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Make ’em Laugh Uncovers What America Finds Funny............................ 1 Cover design by Don Chambers New Six-part Story of India Explores the Nation’s Past and Future................ 3 Capitol Steps Kick Off the New Year 14
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A Message to Our Members
from General Manager Mark Leonard
Happy New Year! I’m sure you are probably very tired of
don’t need to make any changes to your antenna.
hearing about the upcoming “analog shutoff date” of February 17, 2009. We’ve been talking about it for years now, and it always seemed like a faraway, abstract occurrence. Well, the reality is now upon us, and we broadcasters are very anxious to make sure that none of our viewers get left behind with no television reception on February 18, the first day of digitalonly broadcasting. That’s why you’ve been reading about it in articles, seeing crawls across the bottom of television programs, and perhaps watching call-in programs on WILL about the conversion. Hopefully, you have already made arrangements to ensure your continued reception of WILL. If you subscribe to cable or satellite services, you’re all set. If you watch television off-air (using an antenna), here’s a checklist: Is your set a digital TV with channel selector? If so, great. Have you tried to tune in the digital channels yet? Now is a good time to do it, to make sure you PATTERNS • January 2009
Are you watching on an older analog television set? If so, have you purchased a digital converter box? The federal government has offered $40 rebate coupons for defraying the cost of purchasing these units. Time may have run out for you to obtain a coupon prior to the conversion to digital (the last day to apply for a coupon is March 31, 2009), but the converter boxes are still available at most stores that sell television sets. Now the hard part: With either a digital television set with tuner, or an analog television set using a converter box, a proper antenna is often a critical component. We have been receiving phone calls, letters, and e-mails from viewers over the past year, inquiring about why they couldn’t receive WILL over their digital TVs and properly installed digital converter boxes. In almost every case, an antenna needed to be purchased or moved to achieve reception. It’s back to the ’60s with rooftop antennas in many cases!
Sometimes a more powerful set-top antenna can do the trick, and in other cases, an attic installation is necessary. Unfortunately, the number of antenna installers listed in the yellow pages has dwindled to few, if any. If you don’t mind heights, this might be a great entrepreneurial opportunity for a new business start-up! WILL will be conducting several “soft shutoff” tests with our analog signal during January to prompt analog viewers to determine if they are ready for digital. In addition, we will be producing another DTV call-in show to answer your questions. The focus of this program will be primarily about antennas. In the meantime, be sure to call or e-mail us with any remaining questions you might have about the analog shutoff. It will be easier to help you now, rather than on February 17.
What’s So Funny?
s (l to r) Jonathan Winters, Cheech & Chong, Sid Caesar
Find out why the most hilarious men, women and moments in American entertainment made us laugh. Hosted by Billy Crystal, Make ’em Laugh: The Funny Business of America explores a century of social and political change, illuminating how comedy has tackled and poked fun at our political system, race relations, gender issues and the prevailing American standards and taboos in everyday life.
At 7 pm Wednesday, January 14, Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses? Nerds, Jerks, & Oddballs looks at the role of the amusing outsider. This episode also looks back at the bespectacled wannabe (Harold Lloyd) and the vain coward (Bob Hope) as the outsiders of their day. Along with pioneering women in comedy like Phyllis Diller and truly zany characters who seem to have arrived from another planet (Jonathan Winters, Andy Kaufman and Robin Williams), the social upheaval of the ’60s and ’70s introduced counter-culture favorites Cheech & Chong, as well as superstar nerds like Woody Allen and jerks like Steve Martin.
Then at 8 pm, Honey, I’m Home! Breadwinners and Homemakers examines domestic comedy, beginning with Burns and Allen on radio. Groundbreaking television sitcoms like The Goldbergs, I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Dick Van Dyke Show, All in the Family, The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Seinfeld and The Simpsons reflect the ongoing changes at home and in the workplace. Physical comedy and slapstick are the focus of Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts at 7 pm Wednesday, January 21. From the mastery of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to the computergenerated antics that helped transform Jim Carrey into a human cartoon, slapstick has evolved into a sophisticated art. This episode explores the comic genius of teams like Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges, Martin and Lewis, the Marx Brothers and Lucille Ball. Following at 8 pm, When I’m Bad, I’m Better: The Groundbreakers showcases how the most audacious comedians— from Mae West and Moms Mabley to Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and
George Carlin—invoked what the First Amendment calls “freedom of speech” to bring the biggest and most dangerous laughs to the American public. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: Wiseguys and Smart-Alecks at 7 pm Wednesday, January 28, explains why we love the comedians who speak the truth, no matter what the consequences. Along with classic smart-alecks like W.C. Fields and Groucho Marx and con men like Phil Silvers, other legendary names in this episode include Jack Benny, Paul Lynde, Joan Rivers, Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Larry David. The series’ final installment airs at 8 pm January 28. Sock It to Me? Satire and Parody looks at the comics who have delighted generations by mocking American life—from Will Rogers, Johnny Carson, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert poking fun at the government to Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks and the Saturday Night Live gang lampooning the latest blockbuster.
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Here’s to a Great 2009... Happy New You! Start the new year right by
spending its first day focused on you. It’s easy with WILL-TV’s January 1 special daytime line-up of shows. At 8 am, Peggy Cappy demonstrates stretches and exercises to give you strong, healthy back muscles, improve posture and alleviate pain in Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us. Dr. Michael Roizen, creator of the Real Age concept, draws on recent medical findings about the aging process to offer more than 30 tips on reducing or preventing 80 percent of the diseases that make you feel and look older. Real Age Makeover airs at 9 am. At 10:30 am, Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound looks at the sense of vision and hearing, how they change throughout life and what we can do to keep them healthy and fully functional. At noon, it’s time for You on a Diet as Dr. Michael Roizen provides an easy plan of action to re-program you body’s fight against fat and waist gain. In The Practical Power of Yoga at 1:30 pm, acclaimed yoga master Rodney Yee and his wife, Colleen Saidman, explain classic yoga theory, philosophies and practice before teaching you a variety of poses and their health benefits. Leading mind and body health pioneer Dr. Christiane Northrup presents the most up-to-date information on nutrition and exercise, hormone therapy, heart health and sexuality for women age 40-plus in Menopause and Beyond: New Wisdom for Women at 3 pm.
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The Electric Company is Recharged for Today’s Child Sure to spark a current of learning,
Sesame Workshop’s new version of The Electric Company is a multi-media literacy campaign charged with reducing the literacy gap between low and middle income families and advancing the idea that reading is cool. The weekly halfhour series kicks off with a two-hour marathon from 3 to 5 pm on Monday, January 19. Weekly episodes debut at 4 pm Friday, January 23, on WILL-TV as part of PBSKidsGo, the on-air and online
New Phone Service Puts Agribusiness in the Know AM 580 Agriculture has a new tool
to deliver key commodity analysis to producers and those interested in agri-business. Called the MAP—short for Market Analysis Portal—it’s just a phone call away at 217-333-3434. “Often, people are away from their radios or computers,” said AM 580 Agriculture
destination designed entirely for early elementary school kids. The Electric Company is brought to life with a narrative story-line, music videos, sketch comedy, animation and short films. The cast of characters is a group of do-gooders who keep the neighborhood safe with their literacy super-powers, and who solve problems often created by a group called The Pranksters.
Director Dave Dickey. “With the proliferation of cell phones, the MAP gives those interested in commodity markets another great way to stay informed.” The service is updated twice daily during the work week—at 10:15 am and 3:15 pm. Plus, the MAP offers special updates when USDA releases Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate reports. “We’ll put special messages on the billboard whenever there is key breaking market news,” said Dickey. Give us your input on the new service by emailing WILL Agriculture at willagstaff@illinois.edu or by calling 217-333-0850.
India Companion Web site
A Revealing Portrait of India Join historian Michael Wood on an epic journey
through the Indian subcontinent to uncover the history and future of the world’s largest democracy and a rising economic giant. The Story of India, the first history of the country to air on western television, chronicles its cultural diversity and traditions. From the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass, Wood showcases the sights, the dramatic history and the dazzling achievements of the world’s oldest and most influential civilization. At 8 pm Monday, January 5, Beginnings examines the rich diversity of India’s peoples, cultures and landscapes; outlines the originality and continuing relevance of its ideas; and relates some of the most momentous and moving events in world history. Following at 9 pm, The Power of Ideas moves into the revolutionary years after 500 BC—the Age of the Buddha. On January 12 at 8 pm, Spice Routes & Silk Roads takes viewers to the days of the Roman Empire when the spice trade opened India to the world. Then at 9 pm, Ages of Gold showcases the achievements of India’s golden age from 300 to 1000 AD. The Meeting of Two Oceans at 8 pm January 19 tells the story of possibly the greatest of all clashes of civilization—the coming of Islam to the Indian subcontinent— culminating in the glamorous age of the Moghul Empire. At 9 pm, Freedom reaches the time of the British occupation of India—the Raj—and India’s struggle for freedom. The series ends as India rises again to be the global giant she has been for most of her amazing history.
DTV Transition Resources WILL-TV will undergo several “soft” shutoffs during January so that you can determine whether your television sets are receiving a digital signal. If you experience difficulty, we’ll have a group of experts available by phone to answer your questions during the tests. Because the most frequently-asked questions we’ve received are about antennas, we’ve developed a special half-hour program Digital TV,
Antennas and You. Airing first at 7:30 pm Thursday, January 15, with numerous repeats, technical experts will cover everything you need to know to receive an over-the-air signal with an antenna. Remember, if you subscribe to cable or satellite services, you do not need to do anything further. But if you watch with rabbit ears or an outside antenna, now is a good time to think about how well your antenna is currently working. If it
Continue your journey through India on the documentary’s multi-media Web site at www.pbs.org/ storyofindia. Contribute your stories and ask writer/ producer Michael Wood about his work and experiences. You’ll find an interactive photo gallery and numerous video excerpts, as well as additional information on the country’s history, culture, arts, sciences and historic figures. A special education section will provide teachers with guides to help foster classroom discussions of historical and cultural issues in Indian history. Learn whether the teachings of the Buddha, Ashoka, Akbar, Gandhi and others—central to India’s past—still inform both India and the modern world. The answer may predict not only India’s future, but the future of the world it occupies.
isn’t providing a clear picture, your antenna may need to be adjusted, upgraded or replaced. If you do need an outdoor antenna, make sure that it has an element for high VHF channels, not just UHF, and point the antenna toward our transmitter in Monticello. For more information about the “soft” shutoffs or antennas, please visit our Web site at www.will.illinois. edu or call us at 217-333-7300. PATTERNS • JANUARY 2009
WILL-TV/HD WILL Digital
TV
High definition schedule
Beginning in January, the WILL HD channel will mirror the schedule airing on WILL-TV analog. Whenever available, programs airing on the digital channel will be the high definition version of the concurrent show on WILL-TV analog.
Public Television How-To Programs
Create™ programs provide expert advice on cooking, arts & crafts, gardening, home improvement and travel. Tune in and be inspired to taste, grow, imagine, explore and live more fully. Create airs in two six-hour blocks from 6 am to 6 pm on WILL-DT 3.
Sundays and Wednesdays 6:00/Noon Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way (Simply Ming 1/4) 6:30/12:30 Lidia’s Italy 7:00/1:00 Healthy Flavors 7:30/1:30 Perfect Day 8:00/2:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 8:30/2:30 Equitrekking 9:00/3:00 Garden Home or Garden Smart 9:30/3:30 Ask This Old House 10:00/4:00 For Your Home 10:30/4:30 Cultivating Life 11:00/5:00 Knit & Crochet Today 11:30/5:30 Gary Spetz’s Painting Wild Places!
Mondays and Fridays 6:00/Noon Jacques Pepin 6:30/12:30 Lidia’s Italy 7:00/1:00 Delicious TV: Totally Vegetarian or Spain...On the Road Again 7:30/1:30 How to Cook Everything 8:00/2:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 8:30/2:30 Equitrekking 9:00/3:00 Garden Home or Garden Smart 9:30/3:30 This Old House 10:00/4:00 Hometime (American Woodshop 1/30) 10:30/4:30 Cultivating Life 11:00/5:00 Paint, Paper and Crafts 11:30/5:30 One Stroke Painting with Donna Dewberry
Tuesdays and Thursdays
6:00/Noon Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class 6:30/12:30 Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen 7:00/1:00 Christina Cooks 7:30/1:30 Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef or Seasoned with Spirit 8:00/2:00 Rick Steves’ Europe 8:30/2:30 Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions 9:00/3:00 Victory Garden 9:30/3:30 New Yankee Workshop 10:00/4:00 Katie Brown Workshop 10:30/4:30 Glass with Vicki Payne (Moment of Luxury 1/27 and 30) 11:00/5:00 Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel or Your Brush with Nature 11:30/5:30 Best of the Joy of Painting
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World schedule
World presents PBS documentaries, news and public affairs from 6 pm to 6 am on WILL-DT 3. The program listings for January were not available prior to the Patterns deadline, but are available online at will.illinois.edu.
Locating the digital channels WILL-HD is broadcast on WILL-DT 1 and on: Comcast: Channel 916 in C-U; Channel 917 in Springfield/Decatur Media Com: Channel 712 in Charleston and Gibson City Create/World are broadcast on WILL-DT 3 and on: Comcast: Channel 219 in C-U; Channel 220 in Springfield/Decatur
Program listings are available on our Web site, will.illinois.edu.
Saturday Marathons on Create Saturdays are filled with a day of how-to programs focusing on a specific theme. Here’s what’s coming up in January. January 3 Jacques’ Day
Today is all about Master Chef Jacques Pepin (right). He’ll be teaming up with Maryann Esposito of Ciao Italia, Rick Bayless host of Mexico – One Plate at a Time, and more. January 10 Spain…On the Road Again This Saturday, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Batali, Mark Bittman and Claudia Bassols take us all over Spain to eat, explore and learn. January 17 Caught on Canvas Bob Ross, Donna Dewberry, Gary Spetz and others, paint their way into our hearts with flowers, waterfalls and beach scenes that are absolutely breathtaking.
January 24 Tropical Getaways Spend the day with Create globe trekkers, Burt Wolf, Rudy Maxa, and Darley Newman as they travel to Hawaii, Mexico and the U.S. Virgin Island. All-day fun in the sun is waiting for you! January 31 Tailgating Time Grill masters Steven Raichlen and Rick Browne have the barbecue pit fired up, while chefs Chris Kimball and Rick Bayless prepare simple dishes, like chili and tacos, that will feed a big crowd.
WILL-TV/HDDaytime Monday - Friday
David Thiel, program director Saturday
Sunday
Dragon Tales
5:00
Body Electric (M, W, F) Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches (T, Th)
5:30
Between the Lions
Curious George
French in Action
Martha Speaks
6:00 6:30
Sid the Science Kid
Make Way for Noddy
Curious George
7:00
Super WHY!
Sid the Science Kid
7:30
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood 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
Cultivating Life/Design E2
Saddle Club
Sesame Street
Guten Tag Destinos
(begins 1/10)
9:30
American Woodshop/ Make: (begins 1/17)
Biz Kid$
Dragon Tales
10:00 This Old House Hour
To the Contrary
WordWorld
10:30 11:00 Illinois Gardener
Wealthtrack
Super WHY!
Great Performances (Salome) (on 1/17 from 11:00 -1:00)
America’s Heartland/ Hometown Housecall (1/25)
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
Lidia's Italy
Foreign Exchange
1:30
Simply Ming
Motorweek
2:00
Jacques Pepin
Woodwright’s Shop/ New Yankee Workshop
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▲
How Tos
▲
Painting Programs
America’s Test Kitchen
(begins 1/25)
Martha Speaks
2:30
Made in Spain/Everyday Food
Hometime
Arthur
3:00
Equitrekking/DTV, Antennas and You (1/31)
This Old House Hour
WordGirl
3:30
Perfect Day/Burt Wolf
(begins 1/10)
(begins 1/10)
Fetch!/Electric Company (F)(begins 1/23) 4:00
Volvo Ocean Race
Parklands of the Midwest/DTV, Antennas and You (1/25)
Cyberchase/Design Squad (F)
4:30
Art Wolfe
Victory Garden
BBC World News
5:00
Wild Chronicles
Everyday Edisons
Nightly Business Report
5:30
Rick Steves’ Europe/DTV, Antennas and You (1/17)
Red Green Show
The NewsHour
6:00
Lawrence Welk
Doctor Who
1:00 pm Sewing M: Knit and Crochet Today Tu: Sewing with Nancy W: America Sews Th: Martha’s Sewing Room F: Quilting Arts
M: Tu: W: Th: F:
1:30 pm Painting Best of Joy of Painting Beauty of Oil Painting/Wyland’s Art Studio (begins 1/13) Jerry Yarnell/Your Brush with Nature (beigins 1/14) Painting with Paulson Terry Madden/Best of Scheewe (begins 1/30)
WILL-TV/HD Primetime WILL-TV/HD All WILL-TV programs are close captioned for the hearing impaired.
Key to Primetime Listings (DVS) Descriptive Video Service available for the visually impaired through the Illinois Radio Reader. (TV-G) Suitable for all ages. (TV-PG) May contain material unsuitable for younger children. (TV-14) May contain material unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. (TV-MA) Specifically designed to be viewed by adults; unsuitable for children under age 17. (V) Graphic violence. (S) Explicit sexual activity. (L) Crude and indecent language. (HD) Available in high definition on WILL-DT (WS) Wide-screen format available
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 Ever Decreasing Circles 10:00 YourWeather 10:04 Red Green Show 10:26 Doctor Who 11:10 Doctor Who Confidential
Note: On New Year’s Day, daytime programming will vary. See article page 2. 2:00 pm How Tos M: Piano Guy Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: Paint, Paper and Craft F: Katie Brown’s Workshop PATTERNS • JANUARY 2009
WILL-TV/HD
David Tennant returns as the heroic Doc-
tor Who in 28 new adventures in time and space, seen uncut and uninterrupted for the first time on U.S. television. He’s joined by new friends: Freema Agyeman as medical student Martha Jones, and Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show) as secretary Donna Noble. In the first episode, the Doctor is surprised by Donna’s sudden appearance aboard his time-traveling spacecraft. Mysteriously teleported from the midst of her church wedding, the bride-to-be finds herself targeted by the minions of the spider-like Empress of the Racnoss. In coming weeks, the Doctor will visit the moon, meet Shakespeare and face off against the fearsome Daleks Doctor Who in 1930s New York. As usual, WILL6 pm Sundays, u TV will accompany its broadcasts with beginning January 4 “Doctor Who Confidential” segments Repeated Saturdays (previously unseen on U.S. television) at 10:30 pm. that take viewers behind the scenes with the cast and crew.
Masterpiece Unveils New Classics Masterpiece Classic returns with a new host, Emmy-
award winning actress Laura Linney, and new adaptations of beloved classics by Thomas Hardy, Emily Brontë and Charles Dickens. “Timeless stories by great authors are worth telling again and again,” says Ms. Linney. “The beauty of Masterpiece Classic is that each generation brings a new and interesting interpretation to these programs.” The series premieres in January with Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles staring the new Bond girl Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) as Tess, Hans Matheson (Dr. Zhivago) as her seducer, Alec, and Eddie Redmayne (Elizabeth: The Golden Age) as Angel, the man she loves. Next up is Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, with Tom Hardy (The Virgin Queen) as Heathcliff, newcomer Charlotte Riley as Cathy and Burn Gorman (Bleak House) as Cathy’s brother, Hindley. In February, Masterpiece Classic launches the Incomplete Charles Dickens with a new adaptation of Oliver Twist. Masterpiece Classic Tess of the d’Urbervilles u 8 pm Sunday, January 4 (Part 1) and 11 (Part 2) Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday. PATTERNS • JANUARY 2009
Masterpiece Classic Wuthering Heights u 8 pm Sunday, January 18 (Part 1) and 25 (Part 2) Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday.
The Debut of All-New
Dr. Who
WILL-TV/HD
His nose knows, and so do New York’s
toughest critics. Assessing Kevin Kline’s foray into the treacherous waters of Broadway—as Edmond Rostand’s 17th-century warrior-poet Cyrano de Bergerac—The New Yorker summed it up: “Kevin Kline is sensational.” The sold-out limited engagement of Cyrano, which also starred Jennifer Garner as Roxane and Daniel Sunjata as Christian de Neuvillette, closed last January, but not before being captured by the HDTV cameras of Great Performances.
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1Thursday
7:00 Great Performances (TV-G) From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2009. Daniel Barenboim leads a program of Strauss Family favorites, as well as Haydn’s Symphony No. 45, in this 25th annual New Year’s Day celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic. Repeated midnight and 3:30 am Friday. 8:30 This Old House (TV-G) 9:00 Spain...On The Road Again (TV-G) (DVS) 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
2Friday
7:00 Public Affairs See page 5. 9:00 Independent Lens (TV-14) Operation Filmmaker. Iraqi film student Muthana Mohmed lands a dream job working on a Hollywood movie in America, but idealistic expectations and cultural misunderstandings complicate his journey. 10:28 Your Weather 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
3Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Wild Things. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 5. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-G) Lucinda Williams/Old Crow Medicine Show.
Great Performances Cyrano de Bergerac u 7 pm Wednesday, January 7 Repeated midnight; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.
4 Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) The Gorilla King. Titus reigns as king among Rwanda’s mountain gorillas. His amazing story, from his discovery as a newborn by famed primatologist Dian Fossey to his rise to power as a silverback, is recounted by researchers and conservationists. Repeated 2 am Monday and 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Tess of the D’urbervilles. Part 1 of 2. See article page 6. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Rasputina and David Monley.
5Monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Palm Springs, Calif. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 Story of India (TV-PG) (DVS) Beginnings. See article page 3. Repeated midnight and 2 am Wednesday. 9:00 Story of India (TV-PG) (DVS) The Power of Ideas. Repeated 1 am Tuesday and 3 am Wednesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
6 Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice. A team of historians and forensic scientists seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of two Royal Navy ships, led by Sir John Franklin, that set sail from London to conquer the Arctic route in 1845. Repeated 1 am Wednesday and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 Frontline The Old Man and the Storm. Eighty-twoyear-old Herbert Gettridge and his family work to rebuild their homes and their lives in post-Katrina New Orleans. 9:00 Barbara Morgan: No Limits (TV-PG) Elementary school teacher Barbara Morgan was Christa McAuliffe’s back-up, but her dream of space flight was put on hold following the explosion of space shuttle Challenger. Morgan went on to become a full-fledged astronaut and part of the shuttle Endeavour’s crew in 2007. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
7Wednesday
7:00 Great Performances (TV-G) Cyrano De Bergerac. See article above. Repeated midnight; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 9:30 Artsiders 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose PATTERNS • JANUARY 2009
WILL-TV/HD Ancient maps, legends and fairy
Are Dragons Mythical or Real? Nature The Dragon Chronicles
8Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire Circus paintings/Circus aerialists/ Community mural. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Spain...On The Road Again (TV-G) (DVS) 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
9Friday
7:00 Public Affairs See page 5. 9:00 Independent Lens Helvetica. The typeface Helvetica is used for IRS tax forms and the corporate logos of Target, Crate & Barrel and Fendi. This program explores urban spaces and the typefaces that inhabit them, and also speaks with historians and designers about the choices and aesthetics behind the use of fonts. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
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tales all tell of dragons in our world. In nearly every culture, children are taught that dragons are big and fearsome, that they fly, breathe fire, are found in caves and live nearly forever. Where did these stories come from? Are they based on real animals? And are there dragons still to be found today? Romulus Whitaker, renowned reptile expert and conservationist, puts together a bit of history, documented science and some compelling contemporary reports before setting off to encounter lizards large and small that breathe life into medieval legends even today.
u 7 pm Sunday, January 11 Repeated 4 am Tuesday.
10Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 5. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-G) Paolo Nutini/Grupo Fantasma.
11Sunday
7:00 Nature (TV-PG) The Dragon Chronicles. See article above. Repeated 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Tess of the D’urbervilles. Part 2 of 2. See article page 6. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Borneo & Papua. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Boys of the Lough and Red Wine.
12Monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Palm Springs, Calif. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday; 4 am Friday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 Story of India (TV-PG) (DVS) Spice Routes & Silk Roads/The Growth of Civilization. See article page 3. Repeated midnight and 2 am Wednesday. 9:00 Story of India (TV-PG) (DVS) Ages of Gold. Repeated 1 am Tuesday and 3 am Wednesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
13Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Arctic Passage: Ice Survivors. Following the Franklin expedition, more than a halfcentury passed before Roald Amundsen conquered the Northwest Passage, in large part to learning skills of Arctic survival from the native Inuit. Repeated 4 am Thursday and 4am Monday. 8:00 The Ascent of Money Based on his book of the same title, Niall Ferguson provides insight into finance’s big picture, from Asian markets to U.S. foreclosures, and speaks with leading experts George Soros, Paul Volker and others. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
14Wednesday
7:00 Make ’em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV-PG) Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs/Honey, I’m Home!: Breadwinners and Homemakers. See article page 1. Repeated midnight; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 9:00 Pioneers of Television (TV-G) Sitcoms. A look at the classics of I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Make Room for Daddy, The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
15Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Digital TV, Antennas and You WILL experts focus on antenna-related issues for the DTV transition. Repeated 9 pm Friday; 5:30 pm Saturday; 9:30 pm Sunday; 12:30 am and 4 pm Sunday, Jan. 25; and 3 pm Saturday, Jan. 31. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Soundstage (TV-PG) Counting Crows: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
16Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 5. 9:00 Digital TV, Antennas and You Repeated from 7:30 pm Thursday. 9:30 Afghan Journey Two Nebraska journalists explore Kabul through the eyes of three young people whose friendship transcends cultural boundaries. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
17Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow Repeated from 7 pm Monday.
WILL-TV/HD 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 5. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Foo Fighters.
18Sunday
7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) Arctic Bears. Polar bears evolved from their grizzly bear ancestors to live on the Arctic ice, but warmer winters are challenging their domain. As grizzlies thrive and move northward, scientists contemplate the possibility of polar bears once again becoming grizzlies. Repeated 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Wuthering Heights. Part 1 of 2. See article page 6. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday. 9:30 Digital TV, Antennas and You Repeated from 7:30 pm Thursday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Sri Lanka & The Maldives. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Celebration of the Music from Arkansas.
19Monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Palm Springs, Calif. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday; 4 am Friday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 Story of India (DVS) The Meeting of Two Oceans. See article page 3. Repeated midnight and 2 am Wednesday. 9:00 Story of India (DVS) Freedom. See article page 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday and 3 am Wednesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
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WILL-TV/HD Americans are interested in clean en-
ergy, but most don’t understand what’s needed to make it happen on a large scale. NOVA’s The Big Energy Gamble spotlights California—an oasis of conservation in an energy-hungry country—to uncover whether the Golden State knows something about energy the rest of the nation doesn’t. The program examines the state’s efforts, from energy conservation and efficiency to the development of new sources of carbon-free power, to find out how the rest of the country can join in their aggressive pursuit of a sustainable energy future.
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies is a visually rich new documentary about the Monarch butterfly, a powerful mix of scientific marvel, awesome beauty and epic struggle for survival. Shot in high-definition video, NOVA visits the spectacular locations the Monarch calls home, meets its friends and enemies (including humans in both camps) and flies with it on one of the most inspiring migratory odysseys imaginable.
NOVA The Big Energy Gamble u 7 pm Tuesday, January 20 Repeated 1 am Wednesday; 4 am Thursday; and 4 am Monday. The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies u 7 pm Tuesday, January 27 Repeated 1 am Wednesday and 4 am Thursday.
NOVA Explores Sustainability sThis California landfill creates electricity from waste.
20Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) The Big Energy Gamble. See article above. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; 4 am Thursday; 4 am Monday. 8:00 Frontline Dreams of Obama. On the night of Barack Obana’s historic inauguration, an in-depth personal and political biography of the 44th president. 9:00 2008 Lincoln Laureates A profile of six Illinoisans honored with the 2008 Order of Lincoln medallion, including David Herbert Donald, Joel M. Flaum, William Norwood, Kenneth A. Shaw, Thomas M. Siebel and Irl F. Engelhardt. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
21Wednesday
7:00 Make ’em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV-PG) Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts/ When I’m Bad, I’m Better: The Groundbreakers. See article page __. Repeated
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midnight; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 9:00 Pioneers of Television (TV-G) Late Night. The stories of Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson headline this look at the formative years of late-night television. Also in the mix is the emergence of Merv Griffin, Regis Philbin, Dick Cavett and Arsenio Hall. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
22Thursday
7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire Skins & Tins Drum Shop/U of I Marching Illini and Florida A & M’s Marching 100/ Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum and the Insect Fear Film Festival. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Soundstage (TV-PG) Idina Menzel with Josh Groban and Ravi Coltrane. 9:58 Your Weather
10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
23Friday
7:00 Public Affairs See page 5. 9:00 Telling The Truth: The Best in Broadcast Journalism ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff takes you behind the scenes to meet the 2009 winners of the Alfred I. duPontColumbia University Awards in television and radio journalism. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
24Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 5. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Manu Chao.
WILL-TV/HD
J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life and legacy are inextri-
cably linked to America’s most famous top-secret initiative—the Manhattan Project. But after World War II, this brilliant and intense scientist, tasked with the development of the atomic bomb and widely considered one of the most important minds of the 20th century, fell from the innermost circles of American science. At the height of the Red Scare, the veil of suspicion fell over Oppenheimer. This American Experience biography presents a revealing portrait, interweaving interviews with family members, scholars and colleagues with dramatic re-creations featuring Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck and The Bourne Ultimatum), to follow Oppenheimer from the heady world of international physics to the top-secret Manhattan Project and finally to the dark days of the Red Scare and McCarthyism.
The Rise and Fall of
American Experience The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer u 8 pm Monday, January 26 Repeated midnight and 2 am Wednesday.
25Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) Is That Skunk? Intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks across the country to uncover how they hunt, forage, mate and raise their young. Plus, the remarkable secrets of that stink are revealed! Repeated 4 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Wuthering Heights. Part 2 of 2. See article page 6. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday. 9:00 Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood This program traces the experiences of Jewish film professionals who fled their homeland after Hitler banned them from working in Germany’s film industry. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Jakob Dylan and Minton Sparks.
26Monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Dallas, Texas. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday; 4 am Friday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 American Experience (TV-G) (DVS) The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer. See article above. Repeated midnight and 2 am Wednesday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:03 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
27Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (DVS) The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Wednesday and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 Frontline/World 9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) The Atom Smashers. Join Fermilab’s 15-month search of the subatomic world for the Higgs boson particle. Repeated 2 am Thursday. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
28Wednesday
7:00 Make ’em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV-PG) Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: Wiseguys and Smart-Alecks/Sock It to Me?: Satire and Parody. See article page __. Repeated midnight and 2 am Friday.
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9:00 Pioneers of Television (TV-G) Variety. From Ed Sullivan and Milton Berle to Carol Burnett, the Smothers Brothers and Tony Orlando, this episode pays tribute to variety shows and their hosts. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
29Thursday
7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire Upper Limits Rock Gym/The Point Fencing Club/World Free Fall Convention. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday. 9:00 Soundstage (TV-PG) Foreigner. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:33 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
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WILL-TV/HD
onstage JANUARY 22, 29
Krannert Uncorked
23-24
Russian National Ballet Theatre: Sleeping Beauty
23-24
LeAnne Howe: Choctalking on Other Realities
24
Elliot Chasanov, trombone
28
Interval: Small Potatoes
30-31
East Village Opera Company
31
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Schumann and Syme
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30Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 5. 9:00 The Amasong Chorus: Singing Out See article at right. 9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose
The Amasong Chorus: Singing Out u 9 pm Friday, January 30
31Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 5. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Nick Lowe/The Swell Season: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova.
12 PATTERNS • JANUARY 2009
Powerful Music In celebration of the release of
The Amasong Chorus’ fourth CD, WILL-TV will rebroadcast a 2003 documentary on ChampaignUrbana’s premier lesbian-feminist chorus. A co-production of WILL-TV and the Independent Television Service produced and directed by University of Illinois journalism professor Jay Rosenstein, the film was originally broadcast by PBS as part of the Independent Lens series.
Bold Listing = National/International News Italics = Agriculture and Marketing Reports
Jay Pearce, program director AM
Monday–Friday 5:00 8:49 9:00 9:49 10:06
10:58 11:06 11:58 Noon
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Morning Edition with Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep (NPR) and Jay Pearce Pre-Opening Market Report BBC World Briefing Opening Market Report Focus 580 with David Inge 1/7 Cooking 1/13 Lawn & Garden 1/16 Personal Finance 1/19 Home Maintenance uSpecial 1/20 Presidential Inauguration Market Update 1/26 Women’s Health Market Update The Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn uSpecial 1/20 Presidential Inauguration Ag and Stock Market Report 1/5 Diet & Nutrition 1/9 Dog Behavior 1/19 Computers & You uSpecial 1/1 Capitol Steps New Year’s Closing Market Report uSpecial 1/1 Competing Against Discrimination The World All Things Considered with Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, Michele Norris (NPR) Public Square (4:45 & 6:45 F) Environmental Almanac (4:45 & 6:45 Th) Fresh Air BBC World Service The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Mon: Commonwealth Club Tue: City Club Forum Wed: A World of Possibilities Thurs: Bookworm Fri: State Week in Review Thurs: New Letters on the Air Fri: Washington Week
11:00- BBC World Service 5 am
Saturday 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00
580 FM 90.9 HD2 and HD3 WILL-AM
Sunday
BBC Overnight Continued Commodity Week with Todd Gleason Illinois Gardener Weekend Edition with Scott Simon (NPR) Car Talk Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me
City Club Forum Inside Europe with Helen Seeney
State Week in Review Commodity Week with Todd Gleason Travel with Rick Steves This American Life (repeated 6 pm Sunday) The Midnight Special with Rich Warren All Things Considered (NPR)
Car Talk
The People’s Pharmacy
Keepin’ the Faith with Steve Shoemaker
6:00
Sidetrack (1/3) America Abroad: Explaining America (1/10) Radio Lab: The Decision (1/17) Radio Lab: Sperm (1/24) Radio Lab: Stochasticity (1/31)
This American Life
7:00 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:005 am
Living on Earth
To the Best of Our Knowledge with Jim Fleming
9:00 10:00 11:00 11:30 Noon 1:00 2:00 4:00 5:00
Latino USA
Weekend Edition with Lianne Hansen (NPR) Says You
On the Media Media Matters with Bob McChesney The Tavis Smiley Show All Things Considered (NPR)
World Vision Report Alternative Radio
New Dimensions with Michael Toms
CounterSpin
Le Show with Harry Shearer
Humankind BBC World Service
BBC World Service
Agriculture Dave Dickey, agriculture director; Todd Gleason, host, Closing Market Report and Commodity Week
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.
Weather Kieser, chief meteorologist; Mike Sola, weather producer Ed Talk to Ed & Talk to Mike 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
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.
AM 580 News Tom Rogers, news director
High Power, Low Power AM 580 broadcasts at high power from local sunrise to local sunset. Your reception may also vary depending on other atmospheric factors. In January WILL-AM will broadcast at high power (5,000 watts) between 7:15 am and 4:45 pm. A clear digital signal of the news and information service is available 24 hours a day on FM 90.9 HD2 and HD3.
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.
For further news, weather and Webcasts, visit us online at will.illinois.edu. AM 580 Listener Comments: 217-333-0853 / willamfm@illinois.edu
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WILL-AM
Plumbers and Pigs and Politics, Oh
My!
Who could better capture the political climate of 2008 than the Capitol
Steps? Don’t miss this New Year’s Day edition of Politics Takes a Holiday at 1 and 6 pm on AM 580. The annual year-end award ceremony features this year’s new categories: Worst Use of a Plumber by a Politician (since Nixon); Best Shade of Lipstick for a Pig; and Most Creative Excuse to Buy $150,000 Worth of Clothes. In a stunning announcement that’s now official, Alaska has overtaken long-time winner Florida as the funniest state by winning in both the “best home renovation by a politician” and “fastest time field-dressing a moose” categories. Join Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Oprah Winfrey, FEMA, everyone who owns a sub-prime mortgage, Hillary Clinton, and many, many more as the Capitol Steps bring you their hilarious, hour-long review of 2008.
Make a Resolution to Tune
in Saturdays at 6
Three January episodes of Radio
Lab continue its experiential investigation into an array of themes and ideas through a patchwork of people, sounds and stories. While the millions of decisions we make every day seem to make sense at the time, most of these decisions may not actually be rational, consistent or really even conscious. Our January 17 program at 6 pm uncovers the hidden life of our everyday decisions. On January 24 at 6 pm, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich tackle the issue of sperm, including the possibility of a world without men— now that science has reproduced life without male involvement.
Stochasticity is the topic for the 6 pm show on January 31. Through lotteries, coin flips and the firing of neurons, join this exploration of how randomness shapes the world around us—and the human desire to see patterns and purpose in the noisy disorder of life. 14 PATTERNS • January 2009
NPR Brings You the
Inauguration
To capture everything sur-
rounding the historic moment as our country’s first AfricanAmerican president takes office, stay tuned to NPR. Coverage of President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration begins at 10 am Tuesday, January 20, and continues until 1 pm.
Weekdays
Jake Schumacher, program director
WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1 101.1 in Champaign-Urbana 106.5 in Danville
5 am Early Morning Music John Zech provides classical music appropriate to the hour.
7 am The Morning Show Kevin Kelly gets you up to speed weekdays with classical music, weather, NPR news headlines at 7:01 am and Garrison Keillor’s almanac at 7:55 am.
9:01 am NPR News Headlines
s Liza Ferschtman (8 pm, 1/13)
9:06 am Mid-Day Classics Vic Di Geronimo, Julie Amacher, Valerie Kahler and others keep you company every weekday with classical music, weather, and NPR news headlines at a minute past 1 pm. One Wednesday each month at 9:06 am you’ll also hear Wednesday Matinee, a morning concert chosen specifically for our morning listeners: 1/21 Rheingau Music Festival Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Paavo Jarvi, cond; Veronika Eberle, violin NIELSEN, MENDELSSOHN, DVORAK 10 am 1/1 uSPECIAL: New Year’s from Vienna. Our annual live broadcast of this concert featuring primarily music of the Strauss family.
6 pm (M-Th) Performance Today Fred Child presents concert performances, along with interviews, commentary and features, with news headlines from NPR at 6:01 and 7:01 pm.
8 pm (M-Th) The Evening Concert Great orchestras from the great concert halls!
Monday: San Francisco Symphony
s Veronika Eberle (9:06 am, 1/21)
1/5
1/14
Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond; Horacio Gutierrez, piano MOZART, DUTILLEUX, RAVEL
New York Philharmonic 1/12 1/19 1/26
Lorin Maazel, cond; James Galway, flute BERLIOZ, IBERT, TCHAIKOVSKY Lorin Maazel, cond; Leon Fleisher, piano; Philip Myers, French horn BACH, PROKOFIEV, MOZART, FALLA Lorin Maazel, cond; Emanuel Ax, piano BACH, R. STRAUSS, SZYMANOWSKI, MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL
Tuesday: Live @ The Concertgebouw! 1/6 1/13
Photo: Marco Borgreve
1/20
s Yakov Kreizberg (8 pm, 1/13)
1/27
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons, cond SCHUBERT, WEBERN, BEETHOVEN Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Yakov Kreizberg, cond; Liza Ferschtman, violin PROKOFIEV, SHOSTAKOVICH Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nezet-Seguin, cond; Yundi Li, piano RAVEL, SHOSTAKOVICH Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, cond R. STRAUSS, MAHLER
Wednesday: Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1/7
Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, cond Robert Chen, violin RAVEL, ROSSINI, LALO, TCHAIKOVSKY
1/21 1/28
Mitsuko Uchida, cond, piano; Nicholas McGegan, cond BACH, MOZART, PURCELL Fritz Reiner, George Solti, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, cond PROKOFIEV, HAYDN, BRUCKNER, TCHAIKOVSKY Nicholas McGegan, cond Stewart Goodyear, piano; Mark Ridenour, trumpet PURCELL, HUMMEL, HANDEL, MOZART
Thursday: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 1/1
1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29
uSPECIAL: New Year’s from Vienna. A rebroadcast of this morning’s concert, the most-listened-to classical music concert in the world! Andreas Delfs, cond; Frank Almond, violin MOZART, BEETHOVEN Vasily Petrenko, cond; Hilary Hahn, violin GRIEG, BRITTEN, RAVEL, SHOSTAKOVICH Andrew Litton, cond; Nikolaj Znaider, violin HANDEL/HARTY, MENDELSSOHN, ELGAR Andreas Delfs, cond; Markus Groh, piano LISZT, MAHLER
10:01 pm NPR News Headlines 10:06 pm (M-Th) Classical Music Ward Jacobson, Bob Christiansen, Alison Young or John Zech keep you company through the wee hours. PATTERNS • January 2009 15
Friday evening
WILL-FM 90.9
3 pm From the Top A weekly rebroadcast of the previous Saturday’s live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians. Pianist Chris O’Riley hosts.
3:59 pm Living Music Weekend To guide your choices, a calendar of weekend musical events in our area, presented by Roger Cooper.
s Frank Wess (6 pm, 1/2) 1/9
4:01 pm NPR News Headlines 4:06 pm Broadway Revisited The American musical theater, explored by Art Hilgart. 1/2 Winter Weather. Hear what Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, William Shakespeare, and others have to say about icy rain, snow and other seasonal delights. 1/9 Fifty Years Ago. There were many fine shows on Broadway in 1959. We’ll sample 15 of them this week. 1/16 Oliver. Lionel Bart’s musical adaptation of the Dickens classic Oliver Twist won the Tony for Best Musical and the Oscar for Best Film. 1/23 The Songs of Harry Warren. He had more songs on the Hit Parade than Irving Berlin, but not everyone knows his name. 1/30 uSPECIAL: Symphony Bowl MMIX. We welcome the return of this broadcast of the annual National Symphony League championship concert. Get out the nachos!
5:06 pm Fascinatin’ Rhythm Michael Lasser examines the history of American popular song. 1/2 Writing for Crosby: The 30s. Crosby was a big enough star to choose his own songwriters. Most of his movie songs came from a small selected group. 1/9 Broadway Musicals of 1927. The arrival of talkies in 1927 coincided with the greatest year yet in the history of the Broadway musical. 1/16 “Tan Manhattan.” A song title by Eubie Blake and Andy Razaf commemorates life, romance, and hot times in Harlem. 1/23 Beginning with Bland. Even in the years right after Emancipation, there were important black songwriters eager to be heard. The first, but not the only, was James A. Bland. 1/30 uSPECIAL: Symphony Bowl MMIX. (continued)
6 pm The Song is You Bonnie Grice talks with all sorts of people about the sorts of music that influenced them. 1/2 Frank Wess. The flutist and saxophonist from the Basie band has spent the last 70 years performing and recording with everyone from Josephine Baker to Billy Eckstine.
16 PATTERNS • January 2009
1/16
1/23 1/30
Donald Lipski. How music inspired this artist to make fountains out of bathtubs, and the gold fish installation under I-35 in Austin, Texas. Jackie Rogers. A designer who was a muse for Coco Chanel talks about driving around Hollywood with Sinatra, hanging out with Warhol, and starring in Fellini’s 8½. Terrie Sultan. A renowned name in the art world is now the new Director of the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, NY. Lisa Loeb. This singer/songwriter hit the charts at #1 in 1994 with Stay (I Missed You), and has continued to write and record, including original children’s songs.
7 pm Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz Great playing, great conversation! 1/2 Dick Sudhalter on Bix Beiderbecke. Cornetist and scholar Sudhalter examines the important but often overlooked Beiderbecke, who influenced a wide spectrum of artists. 1/9 John Pizzarelli Trio. If classic jazz has a contemporary voice, it’s that of guitarist, vocalist and bandleader John Pizzarelli— also host of FM 90.9’s Radio Deluxe on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons! [See also Riverwalk Jazz for 1/16!] 1/16 Ed Reed. He’s relatively new to the national jazz scene, but he’s been singing for more than 50 years, during a life of addiction and incarceration. 1/23 Hod O’Brien. A stalwart be-bop acolyte since emerging on the scene in the late 50s playing with Oscar Pettiford and Stan Getz. 1/30 Robin Meloy Goldsby. A “cocktail piano” artist and author of Piano Girl: Lessons in Life, Music, and the Perfect Blue Hawaiian.
8 pm Riverwalk Jazz The Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays classic jazz. David Holt co-hosts with Jim. 1/2 NYC All-Stars & A New Year’s Jam. A concert recorded at a Manhattan club in 1993, with Doc Cheatham, Carol Woods, Milt Hinton, Marty Grosz and Dick Hyman. 1/9 One Hit Wonders of the Golden Era. Songs composed by ‘one hit wonders’ including songwriting musicians like trumpeter Charlie Shavers and bandleader Art Hickman. 1/16 The World on Seven Strings: Jazz Guitar Master Bucky Pizzarelli. From playing guitar in his parents’ grocery to touring with
s Bucky and John Pizzarelli (8 pm, 1/16)
1/23
1/30
Stephane Grappelli. Son John of Radio Deluxe joins the festivities. Swinging on V-Disc: Jazz in WW II. A musicians’ union strike in the middle of WWII reduced new recordings by jazz artists; special releases called Victory Discs filled the vacuum. Skylark: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael. Vocalist Stephanie Nakasian and piano legend Dick Hyman in a concert devoted to Hoagy’s music.
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.
Saturdays
WILL-FM 90.9
s
5 am Classical Music
8 pm American Routes
Gillian Martin helps you wake up, or go to sleep, depending.
7 am The Morning Show Vincent Trauth is your Saturday morning companion, with classical music, weather, the occasional interview, NPR news headlines at 7:01 and Garrison Keillor’s almanac at 8:01 am.
1/17
9:01 am NPR News Headlines
1/24
9:06 am Classics by Request
1/31
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. 1/3 Great Cellists: Feuermann and Piatigorsky. 1/10 Busch and Serkin @ Marlboro. 1/17 The Warsaw Piano Competition. Live recordings by Argerich and Pogorelich. 1/24 Famous Opera Intermezzi. What goes between? 1/31 Great Mentors, Great Pupils: Enescu and Menuhin.
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 the following Friday at 3pm.) 1/3 Pulitzer-Prize winning composer William Bolcom and his works are featured, along with a newly-formed quartet calling themselves the Bolcom Bros. 1/10 From the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. 1/17 The women’s chorus of Northfield Mount Hermon School in western Massachusetts and a trumpet player from Lake Bluff, Ill. 1/24 From The Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, a 15-year-old violinist playing Saint-Saens, and the mother of the nationally-famous “girl who drove over her violin!” 1/31 We visit Iowa to meet a guitar quartet from Minnesota.
Noon Afternoon at the Opera: Live from the Met! Margaret Juntwaite hosts, John Frayne provides the extras. 1/3 BOHEMIAN LIFE (LA BOHEME): Puccini. Frederic Chaslin, cond, with Maija Kovalevska, Susanna Phillips, Ramon Vargas, Mariusz Kwiecien and Tommi Hakala. 1/10 THE SWALLOW: Puccini. Marco Armiliato, cond, with Angela Gheorghiu, Lisette Oropesa, Roberto Alagna, Marius Brenciu and Samuel Ramey.
Brandi Carlile (10 pm, 1/31)
DOCTOR ATOMIC: Adams. Alan Gilbert, cond, with Sasha Cooke, Gerald Finley, Richard Paul Fink and Eric Owens. (Fall 2008) ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE: Gluck. James Levine, cond, with Danielle de Niese, Heidi Grant Murphy and Stephanie Blythe. RIGOLETTO: Verdi. Riccardo Frizza, cond, with Aleksandra Kurzak, Victoria Vizin, Giuseppe Filianoti, Zeljko Lucic and Mikhail Petrenko.
4:01 pm NPR News Headlines 4:06 pm Footlight Parade Bill Rudman presents musical theater from Broadway to Hollywood. 1/3 Musical Theater and the Irish. The impact of Irish emigration on our musical theater was tremendous, and here’s the proof – from George M. Cohan to “Finian’s Rainbow.” 1/10 1980 on Stage and Screen. The best of the year including Jerry Orbach, Neil Diamond, John Belushi, Dan Akroyd and Robin Williams. 1/17 Spotlight on Sylvia McNair. A visit with the Grammy Award-winning soprano, who is equally at home singing an aria by Mozart or a tune by the Gershwin brothers. 1/24 A Tribute to Cy Coleman. A survey of nearly 50 years of the great Broadway composer’s work including Sweet Charity, Barnum and The Will Rogers Follies. 1/31 1963 on Stage and Screen. The best of the year featuring lots of great ladies including Barbara Cook, Mary Martin, Judy Garland and even Vivien Leigh.
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, right here on FM 90.9!
7 pm E-Town A variety show recorded live in front of an audience, featuring top bluegrass, folk and country artists, as well as conversation about our communities and our world. 1/3 Matt Nathanson / Ian Ball 1/10 Rickie Lee Jones / Chris Smither 1/17 Marc Cohn / Brandi Carlile 1/24 From Portland, Ore.: Sarah McLachlan / Darrell Scott / Griffin House 1/31 At Rothbury: Citizen Cope / Drew Emmitt Band
A program of and about all the roots and branches of American music, with host Nick Spitzer. 1/3 Hank Williams. Hank died in his car en route to a New Years Day concert. We remember his lasting contribution to American music with two hours of stories and songs. 1/10 Fascinatin’ Rhythm: A Tribute to George Gershwin. With Patti Austin, Hank Sapoznik and Marcus Roberts. 1/17 Backlash and Marching Forward: Words and Music in the Spirit of King. As historic events take place in Washington, DC, we reflect on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1/24 American Gothic: Jolie Holland & Homer Bailes. It’s old-time country and folk as seen from two very different viewpoints. 1/31 South to Louisiana. For a small area on the map, Southwestern French Louisiana has produced a huge amount of music.
10 pm The Saturday Special: Let’s Pretend It’s Summer! Concert performances from last summer’s Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, and a special Prairie Performances presentation of jazz from the Allerton Music Barn Festival. 1/3 Hot Summer Jams: The Newport Jazz Festival 2008, Part 1. Howard Alden, Dave Holland, Ledesi, and George Wein & The Newport All Stars. 1/10 Newport Jazz 2008, Part 2. Soulive with Fred Wesley, Guillermo Klein & Los Gauchos, and Herbie Hancock. 1/17 Allerton Music Barn: Beyond Cool. Roger Cooper presents a special Saturday night edition of Prairie Performances. This 8/29/08 concert highlighting the original instrumentation of the Miles Davis/Gil Evans nonet featured Chip McNeill, Glenn Wilson, Tito Carrillo, Kaz Machala, Jim Pugh, Karl Kramer, Chip Stephens, Larry Gray and Dana Hall. 1/24 Pushing the Boundaries: The Newport “Folk” Festival 2008, Part 1. Damian & Stephen Marley, Jakob Dylan, Steve Earle, Cowboy Junkies, She & Him, and Jim James. 1/31 Newport “Folk” 2008, Part 2. Black Crowes, Willy Mason, Brandi Carlile, Calexico, Gillian Welch and Trey Anastasio.
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
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Sundays
WILL-FM 90.9
5 am Classical Music Gillian Martin selects 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, at this new time. 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. 1/4 Cara Dillon. This Derry singer has mesmerized audiences in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America, and has won many accolades for her recordings. 1/11 Horizons. Artists turning a new generation on to Celtic music include flute player Michael McGoldrick, singer Emily Smith, and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers (!). 1/18 New Voices. Emerging singing talent from Ireland and a special studio session from Scottish singer-songwriter Fraser Anderson. 1/25 Mando Banjo Magic. Stringed instrumentalists central to the music’s sound, including Seamus Egan and Gerry O’Connor.
s Suzanne Bona (9 am)
s Cara Dillon (1 pm, 1/4)
10:01 pm NPR News Headlines 10:06 pm Harmonia
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 twohour weekly music party from their “deluxe living room!” Snappy patter, classics from the American Popular Songbook, interesting guests, and a lot of fun!
6 pm Performance Today Fred Child with music in concert from around the country and around the world, plus NPR news headlines at 6:01 and 7:01 pm.
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s Emily Smith (1 pm, 1/11)
8 pm The Evening Concert: Prairie Performances Roger Cooper hosts regional concert broadcasts, interviews, reviews and previews. This month’s concert highlights are taken primarily from UI School of Music events of last fall.
Angela Mariani presents an hour of Baroque and early music. 1/4 Traditions: Name Days and Birthdays. A look at the celebration of name days and birthdays since the middle ages, with early music composed for both special events. 1/11 Traditions: Memorials. Renaissance and Baroque composers often provided music that marked the passing of family members, colleagues, and public figures. 1/18 Traditions: Courtship. Dating, courting, wooing—the ways in which lovers acquaint themselves and the associated feelings are captured by writers and composers. 1/25 Traditions: Easter. From the middle ages on, music for the Christian celebrations of Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
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.
Inside WILL From Boston, we’ll enjoy deluxe accommodations aboard ship as we cruise up coastal New England, including stops at Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine, and Saint John, New Brunswick. We’ll see the Bay of Fundy and spend the day in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Friends of WILL will tour Peggy’s Cove, a small fishing village. We’ll cruise back to Boston and return to central Illinois full of wonderful memories with good traveling companions.
New WILL Tour! s Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
Join us September 23 to October 3,
2009, on a fabulous, fun-filled tour of Boston, New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick designed exclusively for Friends of WILL. The trip begins in New Hampshire with visits to quaint small towns and a gourmet meal at Burdick’s, co-owned by famed PBS producer Ken Burns (Civil War, The War, Baseball, Jazz), who makes his home in Peterborough. (Burns’ newest PBS series, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, will be premiering about the same time as our visit.) Then we’ll travel to Boston with a stay at The Jurys Hotel, a refurbished boutique hostelry, formerly home of the
New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Boston Police Department. We’ll take a private tour of The Boston Athenaeum, a historic institution with a beautiful, recently restored building. We’ll see rare books and art, and enjoy afternoon tea at the venerable institution. Boston is also the home to The World, produced by WGBH and heard each weekday at 3 pm on WILL-AM 580. We’ll tour the World’s newsroom and visit with staffers, who will share the inside scoop on putting together a daily international news program and broadcasting it to stations across the country.
This wonderful tour package includes local departure from Champaign, Decatur or Springfield, round trip airfare, three nights in hotels, seven nights on the cruise, transportation and sightseeing during the pre-cruise portion and 28 meals. The price per person, based on double occupancy, ranges from $2,582 for an interior stateroom to $3,532 for a suite, plus taxes and fees of $298 and insurance of $84 to $233 per person. For more information, call Danda Beard at 217- 333-1070 or go to www.tourgrouppro.com/will.
Vintage Vinyl Needs Recordings, Equipment, Volunteers Our annual Vintage Vinyl sale
is coming Saturday, May 16, to Lincoln Square Village in Urbana. This great event benefits WILL’s Illinois Radio Reader, which provides news and information to blind and print-handicapped audiences in east central Illinois.
If you tried out a great new soup recipe during
Deane Geiken, event organizer and director of the Illinois Radio Reader, is requesting donations of used records, CDs, DVDs, stereo equipment, CD players, turntables and speakers. “We also need volunteers to help sort items prior to the sale. Any help is welcome!” he said.
Please send us your favorite recipes for steaming winter fare for our newest cooking special, Chilis, Soups and Stews, which will air in March. WILL will put together a cookbook and choose several chefs to join hosts David Inge and Doyle Moore in the studio for the live show.
To arrange to donate items or to volunteer, please contact Geiken at 217-333-6503.
Chilis, Soups and Stews: Please Share Your Recipes! the holidays or make a traditional stew every year to warm and fill up your family, we hope you’ll share!
Email your recipes to will-tv@uiuc.edu by 5 pm Friday, Jan. 16, or mail them to Heather Miller, WILL-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801. For more information, call Miller at 800-898-1065.
Hours for the sale are from 8 -11 am with a $5 entrance fee; 11 am to 3 pm with free admittance; 4-6 pm with free admittance and a half price discount. PATTERNS • January 2009 19
Inside WILL
New Writing Contest Sparks Creativity WILL is teaming up with the University of Illinois College of Education and
Writing Contest
the University Library to launch the Youth Literature Festival Writing Contest. We were part of the first Youth Literature Festival (YLF), a weekend-long free event in October 2008 that gave teachers, students and families a chance to meet nationally known authors and illustrators. Now WILL is delighted to be part of the next phase of the Festival, encouraging students in grades K-5 to write, illustrate and submit their own stories. Entries must be postmarked by March 9, 2009. Everyone who participates will be invited to a young author celebration in May. For entry forms and rules, please visit the YLF Web site at youthlitfest.ed.uiuc.edu.
WILL is My Source for
Healthy Habits for My Kids Four-year-old Mary Beth couldn’t remember the name of
the green fruit with black dots as she carefully placed slices in her glass with strawberries, blueberries, pineapple and cherries. But she knew she liked it. “Kiwi!” she remembered. Decatur home day care provider Elizabeth Marshall showed Mary Beth and four other pre-schoolers how to build yummy fruit-yogurt parfaits to create a healthy snack. Elizabeth learned about the activity from WILL’s Healthy Habits for Life workshop led by educational outreach director Molly Delaney. “It was great to get some new ideas,” Elizabeth said. “Sometimes I feel like I do the same things over and over. I was looking for easy things to do with the kids that teach them about healthy things to eat and do.” The children loved piling the colorful fruit in clear plastic glasses, and then topping it with yogurt before digging in. Elizabeth said she also got ideas about how to incorporate more movement into the schedule for children at her day care. Thirty-eight child care providers who work with 461 children participated in the workshop, learning about nutrition, physical activity, hygiene and relaxation.
Photo: Michael Owen Thomas
Through interactive parent/child Healthy Habits workshops at Parkland College, Urbana Adult Education, Urbana’s Washington Early Childhood Program, and C-U Early, Healthy Habits reached another 152 adults and 214 children last year.
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The Healthy Habits project, part of WILL’s Young Learners Initiative, is sponsored in part by Kraft Foods, Kirby Foods, Tate & Lyle, and SuperValu. “WILL is my source for healthy habits for my kids,” Elizabeth said.
Thanks
to these Program Underwriters
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.
Prelude to the Presidency
WILL Celebrates the Making of a President Lincoln’s experiences on the judicial circuit in central
Illinois shaped the views and skills that took him to the most powerful office in the country. As the nation commemorates Lincoln’s 200th birthday in 2009, WILL-TV presents a new documentary, Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency. A series of eight features and an hour-long documentary about Lincoln’s life on the 8th Judicial Circuit, the program will immerse viewers in this critical, but often overlooked, time in Lincoln’s life. The features, airing within Prairie Fire throughout 2009 and as a one-hour documentary in February, will tell the story of Lincoln and his fellow lawyers through re-enactments and interviews with Lincoln experts, including historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. The one-hour documentary will also be distributed across the country by American Public Television. As you can imagine, an undertaking of this measure is very expensive. Fortunately, many central Illinois businesses and organizations have once again come together to bring this important story to central Illinois and the country. We thank the following sponsors for their generous support in making this program possible:
The Illinois Bi-Centennial Commission Country Financial University of Illinois College of Law Monticello Chamber of Commerce Office of the Chancellor, University of Illinois Illinois State Bar Association Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
So plan to tune in for Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency in February.
AAA Storage Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum ADM Investor Services— Tabor Grain AG Edwards AgriGold Hybrids Allerton Park ALTO Vineyards Ameren The Andersons Archer Daniels Midland art mart Associated Antique Dealers Auditory Care Center Baroque Artists of Champaign- Urbana (BACH) The Beef House Bevande Coffee Shop Bevier Café and Spice Box The Blindman Bloomington Auction Gallery Bodywork Associates Brown Bag Deli Busey Bank Buzard Pipe Organ Builders C-U Craft League Carle Cancer Center Carle Spine Institute 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 Christie Clinic City of Urbana Farmer’s Market Clark Lindsey Village College of Education College Illinois Columbia Street Roastery Commerce Bank Common Ground Food Co-op Community Blood Services of Illinois Community Shares Illinois Corkscrew Wine Emporium Corley Photography Country Arbors Nursery Country Financial Crossroad Global Handcrafts Danville Symphony Decatur Earthmover Credit Union East Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council Eastern Rug Gallery Eco Water Treatments English Hedgerow Esquire Lounge Farm Credit Services of Illinois The Finn Group First Midwest Flooring Surfaces Friar Tuck’s Furniture Lounge Grainfield Marketing Steve Grayliker, CLU The Great Impasta Hendrick House Hickory Point Bank & Trust IBEW Local 601 IGA Supermarkets
Illinois Farm Bureau 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 Art Museum Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Landmark Auto Group Landscape Recycling Center LeRoy Veterinary Clinic Lincoln Square Village The Meredith Foundation Mervis Family Foundation Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters Minneci’s Ristorante Monticello Chamber of Commerce The Music Shoppe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Owen’s Funeral Home Pages for All Ages Bookstore Parkland College Theatre Patterson Office Supplies John T. Phipps Law Offices, P.C Prairie Ensemble Prairie Village Private Client Group at National City Bank Prospect Bank Provena Medical Group 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 Schnuck’s Supermarkets 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 Techline 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 Worden-Martin Subaru World Gourmet Foods World Harvest International & Gourmet Foods The Yoga Institute
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u On AM Lincoln as a Lawmaker looks at Lincoln’s early years as a legislator in Illinois.
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Saturday, February 14 at 6 pm.
u Celebrate your love on Valentine’s Day evening with The Most Romantic Jazz of All Time on FM 90.9.
u On WILL-TV, tune in for a new, locally produced documentary, Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency.
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