Molly Jirasek - advice from a TV News Director

Radiogirl by Margaret Larkin

Apr 27, 2025Sports & Recreation

I interviewed Molly Jirasek at the Illinois News Broadcasters Association convention six years ago, when she was Assistant News Director at Heart of Illinois ABC in Peoria. Now she is News Director at ABC57-TV in South B...

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