Rich Egger
News DirectorRich has served as TSPR's News Director since July, 1998. The news department has earned walls full of reporting awards since then. Before coming to TSPR, Rich worked professionally in commercial radio news at WRMN-AM/WJKL-FM in Elgin and WJBC-AM in Bloomington. Rich has a B.A. in Communication Studies with an Emphasis on Radio, TV and Film from Northern Illinois University. In Rich's leisure time he spends way too much money on vinyl records. He also enjoys books, cross-country skiing, rooting for the Cubs and Blackhawks, and making various baked goods, including sugar frosted chocolate bombs. His future plans include getting some tacos, especially when Sandra's Authentic Mexican Truck is in town.
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A woman who grew up in western Illinois and went on to work in national politics is encouraging others to be engaged in the process. -
Festival events are taking place now through next month. -
The one-year contract is scheduled to begin on May 1. -
The Macomb city council this week gave the thumbs up to awarding two bids for the new water treatment plant project. -
“Exploitation is a low-risk, high-profit crime,” said Carol Merna, Chief Executive Officer for the Peoria-based Center for Prevention of Abuse. She led the training. -
Brooke Liu talked about her research during the annual Thompson Lecture hosted by the Department of Communication at Western Illinois University. -
Elana Kahn said that while in Macomb, she found people were committed to their community and committed to making things work. -
The advisors say they’re looking at a multi-layered approach to funding the project. -
McDonough District Hospital has contracted out the service with Lifeguard Ambulance for around eight years. But the hospital recently gave Lifeguard a 45-day notice that it plans to end the contract on May 3.
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Spoon River College and McDonough County's school districts still plan to build a career and technical education center in Macomb.
