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This contest entry was produced in advance of the 2020 IBA Silver Dome Contest for Best Weathercaster. I didn't win. Oh, well.... I gave it a shot!
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(Below) On January 7, 2020, a clip of me was shown on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon. Watch the video below...
This video made the cut because it was initially posted on Facebook.
This was recorded on July 23, 2021, during COVID and during my last few months at WCCU, Channel 27, Urbana, before I retired. This was one of many newscasts I did solo, meaning I filled both the news anchor and weathercaster roles. It's unique because it was simulcast on Springfield sister station, WRSP, Channel 55.
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This was part of a one-day trip my grandson and I completed on June 20, 2025. This is just the beginning of our journey.
You'll take the route that goes through west Champaign (to avoid the road construction blockages on the I-74 and I-57 interchange, as well as the I-72 and I-74 interchange). Scenes in Springfield take you along East Lake Drive across the Lindsey Bridge and through the LLCC campus (where I went in 1972-74).
We depart from Springfield at a location on Toronto Road (specifically, the "Motorheads" restaurant and museum), then travel west to Illinois Route 4, north on Veterans Parkway, and then north on Illinois Route 97. From there, we go northwest to Illinois Route 125, then to Beardstown and US-67, across more construction at the Beardstown Bridge over the Illinois River. From there, we travel to Macomb and the campus of Western Illinois University, where I studied from 1975 to 1977. I also include a memory of my old dorm, where I was on Mondays through Thursdays.
The final part of the series of videos begins at Western Illinois University in Macomb, heading northward to Illinois Route 9, then eastward through Bushnell and Canton, to US 24, and then along the Illinois River to I-474, eastward to I-74, and finally southeast to Normal (along Main Street and Illiinois State University) and Bloomington along Veterans Parkway (the former US-66 bypass or beltway).
(below) The Lincoln Family is stuck in a permanent pose, while my grandson and I pose briefly before touring the museum.
(right): Former WICS morning meteorologist Joe Crain, who now has a position at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, and I pose in front of a young Abe Lincoln at the Museum.
This was the final leg of the last road trip of the season with my grandson, where we went to visit my old friend Joe Crain at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield. On the way back, we went to Taylorville (my hometown), then journeyed back through Decatur, where we witnessed an extreme thunderstorm that dropped several inches of rain, causing street flooding. The problem we encountered in Decatur is shown here, where we had to turn around a couple of times to avoid standing water.
This video combines a previously posted 1988 Taylorville tour video, which was never intended for public sharing, with a 2025 video that follows the same route as the original footage from 1988.
There are lapses in the 1988 video, but the 2025 video fills in with a current video of the city. I took both videos, with the first using a handheld full-size VHS camcorder held over my shoulder as I drove the route. I never once looked into the viewfinder, so it was simply a point-and-shoot situation.
The 2025 used a "dashcam" mounted digital camera that recorded in 4K, but I had to downsize the video files for editing. During the editing process, I had to adjust the video's speed slightly to match the current video.
I also eliminated the real audio from the original video to avoid any copyright claims on music from the radio. YouTube provided the music for the video you see here.
Welcome to another Taylorville Tour! This one was shot on September 30, 2025, and runs for one hour. I travel places "off the beaten path." I didn't intend it, but it turned out to be a promotional video for the city of Taylorville.
It showcases the quality of housing in and around the city, the local old town charm of the downtown area, and the neighborhoods of the city's central part. I didn't travel through Manner's Park (which I do in other videos), the city's largest park, but I include many amenities outside the park system, including Lake Taylorville.
I also include many memories of people and things I did as a kid growing up there. I hope you enjoy the video and leave feedback in the comments section. I have other tours dating back to 1988; in fact, one of my last tours was also shot on the same day (September 30, 2025), allowing me to compare today's view with one I took in 1988. I hope you'll watch that one too. Previous tours include one from 2017 as well.
I occasionally post videos on my Facebook outlets, but you can review many more on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@DougQuickOnLine.