WCIA kicking off Father's Day celebration
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — WCIA showed its appreciation for Father's Day with a couple of segments Thursday morning.
Community Spotlight: Danville AMBUCS 100-year anniversary
During a few of the morning shows, WCIA's Jacob Dickey, Taylor Mitchell and Mitchell Rife celebrated the holiday with some Throwback Thursday pictures of their dads. Taylor and Mitchell even went head-to-head in Father's Day trivia with some help from ciLiving host Jaclyn Friedlander.
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