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LISTEN: Roundtable Discussion with Area Basketball Coaches on sport's risk level...

October 27, 2020 @ 7:14 pm

Matt Varney got on the phone with several area basketball coaches Tuesday evening when the news came out that Governor J.B. Pritzker and IDPH had raised basketball from a medium-risk sports to a high-risk sport.    Take a listen to how area coaches reacted to the news:

0:16 - Murphysboro Basketball coach Daryl Murphy

4:24 - Benton Basketball coach Ron Winemiller

10:21 - Nashville Basketball coach Wayne Harre

17:27 - Herrin Basketball coach Sayler Shurtz

23:37 - Pinckneyville Basketball coach Bob Waggoner

27:25 - Sesser-Valier Basketball coach Shane Garner

33:00 - Harrisburg Girls Basketball coach Jake Stewart

40:01 - Carbondale Basketball coach Jim Miller

 
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Newsradio WJPF interview with David Overstreet | October 27, 2020

October 27, 2020 @ 9:18 am

Republican candidate for Illinois Supreme Court David Overstreet joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Newsradio WJPF interview with Jill Graskewicz | October 27, 2020

October 27, 2020 @ 8:01 am

Marion Senior Citizens Center Director Jill Graskewicz joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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LISTEN: Saluki Football's Nick Hill confident in team's defense in must-win game...

October 26, 2020 @ 1:19 pm

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Nick Hill was on a teleconference Monday before his team squares up with #25 SEMO this Friday night for the program's only nonconference game for this season and the only game that will be played in 2020.  Hear what Matt Varney and Mike Reis talked with Coach Hill about:

 
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Newsradio WJPF interview with Judy Cates | October 26, 2020

October 26, 2020 @ 9:07 am

Democratic candidate for Illinois Supreme Court Judy Cates joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Newsradio WJPF interview with Rodney Cabaness | October 26, 2020

October 26, 2020 @ 8:14 am

Black Diamond Harley Davidson's Rodney Cabaness joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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LISTEN: West Frankfort's Pete Gordon gives takes on current state of IHSA Basket...

October 23, 2020 @ 12:05 pm

Pete Gordon and Rick Hayes sat down together Friday morning to discuss some of the hot button topics in IHSA basketball right now, looking back at Coach Gordon's first year at West Frankfort after coming from Thompsonville, and look forward to this coming year with the hopes basketball actually does happen in Illinois.

 
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Newsradio WJPF interview with Arsalan Salamat | October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020 @ 9:41 am

Breast surgeon Dr. Arsalan Salamat joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Newsradio WJPF interview with Jerry Womick | October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020 @ 8:39 am

Laborers' Union Local 773 Business Manager Jerry Womick joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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LISTEN: Pinckneyville's Bob Waggoner keeping optimism high despite rollback

October 22, 2020 @ 3:57 pm

Pinckneyville's Bob Waggoner spoke with Matt Varney before practice on Thursday to discuss the state of basketball in Illinois, some key players on the Panthers roster, and Coach had a message of hope for Southern Illinois

 
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