The Evening Edition TV newsroom is a state-of-the-art facility that allows students to gain hands-on experience working in a real TV newsroom, putting together a newscast that airs live in five states to a potential audience of more than three million people.

River Region Evening Edition, a live, half-hour newscast aired on WSIU-TV. The program airs at 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the Fall and Spring terms. The Evening Edition is staffed entirely by volunteer student broadcasters and journalists– students are completely responsible for reporting, writing, editing, producing, and anchoring the show. Among the many awards the students have received are Most Outstanding Student TV Newscast in Illinois, Most Outstanding Student TV Sports Program and Best Student TV Newscast in Illinois.. Web: http://www.wsiu.org/EveningEdition