Central Illinois' On-Line Broadcast Museum
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| Established | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Location | Illinois, United States |
| Type | Virtual museum |
| Collections | Television history |
| Visitors | 97,000 |
| Founder | Doug Quick |
| Curator | Doug Quick[1] |
| Website | Central Illinois' On-Line Broadcast Museum |
Central Illinois' On-Line Broadcast Museum is a free virtual museum website that documents, in detail, the history of television stations broadcasting in Central Illinois, United States.[2]
The virtual museum was developed and is operated by Doug Quick, an award-winning[3][4][5] broadcast weather newsman, author and web museum curator.[2] The museum is a record of the heritage television stations in the Illinois cities of Springfield, Decatur, Champaign, Danville, Bloomington and Peoria, and in St. Louis, Missouri. It hosts information on the building of the stations, the station owners, local programs and personalities, program schedules and hundreds of photographs and videos that tell the stories of the pioneer television broadcasters of Central Illinois. Eastern Illinois University journalism instructor Joe Astrouski said "Doug's work chronicling the history of local television is a treasurer, both for those who work in TV and those who enjoy it".[6]
History
[edit]Quick built the website from information he assembled from records of the FCC, local newspapers and libraries.[7] Among the television stations covered are:
- WTVP/WAND, Decatur
- WCIA, Champaign
- WICD, Champaign
- WICS, Springfield
- WBLN, Bloomington
- WEEK, Peoria
- WTVH, Peoria
- WMBD, Peoria
The website also covers several radio stations that were heard in Illinois from Chicago to St. Louis.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Brandy, Steve. "Former D102 DJ Doug Quick Announces Retirement from Broadcasting". Vermilion County First. Community Media Group. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Tarter, Steve (19 September 2022). "Online museum recalls the history of central Illinois radio and TV stations". Peoria Public Radio. WCBU FM 89.9. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Norris, Kyle. "Taylorville Native Doug Quick Wins "Best TV Anchor" Award". Taylorville Daily News. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Doug Quick Downstate IBA Pioneer". Illinois Broadcasters Association. Illinois Broadcasters Foundation. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Full Text of HR0626 103rd General Assembly". State of Illinois General Assembly. State of Illinois. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Broadcaster to talk about TV history". Journal Gazette & Times Courier. No. News page A3. April 9–10, 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Doug Quick, former Taylorville broadcaster, retires". The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier. No. 15. 5 September 2021.
External links
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Quick, Doug (February 23, 2018) Pictures on the Prairie; The First Ten Years of Mid-Illinois Television, US Founders House Publishing LLC, ISBN 1945810130
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