In this week's episode of Second Look, WZND’s Kaitlyn Witas and Jason Zaehler took a look at your weekly news stories, starting with a transfer student scholarship, the Town of Normal’s community investment plan, and First Friday shopping events. After that, we looked at ISU basketball and then interviewed Redzone producer Jaden Cohn to learn more about the football team's recent success and how it will impact the future of NIL and recruiting at ISU.
Sara Waller and her brother Justin became the youngest Redbirds to create a scholarship for ISU students. Ben Webster interviewed Sara to discuss the opportunities their scholarship provides. (00:58)
The town of Normal has released its $188 million community investment plan for the next five years. June Delahunty spoke to the town’s director of finance, Andrew Huhn, to learn more about the plan. (08:21)
Downtown Bloomington hosts First Friday events to encourage shoppers to support local businesses. Jacie Hinton spoke to the city’s downtown development specialist, Taylor Kern, to learn more about the events. (13:03)
After a break, the team looked at Redbird Basketball and the Men’s and Women’s recent success. (17:50)
After the break, WZND’s Jaden Cohn joined the show to discuss Redbird football, the fans, NIL, and more. (19:09)
