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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In a release, the hospital said President and CEO Michael McCoy has left the organization to be with his family during “a difficult time.” -
The decision grew out of a meeting with a school security expert. -
Spunky Bottoms is a restored floodplain wetland along the Illinois River in Brown County. -
Macomb District 185 Board of Education members would like to hear from the public before deciding whether to continue publishing Flight Path. -
A 12-year prison sentence will stand for a Calumet Park man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a fatal house party shooting in Macomb. -
The owners of single-family homes within the west side and east side/downtown TIF districts are eligible for the program. -
Dr. Shelley Barkley will become the ninth president in Spoon River College’s history and the first woman to serve in that role in SRC’s 66-year history. -
The 30-day agreement will be renewed monthly as needed. -
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Several organizations are collaborating to help farmers plant more trees and shrubs on their land.
