Episodes

  • Global tech company Hexaware plants new roots in Springfield’s innovation ecosystem

    Global tech company Hexaware plants new roots in Springfield’s innovation ecosystem
    Oct 17 2025
    Nidhi Alexander is the Chief Marketing Officer of Hexaware Technologies, a global tech company and a new member of Innovate Springfield. In this conversation, she breaks down what Hexaware does for those unfamiliar with the tech world, how the company stands out in a competitive industry and the kinds of problems it helps solve across multiple industries.
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    17 mins
  • MICA AI for Communicators Workshop - Oct. 23

    MICA AI for Communicators Workshop - Oct. 23
    Oct 17 2025
    The new Mid-Illinois Communications Association is hosting the Mid-Illinois AI for Communicators Workshop Oct. 23 at the UIS Student Union. MICA joined Community Voices to preview the conference and explain how AI is a tool if you learn it.
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    17 mins
  • 50 years of Illinois Times, from alternative weekly to the primary local publication in Springfield with goals to expand service

    50 years of Illinois Times, from alternative weekly to the primary local publication in Springfield with goals to expand service
    Oct 16 2025
    Editor Fletcher Farrar and Publisher Michelle Ownsby discuss the first 50 years of Springfield's alternative weekly, Illinois Times, and how it is evolving to increase its coverage of local news.
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    33 mins
  • Not learning AI is like not learning to drive, UIS group facilitating exploration

    Not learning AI is like not learning to drive, UIS group facilitating exploration
    Oct 14 2025
    Jessica Baumberger and Dr. Neetu Singh joins Community Voices to update the use of AI in higher education and why learning it is advantageous.
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    19 mins
  • Ross Blakeman sprouts new ideas at Rosebud and Co. Flower Shop

    Ross Blakeman sprouts new ideas at Rosebud and Co. Flower Shop
    Oct 13 2025
    Ross returns to Community Voices to discuss the lessons he’s learned three years into his Beardstown based floral show, Rosebud and Co. He also discusses the impact of recent economic tariffs have had on his business and why it is important to use small floral shops for your special occasions.
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    17 mins
  • Christina Shutt highlights artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in new book, exhibit

    Christina Shutt highlights artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in new book, exhibit
    Oct 13 2025
    Christina Shutt highlights artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in new book, exhibit.
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    19 mins
  • Bea Bonner era, part one, wraps up

    Bea Bonner era, part one, wraps up
    Oct 13 2025
    Bea Bonner does her exit interview on Community Voices with Sean Crawford and Randy Eccles after eight years at NPR Illinois.
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    17 mins
  • The First Amendment Under Stress

    The First Amendment Under Stress
    Oct 9 2025
    NPR Illinois and the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership present a panel discussion on how news media, the press, are under multiple threats to their independence. Medill's Tim Franklin and attorney Don Craven join moderator Sean Crawford to sort through the issues.
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    51 mins