Meet the Team

Dustin Fuller – President/CEO of ILIN Media | Editor | Reporter for Knox, Daviess, Lawrence, and Crawford Counties

Dustin is the president and CEO of ILIN Media and Entertainment. He got started in media in his junior year of high school when he was a camera operator for Avenue Broadband Communications during Vincennes Lincoln football games. Later that year, he started his first podcast, Lincoln Sportscast.  After graduating high school, Dustin attended Vincennes University and studied broadcast production and sales. While studying at Vincennes, he became a studio producer for The Original Company, starting out at WQTY-FM in Linton.  Outside of a stint with a cable-access television startup, Dustin was with The Original Company for 15 years, leaving as the News Director at WFIW/WOKZ in Fairfield, IL.

In his time with ILIN, he has produced sporting events through video streaming, produced podcasts, and created websites for clients. ILIN today now offers podcast production, website creation and maintenance, and social media management.

Outside of ILIN, Dustin works with WAKO-AM as a sports announcer for Red Hill, travels to work events for ESPN and Fox, and is a shot clock operator for IU Columbus Basketball. He also loves to mentor youth in the community and coaches youth soccer in the Vincennes Youth Soccer Association.

Dustin resides in Vincennes.

Jeremy Smith – Reporter for Wayne, Edwards, and Wabash Counties

Jeremy Smith is a regional reporter for Illiana News, covering Wabash, Edwards, and Wayne Counties. Jeremy is originally from Saline County, IL, and is a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wabash Valley College’s Radio and Television Program, and also attended Penn State University; majoring in Communications. Jeremy has worked on the air for WEBQ in Harrisburg, as well as WVJC in Mount Carmel, IL, KNFX in Phoenix, WRUL and WROY in Carmi, and WFIW/WOKZ in Fairfield. He also has television experience from News Channel 15 in Mount Carmel, IL.

Jeremy has covered murder trials in Saline and Wayne counties as well as several other major news stories over the years in Southern Illinois.

Fun Fact – First time he was on air was at the age of 7 on WDRW in Eldorado (now WEBQ-FM)

Jeremy resides in Mount Carmel