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Lyndsay Jones

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Bloomington, Illinois, Normal
As seen in: NPR, U.S. News and World Report, Daily Herald, KTVI-TV (St. Louis, MO), WJW-TV (Cleveland, OH), KXAN-TV (Austin, TX), WAVY-TV (Portsmouth, VA), WHNT-TV (Huntsville, AL), WRIC-TV (Richmond, VA), WWLP-TV (Chicopee, MA) and
Covers:  I cover local news for Bloomington-Normal's only locally owned and operated broadcast media outlet. WGLT is an NPR affiliate and service of Illinois State University.
Formerly @WGLTnews, an @NPR affiliate | Emmy winner | Hoosier forever | PoliSci graduate student @IllinoisStateU | Doer of other things at other places

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Lyndsay Jones’s Biography

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Illinois journalist with Hoosier roots. Graduate of Indiana University; current political science graduate student at Illinois State University. Full-time public radio reporter. Have worked in newspapers, TV and commercial and public radio.

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Beyond the culture wars: A Bloomington-Normal historian talks culture and economic divide

Beyond the culture wars: A Bloomington-Normal historian talks culture and economic divide

A culture wars scholar from Bloomington-Normal says the current political furor is not the first time this pa…

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Bloomington Family Channels Activism After Rare Diagnosis

Bloomington Family Channels Activism After Rare Diagnosis

By LYNDSAY JONES BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The animals at J.R. Equestrian in LeRoy know that Axel Riordan is d…

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LIFE Center training equips vaccine clinics to serve people with disabilities

LIFE Center training equips vaccine clinics to serve people with disabilities

BLOOMINGTON - Rickielee Benecke knew that LIFE Center for Independent Living had a role to play in vaccine ac…

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Lawmakers, governor condemn Rep. Mary Miller's 'Hitler was right on one thing' comment

Lawmakers, governor condemn Rep. Mary Miller's 'Hitler was right on one thing' comment

CHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) - Illinois' newest member of Congress is facing widespread public backlash after quoting…

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Clear and Present Danger: The Leak

Clear and Present Danger: The Leak

Methane leak permeates rural farmland ANCONA, Ill. (WCIA) - Government agencies tasked with safeguarding the …

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DCFS "glitch" leads to apparent Medicaid coverage loss

DCFS "glitch" leads to apparent Medicaid coverage loss

WHITE HEATH, Ill. (WCIA) - For now, the uncertainty is over. It lasted only a few days, but it had been palpa…

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Articles

U.S. declines to renew USMCA in current form

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By Lyndsay Jones
| FarmWeekNow (RFD Radio Network) Verified
The United States decided not to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), setting the stage for annual reviews of the trilateral trade agreement.
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Thompson unveils new ag labor reform bill

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By Lyndsay Jones
| FarmWeekNow (RFD Radio Network) Verified
Newly proposed legislation seeks to revamp the federal program that allows farmers to hire foreign workers. U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson on Tuesday introduced the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act, which was widely praised by farm groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation. “We are grateful to Chairman G.T. Thompson for listening to America’s farmers.
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ALOT graduate hopes to spur 'culture shift' after injury

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By Lyndsay Jones
| FarmWeekNow (RFD Radio Network) Verified
On a hot August day nearly four years ago, Oliver Kragelund expected to walk away from his job at an Atlanta (Logan County) grain elevator like normal. There wasn’t much left to do inside the soybean bin he and a few other workers had been cleaning that day, Kragelund recalls, but in the last few minutes, his life changed forever. “I made a mistake and missed a step in our safety processes that left the sump holes of the grain bins uncovered,” he told FarmWeek.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email or Twitter DM's.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Daybook; iNews; Media Central; Adobe Acrobat Reader; Gsuite; Twitter; Facebook; Dataminr; TurboScan; Microsoft Office 365; Datawrapper;

Awards

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Cyrstal Mic - Illinois News Broadcasters Association

2022 - Reporting

First Place in Category, Best Reporter

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NATAS Mid-America Emmy

2021 - Environmental/Science Reporting
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Illinois Press Association - Robert M. Cole Award

2020 - Best School Board Coverage

First place for work done at the News-Gazette, Champaign. "Excellent portfolio of stories, all demonstrating the various roles a school board plays in the community. Thoughtfully crafted and informative." https://www.iasb.com/news-listing/2020/may/cole-award-recipients-announced/

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Illinois Press Association

2019 - Community Service Journalism

Placed second in category for work on school safety initiatives.

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Illinois Press Association - Robert M. Cole Award

2019 - School Board Coverage

Second in category for work covering school boards on a K-12 education beat.

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Illinois Press Association - Distinguished Coverage of Diversity

2019

Fourth in category for coverage of diversity issues.

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Hoosier State Press Association

2016 - Best Feature Photo

Third place in a statewide competition for best feature photo.

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Golden Circle

2015 - Columbia Scholastic Press Association

First in category for the first-person account "I'm Not Afraid to Tell My Story."

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