Sean Crawford
Managing Editor, NPR Illinois/ CAB Ex-OfficioSean has led the NPR Illinois news operations since the fall of 2009. He replaced the only other person to do so in the station's history, Rich Bradley.
Prior to taking over the News Department, Sean worked as Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois and other Illinois Public Radio stations. He spent more than a dozen years in the statehouse press room, winning numerous awards for his reporting, including a national Capitolbeat honor for coverage of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment and removal from office.
Overall, Sean has logged 40 years in journalism. He began his broadcasting career at his hometown station WJPF in Herrin, Illinois while still in high school. It was there he learned to cover local government, courts and anything else that made the news.
He spent time in the Joliet area as News Director and Operations Manager for radio station WKBM and worked for a chain of weekly newspapers for two years. Along with news coverage, he reported heavily on sports and did on-air play by play.
Sean hosts weekly shows Statewide and State Week, which air across Illinois Public Radio stations. He holds a Master's Degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield.
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The Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to end its spring session Sunday. But there are a lot of issues left to consider. -
Mental health courts have expanded in Illinois. There are 31 of them in 25 counties. But a new report finds about two million Illinoisans are left out. -
The boy was a passenger in an SUV that crashed around midnight on U.S. Route 136 under the Interstate 55 overpass. -
The secure key safe installed on a home’s entry door. It contains a house key that can only be accessed by the Springfield Fire Department using a department-controlled master key secured on responding fire apparatus. This allows firefighters to quickly enter a residence without causing damage. -
The incident took place near the intersection of East Cook Street and Eastdale Avenue yesterday evening. -
With about a week left before adjournment, legislation is advancing at the Illinois statehouse. -
Biographer Ron Chernow talks about the Hannibal, Missouri native who became a literary giant. -
The legislature is scheduled to adjourn the spring session at the end of May.
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When beekeepers saw widespread honeybee die-offs last year, researchers at the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center stepped in to help. The Trump administration now plans to close the facility, sparking concern among beekeepers and scientists. -
First Listen for Wednesday, May 13, 20206.
