WSIU Public Radio

12/10/2025

🎷 WSIU Radio is Shaking Things Up! 🎶

Get ready for a brand-new weekend soundtrack! Starting this Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m., tune in for The Retro Cocktail Hour your weekly hi-fi highball of vintage “bachelor pad” music, exotica, private eye jazz, and wild, eccentric pop sounds from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

The show’s serving up everything from obscure Italian B-movie soundtracks and smooth bossa nova to retro-inspired contemporary bands like Don Tiki, the Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys, Waitiki, the Tikiyaki Orchestra, the Italian Secret Service, Balanco, and more.

🍹 Listen locally:

WSIU 91.9 FM – Carbondale, IL
WUSI 90.3 FM – Olney, IL
WVSI 88.9 FM – Mt. Vernon, IL
🌍 Or stream live anywhere: WSIU.org or the WSIU app.

Kick back, turn up the hi-fi, and let The Retro Cocktail Hour mix your perfect Saturday night vibe!

12/09/2025

The Saluki football season ended last month without a playoff appearance after SIU finished with a 7-5 record…likely leaving them one win short of making the 24-team FCS postseason bracket.

WSIU's Brad Palmer talked about the season and what it will take to get the Salukis over the hump to become a consistent playoff participant with Director of Athletics Tim Leonard. https://loom.ly/v5czpNo

Leonard says talks are underway to figure out ways to get Saluki football to become a consistent playoff participant.

12/09/2025

SIH is expanding its portfolio of cancer clinical trials, giving patients across the region access to therapies traditionally available only at major academic medical centers.
https://loom.ly/9aAuolw

Approximately 4% of SIH Cancer Institute patients now participate in clinical trials.

12/08/2025

Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education releases an annual report card with data showing how students are doing in the basic subjects of reading, writing and math.
https://loom.ly/t3Cckqs

State board developing ‘numeracy plan’ to boost math competency statewide

12/08/2025

Happy Monday! A mix of sun and clouds to start the day on the SIU campus. We’ll see some gradual clearing this afternoon with a high near 34. Mostly cloudy tonight with a low of 26.

12/05/2025

Navy Band Great Lakes will bring festive cheer to Southern Illinois University with a free holiday concert on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in Shryock Auditorium.
https://loom.ly/SALAIOk

The free concert is Monday, December 8th

12/05/2025

Chicago electric company Commonwealth Edison has launched a new program designed to reduce costs for low-income customers.
https://loom.ly/iTV7Bqk

Plan allows utility to offer price breaks for those with household incomes up to 300% of federal poverty level

12/04/2025

Even under loosened proficiency standards, over half of Illinois third graders couldn’t read at grade level in 2025, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
https://loom.ly/9IlVm8Q

If a child has not learned to read by the end of third grade, educators say that child is likely to struggle throughout his or her education.

12/03/2025

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that he said will protect Illinois residents from “junk science” undermining evidence-based vaccine regulations at the federal level.
https://loom.ly/DOvxHfg

The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC

12/03/2025

Some Ameren Illinois customers in central and southern Illinois will receive a credit on upcoming power bills, the result of a $38 million settlement between the state and Dynegy Inc.
https://loom.ly/ddeQkSo

Some Ameren customers in Central Illinois will receive a credit on upcoming power bills, the result of a $38 million settlement between the state and Dynegy Inc.

12/02/2025

Happy Tuesday! It’s a cloudy snow covered start to the day on the SIU campus. Look for gradual clearing this afternoon with a high near 33. Mostly clear tonight with a low of 22. Sunny and warmer tomorrow.

12/01/2025

Happy Cyber Monday - it’s December 1st. It’s a cloudy and cold start to the day on the SIU campus. Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers developing late this afternoon into tonight. High near 35. Much of the region could see less than a half inch of accumulation by morning. Massac and Pope counties are under a winter weather advisory tonight until 6am tomorrow. Up to an inch of snow and sleet is expected along with some light icing.