Office of Volunteer Programs at U I U C

Champaign-Urbana Media Contacts

Newspapers:

 

The Daily Illini

 

57 E. Green St. Champaign, IL 61820

Campus Event Phone: 333-7411

News Phone: 333-3730

FAX: 244-2944

aroundcampus@dailyillini.com

 

Danville Commerical News:

 

17 W. North St. Danville, IL 61832

Phone 1: 477-5180

Phone 2: 477-5159

FAX: 446-6648

comnews2@danville.net

 

Illini Greek

 

274 Illini Union Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: 333-3703    

 

Inside Illinois

 

  Phone: 333-2895  

Contact at least 10 days in advance.

 

 

News Gazette

 

15 E. Main St. Champaign, IL 61820

Phone 1: 351-5252

Phone 2: 351-5211

FAX: 351-5291

 

Urbana-Champaign IMC

 

218 W. Main St. Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: 344-8820

FAX: 344-8821

http://www.ucimc.org print@ucimc.org

 

Radio Stations:

WCCR (1580 AM, Country, ABC)

Community Calendar P.O. Box 3520 Champaign, IL 61820

   

Public Service Announcements:

Send 2 weeks in advance

 

WDWS (1400 AM, middle-of-the-road, CBS)

 

Town Crier -- WDWS South Neil St. Champaign, IL 61820

Phone(Penny for your thoughts): 351-5300

Phone (Open Forum): 352-2409

Phone 3: 351-5342

FAX: 351-5385

  Call 2 weeks in advnace to be a guest.

 

WILL (580 AM, 90.0 FM, Classical/University Station, NPR)

 

Cultural Calendar

Phone: 333-0850

Fax: 333-7151

   

 

WKIO (92.5 FM, oldies)

 

Public Service Announcements

505 S. Locust St. Champaign, IL 61820

     

 

WPGU (107.1 FM, rock, ABC)

 

Public Service Announcements

1241 S. Euclid St. Weston Hall Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: 333-2016

FAX: 244-3001

   

 

WRTL (1460 AM, top 40/easy listening, and 95.3, middle-of-the-road)

 

Town Crier

P.O. Box 115

Rantoul, IL 61866

Phone: 893-1460    

 

T.V. Stations

 

WAND (Channel 17, Decatur, ABC)

 

WAND Community Calendar

P.O. Box 631 Decatur, IL 62525

Phone 1: 424-2500

Phone 2: 425-6397

FAX: 424-2583

  Contact Station 4-5 weeks in advance of event.

 

WCIA (Channel 3, CBS)

 

WCIA Town Crier

509 South Neil St. Champaign, IL 61820

Phone 1: 356-8333

Phone 2: 373-3650

FAX: 373-3663

  Contact "Second Cup" several weeks in advance; Contact "Night Cup" for evening show; News Department for news coverage

 

WICD (Channel 15, NBC)

 

WICD Community Calendar

250 Country Fair Champaign, IL 61820

Phone 1: 352-7673

Phone 2: 351-8538

FAX: 351-6132

  Contact News Room for news coverage.

 

WILL (Channel 12, PBS)

 

WILL-TV Commuity Calendar

1110 W. Main St. Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: 333-1070   Contact Executive Producer for public service announcements.

Additional Outlets

 

Alumni News

 

The Alumni Association 227 Illini Union Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 333-1422   Published eight times yearly.

 

Campus Assistance Center

 

First Floor, Student Services Building     Submit flyers to them so they have information.

 

Dads Illini

 

Executive Director of Dads Association Student Services Building, Room 2 Phone: 333-7060    

 

Illini Union Campus Information

 

First Floor of Illini Union North Entrance     Submit flyers to them so they have information.

 

Illini Union Organizational Display Cases

 

Illini Union Program Department 284 Illini Union Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 333-3600   Exhibits usually run for two weeks.

 

Intercollegiate Athletics Announcements: read at football and basketball games

 

Athletics Association Publicity Director 115 Assembly Hall Phone: 333-1390    

Mothers Association Newsletter

Executive Director of the Mothers Association Student Services Building, Room 2 Phone: 333-7060    

 

University Library Exhibit Case

 

Reservations Info Phone: 333-3600   Contact three weeks

 

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