The Southern Illinois Radio Information Service is a community outreach activity of the Broadcasting Service at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Broadcasts can be heard within a 75-mile radius of Carbondale. Programs include local and national news, sports, mystery stories, science reports, nostalgic features and much more.
Volunteers record much of what's heard on air.
If you'd like to read aloud for listeners and can spare at least 30 minutes a week to work in the studio at SIUC, call Gilmore at the number above. SIUC, United Way agencies, the Illinois Public Library system and individual donors team up to keep the service on the air.