MACOMB, Ill., July 10 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:
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MACOMB, IL - Western Illinois University Broadcasting and Journalism alumnus Alex Degman ('08), of Chicago, IL, recently had his reporting featured nationally on NPR's Here & Now and All Things Considered, highlighting how lessons learned from Chicago's devastating 1995 heat wave continue to shape the city's response to extreme heat and climate change.
"I'm lucky to have a job that gives me the flexibility to tell stories and guide people through the news of the day in Chicago, while also bringing those stories to a national audience from time to time," Degman said. "I knew when I started radio news reporting at Western and WIUM that I...