Central Illinois television personalities Alyssa Patrick (second from right) and her husband Taylorville native Nick Patrick (second from left), were Tuesday’s program speakers at the Taylorville Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday.   Chuck Martin (left), president of the club, presided at the meeting.   Program chair for Tuesday’s meeting was Ron Mizer (right).

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from a Taylorville native turned TV weatherman, and his TV anchor wife, at its Tuesday meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.

Nick Patrick is the morning meteorologist at WICS Newschannel 20 in Springfield, while his wife Alyssa is a night anchor on WAND Channel 17 in Decatur.

The pair shared how they met, their experiences in working at competing stations in several markets while married, then relocating to Decatur after having their first child.

Alyssa said both of them feel their television careers are a way to give back to the communities they serve, while Nick said he was thankful to be back in Central Illinois where he knows both the geography and town pronunciations. 

Both feel their television careers are a way to give back to the communities they serve.

Also at Tuesday’s Kiwanis meeting, Taylorville High School senior Drew Mickey (right) was awarded a 500-dollar scholarship from the club to help further his college education.  Kiwanis Scholarship Committee chair Dick Wamsley (left) presented the check and certificate to Mickey.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.