Happening Across Town - February 2024
Arts and entertainment events mentioned on Illinois Soul, FM 101.1 and FM 90.9 HD2.
‘GOSPEL’: Watch, listen, experience
Illinois Soul has created a pop-up gospel exhibit on the second floor of the Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign. This exhibit draws from the film’s story, highlighting the cultural, historical, and musical impacts of gospel music across the nation, alongside the history, the music, and the people here in central Illinois who make up gospel music's impacts.
Playing news, information, and music in the Black community
Illinois Public Media is launching a first-of-its-kind radio station for the Black community in central Illinois, with news you need to know while celebrating the music you love, all broadcasting on WILL-FM 101.1 and streaming worldwide at illinoissoul.org starting Feb. 1.
New IPM service launching in the new year
Illinois Public Media is building a new audio service focused on serving the Black communities of central Illinois to launch next year. Ahead of the official announcement coming on December 13, we hear from Jill Clements, assistant corporate support director at IPM and driving force behind this new audio service.