I’ll let this video speak for itself, except to say I support keeping our local news local:

You can get more information on their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/peoriaaftra. They’re encouraging everyone to contact their boss, their boss’s boss, and their boss’s boss’s boss:

Who to Contact:

Mark DeSantis
General Manager
WEEK/WHOI
2907 Springfield Road
East Peoria, IL 61611
mdesantis@week.com
309-698-2525

Granite Broadcasting
Mr. Peter Markham, Chairman of Granite Broadcasting
p.markham@granitetv.com

Mr. Duane Lammers, Chief Operating Officer of Granite Broadcasting
d.lammers@granitetv.com

767 Third Ave, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017

(212) 826-2530