NPR Illinois

NPR Illinois doesn't try to be everything to everyone. Instead, it focuses on what it does best: curated music programming that spans classical, jazz, blues, and folk. Think Yo-Yo Ma's cello suites followed by a deep cut from Buddy Guy. That's the kind of shift you get here. The station is based in central Illinois, but its sound is anything but provincial. Morning blocks tend toward classical, with selections that avoid the obvious. The afternoon blues block is where the station really shines - live recordings from the Chicago blues scene appear regularly, and the DJs clearly have deep collec…