Jack Brighton

Jack Brighton is a long-time producer, reporter, host, and digital technology developer and manager at Illinois Public Media. He is also an adjunct instructor of journalism and multimedia storytelling at the University of Illinois and Illinois Wesleyan University. He has served as a member of the PBS Digital Advisory Group and the NPR Digital Advisory Working Group, and as chair of the University of Illinois Campus Webmasters. In 2011 he was the recipient of a Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence award for his collaborative work at the University of Illinois and the network of local and national public media organizations.