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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Western Illinois University will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. -
This fall’s enrollment at Western Illinois University is down compared to a year ago. But the administration says there are some positive trends. -
The music festival will get underway on Wednesday, Sept. 16. -
A ribbon cutting capped off the celebration for the completion of William H. Thorpe Memorial Park. The event was held on Friday, Sept. 4, which would have been Thorpe’s 93rd birthday. -
McDonough District Hospital in Macomb has finalized the severance agreement with former President and CEO Bill Murdock. -
As Macomb looks to secure state funds for a major renovation of Chandler Park, the city also plans to seek funding for improvements across the street from the park. -
A project called Undertow Creative is working to open five artist studios in the Peterson Building, a mixed-use commercial and residential property a few doors down from the Art Center of Burlington. -
Macomb will move ahead with its plan to apply for a state grant to help pay for the Chandler Park renovations. -
Three employee groups at Western Illinois University have new contracts. -
A McDonough County jury found a man guilty of shooting two Macomb police officers two years ago.
