Hosted by Jacksonville Area Museum · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 24 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
Discover the stories and history of the Jacksonville, Illinois area. Hear about the people, places, and legends that make Jacksonville a unique place in American history.
Jacksonville Area Museum hosts Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends, a history show with 24 episodes published.
Pat Kennedy discusses his memories of the Old Jacksonville Post Office growing up Jacksonville in the mid-twentieth century. Pat Kennedy's father worked in the lower level of the building, so Pat was a frequent daily vis
Jim Elliott spent his childhood in Jacksonville, and attended college locally where he met his wife. They then moved to southern California, where they built a successful business. Hear his story, and his connections to
Rabbi Rob Thomas discusses his upbringing in Jacksonville, work, unusual hobby, spiritual journey, and his investment back in his hometown.
Dr Robert Crowe discusses his life, career as superintendent of Jacksonville School District 117, children's author, and other creative projects.
During the summer of 1951, Mary Ann DuBois Armstrong took a summer job in the Occupational Therapy Department at the Jacksonville State Hospital. Her job entailed providing organized daily activities for a group a patien
Topic: Changing care and attitudes toward mental care Roy Wright was an employee at the Jacksonville State Hospital from 1935 until after 1972 when this interview was recorded. His jobs included attendant, dietary depart
Flo Lasley was a recreational therapist the Jacksonville Developmental Center, beginning her career in 1932. She discusses her career and duties, patient recreation, volunteer programs, the hospital greenhouse, farm, epi
Reggie Biggs worked at the Jacksonville Developmental Center for 20+ years in the painting and maintenance departments, beginning in 1985. He shares his stories and experiences working at the institution, and his memorie
The Soap Box Derby racing competition was once a popular yearly event in Jacksonville in the mid-20th century. Local boys would hand build gravity-fed cars that would race down city streets in organized competitions. The
Jones Meat & Locker has been in business for 80 years in 2023 in the Jacksonville area, spanning 3 generations of the Jones family. Terry and Marcy Jones discuss the history of the business, and how it has changed during
Ready to go back in time? The museum is pleased to present a recording of the first 30 minutes of the premier broadcast WJVO Radio serving the Jacksonville, Illinois area. They went live on the air for the first time in
Ben Cox discusses the interesting story of B.B. King performing at Annie Merner Chapel at MacMurray College in the spring of 1970. Ben explains how this world-famous act was secured, and what his research has uncovered a
Todd Stephens discusses his father's legacy, accomplishments, and challenges during his tenure as the MacMurray College President from 1980-1986. President Stephens and his family came to MacMurray from Wofford College w
This episode talks with Bob Freesen, who built a successful construction business, Freesen Inc, in West Central Illinois. He discusses growing up on a farm, his time spent in Europe during World War II, and his notable p
In celebration of bringing a stable water supply to Jacksonville, the city held a Miss Pipeline Contest/Pageant. Sonnie Heyer discusses her memories of participating in that event, and growing up during that time in Jack
Judge David Bone discusses his time as a high school and college basketball star, and how that transitioned to the challenges of serving in Vietnam. Program note: The basketball section of the podcast runs from 0:00 - 24
Helen Baldwin has been a fixture in the Jacksonville community for nearly her entire life. She discusses her history in education, starting as a Jacksonville grade school student during WW II, up to her career as a princ
Dan Kindred is a staple in Jacksonville, owning and operating the popular 'Don's Place' tavern in Jacksonville for 40 years; 1982-2022. In this podcast, Dan discusses how he originally purchased Don's Place, the challeng
Illinois Stories was the premier program about the people and places of Central Illinois. The host, Mark McDonald, created 1200+ episodes for the central Illinois PBS stations (WSEC, WMEC, WQEC). These programs are sure
A second installment of stories from those who worked at J Capps and Sons, Ltd in Jacksonville, Illinois. Interviews include Terry Maggart, Peggy Clemens, Judy Cannon, Tom Holmes, Mildred Holmes, and George Murphy.
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their history audience.
Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends is hosted by Jacksonville Area Museum. The show is categorised under history and has published 24 episodes.
Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends has published 24 episodes.
Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends regularly covers history. It sits in the history category.
Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends is accessible for guests with genuine history expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends average 28 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
Our data rates Jacksonville Area Museum - History and Legends's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched today.