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february 2010 Volume XXXVII, Number 8 Continuing our commitment: Valuable broadcast content and community support
By Mark Leonard, General Manager It is certainly an interesting time to be part of the media business. The effects of a national recession, increased user control through DVRs and video-on-demand, and changes in technology and public policy have left the for-profit and nonprofit media worlds reeling. It was such a simpler time before the advent of cable, satellite television, computers, cell phones, flip cameras, Twitter, digital video recorders, satellite radio, Internet radio, and YouTube! With all of these changes, there are new and exciting opportunities. That is our focus at Illinois Public Media. Yes, we are forced to implement cutbacks as a result of funding cuts from the state. But at the same time, we are not suffering the same losses that commercial media are feeling from the sharp drop in advertising revenue. To date, membership support for IPM has remained strong, a trend that other public broadcasters are seeing across the country. The “business model” of voluntary support for public media is proving to be more resilient than the for-profit model of advertiser support long held by commercial broadcasters and newspapers. It’s hard to predict whether this will endure, but it is encouraging that voluntary support for valuable content, the core model for public broadcasting, is proving its strength during our challenging economic times. Why is this happening? Despite the explosion of media choices now available, robust content is rarer now than ever before, and much of it originates from public media like WILL. We want to build on this core value and expand our local impact in the coming year by helping to address the needs of our region. There is no clear roadmap for success for any broadcaster, publisher, or media outlet. However, we believe that one of our most valuable assets is to exist solely for the benefit of our audiences and our communities. If we can contribute meaningfully to the success of our region, voluntary support of our services will continue to be strong. Your financial support affirms that we are succeeding. Your continued investment is always appreciated, as are your ideas about how we can better address the issues affecting our communities.
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FACES OF AMERICA FACES OF AMERICA with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Renowned Americans help reveal the immigrant experience What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new four-part PBS series, Faces of America, which airs at 7 pm Wednesdays, Feb. 10 to Mar. 3, on WILL-TV. Building on the success of his previous programs, African-American Lives and AfricanAmerican Lives 2, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. turns again to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 11 renowned Americans, including YoYo Ma, Eva Longoria, Mario Batali, Queen Noor, Meryl Streep and Kristi Yamaguchi. Looking to the wider immigrant experience, Gates follows his guests’ lives back to their origins around the globe, discovering stories that illuminate the American experience. The first episode, The Promise of America (Feb. 10), explores the relationship America had with her new immigrants in the 20th century. At its best, it was a place of refuge and salvation, as it was for film director Mike Nichols, whose entire family escaped Nazi Germany. At its worst, it was a country that would imprison two generations of Japanese Americans, including the forebears of Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. Becoming American (Feb. 17) examines the many journeys to becoming
American that defined the Century of Immigration (1820s-1924). Stephen Colbert’s Irish great-great-grandfather escaped poverty and religious oppression in Limerick, while Mario Batali’s greatgrandfather struggled to survive in the quartz mines of Montana. Episode three, Making America, (Feb. 24) tells the story of how land came to define the settling and identity of America and how the guests’ ancestors were part of this history: Meryl Streep’s eighth greatgrandfather fought in Metacom’s War; a land dispute in Spain forced Eva Longoria’s ancestors to leave for the New World in 1603. The final episode, The Record Within (Mar. 3), combines the documented stories of some of the guests’ last known ancestors with DNA evidence to reveal surprising shared ancestral connections. Poet Elizabeth Alexander learns that she is a direct descendent of Charlemagne and that her paternal roots are not only European, but Jewish. Meryl Streep and Mike Nichols discover that they are distant cousins, as do Yo-Yo Ma and Eva Longoria. Interwoven with these stories and others is the journey of the host, Henry Louis Gates, as he, his father and brother have their entire genomes mapped, thereby learning everything they possibly can about their own family. PATTERNS • FEBRUARY 2010
A fresh interpretation of The 39 Steps
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Filled with romance and humor, a new adaptation of the popular adventure novel—originally popularized by Alfred Hitchcock—airs on Masterpiece Classic at 8 pm Sunday, Feb. 28. It stars Rupert Penry Jones (Persuasion) as Richard Hannay, a mining engineer caught up in a conspiracy following the death of a British spy found in his apartment.
An in-depth look at black patriot heroes In 1770, Boston citizens confronted a squad of English soldiers. A black man took control of the protest and challenged the Redcoats. The British raised their weapons and fired. In that one volley, Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave, became the first man to give his life for a cause that would become the American Revolution. From those early struggles to our current battles against global terrorism, African-Americans have risked their lives in defense of this nation in the dual effort to preserve freedom for their country while attempting to acquire it for themselves. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots, a two-part TV documentary (9 pm Fridays, Feb. 19 and 26) produced by Louis Gossett Jr., introduced by Colin Powell and hosted by Halle Berry, uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and acknowledge the sacrifices and PATTERNS • FEBRUARY 2010
accomplishments of AfricanAmerican service men and women since the earliest days of the republic. The story spans the Revolution to the Inauguration of Barack Obama and examines why these heroic men and women fought so valiantly for freedoms they did not enjoy. At its heart are the emotional, first-hand accounts of the men and women who were in harm’s way, revealing an epic story of perseverance and triumph. This collection of historical texts is read by Morgan Freeman, Bill Cosby, Susan Sarandon, John Travolta, Ossie Davis, Robert Duvall, Sam Elliot, Danny Glover, Walter Cronkite, Isaac Hayes, James Garner, LeVar Burton, Roscoe Lee Browne, Ruby Dee, John Amos, Eriq La Salle, Angela Bassett, Alfre Woodard, Cliff Robertson, Donald Sutherland, Blair Underwood and many others. Illinois Budget Address coming up Don’t miss Illinois Lawmakers’ coverage of Gov. Pat Quinn’s fiscal year 2011 Budget Address, live at noon Wednesday, Feb. 17, on WILLTV and on AM 580. We’ll repeat the program at 10:32 pm that day on WILL-TV.
See Media Matters live on Feb. 21!
Three new documentaries coming to AM 580 at 6 pm Saturdays will explore how education during these difficult times is central to Americans’ economic opportunity and social mobility—as well as to our individual and collective wellbeing.
Fans of WILL-AM’s Media Matters with Bob McChesney have the opportunity to be part of a live studio audience for the show in a special event at 12:30 pm Sunday, Feb. 21.
The first, Early Lessons (Feb. 13), takes us back to the 1960s to tell the story of a landmark experiment that helped launch the preschool movement. Today, economists say data from the last 50 years proves that preschool is the smartest way to spend public money, while researchers continue to uncover powerful lessons for our youngest students.
The event at the Siebel Center, 201 N. Goodwin Ave., is free to the public, but tickets are required. Space is limited. Call 217-333-7300 by 5 pm Monday, Feb. 15, to request a ticket. Parking is available one block north in the garage at Goodwin and Clark Streets.
Then on Feb. 20, Rising by Degrees examines the demographic phenomenon of young Latinos as the fastest-growing segment of the population, while also the least likely to graduate from college. This documentary features a group of Latino students working towards college degrees—detailing their challenges, triumphs and failures. Workplace U (Feb. 27) reports on the shortcomings of conventional school for many Americans, as some 7,000 students drop out of high school every school day. Those who do graduate often find that school has not prepared them well enough for jobs. Learn more about a growing movement to turn workplaces into classrooms and marginal students into productive workers.
“We wanted to thank Media Matters listeners by doing a live studio show for the first time,” Bob said. “I will stay after the program to take more questions, talk about my new book, and sign books.” His new book, The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again, co-authored with John Nichols, will be for sale for $25 at the event, with all proceeds going to WILL. Nichols, political writer for The Nation magazine, will appear with Bob at the event as a guest on the show. Jay Pearce, director of created content for Illinois Public Media, said Media Matters is one of WILL’s most popular shows. “We get listeners from all around the country who hear the program on the Web. This is a great opportunity for listeners to see Bob in action and meet him afterwards.”
The perfect soundtrack for Valentine’s evening The Most Romantic Music of All Time returns to FM 90.9 Sunday, Feb. 14, with three uninterrupted hours (7:0610 pm) of lush music from the worlds of classical, film and jazz. No talk, just great music to create a romantic mood for your evening!
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More insight on education from American Radio Works
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—a friendly local voice, music, time and weather checks, and just enough news! • Great classical music and companionship all morning long • A complete weather Yoon Kwon (8 pm, 2/24) forecast at the top of each hour • School closings at 6:30, 7:04 and 7:30 am • 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 at 7:45
10:06 am Mid-Morning Classics with Jeff Esworthy Noon Live and Local with Kevin Kelly
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.
1:01 pm NPR News Headlines 1:06 pm Afternoon Classics 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.
8 pm (M-Th) The Evening Concert Great orchestras from the great concert halls!
Monday: Cleveland Orchestra 2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22
Herbert Blomstedt, cond BRUCKNER: Sym No 8 Mitsuko Uchida, cond, piano; Jayce Ogren, cond LISZT, MOZART Kurt Masur, cond; Louis Lortie, piano All-BEETHOVEN program Kirill Petrenko, cond; Gil Shaham, violin TCHAIKOVSKY, STRAVINSKY, DVORAK
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Tuesday: Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2/2
Mark Elder, cond; Janine Jansen, violin All-DVORAK program
New York Philharmonic 2/9 2/16 2/23
Alan Gilbert, cond; Thomas Hampson, baritone COPLAND, GERSHWIN et al Alan Gilbert, cond; Emanuel Ax, piano BEETHOVEN, BERNSTEIN, FALLA Alan Gilbert, cond; Nathan Gunn, baritone COPLAND, LOEWE, MAHLER
Wednesday: Festivals! 2/3 2/10 2/17 2/24
Chautauqua / Santa Fe Chamber with Jon Nakamatsu, piano GRIEG, BACH, MENDELSSOHN, JANACEK, TELEMANN, DOHNANYI Chautauqua / Santa Fe Chamber with Yefim Bronfman, piano NOVACEK, TCHAIKOVSKY, RACHMANINOFF, BRAHMS Chautauqua / Spoleto Chamber with The St. Lawrence String Quartet ADAMS, RAVEL, ELGAR, POULENC, DVORAK Chautauqua / Spoleto Chamber with Yoon Kwon, violin ACHRON, DVORAK, VIVALDI, LISZT, WAGNER, SCHUMANN
Thursday: Prairie Performances with Roger Cooper 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25
Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra (10/17/09) Michael Luxner, cond; Solomon Baer, Clarinet MEHUL, DEBUSSY, WEBER, RIMSKYKORSAKOV Illinois Chamber Orchestra (10/17/09) Karen Lynne Deal, cond; Maria Horvath, piano All-MOZART program Prairie Ensemble (10/24/09) Kevin Kelly, cond MOZART, VILLA-LOBOS, SAINT-SAENS, MARSHALL, PIAZZOLLA, BERLIN, McALISTER Eastern Symphony Orchestra 11/15/09 Richard Rossi, cond with the East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra Kevin Kelly, cond MENDELSSOHN, HANDEL, HADLEY, GLINKA
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 through the wee hours.
friday evenings 3:59 pm Living Music Weekend To guide your choices, 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. 2/5 Bye Bye Birdie. 2/12 My Funny Valentine. 2/19 Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman play Broadway. 2/26 New Releases.
5:06 pm Fascinatin’ Rhythm Michael Lasser examines the history of American popular song. 2/5 The School of (Johnny) Mercer. 2/12 Before I Met You. 2/19 Falling in Love. 2/26 The Gershwins in Hollywood.
s Eubie Blake (right) with songwriting partner Noble Sissie (7 pm, 2/5)
6 pm The Song Is You
Jazz singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and his vocalist wife, Jessica Molaskey, host a two-hour weekly music party with snappy patter, classics from the American Popular Songbook, and a lot of fun! [Also Sundays from 4 to 6 pm]
Bonnie Grice talks with all sorts of people about the sorts of music that influenced them. 2/5 Len & Heather Cariou. Tales from two decades on the stage. 2/12 Simon Van Booy. 2/19 Bakithi Kumalo. 2/26 Patton Miller.
7 pm Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Great playing, great conversation! 2/5 Remembering Eubie Blake. 2/12 Janis Siegel. One-quarter of supergroup Manhattan Transfer. 2/19 Marcus Roberts. 2/26 Steve Kuhn.
10 pm Radio Deluxe
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.
2 am The Folk Sampler
8 pm Riverwalk Jazz
Mike Flynn presents folk, traditional, bluegrass and blues.
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays classic jazz. David Holt co-hosts. 2/5 Women of the Harlem Renaissance. 2/12 Lovers Holiday: Valentine Romance from Irving Berlin. 2/19 Fletcher Henderson & Don Redman: The Birth of the Big Band Reed Section. 2/26 Crazy Rhythm: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies.
3 am The Art of the Song
9 pm Rhythm, Sweet & Hot
Exploring creativity in songwriting and other arts.
4 am Celtic Connections From Carbondale, Brian Crow plays music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany.
Rare and wonderful recordings from the ’20s through the ’50s, primarily from 78s.
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saturdays Pablo Casals (10 am, 2/20)
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. Submit them 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. 2/6 William Kapell on Australian Radio. 2/13 The Scandalous Schubert Centenary of 1928. 2/20 Greatest Records: Casals and the Bach Cello Suites. 2/27 German Records and Radio during WWII.
11 am From the Top A live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, with pianist Chris O’Riley. [Also Sundays at 6 pm; look there for program listings.]
Noon Afternoon at the Opera Live from the Met, with extras provided by host John Frayne. 2/6 SIMON BOCCANEGRA (Verdi). Adrianne Pieczonka, Placido Domingo. 2/13 THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT (Donizetti). Diana Damrau, Kiri Te Kanawa. 2/20 ARIADNE ON NAXOS (Strauss). Nina Stemme, Kathleen Kim. 2/27 THE BOHEMIAN LIFE [LA BOHEME]. (Puccini) Anna Netrebko, Nicole Cabell.
4:01 pm NPR News Headlines 4:06 pm Footlight Parade Bill Rudman presents musical theater from Broadway to Hollywood. 2/6 1998 on Stage. 2/13 Planes, Trains and Automobiles. 2/20 The Pressure’s On. Classic songs created at the last minute. 2/27 1947 on Stage. Including “Brigadoon” and “Finian’s Rainbow.”
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5 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. [Also Sundays at 2 pm]
7 pm etown A live variety show featuring top bluegrass, folk and country artists. 2/6 Sonny Landreth/Juliana Hatfield. 2/13 Taj Mahal/Martha Wainwright. 2/20 John Hiatt/Brandi Carlile. 2/27 Richie Havens/Angel Taylor.
8 pm American Routes All the roots and branches of American music, with host Nick Spitzer. 2/6 Los Angeles: Soundtrack for the Angels. 2/13 Second Lines and Black Pots: Live in Louisiana. 2/20 TBA 2/27 TBA
10 pm Tapestry of the Times Aaron Henkin brings you music from the Smithsonian Folkways archives. 2/6 Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, and Sonny Terry. 2/13 Elizabeth Cotton, Lizzy Miles and Lucinda Williams. 2/20 Reverend Gary Davis, Paul Robeson and Doc Watson. 2/27 Memphis Slim, Roscoe Holcomb, Lead Belly and Dock Boggs.
11 pm The World Music Hour Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth take you through music of many different cultures.
Midnight Blues Before Sunrise Steve Cushing explores the highways and byways of African-American music.
sundays 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 with 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. 2/7 From Texas, a 16-year-old fiddling champion and a 17-year-old organist. 2/14 Violinist, composer and arts advocate William Harvey. 2/21 From Waimea, Hawaii. 2/28 A percussion ensemble from Chicago performs a tribute to their favorite fast food.
7 pm Classical Music Valerie Kahler is your Sunday evening host; NPR news headlines at 7:01 pm. 2/14 SPECIAL: The Most Romantic Music Of All Time! See article page 3.
10 pm Harmonia s Alison Brown (1 pm, 2/14)
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.
Angela Mariani presents an hour of Baroque and early music, including the latest releases. 2/7 Sacred Music of Monteverdi. 2/14 Valentine’s Special: Cupid, Love and the Baroque. 2/21 The Lute Books of Francesco Spinacino. 2/28 Late Medieval Songs from Cyprus.
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.
1 pm The Thistle and Shamrock Fiona Ritchie hosts this program from Scotland, featuring traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere. 2/7 New Releases. 2/14 Alison Brown and Garry West. Founders of the independent Compass Records. 2/21 New Gaelic Voices. Alyth McCormack, Nuala Kennedy and Julie Fowlis. 2/28 Welsh Roots.
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tv
Primetime Schedule
WILL-TV
Monday-Friday Nightly News Programming 9:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 Nightly Business Report 10:30 Worldfocus
Mondays Cooking
Solid Black
(midnight-2 am; 6-8 am; noon-2 pm; 6-8 pm) Sun and Wed: Cook’s Country, Lidia’s Italy, Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth, New Scandinavian Cooking with Tina Nordstrom Mon and Fri: Simply Ming, Lidia’s Italy Tue and Thur: Mexico: One Plate at a Time, Julia and Jacques, The Winemakers, Burt Wolf: What We Eat
Travel (2-3 am; 8-9 am; 2-3 pm; 8-9 pm) Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri: Rick Steves Europe, Rudy Maxa’s World Tue and Thu: Rick Steves Europe, Open Road
Gardening/Home Improvement (3-5 am; 9-11 am; 3-5 pm; 9-11 pm) Sun and Wed: Garden Smart, Ask This Old House, For Your Home, Katie Brown’s Workshop Mon and Fri: Garden Smart, This Old House, Hometime, Cultivating Life Tue and Thu: Victory Garden, New Yankee Workshop, Woodwright’s Shop, Moment of Luxury
7:00 8:00 11:00
Faces of America (2/15, 2/22) Nature For Love of Liberty (2/1, 2/8), African-American Lives 2 (2/15, 2/22)
7:00 8:00 11:00 11:30
Independent Lens (2/2) American Experience (2/9, 2/23) Nickles from Heaven (2/9), Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight (2/23) Lest We Forget (2/2), Marine of Montford Point (2/9), American Experience (2/16), Sisters of Selma (2/23) Independent Lens (2/2)
7:30 8:00 11:00 11:30
Frontline (2/3) Frontline (2/10, 2/17), Frontline/World (2/24) Independent Lens (2/3), Exposé (2/10, 2/17, 2/24) Independent Lens (2/10, 2/17, 2/24)
7:00 8:00 11:00
NOVA (2/11, 2/18), Hotspots (2/25) NOVA (2/4, 2/25), Curious: Mind Brain Machine (2/11), Scientific American Frontiers (2/18) NOVA (2/4), Curious: Survival (2/11) Scientific American Frontiers (2/18) Hotspots (2/25)
8:00 8:30 11:00
National Park-to-Park Highway (2/12, 2/19) The Greatest Good (2/26) Before There Were Parks (2/5) The National Parks
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00
Lake Placid’s Olympic Story (2/6) Nature (2/13, 2/20, 2/27) History Detectives History Detectives Scientific American Frontiers (2/6, 2/20) Curious: Mind Brain Machine (2/13), Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight (2/27) Lake Placid’s Olympic Story (2/6) Nature (2/13, 2/20, 2/27)
7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30
NOW on PBS McLaughlin Group Bill Moyers Journal Global Voices Orangeburg Massacre 1968 (2/7), Best in Broadcast Journalism (2/14), Sisters of Selma (2/28) Exposé (2/21) NOW on PBS McLaughlin Group
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
Saturdays
s Burt Wolf, What We Eat
s Katie Brown, Katie Brown’s Workshop
Arts & Crafts (5-6 am; 11-noon; 5-6 pm; 11-midnight) Sun and Wed: Knit and Crochet, Gary Spetz’s Painting Wild Places Mon and Fri: Sewing with Nancy, Donna Dewberry Tue and Thu: Scheewe Art Workshop, Best of the Joy of Painting
Saturday Marathons in February Six-hour block of themed programming February 6: Big Game Snack Attack Steve Raichlen, Rick Bayless and Katie Brown help you prepare for Superbowl Sunday the next day! February 13: Be My Valentine Our experts share tips on how to romance that special someone with an intimate dinner. February 20: Chinese New Year Celebrate the year of the tiger by exploring China with Burt Wolf and Rudy Maxa. February 27: Rise and Shine Great breakfast ideas from Julia Child, Jeff Nathan and Chris Kimball.
Sundays
See full schedules online at will.illinois.edu. PATTERNS • FEBRUARY 2010
WILL-TV Monday - Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Market to Market (M) World Focus (T-F)
5:00
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
French in Action
Body Electric (M, W, F) Sit and Be Fit (T, Th)
5:30
Angelina Ballerina
Destinos
Between the Lions
6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00
Curious George
Curious George
Sid the Science Kid
Sid the Science Kid
Super WHY!
Super WHY!
Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train
Thomas & Friends
Clifford the Big Red Dog
8:30 9:00
Bob the Builder
Word Girl
Martha Speaks
Electric Company
Cyberchase Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Sesame Street
Biz Kid$
Barney & Friends
9:30 A Place of Our Own 10:00 This Old House Hour 10:30 11:00 Illinois Gardener
Dragon Tales
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 1:30 2:00
Simply Ming
European Journal
Tommy Tangs Thai Cooking
Motorweek
Everyday Food
Woodwright’s Shop**
Martha Speaks
2:30
Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth
Hometime
Arthur
3:00 3:30 4:00
Winemakers
This Old House Hour
Clifford WordWorld
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How Tos
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Painting Programs
WordGirl Electric Company/ Sci Girls (F) (begins 2/12)
To the Contrary Wealthtrack America’s Heartland
America’s Test Kitchen
Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions History Detectives
Garden Home
Victory Garden
Fetch/Design Squad (F)
4:30
BBC World News
5:00
Prairie Fire
My Generation
Nightly Business Report
5:30 6:00
Rick Steves’ Europe
Red Green Show
Lawrence Welk
Doctor Who
PBS NewsHour
*Illinois Lawmakers FY 2011 Budget Address, 2/17, noon. **Great Performances at the Met: Turnadot, 2/28, 2 pm.
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/ Jerry Yarnell’s School of Art (begins 2/16) W: Gary Spetz’s Watercolor Quest Th: Painting with Paulson F: Passport & Palette
2:00 pm How Tos M: Piano Guy Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: For Your Home F: Donna Dewberry Show/ Scrapbook Memories (begins 2/19)
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WILL-TV
Photo: Bill Richert/WTTW Chicago
february tv features
s Shawn Colvin
Four new hits from Soundstage! The first program (9 pm Thursday, Feb. 4) highlights Americana music at its absolute best with Three Girls and Their Buddy—Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller—performing “Trouble,” “Gasoline and Matches,” “Strong Hand (for June)” and “Mary,” among many others. Next up, Seal (9 pm Thursday, Feb. 11) is joined by David Foster as well as a choir and string section as he performs such soul classics as “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” “A Change is Gonna Come” and “If You Don’t Know Me By Now.” Then at 9 pm Thursday, Feb. 18, Lynyrd Skynyrd delivers sensational renditions of their iconic classics, complete with rousing guitar solos, as well as songs from the new album, God & Guns. Closing out the month, Willie Nelson mixes elements of folk, blues, classic country, western swing and a little gospel during his versatile set (9 pm Thursday, Feb. 25). Nelson and his eightpiece band (featuring a banjo, mandolin, fiddle, steel guitar and more) highlight songs from Nelson’s first-ever bluegrass album, produced in collaboration with T-Bone Burnett. 10 PATTERNS • FEBRUARY 2010
s Charlie Carlson
From Key West to the Gulf of Mexico Join Florida’s own Master of the Weird, Charlie Carlson, (10thgeneration Floridian, folk historian and author) and his canine companion, Miss Scarlet, as they travel the highways and back roads in search of the Sunshine State’s offbeat, weird and downright wacky side. Weird Florida: Roads Less Traveled airs at 9 pm Sunday, Feb. 7.
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Nature details Florida’s python invasion Florida’s Everglades National Park is one of the last great wildlife refuges in the United States, home to numerous unique and endangered mammals, trees, plants and birds. It’s also home to tens of thousands of giant pythons—some released into the wild by irresponsible pet owners, some escapees from wildlife facilities destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Nature: Invasion of the Giant Pythons (7 pm Sunday, Feb. 21) looks at how the predatory pythons’ presence in this protected wilderness now threatens numerous other species.
At 9 pm Tuesday, Feb. 16, Independent Lens presents Mine, a poignant and powerful story of animals left behind during Katrina and of the struggles of hurricane victims to reunite with their beloved pets. A meditation on the essential bond between humans and animals, this film is an equally compelling story of race and class—and the power of compassion—in contemporary America. It’s followed by the documentary short, Home, which mixes imagery from Mine filmmaker Geralyn Pezanoski’s childhood home before and after Katrina.
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Stories from Hurricane Katrina
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In Performance at the White House Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Seal, Smokey Robinson and the Blind Boys of Alabama are just a few of the featured artists when President and Mrs. Obama host a special concert in the White House East Room in honor of Black History Month. In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement airs at 9 pm Friday, Feb 12.
Another difficult decision of World War II Though President Franklin D. Roosevelt appealed to the warring nations not to bomb civilian populations, British and American Allied forces carried out a 1945 bombing campaign of unprecedented might over Germany’s cities. Now American Experience: The Bombing of Germany (8 pm Monday, Feb. 8), examines the defining moments of the offensive that killed nearly half a million civilians and led the U.S. across a moral divide. Weaving interviews with WWII pilots and historians with stunning archival footage of the bombing and its aftermath, the program is a haunting reminder of the dilemma imposed by war’s civilian casualties. PATTERNS • FEBRUARY 2010 11
WILL-TV Friday Night Public Affairs 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Now on PBS 8:00 Bill Moyers Journal
BritCom Saturday Night
8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Are You Being Served? 9:30 Chef! 10:00 Red Green Show 10:30 Doctor Who 11:15 Doctor Who Confidential
1Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Atlantic City, N.J. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 2 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) (DVS) Donner Party. Through family journals, newspaper accounts and interviews with historians and descendants of the party, this film recreates the Donner Party’s legendary 1846 journey from Springfield, Ill., to California. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday. 9:30 Before There Were Parks: Yellowstone and Glacier Through Native Eyes (TV-G) Modern indigenous perspectives on the great wilderness areas that the intermountain West’s native peoples have called home for more than 12,000 years. Repeated 1:30 am Tuesday; 1:30 and 3:30 am Wednesday; 3:30 am Thursday; 4:30 am Friday; 2:30 am Sunday; 1:30 and 4:30 am Monday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
2Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) Ghosts of Machu Picchu. In the years since its discovery in 1911, there have been countless theories about this Lost City of the Incas, yet it remains an enigma. Now a new generation of archeologists seeks fresh information. Repeated 4 am Thursday. 8:00 Frontline (TV-PG) (DVS) Digital Nation. Over a single generation, the Web and digital media have transformed the way we work, learn and connect in ways that we’re only beginning to understand. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday. 9:30 Independent Lens (TV-PG) Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness. A look at the forgotten legacy of Melville Herskovits, the controversial Jewish anthropologist whose writings challenged widely-held assumptions about race and culture. Repeated 2:30 am Thursday. 10:28 Your Weather 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
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3Wednesday 7:00 Secrets of Shangri-La (TV-G) This special tracks remarkable new archaeological discoveries in the world’s highest kingdom. Repeated 3 am Saturday. 8:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea (TV-G) (DVS) The Last Refuge (1890-1915). Theodore Roosevelt becomes one of the parks’ greatest champions; in Yellowstone, a species is rescued from extinction; and in Yosemite, John Muir fights to save a beautiful valley. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
4Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Life (Part 2) (TV-PG) Encore Careers. Baby Boomers are often seeking second careers rather than traditional retirements. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Soundstage (TV-PG) 3 Girls and Their Buddy. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Friday; and 2 am Saturday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
5Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See above left. 9:00 Small Town, Big Dreams: Lake Placid’s Olympic Story A look at the small village in upstate New York that hosted both the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
6Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Atlantic City, N.J. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See above left. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Esperanza Spalding/Madeleine Peyroux.
7Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS) The Beauty of Ugly. From frogfish and hagfish to naked mole rats and elephant seals, this program shows how and why ugly can be beautiful, even when it isn’t pretty. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) (DVS) Emma. Part 3 of 3. How will Jane Austen, the master of happy endings, tie up the tangled
WILL-TV affairs of her heroines Emma Woodhouse, Harriet Smith and Jane Fairfax? And what will she do about the mystifying Mr. Knightley and Frank Churchill? Repeated 12:30 am Monday; and 2 am Tuesday. 9:00 Weird Florida: Roads Less Traveled (TV-G) See article page 10. 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Globe Trekker Special: Planet of the Apes 11:00 Song of the Mountains (TV-G) The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show/Ted Jones & the Tarheel Boys.
8Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Atlantic City, N.J. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) (DVS) The Bombing of Germany. See article page 11. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday. 9:00 Blueprint America: Beyond The Motor City (TV-PG) An investigation of American transportation infrastructure from the past to the future, using Detroit as the narrative base for exploring this national issue. Repeated 3 am Wednesday. 10:28 Your Weather 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
9Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) Extreme Cave Diving. Join a team of climatologists, paleontologists and anthropologists as they investigate the hidden history of Earth’s climate as revealed by finds in underwater caves that formed during the last ice age. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 Frontline (TV-PG) (DVS) Flying Cheap. Frontline investigates the 2009 crash of Continental 3407 in Buffalo, N.Y., and
explores the rise of regional carriers within the industry, which now account for half of the nation’s daily departures. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday. 9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) P-Star Rising. A story of a single father determined that his nine-year-old daughter become a rap star to fulfill his deferred dream. Repeated 2 am Thursday. 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
10Wednesday 7:00 Faces of America (TV-PG) The Promise of America. Part 1 of 4. See article page 1. Repeated 4 am Friday; and 4 am Monday. 8:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea (TV-G) (DVS) The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919). A new leader steps forward on behalf of America’s remaining pristine places; a federal agency is created to protect the parks; and a fight breaks out over the fate of the grandest canyon on earth. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
11Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Life (Part 2) (TV-PG) Purpose Prize Winners. Meet the social entrepreneurs over 60 who are taking on society’s biggest challenges. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Soundstage (TV-PG) Seal. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Friday; and 2 am Saturday.
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Rhapsody for Two Ian Hobson, piano
7:30 p.m. Saturday March 13
Debussy L'Apres-midi d'un Faune Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21, in F Minor Schumann Symphony No. 2, Op. 61, in C Major
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12Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 In Performance at the White House (TV-G) Music of the Civil Rights Era. See article page 11. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
13Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Atlantic City, N.J. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Them Crooked Vultures.
14Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) In The Valley of the Wolves. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Bob Landis spent three years documenting a wolf pack’s lives, their battles with rival packs, and the changing fortunes of the coyotes and foxes who share their home range in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) (DVS) Northanger Abbey. In Jane Austen’s parody of gothic fiction, Catherine Morland is invited to a medieval country house, but her budding romance with the younger son on the estate is mysteriously cut short. Repeated midnight Monday; and 3 am Tuesday.
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9:30 Changing Seas (TV-G) Super Grouper. Join scientists who are studying the comeback of Florida’s Goliath Grouper after it faced extinction in 1990. 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) South Korea. 11:00 Song of the Mountains (TV-G) Pine Mountain Railroad/Michael Reno Harrell.
15Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Madison, Wis. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) (DVS) The Kennedys. Follow the saga of one American family whose legacy continues to influence politics today. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday. 11:03 Charlie Rose
16Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Extreme Ice. Follow photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras in remote locations in the Arctic, Alaska, and the Alps to better understand melting glaciers’ potential to drive rising sea levels. Repeated 1 am Wednesday. 8:00 Frontline (TV-PG) (DVS) The Warning. An intense battle within the Clinton administration reveals a concerted effort not to regulate the derivatives markets, which became the ticking time bomb within the American economy. Repeated midnight Wednesday; 3:30 am Thursday; and 1 am Sunday. 9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) Mine/Home. See article page 11. Repeated 2 am Thursday. 10:28 Your Weather 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
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17Wednesday noon Illinois Lawmakers FY 2011 Budget Address. 7:00 Faces of America (TV-PG) Becoming American. Part 2 of 4. See article page 1. Repeated 4 am Friday; and 4 am Monday. 8:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea (TV-G) (DVS) Going Home (1920-1933). A Nebraska housewife searches for peace and inspiration in park after park, while a honeymoon couple seeks fame and adventure in the Grand Canyon; and the future of the Great Smoky Mountains becomes caught in a race with the lumbermen’s saws. Repeated 1 am Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Illinois Lawmakers FY 2011 Budget Address.
18Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Life (Part 2) (TV-PG) Should I Stay Or Should I Go? A group of experts discusses how baby boomers are finding new ways and places to retire. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Soundstage (TV-PG) Lynyrd Skynyrd. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Friday; and 2 am Saturday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
19Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 12.
9:00 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots Part 1 of 2. See article page 2. 11:03 Charlie Rose
20Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Madison, Wis. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) R.E.M.
21Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) Invasion of the Giant Pythons. See article page 11. Repeated 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) (DVS) Persuasion. After refusing the proposal of dashing Captain Wentworth eight years earlier, Anne Elliot gets another chance at romance. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday. 9:30 Changing Seas (TV-G) Mission to Inner Space. Join aquanauts at NOAA’s Aquarius Reef Base, near Key Largo, Fla., as they study the impacts of ocean acidification on local reef ecosystems during a 10-day mission on the seafloor. 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Globe Trekker Food Hour: Mexico. 11:00 Song of the Mountains (TV-G) Russ & Becky Jeffers/Lou Reid & Carolina.
22Monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Madison, Wis. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) (DVS) Amelia Earhart. When her plane disappeared without a trace, the First Lady of the Air was PATTERNS • FEBRUARY 2010 15
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instantly transformed into an American legend. Repeated 2 am Wednesday. 9:00 American Masters (TV-PG) Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun. A writer and cultural anthropologist, Hurston was one of the most celebrated and most controversial figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Repeated 3 am Wednesday. 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
23Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Death of the Megabeasts. An exclusive investigation of a startling and controversial new hypothesis suggesting that a cosmic collision might have killed the mastodons. Repeated 1 am Wednesday. 8:00 Frontline/World Repeated midnight Wednesday; 3:30 am Thursday; and 1 am Sunday. 9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) Behind The Rainbow. The previously untold account of South Africa’s political problems, struggles and realities on its bumpy road to democracy. Repeated 2 am Thursday. 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
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24Wednesday 7:00 Faces of America (TV-PG) Making America. Part 3 of 4. See article page 1. Repeated 4 am Friday. 8:00 National Parks: America’s Best Idea (TV-PG) (DVS) Great Nature (1933-1945). In the midst of an economic catastrophe and then a world war, the national parks provide a source of muchneeded jobs and then much-needed peace. Repeated midnight Thursday; and 2 am Friday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
25Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Life (Part 2) (TV-PG) Ethnicity, Race & Aging. A look at how different communities treat their older populations; public policy ideas on dealing with the coming wave of aging Baby Boomers. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Soundstage (TV-PG) Willie Nelson. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Friday; and 2 am Saturday. 9:58 Your Weather
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26Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots Part 2 of 2. See article page 2. 11:03 Charlie Rose
27Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Madison, Wis. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Kenny Chesney.
28Sunday 2:00 Great Performances at the Met Turnadot. 7:00 Nature (TV-G) Is That Skunk? Join intrepid researchers and cameramen as they track skunks to discover how these animals hunt, forage, mate and raise their young. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) (DVS) The 39 Steps. See article page 2. 9:30 Changing Seas (TV-G) Corals of the Deep. The deep waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast are home to corals capable of growing 300 feet tall. Will a recently proposed protected area save these fragile reefs from ruin? 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Globe Trekker Special: Volcanoes, Ring of Fire. 11:00 Song of the Mountains (TV-G) David Holt/Larry Keel & Natural Bridge.
Make a Slam Dunk with Your Writing! U of I women’s basketball coach Jolette Law encourages kids to enter the Youth Literature Festival Writing Contest. Students grades K-5 are eligible. Entries must be postmarked by March 1. For entry forms and rules, please visit the festival Web site at youthlitfest.education.illinois.edu/contest or call 217-244-3328.
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Vintage Vinyl 201 Our annual Vintage Vinyl Sale is coming Saturday, May 8, to Lincoln Square Village in Urbana. This event benefits WILL’s Illinois Radio Reader, which provides news and information to blind and visually-impaired residents of central Illinois. Last year, Vintage Vinyl raised more than $16,000, and we need your help to top that amount this year! Deane Geiken, event organizer and director of the Illinois Radio Reader, is asking for your donations of used records, CDs, DVDs, stereo equipment, CD players, turntables and speakers.
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“We also need volunteers to help sort items prior to the sale, as well as the day of Vintage Vinyl,” Deane said. “All volunteer assistance is welcome!” he added. Begin bringing donations to the former Dr. John’s School of Cosmetology space at Lincoln Square Village on Mar. 30. To volunteer, please contact Deane at 217333-6503. Hours for the sale have tentatively been set for 8-11 am with a $5 entry fee; 11 am to 3 pm with free admission; 4-6 pm with free admission, plus a half-price discount on items.
Kits help child care providers get kids moving Child care providers across central Illinois are popping the lids off new “A Place of our Own” activity kits, and getting ideas and materials for creating fun and learning for the kids in their care. Illinois Public Media created the kits in partnership with the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies with funding from the Illinois Department of Human Services. The 50 kits are available for child care providers to check out from child care resource and referral agencies in 29 counties in the WILL-TV viewing area.
Illinois Radio Reader service opens doors to news and information Thanks to the help of about 80 volunteers, more than 350 Illinois Radio Reader (IRR) listeners across central Illinois keep upto-date on world, national, state and local news via special radio receivers they receive free of charge. Now, a $2,800 grant we recently received from the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois means the IRR will benefit 80 more listeners. “We’ll use the grant to purchase additional subcarrier radio receivers that pick up the programming coming from the Illinois Radio Reader service,” IRR director Deane Geiken explained. IRR broadcasts on a subcarrier signal provided by WILL-FM. Along with books, cooking shows, medical information programs and entertainment, IRR listeners have access to area newspapers from Decatur, Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana, Gibson City and Rantoul, including advertising supplements. In addition, the Wall Street Journal and a number of popular magazines are available.
In a kit on preventing childhood obesity, child care providers find a disco ball to encourage dancing, a parachute for active games, a food sorting game, a Twister game, children’s books, a DVD with video clips and materials with ideas for using the kit. Other kits feature activities for resolving conflict, storytelling, creating a print-rich environment and celebrating diversity. Molly Delaney (above left), Illinois Public Media director of educational outreach, put together the kits featuring ideas from A Place of Our Own, a program for people, including family members and neighbors, who care for children. The show airs at 12:30 pm weekdays on WILLTV. “All of the ideas in the kits are available on the program’s Web site, aplaceofourown.org,” said Molly. “Even the video clips of excerpts from the show are available for parents and others to use.” The concept of the kits was to not only provide the ideas, but also materials such as the disco ball and parachute that providers might not have readily available, she said.
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Saturday
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Commodity Week Illinois Gardener Weekend Edition Car Talk Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me State Week in Review Commodity Week Travel with Rick Steves This American Life
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Cooking Talk with the Family Physician (11:06 am) Lawn & Garden Care Home Care Personal Finance
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2/1 Talk with the Nutritionist 2/5 Dog Care & Behavior 2/15 Computers & You
Saturday Specials: 6 pm 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27
Sidetrack American Education: Early Lessons (see page 3) Rising by Degrees (see page 3) Workplace U (see page 3)
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; Settlements: 1:50 pm; Closing Market Report: 2:06 pm. To listen to archived ag reports, sign up for the Illinois Public Media Ag E-newsletter, or download our agricultural podcasts, visit www.willag.org. Call 217-3333434 for market analysis, updated at 9:15 am and 3:15 pm daily.
Weather Ed Kieser, chief meteorologist; Mike Sola, weather producer
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.
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Thanks to our Program Underwriters Private support accounts for the largest single source of funds necessary to make the
WILL stations a great community resource. I am proud to salute the businesses across central Illinois that step forward to join the individuals and families in supporting these public broadcasting services. Thank you for your generosity! Les Schulte, Corporate Support Director AAA Storage Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum ADM Investor Services—Tabor Grain AgriGold Hybrids Allerton Park ALTO Vineyards Amasong Ameren The Andersons Archer Daniels Midland art mart Associated Antique Dealers Auditory Care Center Baroque Artists of Champaign- Urbana (BACH) Bates Commodities Beckman Institute The Beef House Bevier Café and Spice Box The Blindman Bloomington Auction Gallery Body Therapy Shop Bodywork Associates The Brown Bag Deli Busey Bank C-U Craft League Car X Carl Reisman, Attorney Carle Cancer Center Carle Foundation Hospital Carle Spine Institute Carpenters Local 44 The Center for Advanced Study Central Illinois Antique Dealers Central Illinois Regional Airport Champaign County Forest Preserve Champaign Cycle Champaign-Danville Overhead Doors Champaign Park District Champaign Telephone Company 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 Regent Ballroom Danville Gardens Rental City Danville Symphony Risk Management Commodities Decatur Earthmover Credit Union R.G.P. Enterprises Studio Donald E. Janoff, D.D.S, M.B.A. St. Joseph Apothecary Eastern Rug Gallery Sangamon Auditorium English Hedgerow The Sea Boat Esquire Lounge Sew Sassy Farren’s Silvercreek/Courier Cafe Farm Credit Services of Illinois SIU School of Law First Midwest Sinfonia da Camera First State Bank Corp. Smith Manor Flooring Surfaces Spurlock Museum Guild Freestar Bank State Farm Insurance Friar Tuck’s Steamatic of C-U Grainfield Marketing Stewart-Peterson The Great Impasta Strategic Farm Marketing Hendrick House Strawberry Fields Hickory Point Bank & Trust Sun Singer Wine & Spirits IBEW Local 601 Supervalu IGA Supermarkets Sweeney Brothers Rug Gallery INCCRRA Tate & Lyle Illini FS Ten Thousand Villages Illinois Farm Bureau That’s Rentertainment Illinois Shakespeare Festival Theatre Council Illinois State Bar Association Thrifty Nickel Illinois State University School TK Service Center of Music Trophy Time Illinois Symphony Orchestra U of I Center for Business and Infant-Parent Institute Public Policy Jane Addams Book Shop U of I College of Law Kennedy’s at Stone Creek U of I Employees Credit Union Kirkland Fine Arts Center U of I German Choir Kraft Foods University of Illinois Krannert Center for the Performing Mike Weaver Ballroom Dance Arts Westchester Group Landscape Recycling Center Women’s Health Practice Learnard Seed Woolard Marketing Consultants, LeRoy Veterinary Clinic Inc. Lincoln Square Village Worden-Martin Subaru McKinley Church & Foundation World Gourmet Foods Meijer World Harvest International & The Meredith Foundation Gourmet Foods Mervis Family Foundation The Yoga Institute Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters Monticello Chamber of Commerce The Music Shoppe Natural Gourmet Owens Funeral Home Parkland College Theatre Patterson Office Supplies Provena Covenant Medical Center John T. Phipps Law Offices, P.C Prairie Ensemble Prairie Village Radio Maria Ramada Hotel Ratio Architects
4-6 February Dance
4, 11, 18, 25 Krannert Uncorked
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Sinfonia da Camera: Spring Enchantment
9
The Band of the Irish Guards featuring the Pipes, Drums, and Highland Dancers of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
11
Frederica von Stade: Farewell Season
11-13, 17-21
Killer Joe
12
Dance for Parkinson’s Disease
19
Traffic Jam: Mhondoro featuring Bolokada Conde
25
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra
25-28
South Pacific
27-28
Libretto: South Pacific
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