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Revealing Romania
U of I students become international reporters — page 2
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patterns
august 2009 Volume XXXVI, Number 2
Anticipating a vibrant future By General Manager Mark Leonard
We recently completed
a reorganization of WILL departments and activities into a structure that we feel prepares us to best meet the rapid changes facing our industry. This reorganization began last January with input from our department managers. Guiding principles throughout the process were: to reinforce our strengths, use our existing staff members whenever possible, foster innovation and reduce “silo-ing” and duplication of efforts among our broadcast services. Over the past two years, we have used staff attrition to achieve financial savings whenever possible. Several positions have been left vacant or incorporated into other positions’ responsibilities—necessary actions due to reductions in state funding and the effects of a deteriorating economy. These measures have also allowed WILL to minimize its involuntary staff reductions to date. Our new reorganization continues that trend, but allows us to respond to this contraction in staff size in a way that not only reduces its consequences, but, we hope, unlocks new opportunities in program development and public engagement. We have combined the previous positions of radio station manager and television station manager into one station manager for all broadcast services. We have established a new position, director of created content, to oversee all of our program productions, whether they are intended for television, radio, Web or some combination of each. Jay Pearce, our former radio station manager, is now director of created content, while Kate Dobrovolny, previously WILL’s director of marketing, has become our station manager. Kimberlie Kranich’s role as director of engagement now has additional responsibility for overseeing our educational outreach efforts, and our Illinois Radio Reader service. Jake Schumacher has an expanded role, adding AM program director duties to his previous role as FM program director. These changes position WILL for the future, fostering our ability to develop new content flexibly and efficiently across all platforms. We are fortunate to have a group of skilled employees who can rise to meet these challenges, and who are excited about the opportunities that await us.
Teens gain confidence in outdoor activities Life lessons from Kickapoo: When you pick up a goose, hold it firmly against your body. Release the button on the fishing rod before you cast. Hold on to both sides of the canoe as you get in. Minnows aren’t always little. Gigantic poison ivy vines can grow in a tree!
When African-American teens from the
Boys & Girls Club of Danville spent a day and a half at Kickapoo State Park in Oakwood at the end of June, they experienced canoeing and kayaking, shooting a shotgun, fishing in a pond, photographing nature, banding geese, surveying fish populations and meditating on a bluff. They also learned a lot about themselves. The apprehensive became self-assured and the self-assured became confident doing things they’d never done before. Their outing was part of a larger project to connect young people with the outdoors and to improve their media literacy. Later in the summer, the students will revisit the park with video cameras to film public service announcements aimed at getting other kids to the park.
“Kickin’ It at Kickapoo” is a project of Illinois Public Media’s Youth Media Workshop. The Kickapoo project was inspired by the new Ken Burns’ documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, which will air on PBS stations next month. Park superintendent John Hott, Glynnis Collins of the Prairie Rivers Network and Michelle Nelson of the University of Illinois Department of Advertising organized the activities. Read the teens’ blogs about their project and watch videos of their activities in the park at youthmediaworkshop.org/kickapoo. PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
New documentary explores
Romania
Working in a global society became a class assignment for students in Nancy Benson’s Journalism 480 course on international reporting. Ten students took on the roles of foreign correspondents during a May 19-June 5 reporting trip to Romania and Italy. It’s the third such immersion experience, following a 2005 trip to Peru and a 2007 excursion to China. Each of the student groups has produced in-depth reports for WILL. Revealing Romania, the one-hour radio documentary of student stories from this year’s class, will air at 6 pm Saturday, Aug. 22, on AM 580.
produced by the Independent Journalism Center in Bucharest. At the center of the stories is the migration of Romanians in search of work to more prosperous EU countries, such as Italy, and the Romanian government’s efforts to lure these citizens back to their homeland. Interconnected topics include the plight of an estimated 170,000 children left behind by parents working in Rome, as well as new efforts to reinvigorate Romania’s tourism industry. Kirstin Skurka, a May graduate in broadcast journalism, found Romania similar to other European destinations in terms of the country’s natural beauty and the amenities of its cities.
“This is a winning partnership,” said Jay Pearce, former program director of AM 580 and now director of created content for WILL. “Students benefit from a real world experience, WILL continues to inspire the next generation of journalists and listeners receive great programs that offer unique insights,” he added.
“Still, their service industry needs work before they can become a major tourist area,” Kirstin said. “The Romanian people were some of the friendliest I have encountered in Europe, but need assistance to better understand travel standards prevalent in the Western world,” she added.
As a relatively new European Union country with a developing economy and democracy, Romania offered an ideal environment for the U of I students to pursue a range of story topics. The eight undergraduates and two graduate students worked alongside Romanian counterparts at Babes-Bolyai in Cluj and with student reporters from an online newspaper,
Professor Benson says she can see the confidence develop in the student reporters she takes abroad. “They start out a bit shy about approaching strangers for an interview in a foreign land, but by the end of the trip, they are willing to go to great lengths to get the best possible sources for their stories and that gives them more courage here at home too.”
PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
Inspector Lewis comes into his own
Kevin Whately (The English Patient) re-
turns to Masterpiece Mystery! at 8 pm Sundays as Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis in a spin-off to the Inspector Morse series. Back in Oxford following the death of his wife, Lewis is working with his sidekick, James Hathaway (Laurence Fox, Becoming Jane), to crack murder cases that draw them into the private lives of the Oxfordshire elite. The action leads off Aug. 9 with Whom the Gods Would Destroy when the detective duo investigates the death of a middle-aged Oxford grad in a trail rife with literary allusions and unexpected associations. Then,
on August 16, Old School Ties features Gina McKee (The Forsyth Saga) as a widow with a surprising connection to the case of a celebrity criminal—and to Lewis’s past. In Expiation (Aug. 23), a North Oxford housewife is found hanged at home, which looks like an open and shut case of suicide, but Lewis is skeptical. And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea on Aug. 30 begins Series II for Inspector Lewis as he and Hathaway visit a treatment center for gambling addicts to solve the case of stolen rare books and two murders.
It’s time for the 15th Annual
Gilbert & Sullivan F e sti v al !
Join us on FM 90.9 Saturdays at noon in
August for our celebration of Gilbert & Sullivan during Afternoon at the Opera. See page 6 or visit will.illinois.edu for each week’s program. s
Three Little Maids from School from The Mikado watercolor by W. Russell Flint
PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
Weekdays
Jake Schumacher, Program Director
WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1
101.1 in Champaign-Urbana and 106.5 in Danville
6 am The Morning Express with Vic Di Geronimo Everything you need to start your day, in one handy place! • Great classical music and companionship all morning long • A complete weather forecast at the top of each hour • NPR news headlines at 7:01, 8:01, 9:01 & 10:01 am • Frequent time and weather checks each hour • Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac @ 7:45
10:06 am Mid-Morning Classics with Jeff Esworthy s Chee-Yun (8 pm, 8/10)
Noon Live and Local with Kevin Kelly
Tuesday: New York Philharmonic
Kevin’s lunchtime get-together features music and a daily serving of news about, and interviews with, area music-makers, plus a calendar of regional music events.
8/4
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1:01 pm NPR News Headlines
8/18
1:06 pm Afternoon Classics
New York Philharmonic
Julie Amacher, Lynn Warfel, Mindy Ratner, Gillian Martin and Bob Christiansen keep you company throughout the afternoon and early evening with music and occasional news updates, including NPR headlines at 4:01 pm and 7:01 pm.
Wednesday: Live! @ the Concertgebouw
8 pm (M-Th) The Evening Concert
8/12
Great orchestras from the great concert halls!
Monday: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 8/3
8/10 8/17 8/24 8/31
COPLAND, PREVIN, BEETHOVEN Andre Previn, cond; Gretchen van Hoesen, harp HINDEMITH, MOZART, R. SCHUMANN Andres Cardenes, cond; Chee-Yun, violin VERDI, FLETCHER, R. STRAUSS Manfred Honeck, cond; Michael Rusinek, clarinet MOZART, SHOSTAKOVICH Louis Langree, cond; Garrick Ohlsson, piano MAHLER, DVORAK Lorin Maazel, cond
8/11
8/25
8/5
8/19 8/26
Clarinetist Stanley Drucker Celebration
BARTOK, PART, DEBUSSY, CASTELLANOS Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel, cond HAYDN, BACH, SCHUBERT Pinchas Zukerman, cond, violin
Digital Download Festival No 2
BRAHMS, R. SCHUMANN Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond; Thomas Zehetmair, violin MAHLER, MENDELSSOHN Jaap van Zweden, cond; Ronald Brautigam, piano BEETHOVEN, SIBELIUS, R. SCHUMANN Leonard Slatkin, cond; Christian Tetzlaff, violin STRAVINSKY, PROKOFIEV Valery Gergiev, cond
Thursday: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and The Gilmore Keyboard Festival 10:01 pm NPR News Headlines 10:06 pm (M-Th) Night Music Gillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, Scott Blankenship or John Zech keep you company.
PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
Friday evening 3:59 pm Living Music Weekend A calendar of weekend musical events in our area, presented by Roger Cooper.
4:01 pm NPR News Headlines 4:06 pm Broadway Revisited The American musical theater, explored by Art Hilgart. 8/7 The Lion Sings: The M-G-M Musicals of Arthur Freed. 8/14 The Shows of Stephen Schwartz. From Godspell to Wicked. 8/21 Blossom Dearie and Kevin Cole. A pair of singer-pianists with the Gershwins. 8/28 Faith, Hope, and Therapy. Contemporary answers to modern problems!
5:06 pm Fascinatin’ Rhythm Michael Lasser examines the history of American popular song. 8/7 Lulu’s Back in Town. Nobody seems able to stay away too long from the city. 8/14 Years from Now. Looking back, gratefully or regretfully. 8/21 Apples and Peaches. 8/28 Composers Adapt. New centuries come with new attitudes, and thus new kinds of songs.
6 pm The Song Is You Bonnie Grice talks with all sorts of people about the sorts of music that influenced them. 8/7 Jim Villas. Food writer and winner of the James Beard Award. 8/14 Lisa Loeb. The singer/songwriter hit the pop charts in 1994 with her #1 song Stay. 8/21 Tom Phelan. Author, teacher, former priest and Irish expatriate. 8/28 Randy Brecker. One of the premiere jazz trumpeters.
7 pm Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz Great playing, great conversation! 8/7 Michel Petrucciani. The French pianist lit up the jazz world during his brief life. 8/14 Jeremy Siskind. Another bright young pianist, recently graduated from Eastman. 8/21 Dave Samuels. One of the best vibraphonists on the scene today. 8/28 Allen Toussaint. The New Orleans legend, with guest host Elvis Costello.
8 pm Riverwalk Jazz The Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays classic jazz. David Holt co-hosts. 8/7 Chicago Reeds: Jimmy Noone, Frank Teschemacher & Benny Goodman. 8/14 In the Footsteps of Giants: Trumpet Dynamo Bria Skonberg.
s Lisa Loeb (6 pm, 8/14) 8/21 8/28
T is for Texas, Trombone & Teagarden! Tango, Opera, & the Blues: Jelly Roll Morton’s Recipe for Jazz.
9 pm Rhythm, Sweet & Hot Rare and wonderful recordings from the 20s through the 50s, primarily from 78s.
10 pm Radio Deluxe Jazz singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and his vocalist wife, Jessica Molaskey, host a two-hour weekly music party from their “deluxe living room!” Snappy patter, classics from the American Popular Songbook, and a lot of fun! Catch it Sundays from 4 to 6 pm as well!
Midnight Bluegrass Breakdown Nashville’s Dave Higgs presents bluegrass music, often with live performances in the mix.
1 am The Bluegrass Review More bluegrass music, interviews and features, with host Phil Nusbaum providing an historical perspective.
2 am The Folk Sampler From the foothills of the Ozarks, Mike Flynn presents folk, traditional, bluegrass and blues.
3 am The Art of the Song Exploring creativity in songwriting and other arts.
4 am Celtic Connections From Carbondale, Brian Crow plays music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany.
PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
Saturdays 5 am Classical Music Ward Jacobson and Lynn Warfel help you wake up, or go to sleep, depending.
7 am Weekend Blend Vincent Trauth puts on the coffee, along with classical music, weather, NPR news headlines at 7:01 and Garrison Keillor’s almanac at 8:01 am.
9:01 am NPR News Headlines 9:06 am Classics By Request John Frayne plays requests at this time each Saturday morning. Submit requests at classreq@illinois. edu or 217-265-5084.
10 am Classics of the Phonograph John Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era. 8/1 Beethoven Overtures. 8/8 Lorin Maazel. 8/15 The Record Makers: Goddard Lieberson. 8/22 The Recording Angel Lands in the U.S. 8/29 Great Recordings: Beecham’s Mozart.
11 am From the Top A live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians! Pianist Chris O’Riley hosts. (Each program can be heard again Sundays at 6pm, which is also where you will find program listings.)
Noon Afternoon at the Opera This month, performances from Los Angeles and San Francisco Opera are followed by FM 90.9’s 15th Annual Gilbert & Sullivan Festival! John Frayne is your host. 8/1 RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY: Weill/Brecht. THE MIKADO: Gilbert & Sullivan. 8/8 REQUIEM: Verdi. THE GONDOLIERS: Gilbert & Sullivan. 8/15 SIMON BOCCANEGRA: Verdi. TRIAL BY JURY and COX AND BOX: Gilbert & Sullivan. 8/22 THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER: Stewart Wallace/Amy Tan. PATIENCE: Gilbert & Sullivan. 8/29 THE DEAD CITY: Korngold. THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD: Gilbert & Sullivan.
4:01 pm NPR News Headlines
PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
4:06 pm Footlight Parade Bill Rudman presents musical theater from Broadway to Hollywood. 8/1 1965 on Stage and Screen. 8/8 Strike Up the Band. 8/15 Least Likely to Succeed. 8/22 2003 on Stage and Screen. 8/29 Television Musicals, Part 1.
5 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. You can also hear each week’s program at 2 pm Sunday.
7 pm etown A variety show featuring top bluegrass, folk and country artists. 8/1 Chris Thile & The How To Grow a Band / JJ Grey & Mofro. 8/8 Bruce Cockburn / Brett Dennen. 8/15 Koko Taylor / Pinetop Perkins. 8/22 John Gorka / Hot Buttered Rum. 8/29 Mike Doughty / Zee Avi.
8 pm American Routes A program of and about all the roots and branches of American music, with host Nick Spitzer. 8/1 L.A. Brian Wilson and Randy Newman. 8/8 The Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals. 8/15 Elvis. 8/22 Hard Road To Travel. 8/29 After the Storm.
10 pm Tapestry of the Times Join host Aaron Henkin on an ear-opening voyage back in time and around the globe as he guides you through the wide-ranging sound archives of Smithsonian/Folkways recordings. 8/1 Snooks Eaglin, Mighty Sparrow, Peggy Seeger, Brazilian capoeiristas. 8/8 French Carpenter, Josh White, Haitian voodoo practitioners. 8/15 Cape Breton fiddle, classic piano blues, cowboy ballads, and songs for Joe Hill. 8/22 Mike Seeger, Bob Dylan, Luiz Bonfa, Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie. 8/29 Doc Watson & Bill Monroe, Cephas & Wiggins, Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard.
11 pm The World Music Hour Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth take you through music of many different cultures.
Midnight Blues Before Sunrise Where every month is Black History Month! Steve Cushing explores the highways and byways of African-American music on the best blues show on the radio!
Sundays
s Ensemble La Morra (10:06 pm,8/2)
5 am Classical Music Scott Blankenship and Lynn Warfel select classical music for your Sunday morning, with NPR news headlines at 7:01 am and Garrison Keillor’s daily almanac at 8:01 am.
9 am Sunday Baroque Suzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. You’ll also hear NPR news headlines at 9:01 am and 12:01 pm.
1 pm The Thistle and Shamrock Fiona Ritchie hosts this program from Scotland, featuring traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere. 8/2 Two Shoogles. Tasmanian mandolinist Luke Plumb and Highland fiddler Angus Grant. 8/9 New World Releases. The latest from North American Celtic musicians. 8/16 Northsound.Unspoiled landscapes and rocky shorelines bathed in northern light. 8/23 A Case for Guitar. Virtuoso players from Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and beyond. 8/30 Mythography. An exploration of myth, legend and mystery.
2 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends with skits, music, comedy and the news from Lake Wobegon!
4 pm Radio Deluxe Singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and his singing wife, Jessica Molaskey, host a two-hour weekly music party from their “deluxe living room!” Snappy patter, great records from the American Popular Songbook, interesting guests, and a lot of fun!
6 pm From the Top A rebroadcast of NPR’s young musician showcase. Listings are for yesterday’s 11 am broadcast and today’s repeat. 8/2 From the Virginia Arts Festival, a saxophone quartet from Chicago. 8/9 From Mechanic’s Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. 8/16 From Vermont’s Chandler Music Hall, the Cerberus Trio from Chicago. 8/23 From Mixon Concert Hall in Cleveland, marimba player Joshua Jones from Chicago. 8/30 17-year-old trumpeter Daniel Taubenheim of Lake Bluff, Illinois.
7 pm Classical Music Valerie Kahler is your Sunday evening host; NPR news headlines are heard at 7:01 pm.
10:01 pm NPR News Headlines 10:06 pm Harmonia Angela Mariani presents an hour of Baroque and early music, including the latest releases. 8/2 Late Medieval Songs from Cyprus. Featuring the Ensemble La Morra. 8/9 Circa 1500. A trip through Renaissance Europe with the London-based ensemble. 8/16 A Purcell Celebration I. 8/23 Obsidian Records. England’s newest label devoted to early music. 8/30 The Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra...Live!
11:06 pm The Romantic Hours Music, poetry and romance, seamlessly woven by Mona Golabek.
Midnight Classical Music Scott Blankenship eases you into the new week. PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
tv tv
Primetime Schedule
Monday-Friday Nightly News Programming 9:00 NewsHour with Jim Lehrer 10:00 Nightly Business Report 10:30 Worldfocus
Solid Black Solid Black
Cooking
Solid Black
(midnight-2 am; 6-8am; noon-2pm, 6-8pm) Sun and Wed: Simply Ming, Lidia’s Italy, Secrets of a Chef, Barbeque University Mon and Fri: Simply Ming, Lidia’s Italy, Daisy Cooks, Joanne Weir Tue and Thu: Mexico-One Plate at a Time, Baking with Julia, Christina Cooks, Primal Grill
Travel (2-3am, 8-9am, 2-3pm, 8-9pm) Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri: Rick Steves, Travelscope Tue and Thu: Rick Steves, Burt Wolf
Gardening/Home Improvement (3-5am, 9-11am, 3-5pm, 9-11pm) Sun and Wed: Garden Smart, Ask This Old House, For Your Home, Cultivating Life Mon and Fri: Garden Smart, This Old House, American Woodshop, Cultivating Life Tue and Thu: Victory Garden, New Yankee Workshop, Katie Brown Workshop, Glass with Vicki Payne
Sundays 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 11:30
NOW on PBS McLaughlin Group Bill Moyers Journal Global Voices Wide Angle NOW on PBS McLaughlin Group
Mondays 7:00 8:00 11:00
Murder House (8/3) Inside (8/10, 8/24, 8/31) Arabian Horse: The Ancient Breed (8/17) Nature (8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31) Idaho’s Trial of the Century (8/3) Inside (8/10, 8/24, 8/31) Horses of Gettysburg (8/17)
Tuesdays 7:00 In Search of Shakespeare (8/4, 8/11) Flying The Secret Sky (8/18) Arthur: The Once & Future King (8/25) 8:00 History Detectives (8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25) 11:00 In Search of Shakespeare (8/4, 8/11) Western Pennsylvania’s Tuskegee Airmen (8/18) In Search of Myths and Heroes (8/25)
Wednesdays 7:00 8:00 11:00
s Rick Steves
s Julia Child
Arts and Crafts (5-6am, 11-noon, 5-6pm, 11-midnight) Sun and Wed: Knit and Crochet, Beauty of Oil Painting Mon and Fri: Sewing with Nancy, Donna Dewberry Tue and Thu: Your Brush with Nature, Best of Joy of Painting
Saturday Marathons in August Six-hour block of themed programming August 1: Tropic of Cancer Exotic places around the globe! August 8: Julia! Desserts, confections and breads with Julia Child. August 15: Arctic Circle A refreshing trip to icy locales way up north. August 22: Smokin’ Hot Adding wood smoke flavor to meat. August 29: Thread the Needle New ways to spruce up your home for fall.
PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
P.O.V. (8/19, 8/26) Kalb Report (8/5, 8/12, 8/26) On A Wing and a Prayer (8/19) Expose: America’s Investigative Reports (8/5, 8/12) Making Sense of Place: Portland (8/19) Hold Your Breath (8/26) 11:30 P.O.V. (8/5, 8/12)
Thursdays 7:00 NOVA (8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27) 8:00 Scientific American Frontiers (8/6, 8/20, 8/27) Inside (8/13) 11:00 NOVA ScienceNow (8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27)
Fridays 7:00 Carrier (8/7, 8/14) Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (8/28; until midnight) 8:00 Time Team America (8/7, 8/14, 8/21) 11:00 Carrier (8/7, 8/14) Time Team Special Edition (8/21)
Saturdays 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00
Nature (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29) History Detectives (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29) History Detectives (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29) Scientific American Frontiers (8/1, 8/8, 8/22, Inside (8/15) Nature (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29)
tv daytime
tv
David Thiel, Program Director
Monday - Friday
Saturday 5:00
Maya & Miquel
Sunday Guten Tag
Sesame Street
Solid Black Black Solid
Solid Blac Solid Blac
Body Electric (M, W, F) Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches (T, Th)
5:30
Between the Lions
6:00
Curious George
French in Action
Martha Speaks
6:30 7:00
Sid the Science Kid
Make Way for Noddy
Curious George
Super WHY!
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
Sid the Science Kid
7:30
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mama Mirabelle
Super WHY!
Bob the Builder
Zula Patrol
Clifford the Big Red Dog
8:00 8:30
Thomas & Friends
Wunderkind Little Amadeus
Sesame Street
9:00
Design E2
Saddle Club
9:30
Woodsmith Shop
Biz Kid$
Destinos
Dragon Tales
10:00 This Old House Hour
To the Contrary
WordWorld
Wealthtrack
Super WHY!
10:30 11:00 Illinois Gardener/
Barney & Friends
11:30 Victory Garden
Market to Market
It's a Big Big World
Noon
The McLaughlin Group
A Place of Our Own
12:30 Cook's Country
eligion + Ethics R Newsweekly
Sewing Programs
1:00
Cooking with Friends
Foreign Exchange
1:30
Secrets of a Chef
Motorweek
2:00
Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class
New Yankee Workshop
Martha Speaks
2:30
Primal Grill
Hometime
Arthur
3:00
Food Trip
WordGirl
3:30
Travelscope
This Old House Hour
Fetch!/Electric Company (F)
4:00
America’s Heartland uSpecial (8/15) Great Performances at the Met La Cenerentola
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How Tos
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Painting Programs
America’s Test Kitchen
Garden Home
Cyberchase/Design Squad (F)
4:30
History Detectives
BBC World News
5:00
Rare Visions
Tracks Ahead
Nightly Business Report
5:30
Rick Steves’ Europe
Red Green Show
The NewsHour
6:00
Lawrence Welk
Doctor Who
1:00 pm Sewing M: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Tu: Sewing with Nancy W: America Sews Th: Martha’s Sewing Room F: Knitting Daily
1:30 pm Painting M: Best of Joy of Painting Tu: Love to Paint with Mimi W: Jerry Yarnell Th: Beauty of Oil Painting F: Passport & Palette
Victory Garden
2:00 pm How Tos M: Piano Guy Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: For Your Home F: Katie Brown’s Workshop PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
august tv features From a mall to a wall, documentaries all! (right)
Documenting America elegantly on film (bottom) A student of celebrated photographer Harry Callahan at Chicago’s renowned Institute of Design, Art Sinsabaugh (1924-83) made his artistic breakthrough in 1961 working with an enormous view camera that produced 12 x 20-inch negatives. Working in a period of dramatic economic and social change, he captured rural and urban spaces that were in the process of transformation. Sinsabaugh went on to teach at the Institute of Design before founding and leading the photography department at the University of Illinois. American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh (9:30 pm Sunday, August 30) showcases his blend of expansive 19th-century vision with mid-20th-century formalism.
10 PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
P.O.V. presents a collection of acclaimed documentary Shorts by established and emerging filmmakers at 9 pm Friday, August 21. Included are a look at the world’s largest shopping facility, the South China Mall, now almost empty; a diverse group of England’s citizens who are fighting an invasion of North American gray squirrels threatening native red squirrels; the inner workings of L.A.’s Patina V Mannequin Factory; and a journey to see the world through the experiences of crane operators. Then at 9 pm Friday, August 28, P.O.V.’s This Way Up examines the intended and unintended separations—social, economic and religious—created by the security wall being constructed by Israel on the West Bank.
Preserving architectural history (below) Neglect, abandonment
or encroaching development threaten many historic places, depriving future generations of knowing their architectural heritage. Our Vanishing Past (8 pm Wednesday, August 5) examines New Jersey’s struggle to preserve and adapt its historical landmarks, including Wildwood’s “Doo Wop” motels, Revolutionary War-era structures and safe houses on the Underground Railroad.
Connecting American and British history Time Team Special Edition (7 pm Wednesday, August 19) embarks on a two-part U.S.-U.K. expedition. The first hour takes a closer look at the mysteries surrounding the true location of the Jamestown settlement. In the second hour, the team explores the history and origins of the Royal Family’s palaces.
Joshua Bell in a special evening of violin favorites (below) Live from Lincoln Center captures maestro Louis Langrée leading the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and master violinist Joshua Bell at 7 pm Wednesday, August 12, as they perform two works by Mendelssohn: the illustrious Violin Concerto and his stand-alone concert work, The Hebrides; Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 in D Major (London); and Mozart’s Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major and Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E Major.
Exploring a lush artistic age (left) It was a fascinating, yet often neglected, era in African-American cultural history—the emergence of a jazz age in Paris between the first and second world wars. Inspired by William A. Shack’s book, Great Performances: Harlem in Montmartre (7 pm Wednesday, August 26) features the musicians, entertainers and entrepreneurs—including James Reese Europe, Josephine Baker, Sidney Bechet, Bricktop, Eugene Bullard and Django Reinhardt—who created an expatriate community in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris.
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BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Are You Being Served? 9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles 10:00 Your Weather 10:04 Red Green Show 10:30 Doctor Who 11:15 Doctor Who Confidential
Daytime Special Opera Great Performances at the Met presents La Cenerentola at 11 am Saturday, August 15.
1Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Fame and Fortune. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See above. 11:30 Live from the Artists Den (TV-PG) Ben Harper.
2Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) Crime Scene Creatures. Reconstructed case studies show how scientists and law enforcement agents are using the detective work of animals and plants. Repeated 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) The Shadow in the North. Billie Piper reprises her role as young sleuth Sally Lockhart. 9:30 Women and the Badge (TV-G) A look at the unique challenges and victories females face in a male-dominated profession. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Special: Galleons, Pirates & Treasure. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) Timberline Drive/Jack Quesenberry and the MacRae Brothers.
3Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Houston, Texas. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 History Detectives (TV-G) Season 6 Encore. A WWII Marine’s jacket; a vintage Airstream; and sheet music bearing Abraham Lincoln’s signature. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.
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9:00 Prairie Churches A tour of 117 churches scattered across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and Minnesota. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
4Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) Underwater Dream Machine. Peter Robbins staked everything to build his own submarine to explore the sunken wrecks of German Uboats. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 NOVA ScienceNow (TV-G) (DVS) Series 3, Episode 1. Dark matter; experiments with memory loss in mice; “digital detective” Hany Farid, professor of computer science at Dartmouth; and the “wisdom of the crowd.” Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Friday. 9:00 Inside (TV-PG) Rio Carnival. At the Carnival’s center is the Samba Parade, a fierce competition among 13 neighborhood samba schools. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
5Wednesday 7:00 Time Team America (TV-PG) Fort James, South Dakota. Repeated 4 am Monday. 8:00 Our Vanishing Past (TV-G) See article page 10. 9:00 Wide Angle Burning Season. A look at the devastation of Indonesia’s forests, which has made the country the world’s third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Repeated 1 am Thursday; 3 am Friday; 1 am Sunday; and 3 am Monday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
6Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire Marching Illini/Farm Living/ Documenting Illinois’ barns 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Walking the Great Divide: A Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail (TV-G) Part 1 of 2. Award-winning filmmaker Mark Flagler navigates the 3,100-mile, backcountry trail that stretches from Mexico to Canada to create a scenic tribute to the “King of Trails.” 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
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7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 As We Forgive Follow two Rwandan women on a journey to make peace with the neighbors who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) The Deadliest Plane Crash. An investigation into the collision of two Boeing 747 airliners on a runway in the Canary Islands in which 583 passengers and crew died. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 NOVA ScienceNow (TV-PG) (DVS) Season 3, Episode 5. A new view of leeches; SETI—the search for extraterrestrial intelligence; stem cells; and a profile of Edie Widder, a specialist in marine bioluminescence. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Friday. 9:00 Inside (TV-G) Lord of the Rings on Stage. Follow the cast and crew as they puzzle over how to make Middle Earth—a fictional world of kingdoms, mountain ranges and enchanted forests— come alive on a London stage. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
8Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Houston, Texas. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Legends & Lyrics (TV-G) Kris Kristofferson/Patty Griffin/Randy Owen.
9 Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) Murder in the Troop. Life becomes dangerous for twin baboons in Zimbabwe when their father is defeated as alpha male by the dominant ruler of a neighboring troop. Repeated 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) Inspector Lewis, Series 1. Whom the Gods Would Destroy. See article page 3. 9:30 Great American Seafood Cook-Off (TV-G) Catch highlights of the 2008 competition where 15 chefs from 14 states prepared their best dishes using the seafood indigenous to their state. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) California. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) Bluegrass 101/Kentucky Sassafras.
10Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Houston, Texas. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 History Detectives (TV-G) Season 7 Encore. An instrument that may have been recovered from the Hindenburg; a book that may have been a gift from John Adams to his son; a home in the Bronx that may have been the birthplace of hip hop. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday. 9:00 Documenting the Face of America (TV-14) (DVS) The inspirational “behind the lens” stories from photographers Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks, Marion Post Wolcott, Russell Lee and others who documented the U.S. from 1935 to 1943. Repeated 3 am Wednesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
12Wednesday 7:00 Live from Lincoln Center (TV-G) Joshua Bell and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. See article page 11. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 9:00 Wide Angle Victory is Your Duty. For the first time, the legendary Havana Boxing Academy has opened its doors to a foreign film crew, showing how Cuba has achieved its supremacy in Olympic boxing. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
13Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener 7:30 Prairie Fire 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Walking the Great Divide: A Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail (TV-G) Part 2 of 2. Award-winning filmmaker Mark Flagler navigates the 3,100-mile, backcountry trail that stretches from Mexico to Canada to create a scenic tribute to the “King of Trails.” 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
14Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 Talking Through Walls (TV-G) The story of Zia Rahman’s dream to build a mosque in his hometown of Voorhees, New Jersey, as he triumphs over the uncertainty and fear among neighbors and town officials. PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009 13
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15Saturday 11 am Great Performances at the Met La Cenerentola. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Houston, Texas. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Legends & Lyrics (TV-G) (DVS) Kenny Loggins/Richard Marx/3 Doors Down.
16Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS) Horse and Rider. Every relationship between horse and rider rests on understanding the animal, building trust, communication, and working in unison. Repeated 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) Inspector Lewis, Series 1. Old School Ties. See article page 3. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday. 9:30 Atchafalaya Houseboat (TV-PG) Go into Louisiana’s million-acre Atchafalaya Swamp with writer Gwen Roland, who 30 years ago built a houseboat by hand and lived as her forebears did. Repeated 1:30 am Monday; and 3:30 am Tuesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Mozambique. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) Old Louisville Express.
17Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Los Angeles, Calif. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.
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Susan Kundrat MS, RD, LD
Listen to Susan the first Monday of every month at 1 p.m. on AM 580’s Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn or visit her from 3-5 p.m. every Monday at Strawberry Fields.
8:00 History Detectives (TV-G) Season 7, Episode 8. A dagger that may have belonged to dictator Benito Mussolini; letters from a man who may have been part of the post-slavery exodus to Liberia; a device that could have had something to do with nuclear attack preparedness. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday. 9:00 Objects and Memory (TV-PG) (DVS) An exploration of the otherwise ordinary items in our homes and museums that mean the most to us because of their associations with people and experiences. Repeated 3 am Wednesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
18Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) Hunting the Hidden Dimension. Movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn are connected by a revolutionary new branch of math called fractals, now opening new territory to scientific analysis and understanding. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 NOVA ScienceNow (TV-G) (DVS) Series 4, Episode 6. The implications of the personal genetic profile; a visit to a Texas algae farm; a journey deep beneath the Arctic Ocean; a profile of roboticist Yoky Matsuoka. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Friday. 9:00 Inside (TV-PG) Emergency Transplant. Join Inside at one of the country’s top kidney transplant departments to see what is involved in both the preparation and actual operation. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
19Wednesday 7:00 Time Team Special Edition (TV-G) See article page 11. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 9:00 Wide Angle TBA 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
20Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire The Oakland Bakery/Chilli Man/Billy Morrow Jackson 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Okie Noodling (TV-PG) With roots as a Native American hunting practice to its present-day status as a sport, experience the excitement of Oklahoma fishermen catching a 60-pound catfish with their bare hands. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
21Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG) P.O.V. Shorts Program. See article page 10. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
22Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Los Angeles, Calif. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Legends & Lyrics (TV-G) (DVS) Regie Hamm/Mindy Smith/Leigh Nash.
23Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) Sharkland. In a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Southern Africa, a unique pattern of warm and cold currents brings together an astounding variety of sharks. Repeated 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) Inspector Lewis, Series 1. Expiation. See article page 3. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday. 9:30 PBS Previews: The National Parks (TV-G) Ken Burns’ newest film takes an in-depth look at the idea behind preserving some of our nation’s natural places for all to enjoy. Repeated 1:30 am Monday; and 3:30 am Tuesday.
tv 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Western Canada. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) Professors of Bluegrass.
24Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Los Angeles, Calif. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 History Detectives (TV-G) Season 7, Episode 9. Mural studies that may have been commissioned by the WPA in the 1930s or ’40s; a miniature painting that may depict George Washington; and a balloon scrap that may be a missing piece of a secret weapon. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday. 9:00 American Masters (TV-G) The World of Nat King Cole. As the first black American to have both his own national radio and television shows, Cole broke major racial barriers in the entertainment industry. Repeated 3 am Wednesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
25Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) Monster of the Milky Way.Through stunning computer-generated imagery, this program reveals the dark secrets of supermassive black holes—from their birth to their destructive waves of energy strong enough to blow galaxies apart. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 NOVA ScienceNow (TV-G) (DVS) Series 4, Episode 7. The Hubble repair mission; understanding the link between brain structure and memory; how and why earthquakes strike in the heartland; a profile of neurosurgeon Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Friday. 9:00 Inside (TV-PG) Oshkosh Air Show. Join a father-son crew in a P-51 Mustang on its maiden voyage after a 14-year restoration, plus marvel at the best aerobatic pilots, all at the world’s largest air show. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
26Wednesday 7:00 Great Performances (TV-PG) Harlem in Montmartre. See article page 11. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 8:30 PBS Previews: The National Parks (TV-G) Ken Burns’ newest film takes an in-depth look at the idea behind preserving some of our nation’s natural places for all to enjoy. Repeated 1:30 am Thursday; 3:30 am Friday; and 3:30 am Monday. PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009 15
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27Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Okie Noodling II (TV-PG) The sequel to Bradley Beesley’s film finds him back in Oklahoma to chronicle the sport’s evolution over the last decade, complete with the original cast and new fishermen en route to the largest tournament in the U.S. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
28Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG) This Way Up. See article page 10. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose
29Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Los Angeles, Calif. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12.
11:30 Legends & Lyrics (TV-G) (DVS) Michael Martin Murphey/Pam Tillis/Ron Sexsmith.
30Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS) The Queen of Trees. The story of the sycamore fig and its wasp pollinator showcases the tree’s role in the ecosystem of the African bush. 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) Inspector Lewis, Series II. Moonbeams Kiss the Sea. See article page 3. Repeated midnight Monday. 9:30 American Horizons: The Photographs (TV-PG) See article page 10. Repeated 1:30 am Monday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) East Africa: Tanzania & Zanzibar. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) The Cumberlands.
31Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Tucson, Ariz. Part 1 of 3. 8:00 History Detectives (TV-G) Season 7, Episode 10. A portrait created in a German prisoner of war camp; the Seadrome, a floating airport anchored to the ocean floor where trans-Atlantic passenger flights could refuel; and an intact artillery shell that may have been part of an attack on the U.S. in WWI. 9:00 Great Performances (TV-G) Herbert von Karajan: Beauty As I See It. Produced on the occasion of what would have been von Karajan’s centenary in 2008, this film chronicles the career of one of the most influential figures in 20th century classical music. 10:28 Your Weather 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
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manager of Grace Brothers department store on Are You Being Served? will join us in the WILL studios for a British comedy fundraising event that evening. We have a number of other surprises in store, so save the date and watch for more information on will.illinois.edu.
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Smith is a logical choice as our special guest since Are You Being Served? was the top requested show during our 10th Annual Great Britcom Vote in March. Nine years before AYBS began in 1972, Smith got his first speaking role in the BBC’s Doctor Who serial, The Dalek Invasion of Earth. He followed that with small roles in other adventure series such as The Saint, The Avengers, The Champions and Ace of Wands. But Smith is best-known as Rumbold, a part he played until the program ended in 1985. He repeated his role in the spin-off film in 1977, and in the 1992-93 sitcom sequel, Grace & Favour, retitled as Are You Being Served? Again! in the U.S. More recently, he was featured in a supporting role as Vicar Clement Hedges in the Academy Award-winning 2005 film, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
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98% of goal, thanks to you! We can’t begin to express the
depth of our gratitude for your generous contributions to continue award-winning national and locally produced programs for all of us in central Illinois. Loyal members like you have propelled us to 98% of our $2.1 million fundraising goal. Thank you! Your support has re-energized our efforts and we look forward to sharing another fulfilling year with you.
If you or someone you know would like to make a new or additional pledge, those gifts are always welcome online or by mailing a check to the Friends of WILL, University of Illinois Foundation, PO Box 3429, Champaign IL 61826. PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009 17
“Jeremy is extremely bright and ambitious. And he’s a great talent. It’s really special to have him back on WILL via the Marketplace Morning Reports. When I hear him, I still think—‘hey, I know that guy!’” – Jay Pearce FirstPerson
Creating a
great beginning Jeremy Hobson, a reporter for American
Public Media’s Marketplace, grew up in Champaign-Urbana and credits WILL with shaping his career in broadcast journalism. We spoke with Jeremy as he took a break from his ongoing coverage of the economy for Marketplace, heard on AM 580 at 6:50 and 7:50 am, Monday-Thursday, and at 6:50 am Friday).
How did you get interested in broadcast journalism? As an elementary school student in Urbana, I listened to Oldies 92 [WKIO, now WCFF]—sometimes all night. The feeling that I had a constant companion on the other side of the radio planted the broadcasting bug in me. At age 11, I worked on a school project with WILL—helping produce a documentary about central Illinois Holocaust survivors. It was then that I realized what an impact journalism could have, especially on the radio. That project, and subsequent oral histories I did with University High School and WILL throughout my high school career, gave me a sense of the power of radio.
What else did you take away from those experiences? I worked with incredibly talented and generous people at WILL. Former station manager Dan Simeone sat by my side for hours on Saturdays and Sundays, teaching me how to edit on digital software and analog tape—skills that have come in handy throughout my career. Dan also taught me one of the great lessons of radio: sometimes it’s best to leave yourself out of a story and produce it so the subjects tell it themselves. 18 PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009
Tell us a little about your time as a producer for NPR’s All Things Considered. I did everything from booking senators for interviews to piecing together stories being filed by NPR’s reporters around the world, to condensing an hour-long interview into 3 1/2 minutes of tape. Among my most memorable projects were an interview with a survivor of the Oklahoma City bombing and another with a Hurricane Katrina survivor as she returned to her destroyed house for the first time, as well as a series of stories I produced with Guy Raz about the language of the War on Terror. The one thing I wasn’t doing too much of was actually being on the air. So when an opportunity came up to be a reporter on a national radio show, I jumped at it—and ended up in Marketplace’s Washington bureau in the spring of 2007.
What about the timing of your move to New York last year? I moved to the Marketplace New York bureau a week before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Fortunately, I had been covering the economy on a daily basis for over a year and had a good base of knowledge and list of sources. Still, it was a baptism by fire, as I covered the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression—right from its epicenter.
How has your depth of experiences changed your view of WILL? Since I left WILL, I’ve worked at big and small stations, as well as NPR bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and London, Marketplace bureaus in Washington and now in New York. WILL is every bit as professional as the biggest stations in
the system. It has a dedicated, incredibly intelligent staff with the highest journalistic standards. It offers a worldly perspective, but also an understanding of its audience and a willingness to invest in what’s important to the community. Most of all, I’ve learned a lot about what a great institution WILL is through the people who worked there when I was there, and continue to call the station home today. That kind of commitment is truly extraordinary.
For them, WILL tops the list Elaine and Allen Avner credit WILL
as one of three reasons they have made Champaign-Urbana their home for almost 50 years. “WILL, the University Library and the beautiful, open view of the sky,” they say, almost in unison. It seems fitting that WILL leads the list. After all, the WILL-TV studio (located under the south stands of Memorial Stadium at that time) was the first place Allen visited upon his arrival in Champaign-Urbana for graduate school in psychology. “It was the building nearest to where my car ran out of gas, and I was just looking for a phone to call triple A,” he recalled. Once classes started, Allen got involved in the Hillel Foundation, the campus hub for Jewish life. There, he met another graduate student, Elaine Sweital. They married the following year. A few years later, during the Vietnam conflict, Uncle Sam sent greetings for Allen to serve. When his tour of duty was up, Elaine and Allen contemplated their new career possibilities. “We looked around,” Elaine said, “and realized Champaign-Urbana had the most to offer.” Part of the attraction was an opportunity for both of them to get involved in the new field of computer-based education, arising from creation of PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations) within the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois.
As busy as they became in their professional lives, WILL remained a constant source of enjoyment in their personal lives. When the stations formalized a fundraising program in the early 1970s, Elaine and Allen were among the original Friends of WILL. In addition to that support, they have volunteered in numerous ways, including Elaine’s proofreading assistance with each of the 144 issues of Patterns since 1987. They teamed up to help staff a WILL Antiques Appraisal Fair and to answer phones during fundraising drives. They’ve shared information about programs of interest with the Jewish community and joined in celebrations, from previews of locally produced documentaries to the opening of Campbell Hall. Along the way, Elaine and Allen continued to support programs on AM, FM and TV. Classical music on FM holds a special place in Elaine’s heart. “I hope that people don’t take classical FM for granted,” Elaine said. “As we’ve seen in a number of cities, it can go away so quickly.” “We’ve always known that it’s an enormously professional operation, but listening and watching in almost every other market confirms the excellence of all WILL programming,” Allen said. PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009 19
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Agriculture Dave Dickey, agriculture director; Todd Gleason, host, Closing Market Report & Commodity Week
Pre-Opening Market Report: 8:49 am; Opening Market Report: 9:49 am; Market Update: 10:58 and 11:58 am; Ag and Stock Market Report: 12:55 pm; Closing Market Report: 2:06 pm. To listen to archived ag reports, sign up for the AM 580 Ag E-Letter, or download our agricultural podcasts, visit www.willag.org. Call 217-333-3434 for daily market analysis.
Saturday Specials: 6 pm
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Ed Kieser, chief meteorologist; Mike Sola, weather producer
(8/8) America Abroad: America’s Diplomacy Deficit Lack of resources, language capacity and cultural competency make it tough for diplomats in the field. (8/15) Quality of Death— End of Life Care: Inside Out An investigation of what prevents many patients from having a dignified death. (8/22) Revealing Romania (see page 2) (8/29) We Shall Remain Explores Native American perspective on U.S. history.
Talk to Ed & Talk to Mike Fridays 7:50 am & 12:40 pm Call 217-333-9455 or 800-222-9455 with your weather-related questions. Watch WILL-TV for nightly YourWeather.
Monday-Friday Weather Forecast: 5:35, 6:35, 7:35, 8:35, 9:35 am; 12:35, 4:33, 5:33 pm Saturday and Sunday Occasional Updates
AM 580 News Tom Rogers, news director
The news from AM 580’s award-winning staff of reporters — Tom Rogers, Jim Meadows and Jeff Bossert—can be heard during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Considered. PATTERNS • AUGUST 2009 20
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WILL thanks these businesses for providing valuable underwriting on WILL AM-FM-TV.
For more information about how your business can benefit from underwriting, please call at (217) 333-1070. AAA Storage Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum ADM Investor Services— Tabor Grain AgriGold Hybrids Allerton Park ALTO Vineyards Ameren The Andersons Archer Daniels Midland art mart Associated Antique Dealers Auditory Care Center Bah Humbug Productions Baroque Artists of Champaign- Urbana (BACH) The Beef House Bevande Coffee Shop Bevier Café and Spice Box The Blindman Bloomington Auction Gallery Bodywork Associates The Brown Bag Deli Busey Bank C-U Craft League Carle Cancer Center Carle Foundation Hospital Carle Spine Institute Carpenter Local 44 The Center for Advanced Study Central Illinois Antique Dealers Central Illinois Regional Airport Champaign Cycle Champaign-Danville Overhead Doors Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Champaign-Urbana Symphony Chevy’s Fresh Mex Restaurant The Chorale City of Urbana Farmer’s Market College of Education College Illinois Columbia Street Roastery Common Ground Food Co-op
Community Blood Services of Illinois Community Shares Illinois Corkscrew Wine Emporium Corley Photography Country Arbors Nursery Country Financial Danville Gardens Danville Symphony Decatur Earthmover Credit Union East Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council Eastern Rug Gallery Eberhardt Village Ecowater Treatments English Hedgerow Esquire Lounge Farren’s Farm Credit Services of Illinois The Finn Group First Midwest Flooring Surfaces Friar Tuck’s Grainfield Marketing The Great Impasta Hendrick House Hickory Point Bank & Trust IBEW Local 601 IGA Supermarkets INCCRRA Illinois Farm Bureau Illinois Shakespeare Festival Illinois State Bar Association Illinois State University School of Music Illinois Symphony Orchestra Infant-Parent Institute Jane Addams Book Shop Kennedy’s at Stone Creek Kirkland Fine Arts Center Kraft Foods Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Landscape Recycling Center LeRoy Veterinary Clinic Lincoln Square Village
Meijer The Meredith Foundation Mervis Family Foundation Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters Monticello Chamber of Commerce The Music Shoppe Outback Concerts Owens Funeral Home Parkland College Theatre Patterson Office Supplies John T. Phipps Law Offices, P.C Prairie Ensemble Prairie Village Prospect Bank Radio Maria Ramada Hotel Ratio Architects RE/MAX Realty Associates Rental City Risk Management Commodities St. John’s Catholic Newman Center St. Joseph Apothecary Sangamon Auditorium The Sea Boat Sew Sassy Silver Creek/Courier Cafe SIU School of Law Sinfonia da Camera State Farm Insurance Steamatic of C-U Stewart-Peterson Strategic Farm Marketing Strawberry Fields Supervalu Sweeney Brothers Rug Gallery Target Tate & Lyle Ten Thousand Villages That’s Rentertainment Thrifty Nickel TK Service Center Trophy Time U of I College of Law U of I Employees Credit Union University of Illinois Mike Weaver Ballroom Dance Westchester Group Worden-Martin Subaru World Gourmet Foods World Harvest International & Gourmet Foods The Yoga Institute
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The 2009-10 season featuring Ellnora | The Guitar Festival kicks off with the Opening Night Party on Thursday, September 10— get your tickets now!
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