To the Orange Podcast | Gene Honda, Public address announcer for Chicago White Sox and Chicago Blackhawks

To the Orange Podcast | Dan Balz, Washington Post Chief Political Correspondent

“To the Orange” is a Daily Illini podcast with Illinois alumni about their time on campus and how that time helped them get to where they are now. Dan Balz has covered politics for the heralded Washington Post, 40 years and running. He met his wife, Nancy, here on campus, while simultaneously reporting on iconic...

To the Orange Podcast | Gene Honda, Public address announcer for Chicago White Sox and Chicago Blackhawks

“To the Orange” is a DI podcast with Illinois alumni about their time on campus and how that time helped them get to where they are now. In this episode, we talk to Gene Honda, the famed public address announcer for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Blackhawks, amongst many others. In fact, Honda was...

To the Orange Podcast | Judson Todd Allen, Chef and author

“To the Orange” is a DI podcast with Illinois alumni about their time on campus and how that time helped them get to where they are now. In this episode, we talk to Chef Judson Todd Allen, a class of 2003 alumnus who been Steve Harvey’s chef, a nutritionist and now, an author. In his debut...

To the Orange Podcast | Scott Cochrane, Property and bar owner

“To the Orange” is a DI podcast with Illinois alumni about their time on campus and how that time helped them get to where they are now. In this episode, we talk to Scott Cochrane, owner of campus bars The Red Lion, The Clybourne and Firehaus. In a wide-ranging interview, we cover everything from his...

Cynthia Barrett, Barb’s Mom on “Stranger Things”

“To the Orange” is a DI podcast with Illinois alumni about their time on campus and how that time helped them get to where they are now. In this episode, we talk to Cynthia Barrett, an Atlanta-based actor best known for her role as Barb Holland’s mom on the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things.” In...