Reginald Hardwick is News & Public Affairs Director at Illinois Public Media. He oversees daily newscasts and online stories. He also manages The 21st Show, a live weekday talk show that airs on 7 NPR stations across Illinois. He is the executive producer of IPM's annual environmental TV special, “State of Change.” And he is co-creator of Illinois Soul, IPM's Black-focused audio service, launched in February 2024. Before joining IPM in 2019, he served as News Director at WKAR in East Lansing and spent 17 years as a TV news producer and manager at KXAS, the NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth. Reginald is the recipient of three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, seven regional Emmy Awards, and multiple honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Reginald was born in Vietnam, grew up in Colorado, and is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @RNewsWILL