WJPF Morning Newswatch

Tom Miller of WJPF interviews the biggest newsmakers of Southern Illinois.

David Yepsen 10-21-2014

October 21, 2014 @ 10:12 am
David Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, joins us to discuss new election polling numbers....

Paul Schimpf 10-20-2014

October 20, 2014 @ 10:06 am
Paul Schimpf, the Republican candidate running for Attorney General, joins us in-studio to discuss the campaign....

Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins 10-20-2014

October 20, 2014 @ 10:03 am
Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins, director of Marsy’s Law for Illinois, joins us to talk about the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights, aka “Marsy’s Law.” The question will appear on the ballot in November....

Jeff Biggers 10-17-2014

October 17, 2014 @ 11:09 am
Jeff Biggers, author of Reckoning At Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland, joins us to discuss his book....

Randy Dunn 10-16-2014

October 16, 2014 @ 11:34 am
SIU President Randy Dunn joins us to discuss Chancellor Sarvela’s cancer diagnosis, the Tyler Smithpeters situation and the difficulties of recruiting students locally, especially with the perception of crime in town....