WDAN keeps you in touch with your community every Monday through Thursday morning at 7:30am with "News Makers with Linda Bolton." Linda brings in the guests from Danville and Vermilion County that are making the news in your communities.
If you've missed one of the shows, find it below in our News Makers Archive and catch up with what's going on in your community.
If you have any questions or comments about our News Makers program, please send an email to LindaBolton@neuhoffmedia.com.
ARCHIVED SHOWS: Thursday, July 29 Guest: Darren York from Aunt Martha's Community Health Network and Dr. Christine Cisneros from Provena on the upcoming Healthy Living and Food Bazaar
Wednesday, July 28
Guest: Vermilion County Sheriff Pat Hartshorn
Tuesday, July 27
Guests: Jill Pope, Karen Thornsbrough and Paula Berlin about the upcoming Georgetown Fair
Monday, July 26 Guest: Author Theresa Melaragno on her book, "The Integrity Meltdown"
Friday, July 23 Guest: Rep. Bill Black
Thursday, July 22
Guest: Alicia Pettigrew from Vermilion Advantage and Young Professionals Network
Wednesday, July 21 Guest: Neuhoff Media's Mike Hulvey on "March Forth Vermilion County"
Tuesday, July 20 Guest: Brenda Demos, Director of Food Services for Danville District 118 schools
Monday, July 19
Guests: Karen Romig, Karis Romig and Zayne McCorkle from Danville Light Opera on their youth musical, "Wipeout!"
Friday, July 16
Linda broadcasts live from the Danville Country Club for the Vermilion Advantage Golf Tournament fundraiser
Thursday, July 15
Guests: Jeanie Cooke and Anne Sacheli from the Danville Convention and Visitors Bureau on the "Wall Dogs" downtown Danville mural project
Wednesday, July 14
Guest: Maria Sermersheim from University of Illinois Extension
Monday, July 12 Guests: Amanda Coutant, Morgan Kelley, Frankie Kimmell and Bryson Varner from the Lincoln Park Theatre Company about their upcoming "The Sound of Music"
Friday, July 9 Guest: John Hott, Site Superintendent of Kickapoo
Thursday, July 8 Guest: Danville District 118 School Superintendent Mark Denman
Tuesday, July 6
Guest: Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer
Friday, July 2 Guest: John Dreher on area housing
Thursday, July 1 Guest: Adam Andrzejewski from "For the Good of Illinois"
Wednesday, June 30
Guest: Tom Bruns, Vice President and Regional Manager from Aqua Illinois
Tuesday, June 29 Guests: Machelle Dykes from Leadership Tomorrow, with recent graduates Carmelita Phillips and Josh Gabehart
Friday, June 25 Guest: Vickie Haugen from Vermilion Advantage
Thursday, June 24
Guest: Part 2 of an interview with Steve Laker from the Vermilion County Health Department
Wednesday, June 23
Guest: Brenda Demos, Director of Food Services for Danville District 118 schools
Tuesday, June 22
Guest: Kim Kuchenbroad from Vermilion Advantage on the Extreme Leadership program
Monday, June 21 Guests: Steve Birky, Andrea Calamarl and Jennifer Dixson about "Arts in the Park"
Friday, June 18 Guest: Mike Hulvey about the 2010 Sports Media Camp for Kids
Tuesday, June 15 Guest: Steve Laker from the Vermilion County Health Department
Friday, June 11 Guest: Sue Richter from the Vermilion County Museum
Thursday, June 10
Guest: Dr. John Mason and Deb Fridy about the opening of Fetch Dog Park
Tuesday, June 8
Guest: Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer
Monday, June 7
Guest: Jeanie Cooke from the Danville Convention and Visitors Bureau about Danville Dans baseball
Friday, June 4
Guest: Pat Tarr from Faith in Action
Thursday, June 3 Guest: Ken Konsis, Executive Director of the Vermilion County Conservation District
Wednesday, June 2
Guest: Vickie Haugen from Vermilion Advantage
Tuesday, June 1
Guests: "Lose the Training Wheels" program
Friday, May 28
Guests: Dr. Alice Marie Jacobs and Laura Williams from DACC about the "Achieve the Dream" program
Thursday, May 27 Guest: Jeanne Mulvaney from the Danville United Way
Wednesday, May 26
Guest: Tywon Gouard from the Danville YMCA
Tuesday, May 25 Guest: Kathy Richard, director of the HALO Project
Monday, May 24 Guest: Neuhoff Media's Mike Hulvey
Friday, May 21 Guest: Illinois State Representative Bill Black
Tuesday, May 18
Guest: Lori Smith from the Danville Garden Club about "Make it Bloom"
Monday, May 17 Guests: John Graves and Charlotte Peverly about Habitat for Humanity's St. James Church project
Thursday, May 13 Guests: Amanda Coutant, Lela Wodetzki and Kelly Wodetski on the Red Mask Players' Childrens' Theatre production of "Snow White and Friends"
Wednesday, May 12
Guest: Private Investigator Jack Smith
Tuesday, May 11 Guests: Al Bello and Carmen Fernandez, and Erika Villalba and Jose Muñoz from the Hispanic Leadership Council at Danville High School
Monday, May 10
Guest: Doug Ireland, Co-chair of the 2010 Relay for Life
Thursday, May 6 Guest: John Smith, golf pro at Harrison Park golf course
Wednesday, May 5 Guest: Ricky Williams, Jr. from the Boys and Girls Club of Danville
Tuesday, May 4 Guest: Bob Scott, Danville Public Works Operations Manager
Monday, May 3
Guest: Melissa Rome about the "Red, White and Blue" car seat safety program
Thursday, April 29
Guest: Leslie Boedicker from the Danville Symphony about their upcoming "Lights, Camera, Action!"
Wednesday, April 28 Guests: Bob Rice and Janet Pacillo about the Schlarman Raffle and projects at the school
Tuesday, April 27 Guests: John Alexander from YMCA and Alice Kirby from Project Success about the Teen Reach program
Monday, April 26 Guests: Jason Asaad and Laura Williams about DACC Middle College
Thursday, April 22
Guest: Anne Sacheli from the Danville Convention and Visitors Bureau on the downtown Danville mural project
Wednesday, April 21
Guests: Gary Williams, Julia Megan Sullivan and Chris Dunne from Danville Light Opera about their production of "The Secret Garden"
Tuesday, April 20
Guest: Angela Bell, Liason for Homeless and Unaccompanied Youth for Danville District 118
Monday, April 19
Guest: Superintendent of Schools Mike Metzen
Thursday, April 15 Guests: Louise Freeh, Chuck Jones and Donna Carlene about the Scrabble tournament at DACC for Reader's Route
Wednesday, April 14
Guests: Josh Gabehart and Dave Cronk from Aqua Illinois
Tuesday, April 13 Guest: Dr. Alice Marie Jacobs, President of DACC
Monday, April 12
Guest: Danville City Engineer David Schnelle
Thursday, April 8 Guest: Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman
Wednesday, April 7 Guest: Carl Alexander on a lifetime of public service
Tuesday, April 6 Guests: John Alexander and Nancy Boesdorfer from the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign
Thursday, April 1 Guest: Mike Brown, President/CEO of Provena United Samaritans Medical Center
Wednesday, March 31
Guests: Catlin Mayor Clay Woodard and Todd Lee from Vermilion Advantage
Tuesday, March 30
Guest: Bob Richard, Director of the District 118 Foundation
Monday, March 29 Guests: Jeanie Cooke, Mayor Scott Eisenhauer and Mike Hulvey on the successful campaign and bid to keep the NJCAA National Basketball tournament in Danville
Thursday, March 25 Guest: Sue Richter from the Vermilion County Museum
Wednesday, March 24
Guest: Jeanne Mulvaney from the Danville Area United Way
Tuesday, March 23 Guest: Dick Brazda, Danville Director of Mass Transit
Monday, March 22
Guests: Jamie DeVore, Nancy Henderson and Sue Harden from the Red Mask Players about the upcoming "The Replacement"
Thursday, March 18
Guest: Janet Pacillo from Danville High School Development about the Schlarman Spring Raffle
Wednesday, March 17 Guests: Darren York and Alena Bedell from Aunt Martha's Health Center
Tuesday, March 16 Guests: Laria Robinson and Vicki Haugen about the 2010 Census
Monday, March 15
Guest: Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer
Thursday, March 11
Guests: NJCAA Tournament Finals Director Dick Shockey, with co-directors Mike Hulvey and Mayor Scott Eisenhauer, about the upcoming NJCAA Finals in Danville
Wednesday, March 10
Guests: More winners of the Grandparents Essay Contest, and Mike Smith from Iroquois Federal
Tuesday, March 9 Guests: Winners of the Grandparents Essay Contest
Monday, March 8
Guest: Maestro Jeremy Swirling from the Danville Symphony
Thursday, March 4
Guests: Mike Hulvey, Mike Brown from Provena United Samaritans Medical Center and Vicki Haugen from Vermilion Advantage kickoff "March Forth Vermilion County"
Wednesday, March 3
Guests: Jeanie Cooke and Anne Sacheli from the Danville Convention and Visitors Bureau on the downtown Danville mural project
Tuesday, March 2 Guests: Al Bello and Carmen Fernandez about the local Hispanic community and programs in the Danville school system
Monday, March 1 Guest: Commander Jane McFadden from the Danville Police Department
Wednesday, February 24 Guest: Bill Fulton from AMBUCS about the upcoming home show
Tuesday, February 23
Guests: Rose Henton and Melissa Ronto from Vermilion County Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Monday, February 22 Guest: Rep. Bill Black
Thursday, February 18 Guest: Vermilion County Rape Crisis Center
Wednesday, February 17
Guest: Peer Court
Tuesday, February 16
Guest: Crosspoint
Monday, February 15 Guest: VVEDS
Thursday, February 11 Guests: Representatives from the Red Mask Players about their show "Talley's Folly"
Wednesday, February 10 Guest: Doug Ahrens from Danville Public Works
Tuesday, February 9 Guests: Micki Crome, and Jenny Trimmell and Cathy Hubbard from the Vermilion County Health Department on STD Education
Monday, February 8
Guests: Jeanne Dunn and Alice Cowan from Danville Light Opera
Thursday, February 4 Guest: Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer
Wednesday, February 3 Guest: Todd Lee from Vermilion Advantage
Tuesday, February 2 Guest: Kolby Riggle, Director of Environmental Health for the Vermilion County Health Department
Monday, February 1 Guest: Greg Hilleary, Director of the Danville Housing Authority
Thursday, January 28 Guests: Elaine Anderson and Jane Dobbles from CASA of Vermilion County
Wednesday, January 27 Guest: Sheriff Pat Hartshorn
Tuesday, January 26 Guest: Kim Kuchenbrod from Vermilion Advantage
Monday, January 25 Guest: Bruce Suardini, Director of Prairie Center
Thursday, January 21 Guest: Dottie McLaughlin with "I Sing The Body Electric"
Wednesday, January 20 Guest: Don Hanetho, Asst Fire Chief - Danville Fire Department
Tuesday, January 19 Guest: John Dreher, Vermilion County Board Member
Monday, January 18 Guest: Peter Blackman, General Manager - David S. Palmer Arena
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