““I have to be a chameleon and rise to the occasion, I contribute a lot of it to my parents for making sure that I was cultured early on”.
– Justin Carter
Featured Guest
Justin is passionate about his community, journalism and the arts. He is credited with many impressive achievements during his short time in Springfield including an Emmy for WICS feature Project Illinois.
Dedication
Justin is extremely dedicated to his craft, he wakes up at every morning at 2:30 am with the motivation to educate, inform and possibly entertain all of us.
He is a morning co-anchor for our ABC affiliate station WCIS.
Alongside Brittany Hardaway they bring a vibrant and joyful energy to the morning show.
Justin Carter, Brittany Hardaway, and Bryan Schuerman
The Arts
Justin is extremely passionate about our arts community serving on the Hoogland Center For The Arts 2020 Board of Trustees. He has performed in countless productions most recently A Night on Broadway the 2020 virtual GALA (time stamp 3:47).
Why Springfield?
When presented with an opportunity to grow, he accepted a challenge of growth both personally and professionally. Upon accepting his new position he discovered there was more to the story.
“Springfield isn’t just about Lincoln, it’s about the Arts and Politics”.- Justin Carter
What’s Next
Justin is young, passionate, humble and talented. This is a question for a later conversation, and I am excited that he is a part of our community for however long he decides to stay.
Thank you for joining me on this journey,Keep Lincoln’s Legends in your feed for updates and Be excellent to each other.
