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At Issue In Briefs give WTVP the ability to explore more topics of interest to Central Illinois viewers. Unlike regularly scheduled half-hour At Issue programs, In Briefs provide vignettes about people, events and issues that can be placed between programs, thus giving them more frequent play in the schedule and a chance for better exposure.
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"PIN: Cindy Gilmer – Human Service Center #1"
Episode #120803
Air Date: 08/2012
Length: 2:08
In this first of a two part interview ‘At Issue in Brief’ talks with Cindy Gilmer who is the Director of
Mental Health Services for the Human Service Center. In this ‘At Issue in Brief’ Cindy Gilmer relates the
story of a college student who needed help with a mental illness. This is part of the ‘Project Building
Common Ground’ a partnership between WTVP and the Peoria Public Library.
Guests:
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"PIN: Cindy Gilmer – Human Service Center #2"
Episode #120804
Air Date: 08/2012
Length: 2:27
In this second of a two part interview ‘At Issue in Brief’ talks with Cindy Gilmer who is the Director of Mental Health
Services for the Human Service Center. In this interview Cindy Gilmer talks about the Emergency Response Service (ERS)
and how it works with the community. This is part of the ‘Project Building Common Ground’ a partnership between WTVP
and the Peoria Public Library.
Guests:
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"PIN: Julie Schifeling – Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service #1"
Episode #120805
Air Date: 08/2012
Length: 2:06
In this first of a two part interview ‘At Issue in Brief’ talks with Julie Schifeling who is the Outreach Program Director
for the Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service at Bradley University. She talks to H Wayne Wilson about the
Community Schools Concept, which is a collaboration between Bradley University and Peoria District 150. This is part of
the ‘Project Building Common Ground’ a partnership between WTVP and the Peoria Public Library.
Guests:
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"PIN: Julie Schifeling – Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service #2"
Episode #120806
Air Date: 08/2012
Length: 2:23
In this second of a two part interview ‘At Issue in Brief’ talks with Julie Schifeling who is the Outreach Program
Director for the Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service at Bradley University. In this episode Julie
Schifeling and H Wayne Wilson continue their conversation about the Community Schools Concept, which is a
collaboration between Bradley University and Peoria District 150. This is part of the ‘Project Building Common Ground’
a partnership between WTVP and the Peoria Public Library.
Guests:
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"Lead Hazard #1"
Episode #120801
Air Date: 08/2012
Length: 2:03
In this two part series At Issue in Brief talks with Dale Clarkson of the Peoria City/County Health Department who
oversees the Lead Hazard program. Peoria County has received two different grants in order to mitigate the number of houses
with lead paint.
Guests:
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"Lead Hazard #2"
Episode #120802
Air Date: 08/2012
Length: 2:06
In this two part series At Issue in Brief talks with Dale Clarkson of the Peoria City/County Health Department who oversees
the Lead Hazard program. Peoria County has received two different grants in order to mitigate the number of houses with lead paint.
Guests:
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"Roundabouts #1"
Episode #120601
Air Date: 06/2012
Length: 1:47
With Peoria building five roundabouts, At Issue in Brief has a four part series looking at how Carmel, Indiana built eighty
roundabouts and what the benefits were for the community.
Guests:
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Jim Brainard – Mayor of Carmel, Indiana
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Jim Lease – Resident of Carmel, Indiana
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"Roundabouts #2"
Episode #120602
Air Date: 06/2012
Length: 1:51
With Peoria building five roundabouts, At Issue in Brief has a four part series looking at how Carmel, Indiana built eighty
roundabouts and what the benefits were for the community.
Guests:
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Z. Davis Coots – Resident of Carmel, Indiana
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Jim Brainard – Mayor of Carmel, Indiana
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Michael McBride – City Engineer of Carmel, Indiana
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"Roundabouts #3"
Episode #120603
Air Date: 06/2012
Length: 2:08
With Peoria building five roundabouts, At Issue in Brief has a four part series looking at how Carmel, Indiana built eighty
roundabouts and what the benefits were for the community.
Guests:
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Jim Ardis - Mayor of Peoria, Illinois
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Joe Hudson – Peoria Traffic Commission Chair
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Andrew Irving – Peoria Resident
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"Roundabouts #4"
Episode #120604
Air Date: 06/2012
Length: 2:36
With Peoria building five roundabouts, At Issue in Brief has a four part series looking at how Carmel, Indiana built eighty
roundabouts and what the benefits were for the community.
Guests:
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Jim Brainard – Mayor of Carmel, Indiana
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Michael McBride – City Engineer of Carmel, Indiana
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Melanie Anderson – Peoria Division Chief of Fire Prevention
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Z. Davis Coots – Resident of Carmel, Indiana
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"Pennycress #1"
Episode #120506
Air Date: 05/2012
Length: 1:44
Brad Glenn of Pennycress Partners talks about the planting and harvesting pennycress, which used to be known as a weed, for bio-diesel.
Guests:
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"Pennycress #2"
Episode #120507
Air Date: 05/2012
Length: 1:57
The second part of an interview with Brad Glenn of Pennycress Partners who talks about planting and harvesting pennycress for bio-diesel.
Guests:
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"Salir Adelante with Alex Cardona"
Episode #120505
Air Date: 05/2012
Length: 2:05
Alex Cardona of State Farm Insurance and Chair of Latin Connections talks about Salir Adelante (in English: to come out ahead)
and resources for the Latino community in Central Illinois.
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"Salir Adelante with Colleen Reynolds"
Episode #120504
Air Date: 05/2012
Length: 2:20
Colleen Reynolds of Heartland Community College talks about Salir Adelante (in English: to come
out ahead) which is an outreach program that encourages Hispanic children to continue their education and to go onto college.
Guests:
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"Jacoby Cochran - Bradley University National Forensics Sweepstakes Winner"
Episode #120503
Air Date: 05/2012
Length: 2:08
Jacoby Cochran - Bradley University National Forensics Sweepstakes Winner - giving a portion of a winning speech.
Guests:
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"Dan Smith Bradley University Director of Forensics"
Episode #120502
Air Date: 05/2012
Length: 2:07
Dan Smith - Bradley University Director of Forensics - discussing the Bradley speech team's national championships.
Guests:
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"The Impact of Illinois Medicaid Cuts"
Episode #120501
Air Date: 05/2012
Length: 1:59
Farrell Davies - Heartland Community Health Clinic CEO - discussing the impact of proposed state Medicaid cuts.
Note: Both the Illinois House and Senate have act on this legislation.
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Additional Resources
www.heartlandchc.org
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"Municipal Energy Referendum 2012 (episode 1)"
Episode #120301
Air Date: 03/2012
Length: 2:05
This six series special 'At Issue in Brief' addresses various aspects of municipal energy choice that voters in fifty-one
central Illinois communities and counties face on the March 20th, 2012 ballot. For areas where the referendum is approved,
the local government will then contract with Good Energy of New York to seek potential suppliers of electricity. They then
will negotiate a price for residents of that community. Only homeowners and small businesses qualify for the new rate.
Ameren remains the distributor of electricity, and only one bill will be issued.
Guests:
Additional Resources
Committee for Municipal Electricity Choice
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"Municipal Energy Referendum 2012 (episode 2)"
Episode #120302
Air Date: 03/2012
Length: 2:16
This six series special 'At Issue in Brief' addresses various aspects of municipal energy choice that voters in fifty-one
central Illinois communities and counties face on the March 20th, 2012 ballot. For areas where the referendum is approved,
the local government will then contract with Good Energy of New York to seek potential suppliers of electricity. They then
will negotiate a price for residents of that community. Only homeowners and small businesses qualify for the new rate.
Ameren remains the distributor of electricity, and only one bill will be issued.
Guests:
Additional Resources
Committee for Municipal Electricity Choice
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"Municipal Energy Referendum 2012 (episode 3)"
Episode #120303
Air Date: 03/2012
Length: 2:02
This six series special 'At Issue in Brief' addresses various aspects of municipal energy choice that voters in fifty-one
central Illinois communities and counties face on the March 20th, 2012 ballot. For areas where the referendum is approved,
the local government will then contract with Good Energy of New York to seek potential suppliers of electricity. They then
will negotiate a price for residents of that community. Only homeowners and small businesses qualify for the new rate.
Ameren remains the distributor of electricity, and only one bill will be issued.
Guests:
Additional Resources
Committee for Municipal Electricity Choice
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"Municipal Energy Referendum 2012 (episode 4)"
Episode #120304
Air Date: 03/2012
Length: 2:11
This six series special 'At Issue in Brief' addresses various aspects of municipal energy choice that voters in fifty-one
central Illinois communities and counties face on the March 20th, 2012 ballot. For areas where the referendum is approved,
the local government will then contract with Good Energy of New York to seek potential suppliers of electricity. They then
will negotiate a price for residents of that community. Only homeowners and small businesses qualify for the new rate.
Ameren remains the distributor of electricity, and only one bill will be issued.
Guests:
Additional Resources
Committee for Municipal Electricity Choice
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"Municipal Energy Referendum 2012 (episode 5)"
Episode #120305
Air Date: 03/2012
Length: 1:58
This six series special 'At Issue in Brief' addresses various aspects of municipal energy choice that voters in fifty-one
central Illinois communities and counties face on the March 20th, 2012 ballot. For areas where the referendum is approved,
the local government will then contract with Good Energy of New York to seek potential suppliers of electricity. They then
will negotiate a price for residents of that community. Only homeowners and small businesses qualify for the new rate.
Ameren remains the distributor of electricity, and only one bill will be issued.
Guests:
Additional Resources
Committee for Municipal Electricity Choice
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"Municipal Energy Referendum 2012 (episode 6)"
Episode #120306
Air Date: 03/2012
Length: 1:59
This six series special 'At Issue in Brief' addresses various aspects of municipal energy choice that voters in fifty-one
central Illinois communities and counties face on the March 20th, 2012 ballot. For areas where the referendum is approved,
the local government will then contract with Good Energy of New York to seek potential suppliers of electricity. They then
will negotiate a price for residents of that community. Only homeowners and small businesses qualify for the new rate.
Ameren remains the distributor of electricity, and only one bill will be issued.
Guests:
Additional Resources
Committee for Municipal Electricity Choice
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Domestic Violence
Episode #101001
Air Date: 10/2010
Length: 1:58
Discussion on Domestic Violence & Services provided by The Center for Prevention of Abuse.
Guests:
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Storm Water Control - Evergreen
Episode #100701
Air Date: 07/2010
Length: 1:59
Discussion on using more environmental friendly Storm Water Control at The Grove on Kickapoo Creek, a new Subdivision in Bloomington, Illinois.
Guests:
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Brandon Lott - Engineering Manager, Farnsworth Group
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Dave Lamb - Horticulturist, City of Bloomington
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Amy Walkenbach - Watershed Manager, Illinois EPA
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Suicide
Episode #91009
Air Date: 04/2010
Length: 2:02
Discussion on coping with a suicide in the family.
Guests:
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Wind Farms Weather Radar - Precipitation
Episode #91007
Air Date: 01/2010
Length: 2:07
Wind farms are causing problems with the weather service radar to the extent that the weather service now blocks out the area where the wind farm is because it gives false estimates of precipitation.
Guests:
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Wind Farms Weather Radar - Spotters
Episode #91006
Air Date: 01/2010
Length: 2:11
The National Weather Service is having to use weather spotters to a greater
degree because of the false returns wind farms create on the radar.
Guests:
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In Brief - Weather Radar - Wind Farm Interference
Episode #91005
Air Date: 01/2010
Length: 2:10
The National Weather Service is concerned about the effect wind farms have on
the Lincoln radar and how they are working on a software package to 'cancel' the
false echoes from rotating blades.
Guests:
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In Brief - Peoria Charter School Parent
Episode #91004
Air Date: 12/2009
Length: 1:50
Peoria parent, Kevin Evans, talks about what a charter school means to his family and what choices he has if a charter school doesn't start in Peoria.
Guests:
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In Brief - Peoria Charter School Future Options
Episode #91003
Air Date: 12/2009
Length: 2:12
Discussion with Peoria Charter School Board Member Mac Pogue on the future options available for the charter school, depending on the action the District 150 school board takes on January 11, 2010.
Guests:
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In Brief - Peoria Charter School Startup Costs
Episode #91002
Air Date: 12/2009
Length: 1:58
Discussion on funding of charter school with Kyle Ham, treasurer of the Peoria Charter School Initiative.
Guests:
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In Brief - New PDC Recycling Program in Peoria
Episode #91001
Air Date: 11/2009
Length: 2:09
H. Wayne Wilson talks to Matt Coulter,PDC Vice President and Joe Roberts, PDC Sales Manager, about the new Curbside Recycling program.
Guests:
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In Brief - New Peoria Zoo
Episode #90501
Air Date: 5/2009
Length: 1:59
At Issue in Brief looks at the new "Africa" addition to the Peoria Zoo, formally know as the Glen Oak Zoo.
Guest: Yvonne Strode, Peoria Zoo Director
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In Brief - Lakeview Wilds
Episode #90402
Air Date: 4/2009
Length: 2:22
At Issue in Brief talks to a not-for-profit group called Lakeview Wilds Inc. which is looking to develop a multi-use urban park and trail in the heart of Peoria, Illinois.
Guest: Jim Stuttle, President of Lakeview Wilds
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In Brief - Emerald Ash Borer
Episode #90401
Air Date: 4/2009
Length: 2:13
At Issue in Brief looks at the Emerald ash borer which is an exotic beetle that was discovered in 2002 and is killing ash trees.
Guest: Mike Miller of the Peoria Park District
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