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Poundstone Talks Comedy, Technology

paulapoundstone.com

Public radio listeners may recognize comedian Paula Poundstone as a frequent panelist on Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!

Poundstone will be stopping in northern Illinois this weekend. She performs at the Raue Center for the Arts June 14th.

She spoke with WNIJ’s Jenna Dooley about her preferred performance format and keeping up with technology. To get things rolling, they chatted about her lunchtime ritual:

Disclaimer: Raue Center for the Arts is an underwriter for Northern Public Radio

Jenna Dooley has spent her professional career in public radio. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois - Springfield. She returned to Northern Public Radio in DeKalb after several years hosting Morning Edition at WUIS-FM in Springfield. She is a former "Newsfinder of the Year" from the Illinois Associated Press and recipient of NIU's Donald R. Grubb Journalism Alumni Award. She is an active member of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association and an adjunct instructor at NIU.