The WILL Special Events Archives

WILL AM-FM-TV has long been closely involved in a number of community activities and events which don't fall neatly under the 'broadcasting' label.  To share these events with the broadest audience and let them live on the web, we present these streaming archives.

May 15, 2005, Assembly Hall

WILL-AM aired a live broadcast of the University of Illinois Spring 2005 Commencement Ceremony, featuring a commencement address by author, CBS commentator, and Illinois alumnus Bill Geist.

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May 10, 2005, Foellinger Auditorium

A packed house listens to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh as he gives the keynote address of the conference "Can Freedom of the Press Survive Media Consolidation?"

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May 10, 2005, Foellinger Auditorium

Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now, presented during the second part of the conference "Can Freedom of the Press Survive Media Consolidation?" along with Rep. Bernie Sanders (VT) and author Naomi Klein.

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April 12, 2005, Holiday Inn, Urbana, Illinois

More than 800 fans celebrated the record-breaking 100th season of Illinois basketball at the annual C-U Kiwanis Club Basketball Banquet, hosted by Brian Barnhart of WDWS/WHMS radio.

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April 6, 2005, Richards Treat University Center, Millikin University, Decatur

Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for The NewsHour, spoke about the role of public media in a democracy.

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February 1, 2005, WILL-TV broadcast

B. Joseph White, the new President of the University of Illinois, answers questions from a panel of reporters and viewer calls in the WILL-TV studio

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Tornado Safety program with Ed Kieser

This documentary on tornados and tornado safety was originally aired on WILL-TV

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