Rich Bradley signs off at WUIS

Friday was pretty much like any other weekday for Rich Bradley, news director at WUIS radio at the University of Illinois Springfield. That is until the last 45 seconds of his seven-minute noon newscast, when he acknowledged he is retiring and thanked his listeners.

Bradley, 69, will officially retire on Oct. 1, which also is his 35th anniversary at the university station.

Bradley's story was featured in a September 26, 2009 edition of the State Journal-Register.

Download a PDF of the article.
20090925-SJR-Rich-Bradley-signs-off.pdf

Radio Legend Retires

After 35 years on the air WUIS radio News Director Rich Bradley anchored his last newscast on September 25, 2009.

WICS-TV 20 Anchor/Reporter Carl Madonna featured Bradley in a report aired on September 24th on the 5:00 p.m. news. Bradley talks about some of the big stories he's covered and his feelings on leaving the station he helped create.

Watch the video of the report online:
http://www.wics.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wics_vid_599.shtml

Bradley announces retirement from WUIS

Since January 1975, WUIS has had only one news director, and public radio listeners around Springfield have woken up to Rich Bradley’s voice for more than three decades.

But this week, Bradley announced he would retire from the station at the end of September.

Bradley's career and upcoming retirement were the focus of an August 6, 2009, feature in the State Journal-Register.

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20090806-SJR-RichBradley.pdf

WUIS to air special programs commemorating 1908 riot

On August 6, 7, and 8, WUIS will air special original programs in observance of the 100th anniversary of the Springfield race riot. The segments were produced by WUIS reporter Jenna Dooley.

Read the article from the August 3, 2008, State Journal-Register.

20080803-SJR-WUISCoverageof1908Riot.pdf

WUIS cuts two positions

Public radio WUIS has eliminated two part-time news anchor positions as part of efforts to address "ongoing internal deficits" at the station.

In a June 25, 2008, article in the Springfield State Journal-Register, General Manager Bill Wheelhouse said the move was in no way performance-related: "I'm really trying to get our budget in check." He said the cuts will save money without affecting programs.

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20080625-SJR-WUISCuts.pdf

Bradley happy to be in public radio

Rich Bradley, news director at public radio WUIS, was happy to escape from commercial radio when he joined the station in 1975.

In a profile in the Springfield, Illinois, weekly newspaper Illinois Times November 15-21, 2007, edition, Bradley explains why he enjoys working in public radio, and why he thinks the station has been so successful.

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20071115-IT-RBradleyProfile.pdf