtvp.org.

Title: At Issue #2830 - Minimum Wage
Runtime: 26:44
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. The state minimum wage of $8.25 an hour was enacted in 2010. With that as background, what is a fair wage, should a cost-of-living increase be included and what are the drawbacks and plusses to any increase? Or in the alternative, should there be a minimum wage at all? Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Jeff Griffin and Illinois State University College of Business professor Victor Devinatz address those issues.

Title: At Issue #2829 - Concussions
Runtime: 26:45
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: http://wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2829.asp

Concussions can occur to children on the playground, young people in organized athletics, or older individuals in the home. The Illinois Neurological Institute (INI) formed a team three years ago to study the impact of concussions and develop a procedure for the treatment and prevention of concussive blows to the head. Representatives from INI, the Junior Football League of Central Illinois and the Peoria Park District will define concussion, discuss changes in athletic protocols and how to educate families to recognize the symptoms of concussion.

Title: At Issue #2828 - Sister Cities
Runtime: 26:05
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: With a visit by a contingent from Friedrichshafen, Germany, visiting Peoria, it is appropriate to discuss the benefits and values of sister city relationships. Peoria has four sister cities - Friedrichshafen; Clonmel, Ireland; Benxi, China; and Aytou, Lebanon. The conversation centers on the cultural, business and educational aspects of the relationship with Friedrichshafen and Peoria with Peoria mayor Jim Ardis, Friedrichshafen Mayor Andreas Brand, and the presidents of Friends of Friedrichshafen and Friends of Peoria groups.

http://wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2828.asp

Illinois Lawmakers #3303 - Stacey Tomczyk Memorial

Title: Illinois Lawmakers #3303 - Stacey Tomczyk Memorial
Runtime: 1:42
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description

At Issue #2828 - Stacey Tomczyk Memorial

Title: At Issue #2828 - Stacey Tomczyk Memorial
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description

Corn Stock Theatre (50th Anniversary Documentary) WTVP

Title: Corn Stock Theatre (50th Anniversary Documentary) WTVP
Runtime: 27:52
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Produced by Todd K. Pilon:
With 35 dollars in the treasury, lots of enthusiasm, and a strong desire to present quality theater, a dedicated group of friends launched Corn Stock Theatre on July 27th, 1954. Join WTVP for this inside look at the people, history, and legend of Central Illinois' oldest theater-in-the-round.

Title: WTVP Auction 2016 Closing Video
Runtime: 5:11
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Thanks to all our volunteers and staff who participated to make another successful televised auction!

At Issue #2827 - Building Small Town Economies

Title: At Issue #2827 - Building Small Town Economies
Runtime: 26:40
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University helps guide towns of fewer than 5,000 population to a more prosperous condition through a process called MAPPING. Community leaders decide what areas need improvement and the IIRA shows them effective methods by which to achieve their goals. Representatives of the IIRA and the villages of Manito and Williamsfield discuss their efforts at revitalization. You can find detailed information about MAPPING from the link below.

http://www.wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2827.asp

At Issue #2826 - Challenges for Community Colleges

Title: At Issue #2826 - Challenges for Community Colleges
Runtime: 26:41
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: With lesser state support for higher education than in recent memory, and no state funding of MAP grants for students, local community college presidents discuss how their schools must cope with the new financial reality. Illinois Central College Interim President Bruce Budde, Carl Sandburg College President Lori Sundberg and Heartland Community College President Rob Widmer talk about how college education may change as fewer dollars become available.

http://www.wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2826.asp

Title: At Issue #2825 - Peoria Park District
Runtime: 26:44
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: After 43 years - 19 on the board of trustees and 24 as executive director - of serving the Peoria Park District, Bonnie Noble retires on April 30, 2016. She reflects on the accomplishments, uncompleted projects and struggles during that time, including the closure of a golf course, the opening of the children's playhouse and zoo expansion at Glen Oak Park, the freezing of grant funds by the state that affects the old YWCA building and other projects, soccer and softball improvements, the RiverPlex, efforts to attract more minority job applicants and much more.

Title: At Issue #2824 - Gambling
Runtime: 26:42
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: The revenue at the ten riverboat casinos in Illinois has dropped nearly 50% in the last eight years. The executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, Tom Swoik, believes a smoking ban in 2008 at casinos and the downturn in the economy that same year put financial stress on casinos. He points to nearly 23,000 video gaming terminals as cause for further concern as to whether Illinois has reached a saturation point for gambling. There are bills pending in Springfield that would expand gambling options further. State Representative Dave Leitch of Peoria joins Swoik in a discussion on the future of gambling in Illinois.

Consider This #110 - Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat - Peoria District 150 School Superintendent

Title: Consider This #110 - Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat - Peoria District 150 School Superintendent
Runtime: 27:39
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description

Consider This #110 Art Showcase - Lori Daniels

Title: Consider This #110 Art Showcase - Lori Daniels
Runtime: 1:55
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Lori Daniels - Tin Ceiling Artist

"Basically, I'm an antique dealer," says Lori Daniels. A wink and a smile should follow this statement, though. She has been an antique dealer since she earned her art degree from Bradley University in 1992, but now she's turning those antiques into one-of-a-kind artworks, bringing a whole new meaning to the term. Her basic medium is antique tin salvaged from ceilings dating from the 1840s-1900s. She recomposes the tin into individual pieces and multi-dimensional collages, and paints and glazes them using her own mixed pigments. It's a slow, organic process that results in one-of-a-kind originals. Her over-arching inspiration is always nature and the trees she loves. The tin speaks to this love, not only in its period ornamentation which so often includes trees, vines, fruits and flowers, but also the unique qualities of each piece that have been affected by their original environments as well as current climates and pressures.

Title: At Issue #2831 - Political Rhetoric
Runtime: 26:58
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: With candidates' policy positions often blurred and private aspects of candidates' lives readily available for all to see, has political rhetoric in this election cycle gone too far? Former Congressman and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, State Senator Dave Koehler and Frank Mackaman of the Dirksen Congressional Center offer their views on super PACs, the lack of respect for facts, the impact of the media and more.

Title: At Issue #2823 - Immigration
Runtime: 26:47
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Representatives of Normal, Illinois based The Immigration Project discuss issues surrounding undocumented individuals, including asylum, visa and green card processes, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, the U. S. Supreme Court case concerning President Obama's expansion of that program, Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers, sanctuary cities and the difficulties that would exist in any planned mass deportation of illegal immigrants.

At Issue #2822 - Bradley University President

Title: At Issue #2822 - Bradley University President
Runtime: 26:55
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description

Prohibition Scrapbook #4 - End of Prohibition

Title: Prohibition Scrapbook #4 - End of Prohibition
Runtime: 1:49
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description

Title: Prohibition Scrapbook #2 - Crime
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description

Prohibition Scrapbook #1 - Carrie Nation

Title: Prohibition Scrapbook #1 - Carrie Nation
Runtime: 1:37
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description

Title: Prohibition Scrapbook #3 - Poison
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description

At Issue #2821 - Task Force on Government Consolidation

Title: At Issue #2821 - Task Force on Government Consolidation
Runtime: 26:49
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Illinois has 6,963 units of local government, the most in the nation and nearly 2,000 more than Texas, which has the second most units of government. The Illinois Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force recently issued recommendations to facilitate easier consolidation and to address unfunded state mandates. Task Force members Ryan Spain and Mike Bigger will discuss the 27 recommendations, some of which would need legislative approval. Peoria County Regional Schools Superintendent Beth Derry joins the conversation regarding the educational recommendations.

http://www.wtvp.org/programming/ai/2-2821.asp

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