Jeff Owens
General Manager
- Speech Communication degree at Eastern Illinois University
- I am from Mattoon and reside in Mattoon.
- I started at WEIU in 2002.
- Growing up, my earliest memories of TV are Sesame Street, Zoom and The Electric Company.
- My wife is Jamie, I have 3 sons: Nicholas, Derek and T.J.
- My dream was to be a professional sports announcer for the Atlanta Braves or Pittsburgh Steelers.
- I am overly proud of the WEIU-TV and Radio staff for their tireless efforts to make the WEIU Radio and TV Center a great part of Eastern Illinois University.
Eric Senyo Atsu
News Watch Graduate Assistant
Eric is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Arts in Communication Studies degree. He's a broadcast journalist with eight years of experience covering the Parliament House in Ghana.
Cody Borntreger
Broadcast Equipment Operator
Hometown: Oakland
Year Started at WEIU: 2021
Hobbies: Video games, tabletop RPGs, and collecting dice.
Rob Calhoun
Radio Station Production Supervisor and Underwriting Sales Rep
Hometown: Charleston (Originally from Arcola)
Year Started at WEIU: 2006 (part-time in 2004)
Hobbies: Sports, Music, Computers, Movies.
Interesting Fact about me: I have my B.A. degree from the University of Central Florida
Memory at WEIU: Becoming the play-by-play announcer for the EIU Women’s Basketball team.
Kelly Goodwin
News Director
Hometown: Alton
Year Started at WEIU: 2001
Hobbies: I enjoy fishing, camping, watching sports and traveling.
Interesting Fact about me: I appeared on WTHI-TV as the morning and midday anchor from 1993-2001.
Memory at WEIU: My husband proposed to me at WEIU! He enlisted the help of some students, created a fake news story and popped the question!
Rameen Karbassioon
Producer/Director
Hometown: Charleston
Year Started at WEIU: As a student 2000-02, then current position since 2007.
Hobbies: I like sports, music, cars, and traveling with my family.
Memory at WEIU: Working all the sports productions with various staff and students thru the years. So many great people and great games and moments that we covered together.
Don Lovell
Broadcast Engineer
Joel Richardson
Broadcast Equipment Operator
Hometown: Mattoon
Year Started at WEIU: 2005
Hobbies: Collectibles, comic books, physical media, conventions.
Memory at WEIU: Funny antics among WEIU staff.
Dennis Riley
Chief Engineer
My name is Dennis Riley and I am the Chief Engineer for WEIU. I grew up in Rantoul, Illinois and after serving three years in the Marine Corps as a Field Radio Operator I attend Parkland College where earned a AAS in Broadcast Technology. My career in Television and Radio has taken me from part time camera operator at WCIA-TV in Champaign to Chief Engineer of WEEK-TV in Peoria and now here at WEIU for the last 15 years.
In my free time I enjoy working on my carpentry skills (Translation: Never ending home improvements/maintenance) and the occasional hike to take nature photos.
Mac White
Program Manager/Traffic
Hometown: Monmouth
Year Started at WEIU: 2003
Hobbies: Homebrewing, golf, smoking meats, & politics.
Interesting Fact about me: I was born in Germany.
Memory at WEIU: When I worked in master control I would call my daughter and pretend to be Clifford.