www.RaiderRadio.com was started by Bloomington High School student John Twork during the summer of 2004.  John's goal was to broadcast Purple Raider football and basketball games on the internet so people unable to attend could listen to the play-by-play.  Raider Radio was created with the assistance of Bloomington District 87 Technology Director, Jim Peterson.  During November 2004, John totally redesigned the website to make it more visually appealing and user friendly.

Founder of RaiderRadio:John Twork

Read Randy Sharer's Pantagraph article about play-by-play "Voice of the Raiders," John Twork

The former and first play-by-play "Voice of the Raiders," John Twork, is a freshman at Eastern Illinois University.  Since he was about twelve years old, John has been very interested in play-by-play sports broadcasting, and he wants to pursue a career in broadcasting after college.  Inspired by former play-by-play "Voice of the Illinois State University Redbirds" and current "Voice of the University of Colorado Buffalos," Mark Johnson, by the "Voice of the Chicago Cubs," Pat Hughes, and by the "Voice of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini," Brian Barnhart, John strives to make his broadcasts as descriptive and easy to understand as possible.