Tom Donley is a product of Adams County, IL, where he graduated from Unity High School in Mendon. He is studying journalism at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Tom worked with Jim Dewey (WTAD, Quincy, IL) for a couple of weeks during the winter semester break and returned as an intern this summer. “All summer long I have been prepping Tom to cover for me while I traveled to Asia with the United Soybean Board See for Yourself tour. “As I write this, I am in Shanghai, China, and Tom is actually acting as the Farm Director while I am gone and is doing quite well at it. Tom is a very good writer and has been a very willing student when learning how to voice his stories for radio. He has also learned well how to edit copy for the listener rather than for the reader as he has primarily studied print journalism throughout his college career. Tom has a great sense of humor which helps when working in radio. He also has quickly developed a sense of what news stories are more topical and appropriate to our audience.”
