The Morning Routine with Rocki & Lacey was joined by the fantastic Stacey Skrysak from WICS Newschannel 20. Stacey is a local news anchor and storyteller for the community, and she shared some life updates with Rocki & Lacey in regards to her kiddos and the upcoming Halloween.

She also shared with us about a special piece she is working on for WICS Newschannel 20 about the children who were lost in the YNOT Chatham tragedy and the conversations she had with their families. If you listen to one bit of the Morning Routine today, make it this one!!

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The Morning Routine with Rocki and Lacey was joined by Michael Thomas from Express Employment Professionals for the 10/22/2025 edition of Circle of Friends.

We caught up about his work with therapy horses and the current job market in the 217 area and around.

We also got his best tips for being a good interviewee-be sure to check all of that out at the podcast below!

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The Morning Routine with Rocki and Lacey were joined by Ryan McCrady from the Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance to talk about all of the growth happening in and around the Sangamon County area. Ryan updated us on all of the big thing happening at the new Scheel's Sports Dome, and educated both of us on what potential data centers would bring to the Springfield area.

We're always excited to learn from Ryan!

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This morning, Rocki and Lacey spoke with Austin. They got a great update on all things "Vegan Chef Challenge."

Listen to the conversation for great updates and tasty menu items!

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Today, Lou Bart and CEO Angie Sowle of the YMCA came in to talk about all of the amazing things happening at the Y this fall season. Get all the details in the convo!

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Josh and Ed Carter are so fun to talk to. Get all the info in the conversation on how to get spooked this Halloween season!

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The Morning Routine with Rocki and Lacey was joined by Circle of Friends Ward 5 Alderwoman LaKeisha Purchase. They talked about the recent Friends of the Farmer's Market Dinner, the Mother Road Festival over the previous weekend, and our upcoming collaboration raising funds for the Strong Kids Fund at the YMCA. We had several callers join in the conversation!

Listen to all this and more from Lakeisha here.

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The Morning Routine with Rocki & Lacey was joined by Scott Dahl, director of tourism for Visit Springfield, for Circle of Friends.

Scott came with shirts for the 24th Annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival and information to boot! We discussed Scott's summer and highlighted the upcoming Diabetes Awareness Month in November. His daughter has type 1 diabetes, which has been a journey for his family to navigate.

We also spent a bit of time highlighting the upcoming Route 66 Mother Road Festival, happening September 26-28, 2025. You can find more information about the Route 66 Mother Road festival here.

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