April 24-26, 2015
at the Uptown Marriott in Normal
INBA celebrated 60 years of Ethics, Education and Excellence in Journalism, with 117 attendees, 19 panelists, and 1 keynote speaker.
14 Past Presidents attended, 1 Distinguished Service Award was given, 5 Scholarships were awarded and 2 new board members were elected.
Friday night, April 24:
1:30-4:30pm Board Meeting — Beaufort at the Marriott
4-8pm Convention Check-in will be open at the Marriott
5:30-7pm Welcome Reception at the new Social Media Analytics Command Center at Illinois State University. Hosted by the Office of ISU President Larry Dietz.
Dinner and entertainment on your own in Uptown Normal
Saturday, April 25:
8am-12pm Convention Check-in will be open at the Marriott
8:50am Welcome from ISU President Larry Dietz – Redbird A
9-10:15am Award-Winning Investigation of Police/Minority Interaction Redbird A
Panelists: Judy Valente, WGLT News Reporter
Michael Gizzi, Ph.D., ISU Criminal Justice Professor
Chief Aaron Woodruff, ISU Police
Chief Rick Bleichner, Normal Police
Moderator: Willis Kern, WGLT News Director
10:25-11:40am Frontline Stories from Ferguson, Missouri Redbird A
Panelists: Brian Thouvenot, KMOV-TV News Director
Mike Border, KTVI-TV Photographer
Noah Brooks, KMOV-TV Photographer
Julian Johnson, KMOV-TV Reporter
Mike Spaulding, WSOY-AM News Director
Moderator: Chris Goble, Monmouth College
12pm Lunch and Presentation of Distinguished Service Award to the late Jim Craven Redbird A
12:30pm General Business Meeting Redbird A
12:30-1pm Critiques Jesse Fell C
1-2pm News Directors' Roundtable Jesse Fell B
Panelists: Kent Harrell, WICS-TV News Director
Terry James, WJBC-AM News Director
Kristen Hamilton, KHQA-TV News Director
Jeff Mulligan, WMBD-TV News Director
Greg Schieferstein, WEEK/WHOI-TV News Director
Tanya Koonce, WCBU-FM News Director
Moderator: Colleen Reynolds, WJBC-AM and Heartland Community College
2:10-3:10pm The Future of INBA – 60 Years and Beyond Redbird A
Facilitator: Sue Stephens, INBA President, WNIJ-FM
3:15-5pm Critiques Jesse Fell C
3:20-4:20pm Drones in Journalism
Panelists: Ben Lynn, Freelance Camera Operator
Phil VanDiver, Heartland Community College
Ken Erdey, University of Illinois
Moderator: Bob Carroll, ISU TV-10
4-4:35pm Associated Press Meeting/Illinois Public Radio Meeting Jesse Fell B
4:45-5:30pm INBA Foundation Meeting Jesse Fell B
5:30-6:30pm Cocktail Hour
6:30 Dinner and Speaker: Investigative Reporter and INBA Past President LP Phillips Redbird AB
Celebration of INBA's 60th Anniversary
7:45- 9:45pm Awards – AP Awards, S-INBA Awards and INBA Scholarships
10pm Past Presidents' Reception Marriott Lobby Bar
Sunday, April 26
9:30-1045am Examination of "The Brian Williams Effect" Redbird B
Panelists: Steve Scott, WCBS-AM, New York
Maria Moore, Ph.D., Illinois State University
10:45-11:30am Brunch and Closing Resolution Redbird B