[Photo of Elliott, provided by family] Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: May 5 & 6, November 10 & 11, and December 29 & 30, 2018. This story details the athletic facets of a life not usually associated with baseball… Continue Reading
Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: June 16 & 17 and December 15 and 16, 2018 Sports fans appreciate multifaceted players. The rookie exploits of Japanese import Shohei Ohtani thrill American baseball fans looking back to Babe Ruth as… Continue Reading
8[Photo: Sierra Doss] Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: June 2 & 3 and December 8 & 9, 2018 Jugglers use balance to do many things at once. This story shows that sports leaders often concentrate on many things. From… Continue Reading
[Photo: provided] Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: May 26 & 27 and December 1 & 2, 2018. This story illustrates that obvious athletic achievements often mask subtle influences. While at Peoria Notre Dame High School, Caitlin Comfort won the… Continue Reading
[Photo illustration: Ed Lamoureux, from Wikimedia Commons] Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: May 19 & 20 and November 22 & 23, 2018. Three players from the 1989 Major League Baseball draft are now in the Hall of Fame. Frank… Continue Reading
[Photo illustration: Ed Lamoureux, from Wikimedia Commons] Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: May 12 & 13 and November 17 & 18 2018. This is the story of two Major League Baseball records that will never be broken and… Continue Reading
[Photo, NBA.com] Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: April 28 & 29 and November 3 & 4, 2018. This story illustrates the challenges of tough decisions in athletic careers. It is hard to imagine choosing not to play basketball… Continue Reading
Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: April 21 & 22 and October 27 & 28, 2018. This episode honors premier athletic achievements not always recognized, but impossible to ignore. The records of the top ten coaches in women’s college basketball… Continue Reading
[Candace Parker Photo, Susan Lesch, Oct. 4, 2017.CC 4.0; Anthony Parker Photo, Bradley University Athletics; photo illustration, Lamoureux] Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: April 14 & 15, and October 20 & 21, 2018. Many pairs of male siblings… Continue Reading
[Photo credit: Ed Lamoureux, 2018] Original Run Date on WCBU/Peoria Public Radio: April 7 & 8, and October 13th & 14th 2018. It’s been written that you can’t go home again. While some people think of me as a hometown… Continue Reading
