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june 2010 Volume XXXVII, Number 12
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Television WILL Create Cooking, travel, gardening and home improvement, arts and crafts. 12.3; also available on Comcast and Mediacom. See page 8. WILL World PBS documentaries, news and public affairs. 12.2; also available on Comcast and Mediacom. See page 8. WILL-HD All your favorite PBS and local programming, in high definition when available. 12.1; Contact your cable or satellite provider for channel information. See pages 9-16.
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We can never thank you enough By George Hauenstein, Director of Development Thanks for your support of WILL over the past weeks, months and years. Financial contributions from supporters like you continue to make what we do possible. Your dollars help us bring you the national programming staples you depend on from PBS and NPR, as well as an impressive list of recent local productions such as Red Grange Remembers, Illinois Pioneers, A Cappella Beatdown Live, Live and Local, gubernatorial debates and more. Our Web site, will.illinois.edu, is among the most-visited sites in the system, with program downloads and podcast usage in the tens of thousands every month. The recent addition of the PBS/WILL Video Player will increase Web site traffic even more. Have you had a chance to check it out yet? It’s truly impressive and allows you to watch your favorite PBS show on your schedule. Because of your ongoing trust and support, WILL is one of the most vibrant public media institutions in the country. Despite state funding cuts and other recent setbacks, impressive and cutting-edge work continues at our stations. We hope you feel a sense of pride in these efforts. We are in the final weeks of our fiscal year. We must raise $500,000 by June 30 to hit our viewer and listener goal of $2.1 million. In the current financial climate, it’s going to be a real stretch to hit our target this year. By comparison, last year at this time, we needed to raise $330,000. As we do every June, we come to you and ask for your continued generosity. When you receive our direct mail letter, please return it with your renewed support or additional gift. Or when you see or hear something you enjoy, you can phone in at 800-898-1065 or contribute online at willpledge.org. Times are tough for many in our community, perhaps for you as well. But if you depend on WILL, rest assured that we will be here to serve you. We’ve had to cut our budget, but we haven’t decreased our commitment to you.
They’re back together where it all began It’s been 40 years since Carole King and James Taylor first played together at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Calif. Now these two legends share the stage once again at the famed music club in a new PBS special airing at 9 pm Wednesday, June 2, on WILL-TV. At the time of their first meeting, Taylor had just released his debut album and King was finding her way as a solo performer, even though she was a famous songwriter with a string of hits for other artists. Just a year later, Taylor’s Fire and Rain was topping the charts and King’s Tapestry album was on its way to making her a music superstar. When the two reunited in November 2007, along with members of their renowned original band (featuring guitarist Danny Kortchmar, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russell Kunkel) for a sixshow run to celebrate the venue’s 50th anniversary, the result was Carole KingJames Taylor: Live at the Troubadour. Captured in sterling 5.1 audio and high definition video, this program features performances of the pair’s most beloved hits, including King’s “So Far Away,” “It’s Too Late” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” as well as Taylor’s “Carolina in My Mind,” “Sweet Baby James” and “Fire and Rain.”
The reunion event was the inspiration for the artists’ current Troubadour Reunion world tour, which visited Australia, New Zealand and Japan before coming to the U.S. in May. King and Taylor remain on tour until mid-July.
A look back at media history on
Illinois Pioneers The golden age of Champaign-Urbana journalism may have been around 1900 when there were as many as seven local newspapers, including four dailies—The Daily Gazette, Daily News, Courier and Illini. Radio and television brought a different kind of journalism to the area. In this month’s episode of Illinois Pioneers airing at 7:30 pm Thursday, June 24, John Paul and his guests discuss the history of newspapers, radio and television in Champaign County. Tom Kacich of the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and Doug Quick, local weather broadcaster and broadcast historian, join him to talk about the days when newspapers had competition and broadcasting was new and experimental.
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“When you look at the history of any community, the way people stayed informed was by reading newspapers and then by also listening to radio and watching television,” said John. “That’s why it’s important to include the history of the media in our series.” “Doug is really passionate about trying to preserve radio and TV history, and Tom wrote Hot Type, covering 150 years of the News-Gazette’s articles,” said John. “I think they’ll have some great stories to tell.” PATTERNS • JUNE 2010
Welcome summer
with great concerts
4Troops is a new pop vocal group made up of United States combat veterans who served on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their concert special, 4Troops: Live from the USS Intrepid, features “Amazing Grace” and “You Raise Me Up,” as well as the group’s own “For Freedom.” The program airs at 7 pm Tuesday, June 1.
Next, master documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman captures the Paris Opera Ballet for Great Performances in La Danse: Le Ballet de L’Opera de Paris (8 pm Wednesday, June 16). This new behindthe-scenes look includes rehearsals and performances for seven ballets: Genus, Paquita, The Nutcracker, Medea, The House of Bernarda Alba, Romeo and Juliet and Orpheus and Eurydyce. At 7 pm Wednesday, June 23, enjoy America’s Orchestra: Celebrating the 125 Years of the Boston Pops, featuring interviews with and/or performances by Audra McDonald, Kristin
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Chenoweth, Josh Groban, James Taylor, Vanessa Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, Roberta Flack and many others. Also included is rare footage of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Cash, Benny Goodman, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., the Carpenters and Patti LaBelle, as well as Broadway stars Ethel Merman, Bernadette Peters, Nathan Lane and Jerry Herman. Following this program, stay tuned at 8 pm for Harp Dreams, an in-depth look at the 2007 USA International Harp Competition, held every three years in Bloomington, Ind. Roughly 30 players from around the world compete for first prize in what may be the world’s most prestigious harp competition. John Williams conducting the Boston Pops
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Then at 8:50 pm Friday, June 4, Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City captures the famed rocker at opening concerts for New York’s Citi Field in July 2009, featuring songs from the Beatles, Wings and McCartney’s solo career.
Opera Gala returns! Guessing the singer of an opera aria can be difficult, unless the singer has one of the most famous voices of the decade, or the century. What is that special quality of a voice that makes it stay in our memory? On the other hand, why are some distinguished singers hard to identify? By the way, on the Met’s Opera Quiz, the mystery singer questions are the most dreaded by members of the panel.
audience to guess the singer. John and Roger promise that they will begin with some of the top names on the opera stage, and their aim is to prove that we all know much more about famous voices than we think we do. But whether we guess right or not, the point is to enjoy the splendid singing of great melodies, whether the mystery singer is Maria Callas or Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti or Placido Domingo.
During this year’s Opera Gala, scheduled for 1 pm Saturday, June 26, John Frayne and Roger Cooper will play some mystery voices and ask the
And as usual, you’re invited to call in requests of your favorite singers, whether or not they have a “mystery” voice.
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s Gwendolyn Wright, Eduardo Pagán, Tukufu Zuberi, Elyse Luray and Wes Cowan
More great finds in all-new History Detectives Then, at 8 pm Monday, June 28, detective America’s top gumshoes are back to prove Eduardo Pagán investigates the history of once again that an object found in an a hand-drawn map found during the battle attic or backyard might be anything but of Iwo Jima; Wes Cowan follows the story ordinary. The season premiere at 8 pm of a snake-topped cane with ties to the Monday, June 21, explores the excitement, anti-Abraham Lincoln group, the “Peace promise and ingenuity that fueled Democrats”; and Elyse Luray traces the America’s foray into space exploration. origins of the Theremin—one of the first First, detective Tukufu Zuberi tracks a electronic musical instruments—and finds scrap of metallic Mylar; Gwendolyn Wright out if a New Mexico man owns one of the investigates the notion that Andy Warhol’s fewer than a dozen Theremins in the U.S. art may be on the moon; and Elyse Luray built by Leon Theremin himself. tries on what might be one of the first prototypes for a NASA space boot. New Legal Issues in the News coming next month A panel of experts will join WILL-AM’s Legal Issues in the News in July. We’ll have more details on our cast of legal authorities in next month’s Patterns. “Having a group of individuals with specialized legal knowledge will allow us to explore topics in greater depthincreasingly important in light of the emerging complexity of the law in a multitude of areas,” said Jay Pearce, director of created content for Illinois Public Media. During June, the best of Amy Gajda’s Legal Issues commentaries will continue to air at the program’s usual time of 7:35 am each Monday.
After 14 years in Champaign-Urbana, Gajda is relocating to New Orleans, where she will join the Tulane Law School faculty as an associate professor, teaching torts and information privacy. Her husband, David Meyer, has accepted a position as dean of Tulane’s law school. “I’ve gotten so much both from the enjoyment of putting commentaries together and from connecting with WILL listeners,” Gajda said. “I will miss it tremendously.” She began her commentaries in 1998, earning seven Associated Press awards for best editorial commentary. PATTERNS • JUNE 2010
weekdays WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1
101.1 in Champaign-Urbana and 106.5 in Danville
6 am NPR Morning Edition with Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep and Tom Rogers
9 am Classic Mornings with Vic Di Geronimo Join Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!
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Noon Live and Local with Kevin Kelly
6/29
Kevin’s get-together features music and a daily serving of news about, and interviews with, area musicmakers, plus a calendar of regional music events.
Wednesday: Live! At the Concertgebouw
1 pm Afternoon Classics
6/9
Julie Amacher, Lynn Warfel and Mindy Ratner keep you company throughout the afternoon. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac is at 1:01. NPR News Headlines at 3:01.
5 pm NPR All Things Considered with Robert Siegel, Melissa Block and Michele Norris
7 pm The Evening Concert Great orchestras from the great concert halls!
Monday:
A mini “Mahler-fest” (2010 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Mahler.)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 6/7
Pierre Boulez, cond STRAVINSKY, MAHLER: Sym. #1
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 6/14 6/21 6/28
Andreas Delfs, cond HAYDN, MAHLER: Sym #2 Andreas Delfs, cond HAYDN, MAHLER: Sym #3 Andreas Delfs, cond R. STRAUSS; BEETHOVEN; MAHLER: Sym #4
Tuesday: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 6/1 6/8
Andreas Delfs, cond; Joseph Johnson, cello BEETHOVEN; SAINT-SAENS; HARRIS; HAYDN Andreas Delfs, cond An all-BRAHMS program
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 6/15 6/22
Alexander Polianichko, cond TCHAIKOVSKY; BEETHOVEN; SHOSTAKOVICH Peter Oundjian, cond RIMSKY-KORSAKOV; MOZART; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
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6/2
6/16 6/23 6/30
Charles Dutoit, cond WAGNER; GOLDMARK; TCHAIKOVSKY
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond; Royal Concertgebouw Orch. BRAHMS; SCHUMANN; DVORAK Jaap van Zweden, cond; Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orch. TCHAIKOVSKY; RACHMANINOFF; RAVEL Mariss Jansons, cond; Royal Concertgebouw Orch. WAGNER; SHOSTAKOVICH; DEBUSSY Willem DeVriend, cond; Royal Concertgebouw Orch. HANDEL; MOZART; SCHUBERT Bernard Haitink, cond; Royal Concertgebouw Orch. MOZART; DEBUSSY; BEETHOVEN
Thursday: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 6/3
6/10 6/17 6/24
Mariss Jansons, cond; Itzhak Perlman, violin MOZART, STRAUSS, MENDELSSOHN, KREISLER, GOLDMARK Stephane Deneve, cond; Alfred Brendel, piano ROUSSEL, BEETHOVEN Charles Dutoit, cond; Emanuel Ax, piano DEBUSSY, CHOPIN, JANACEK Pinchas Zukerman, cond All MOZART
Friday: Prairie Performances
This summer Prairie Performances will feature some lighter listening and some ensembles not heard during the concert season. We will feature groups such as the U of I jazz ensembles, I-Pan, graduate recitals, as well as a piece here and there harvested from earlier concerts. In addition we will try to have an “after the performance” chat with some of the performers as they are available. We’re playing it loose on the prairie this summer.
9 pm Night Music Gillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, Scott Blankenship or John Zech keep you company through the night and into the morning. NPR News Headlines at 9:01.
saturdays & sundays saturdays
sundays
7 am NPR Weekend Edition
7 am NPR Weekend Edition
with Scott Simon
with Liane Hansen
9 am Classics By Request
9 am Sunday Baroque
John Frayne plays requests for two hours at this time each Saturday morning. Submit requests at classreq@illinois.edu or 217-265-5084. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.
Suzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac at 9:01.
1 pm From the Top
11 am Classics of the Phonograph
A live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, hosted by pianist Christopher O’Riley.
John Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era. 6/5 Israeli Violinist Ivry Gitlis on Vox Records 6/12 Wilhelm Backhaus Plays Brahms 6/19 Early Recordings of Symphonies by Ralph Vaughan Williams 6/26 Arturo Toscanini Conducts Italian Opera
2 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.
Noon Afternoon at the Opera
4 pm NPR All Things Considered
The Lyric Opera of Chicago season continues in June, and on the last Saturday (6/26), John Frayne and Roger Cooper offer Opera Gala. See article page 6. 6/5 ERNANI (Verdi). Renato Palumbo, cond, with Salvatore Licitra and Sondra Radvanovsky. 6/12 THE ELIXIR OF LOVE (Donizetti). Bruno Campanella, cond, with Nicole Cabell and Guiseppe Filianoti. 6/19 TOSCA (Puccini). Andrew Davis, cond, with Deborah Voigt, Vladimir Galouzine and James Morris. 6/26 OPERA GALA with John Frayne and Roger Cooper: “Who is singing that aria?” Match wits and ears with our hosts! Can you guess the singer in famous arias and duets? Also call in to hear your favorite singers.
5 pm Classical Music Mindy Ratner and Valerie Kahler are your hosts. NPR News Headlines at 7:01. Special: Father’s Day Concert, 5-6 pm, 6/20. See article page 6.
10 pm Harmonia Angela Mariani presents Baroque and early music. NPR News Headlines at 10:01.
11 pm The Romantic Hours
4 pm NPR All Things Considered
Music, poetry and romance with Mona Golabek.
5 pm A Prairie Home Companion
midnight Classical Music
Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. [Also Sundays at 2 pm]
Scott Blankenship and John Zech are your hosts throughout the night and into the morning.
7 pm Classics All Night Bob Christiansen and Scott Blankenship keep you company Saturday night and into Sunday morning. NPR News Headlines at 7:01 and 10:01.
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Deborah Voigt (noon, 6/19)
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radio features Paying tribute to
fathers
Following last month’s Mother’s Day concert special, it’s only fair to include fathers, too. Don’t miss our Father’s Day Concert, a one-hour program of classical music about the joys and trials of fatherhood, airing at 5 pm Sunday, June 20. This WILL-FM special is produced by Roger Cooper and Jake Schumacher.
New stream set to debut
Wake up to classical music! Classical music lovers will have the opportunity to start their mornings listening to the music they love when WILL Radio launches a 24-hour music channel in midJune. The new channel will air the C-24 classical music service, along with WILL-FM’s locally produced music shows Live and Local and Classic Mornings on weekdays, Prairie Performances on Friday nights, and Classics by Request and Classics of the Phonograph on Saturday mornings. The local shows will air at the same time they air on the primary channel, FM 90.9 (see pages 4-5). How do you find the music? If you live in the Champaign-Urbana area, tune to WILL-FM 101.1. If you live outside of Champaign-Urbana, you will need
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an HD Radio to receive the signal, which can be heard about 32 miles in each direction from the Monticello transmitter. Turn your HD Radio to FM 90.9. After a brief delay, the radio will pull in the HD1 signal (a simulcast of FM 90.9.) To hear the new music stream, dial the radio up to HD2. If you have any questions, give us a call. s Midori
Station Manager Kate Dobrovolny said that WILL is able to launch the new service inexpensively since WILL-FM already uses the C-24 classical music service on its primary channel, and the station already transmits digital signals. WILL-FM HD3 will continue to simulcast AM 580’s news and information programming.
FM 90.9 HD2 and HD3
Saturday
Sunday
5:00
BBC Overnight Continued
City Club Forum
6:00
Commodity Week
Inside Europe
6:30
Illinois Gardener
7:00
NPR Weekend Edition
BBC World Briefing
9:00
Car Talk
Focus with David Inge NPR News 10:01/11:01
10:00
Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me
Says You
11:00
State Week in Review
Car Talk
11:30
Commodity Week
The Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn NPR News 12:01
Noon
Travel with Rick Steves
On the Media
Fresh Air
1:00
This American Life
Media Matters with Bob McChesney
The Closing Market Report NPR News 2:01
2:00
The Midnight Special
The Tavis Smiley Show
The World
3:00
All Things Considered
4:00
NPR All Things Considered
All Things Considered
5:00
The People’s Pharmacy
Keepin’ the Faith with Steve Shoemaker
6:00
Commonwealth Club (Sidetrack 6/5)
This American Life
Fresh Air
7:00
Living on Earth
BBC World Service
8:00
Latino USA
To the Best of Our Knowledge
8:30
World Vision Report
9:00
Alternative Radio
New Dimensions
10:00
Bookworm
Le Show
10:30
New Letters on the Air
11:005 am
BBC World Service
Monday–Friday NPR Morning Edition
On Point
BBC World Service Bold Listing = National/International News
10 am
6/2 6/8 6/9 6/18 6/21
11 am
Focus monthly guests Cooking Lawn and Garden Care Talk with the Nutritionist Personal Finance Home Care
6/3 Computers 6/14 Family Health
Weather Monday-Friday Weather Forecast: 5:33, 6:33, 7:33, 8:33 am; 12:35, 4:33, 5:33 pm Saturday and Sunday Occasional Updates
NPR Weekend Edition
Wait Wait ...
BBC World Service
AM 580 Listener Comments: 217-333-0853 / willamfm@illinois.edu
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: 1:58 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 217-333-3434 for market analysis, updated at 9:15 am and 3:15 pm daily.
Illinois Public Media News Tom Rogers, news director
The news from Illinois Public Media’s award-winning staff of reporters — Tom Rogers, Jim Meadows and Jeff Bossert—can be heard during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Considered. PATTERNS • JUNE 2010 7
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Cooking
(midnight-2 am; 6-8 am; noon-2 pm; 6-8 pm) Sun and Wed: Cook’s Country, Lidia’s Italy, Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie, Barbecue University Mon and Fri: Simply Ming, Lidia’s Italy, Daisy Cooks! With Daisy Martinez, Tommy Tang’s Easy Thai Cooking Solid Black Tue and Thur: Mexico: One Plate at a Time/Endless Feast (begins 6/10), Baking with Julia, Christina Cooks, Primal Grill with Steve Raichlen
Travel
(2-3 am; 8-9 am; 2-3 pm; 8-9 pm) Sun and Wed: Rick Steves Europe, Travelscope Mon and Fri: Rick Steves Europe, Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy/Smart Travels: Pacific Rim with Rudy (begins 6/7) Tue and Thu: Rick Steves Europe, Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge
Gardening/Home Improvement
(3-5 am; 9-11 am; 3-5 pm; 9-11 pm) Mon and Fri: Garden Smart/Garden Home (F), This Old House, Hometime, Garden Story Tue and Thu: Victory Garden, New Yankee Workshop, Woodsmith Shop, Moment of Luxury Wed and Sun: Garden Smart/Garden Home (S),
Ask This Old House, For Your Home, Katie Brown Workshop
Arts and Crafts
(5-6 am; 11-noon; 5-6 pm; 11-midnight) Sun and Wed: Knit and Crochet Now, Passport & Palette Mon and Fri: Sewing with Nancy, Donna Dewberry/ One Stroke Painting (begins 6/14) Tue and Thu: Scheewe Art Workshop, Best of the Joy of Painting
Saturday Marathons in June
Six-hour block of themed programming June 5: New York State of Mind New York gardens, food favorites and a history lesson! June 12: I Do! The perfect three-tiered wedding cake, invitations, reception food and the most romantic honeymoon getaways. June 19: For Your Home Vicki Payne and Sloan Rutter take you through do-it-yourself projects. June 26: Hot Fun in the Summertime Frolic in the summer sun with our Create experts.
See full schedules for WILL-TV channels 12.2 and 12.3 online at will.illinois.edu.
Primetime Schedule
Monday-Friday Nightly News Programming 9:00 10:00 10:30
Mondays 7:00 7:30 8:00 11:00 11:30
Tuesdays 7:00 8:00 11:00
PBS NewsHour Nightly Business Report Journal Changing Seas (6/7); Arabian Horse (6/14); Desert Wars (6/21); Nature of Cities (6/28) Changing Seas (6/7); Global Focus (6/28) Nature Changing Seas (6/7); Horses of Gettysburg (6/14); Waterbuster (6/21); Save Our Land, Save Our Town (6/28) Changing Seas (6/7) The Greatest Good (6/1); The Bordentown School (6/22); Athens: Dawn of Democracy (6/29) American Experience (6/1); Liberty or Death (6/15); History Detectives (6/22, 6/29) The Greatest Good (6/1); Churchill (6/8); Andrew Jackson (6/15); American Experience (6/22); Athens (6/29)
Wednesdays 7:00 8:00 11:00 11:30
Independent Lens (6/2); Inside (6/9); New Recruits (6/16) City of Borders (6/2); A Time for Champions (6/9); When Medicine Got It Wrong (6/16); Frontline (6/23, 6/30) Anyone and Everyone (6/2); Voces (6/9); Ultimate Resource (6/16); Images of Tony Gleaton (6/23); P.O.V. (6/30) P.O.V. (6/23)
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12.2 Thursdays 7:00 8:00 11:00
Fridays 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 11:00 11:30
NOVA Scientific American Frontiers; Jewels of the Jungle (6/10) Scientific American Frontiers; Botany of Desire (6/10) Appalachians (6/4); Churchill (6/11); Philosophy: Guide to Happiness (6/25) Philosophy: Guide to Happiness (6/25) Appalachians (6/4); History Detectives (6/11); Philosophy: Guide to Happiness (6/25) Philosophy: Guide to Happiness (6/25) Appalachians (6/4); Churchill (6/11); Great Performances (6/18); Philosophy: Guide to Happiness (6/25) Philosophy: Guide to Happiness (6/25)
Saturdays 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00
Sundays 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30
Nature History Detectives History Detectives Scientific American Frontiers; Atlantic Charter (6/12) Nature Washington Week McLaughlin Group Need to Know Global Voices City of Borders (6/6); Inside (6/13); Global Voices (6/27) Atchafalaya Houseboat (6/20); Images of Tony Gleaton (6/27) Washington Week McLaughlin Group
WILL-TV daytime
David Thiel, Program Director
Monday - Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Market to Market (M) Nightly Business Report (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
Sid the Science Kid
Noon America’s Test Kitchen 12:30 Cook's Country
The McLaughlin Group
1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00
Simply Ming
European Journal
Tommy Tang’s Thai Cooking
Motorweek
Barbecue America
Woodsmith Shop*
Lidia’s Italy
Hometime
Illinois Adventure
This Old House Hour
Clifford WordWorld
A Place of Our Own
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Painting Programs
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How Tos
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Sewing Programs
Martha Speaks Arthur WordGirl Electric Company/ Sci Girls (F) Fetch/Design Squad (F) BBC World News Nightly Business Report PBS NewsHour
4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00
Heartland Highways History Detectives
To the Contrary Wealthtrack America’s Heartland
eligion + Ethics R Newsweekly
Garden Home
Victory Garden Prairie Fire
My Generation
Rick Steves’ Europe
Red Green Show
Lawrence Welk
Doctor Who
Note: Daytime programming will vary during the June 1-7 pledge drive. Please see listings. *Great Performances at the Met: Simon Boccanegra, 6/20.
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/Knit and Crochet Now! (begins 6/11)
1:30 pm Painting M: Best of Joy of Painting Tu: Jerry Yarnell’s School of Art W: Gary Spetz’s Watercolor Quest Th: Painting with Paulson F: Beauty of Oil Painting
2:00 pm How Tos M: Piano Guy Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: Katie Brown Workshop F: Scrapbook Memories
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The fall of the Berlin Wall Look inside the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall to understand how this remarkable event helped end the Cold War. The Wall – A World Divided (9 pm Monday, June 28) explores the lives of ordinary people: a father forced to tunnel beneath the wall to reunite his family; a teenager whose love of pop culture got him in deep trouble with the state; a student activist helping make a peaceful revolution while facing down tanks; and a young man broken by the ruthless interrogation methods of the secret police.
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William Kunstler, left; Agnès Varda, above; the Berlin Wall in 1989, below
Two compelling memoirs on P.O.V. William Kunstler’s two daughters grew up lionizing a man already famous for his historic civil rights and anti-war legal cases. Then, in their teens, they became disillusioned by a stubborn man who continued representing some of the most reviled defendants in America. In this intimate biography, Emily and Sarah Kunstler reveal the real story of what made their late father one of the most beloved, and hated, lawyers in America. Don’t miss William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, far left, an official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, at 9 pm Tuesday, June 22. The following Tuesday at 9 pm, award-winning French filmmaker Agnès Varda, left, (Vagabond, Cléo From 5 to 7) mixes film clips, old photos and gorgeous re-enactments in The Beaches of Agnès to revisit her Belgian youth, her association with the French New Wave, marriage to director Jacques Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) and the making of her movies.
St. Louis influences soccer On June 12, the United States and England will meet in a highly anticipated World Cup match in South Africa. The two teams last played in June of 1950, when the U.S. defeated the English club in one of the great upsets in sports history. Five of the starters on that championship team hailed from the working-class — and predominantly Roman Catholic — neighborhoods of St. Louis. A Time for Champions (9 pm Thursday, June 10) charts the influence of St. Louis’ immigrant community, amateur leagues and college teams, particularly St. Louis University, on the development and increased popularity of soccer in the U.S.
WILL-TV Watch the birdie! Competitive bird watchers convene for one day each spring to see which of the more than 70 international teams can identify the most bird species in 24 hours. Equal parts scavenger hunt, science expedition and endurance test, award-winning Opposable Chums: Guts and Glory at the World Series of Birding takes you along for the raucous ride, with all of its camaraderie, competitiveness and caffeine! This documentary airs at 7 pm Wednesday, June 9. Here’s to your health! In Tackling Diabetes (8:20 pm Tuesday, June 1), nutrition researcher Neal Barnard, M.D., reveals groundbreaking research and scientifically-proven methods for reversing Type 2 diabetes. Dr. Barnard (below right) advocates a low-fat vegan diet that has been shown to help diabetics and non-diabetics alike lose weight, control blood glucose, decrease heart disease risk and, in many cases, prevent the need for medications. After six successful PBS specials, Dr. Christiane Northrup (below left) is back again with Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom (1 pm Friday, June 4). The show’s content is based on the updated fourth edition of her book of the same title, which shot to the top of the New York Times best-seller list in 1994, scheduled to be released by Random House this month.
Travel a road paved with good intentions Social entrepreneurship is the radical idea of ending global poverty by charging poor people for goods and services. Touted as the new alternative to charity, proponents view the trend as a sustainable way to help those in need. The New Recruits follows three young, well-meaning business students as they learn to sell drip irrigation in Pakistan, LED lights in India and toilet service in Kenya. The three face the seemingly impossible task of marketing to customers who earn less than $4 a day. Catch the program at 9 pm Tuesday, June 15.
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WILL-TV Friday Night Public Affairs 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Need to Know 8:30 BBC Newsnight
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
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Joel Harper’s Firming After 50 Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us PBS NewsHour 4Troops: Live from the Intrepid (TV-PG) See article page 2. Tackling Diabetes with Dr. Neal Barnard (TV-G) See article page 11. More Funny Ladies of British Comedy (TV-PG) Join host Penelope Keith for a look at many of the great women of British comedy. Are You Being Served? Charlie Rose
2Wednesday 1:00 Diet Free with Zonya Foco 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Great American Songbook (TV-G) Hosted by musician and musicologist Michael Feinstein, this is a dazzling parade of American popular songs as seen and heard in some of the most beloved films ever made. 9:00 Carole King-James Taylor Live at the Troubadour (TV-G) See article page 1. Repeated 7:30 Friday. 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
3Thursday Cosmetics Cop with Paula Begoun PBS NewsHour Illinois Gardener Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More (TV-PG) See C-U native Krauss performing with her band, Union Station, and special guest musicians Brad Paisley, James Taylor, John Waite, Tony Rice and others. 9:20 Roy Orbison: In Dreams (TV-PG) A look at pop music’s most enigmatic and often underappreciated pioneer, including performances of his biggest hits. Repeated 10 pm Saturday. 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
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4Friday 1:00 Dr. Christiane Northrup’s Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom (TV-PG)
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See article page 11. Repeated 2 pm Saturday; and 4 pm Sunday. 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Carole King-James Taylor Live at the Troubadour Repeated from 9 pm Wednesday. 8:50 Paul McCartney Good Evening New York City (TV-PG) See article page 2. 10:10 Need to Know 11:10 Charlie Rose
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am 10:00 Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us 11:00 America’s Home Cooking: What’s for Dinner? pm 2:00 Dr. Christiane Northrup’s Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom 4:00 5 Love Languages with Dr. Gary Chapman 5:30 Rick Steves’ European Insights 6:00 Lawrence Welk Show 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Orlando, Fla. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 As Time Goes By 8:40 Keeping Up Appearances 9:20 Are You Being Served? Again! 10:00 Roy Orbison: In Dreams 11:00 T.A.M.I. Show – Rock & Roll’s First Concert Film (TV-G) One of the rarest and most sought-after performance films of its time, featuring Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and many others.
6Sunday 1:00 America’s Home Cooking: What’s for Dinner? 4:00 Dr. Christiane Northrup’s Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom 6:00 Doctor Who 7:00 Elaine Paige: Celebrating Life on Stage (TV-G) A greatest hits tour celebrating Paige’s 40th anniversary in showbiz, including new material and her West End / Broadway hits, along with an in-depth interview with her. 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) Miss Marple, Series IV: They Do It with Mirrors. Miss Marple is asked to help her old friend Carrie-Louise, who has been slowly poisoned by an unknown hand. 10:00 Globe Trekker (TV-G) South Africa 2. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) Burchett, Morgan & 5ivespeed.
7Monday 1:00 5 Love Languages with Dr. Gary Chapman 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Orlando, Fla. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 2 am Tuesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.
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Live from Lincoln Center (TV-G) Joshua Bell with Friends @ The Penthouse. Violinist Joshua Bell performs with Sting, Chris Botti, Renee Fleming, Regina Spektor, Jane Monheit, Nathan Gunn, Marvin Hamlisch and others. 10:10 Last of the Summer Wine 11:00 Charlie Rose
8Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Walk to Beautiful. The stories of five Ethiopian women, devastated by a common aftermath of neglected childbirth, who find health and solace at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Repeated 2 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 Frontline (TV-14) Growing Up Online. A look at the impact of the Internet on adolescence through the eyes of teens and their parents. 9:00 Parents and Teens: Behind the Wheel Follow five families as they face the issues of first-time drivers, from how they form driving habits to keeping them safe 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
9Wednesday
7:00 Opposable Chums: Guts & Glory at the World Series of Birding (TV-G) See article page 11. 8:00 Helen of Troy (TV-PG) Join this journey to discover the truth about Helen of Troy, known as “the face that launched a thousand ships,” and often blamed for causing the Trojan War. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 9:59 Last of the Summer Wine 10:29 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
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10Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Heartland Highways 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 A Time for Champions See page 11. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
11Friday
7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 Global Voices (TV-PG) Caviar Connection. Follow the Rat brothers on their often humorous quest to find the big fish that will bring easy money and allow them to leave their small village in Serbia. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
12Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Orlando, Fla. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) The Arcade Fire.
13Sunday
7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS) Horse and Rider. Every relationship between horse and rider rests on understanding the animal, building trust, communication and working in unison.
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8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) Miss Marple, Series IV: Murder Is Easy. During a chance encounter with a fellow passenger on a train, Miss Marple hears about a string of murders in a peaceful village town, leading her to track down the killer. Repeated midnight Monday; and 3 am Tuesday. 9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles 10:00 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Belgium & Luxembourg. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) All American Bluegrass Band.
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7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Orlando, Fla. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 2 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency (TV-PG) From his service as a 13-year-old soldier in the Revolutionary War to his unauthorized invasion of Florida, this biography of our seventh president explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
15Tuesday
7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Alien from Earth. The discovery of tiny and bizarre human fossil bones on the island of Flores, Indonesia, ignited scientific debate on what they represent. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 Frontline Obama’s Deal. Explore President Obama’s first large policy deal, including the political battles. 9:00 New Recruits (TV-PG) See article page 11. Repeated 3 am Thursday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
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7:00 Bear Island (TV-PG) Join veteran grizzly tracker Vern Beier as he meets this island’s brown bears in the deep rainforests where they are more prevalent than any other place on Earth. 8:00 Great Performances (TV-G) La Danse: Le Ballet De L’opera De Paris. See article page 2. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday. 11:00 Charlie Rose 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Heartland Highways 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Out in the Silence (TV-PG) (DVS) Follow the story of a small American town confronting a firestorm of controversy ignited by a same-sex wedding announcement in the local newspaper. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
18Friday
7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 Global Voices (TV-PG) Return to the Border. A Chinese-born filmmaker reflects on the personal ramifications of those who have sacrificed themselves for communism and socialism. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
19Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Orlando, Fla. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12.
WILL-TV 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Nick Lowe/The Swell Season: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova.
20Sunday
2:00 Great Performances at the Met Simon Boccanegra. Placido Domingo sings the baritone title role for the first time in his Met career. Adianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani and James Morris also star in Giancarlo del Monaco’s production of Verdi’s opera. 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History. Meet the dedicated individuals who are working to give an entire population of captive chimpanzees used by science, entertainment and the pet trade, the freedom and sanctuary they deserve. 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) Miss Marple, Series V: The Secret of Chimneys. Miss Marple accompanies Lady Virginia Revel to a weekend party where an important dignitary goes missing. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday. 9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles 10:00 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Iran. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) Fast Lane.
21Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Providence, R.I. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 History Detectives (TV-PG) Space Exploration. See article page 3. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday. 9:00 Unforgettable: The Korean War (TV-PG) Korean War veterans recount their memories of America in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when young men from all over the country were being sent to defend South Korea against the advancing Red Army in the north. Repeated 3 am Wednesday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
22Tuesday
7:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS) Kings of Camouflage. Beautiful underwater footage and interviews with experts reveal new information about the shape-shifting cuttlefish, including whether they are able to learn and remember complex tasks. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 Frontline The Suicide Tourist. Filmmaker John Zaritsky offers a revealing look at physician-assisted suicide, showing a couple facing the decision and taking us along as one Chicago native makes the trip to Switzerland for what will become the last day of his life.
9:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG) William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe. See article page 11. Repeated 2 am Thursday. 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
23Wednesday
7:00 America’s Orchestra: Celebrating the 125 Years of the Boston Pops (TV-G) See article page 2. Repeated 4 am Friday; and 4 am Monday. 8:00 Harp Dreams (TV-G) See article page 2. 9:30 Tuba U: Basso Profundo (TV-G) An up-close look at the career of tuba maestro Winston Morris, the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gunther Schuller, a visit to German tuba makers and the 100-member Tubas of Mass Destruction. Repeated 1:30 am Thursday; 3:30 am Friday; and 3:30 am Monday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
24Thursday
7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Illinois Pioneers Champaign-Urbana Journalism. See article page 1. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 City of Borders (TV-PG) In the heart of Jerusalem, people of all nationalities, religious affiliations, and sexual orientations gather and find peace in an unlikely place: a gay bar. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
25Friday
7:00 Public Affairs See page 12. 9:00 Global Voices (TV-PG) Rain in a Dry Land. A chronicle of a year in the lives of two Somali Bantu families as they leave behind a legacy of slavery in Africa to face new challenges in a new land. 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
26Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Providence, R.I. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Sarah McLachlan/Duffy.
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7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) The Cheetah Orphans. In a two-year adventure, veteran filmmaker Simon King takes on the role of mother to two cheetah cubs, orphaned when their mother was killed by a lion. 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) Miss Marple, Series V: The Blue Geranium. While visiting an old friend, Miss Marple discovers potential new evidence concerning the notorious Blue Geranium murder case. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday. 9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles 10:00 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Georgia & Armenia. 11:00 Jubilee (TV-G) Cumberland Gap Connection.
7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) The Spy Factory. A suspenseful look inside the hidden world of high-tech, 21st-century eavesdropping carried out by the National Security Agency in the age of terrorism. Repeated 1 am Wednesday. 8:00 Frontline/World 9:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG) The Beaches of Agnes. See article page 11. 11:00 Charlie Rose
28Monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Providence, R.I. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 History Detectives (TV-PG) Iwo Jima Map/Copperhead Cane, Theremin. See article page 3. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday. 9:00 Wall - A World Divided (TV-PG) See article page 10. Repeated 3 am Wednesday. 9:59 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose
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30Wednesday
7:00 Great Old Amusement Parks (TV-G) A look at some of the country’s original parks, including Playland in Rye, New York; Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana; and California’s Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, along with wooden roller coasters and other classic rides. 8:00 Baseball (TV-G) (DVS) Shadow Ball. The fifth inning of Ken Burns’ series looks at baseball’s attempts to survive the 1930s depression, the world of the Negro leagues and the rise of new stars such as Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. 10:09 Last of the Summer Wine 10:39 Are You Being Served? 11:10 Charlie Rose
membership news & events The Car Talk guys want you to
hang up and drive NPR’s Car Talk recently launched the Driver Distraction Center, an online resource hub to promote safety behind the wheel. The program’s hosts, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, are spreading the word that talking on the phone—even hands free—has been proven to be as dangerous as driving with a blood alcohol level of .08, which qualifies as drunk driving in every American state. In addition, driver distraction is now the cause of at least one out of every three accidents and fatalities on the roadway. At the Center’s Web site, http://cartalk.com/ddc, you can take a quiz to check your own driving habits, test a driving simulator and learn about the work of the University of Utah Applied Cognition Laboratory, which for the last decade has been measuring brain activity and using neuroimaging technology to understand the cognitive neuroscience of driver distraction. There is also a blog and a discussion board so that you can join the dialogue with Tom and Ray.
Follow-up to After Hours with WILL This spring, a few WILL staff hit the road to meet with viewers, listeners and Friends of WILL. General manager Mark Leonard, station manager Kate Dobrovolny, development director George Hauenstein and TV program director David Thiel headed to area restaurants to talk with our listeners and viewers on whatever is important to them about their public media stations. In St. Joseph, we talked about the strength of the WILL-AM signal, and PBS’ commitment to national news series and drama and mystery on Masterpiece. In Decatur, David Thiel talked with viewers about a small treasure in the Sunday night TV schedule called Classical Destinations.
We took questions from listeners who were concerned and wanted to know more about our recent programming changes. In Normal, we talked with viewers and listeners about travel and public affairs. We heard how important it is to have the kind of international programming a public broadcasting service can bring to small towns in central Illinois. Farmers, teachers, medical professionals, scientists and more joined us for our After Hours events during April and May. “We’re grateful for the time these individuals took to meet with us and share their views about what makes WILL special for them,” said Mark. PATTERNS • JUNE 2010 17
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Come travel with WILL Consider joining the Friends of WILL for one or both of a pair of adventures planned for later this year: an opera tour of Santa Fe and a Costa Rica trip for nature lovers which includes visits to three nature preserves. The opera tour, Aug. 1-6, with WILL-FM host John Frayne, includes prime tickets to Puccini’s Madame Butterfly and Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Santa Fe Opera in a glorious, partially outdoor setting; excursions to cliff dwellings; a private tour of Georgia O’Keeffe’s home in Abiquiu, N.M.; and a concert at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. For more information, visit will.illinois.edu/site/ headline/visit-santa-fe-with-will-for-operaand-more/. The Costa Rica trip, Nov. 5-13, will take travelers beyond San Jose, Costa Rica’s colorful capital city to discover the nation’s spectacular flora and fauna, geological wonders, and tropical forest ecology.
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Participants will learn about the unique flavors and processing techniques at a coffee plantation, enjoy a discussion on the geology of Costa Rica’s active and dormant volcanoes and learn about Costa Rica’s varied forest environments. WILL development director George Hauenstein and University of Illinois geology professor Steve Marshak will accompany the group in addition to local experts. For more information, visit www.tourgrouppro.com/will/. Contact WILL’s Danda Beard, 217-333-7300 or dtbeard@illinois.edu to get answers to your questions.
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s Georgia O’Keeffe
s The cover of Nadia Beadle’s story.
s Fowler Saves the Day by Annette Lee
s A Little Help, A Big Difference by Sage Lundquist
Young writers take home honors
s Galloping for Freedom by Daniel Dilger
Nearly 200 children from Champaign and surrounding counties put pen and crayon to paper for the second Youth Literature Festival Writing Contest, sponsored by WILL, the U of I College of Education and the University Library.
From tales of pig pirate brothers with global positioning systems to personal accounts of recycling, the authors in kindergarten through fifth grade crafted illustrations and short stories for the competition. First, second and third place winners were chosen from each grade level: Kindergarten Nadia Beadle Abigail Tapuaiga Sophie E. Howe First grade Katie Carley Desigamoorthy Nainir Nuha Fatima Muzumder
Second grade Gyumin Lee Navina Mylarassu Anna Christensen Third grade Sage Lundquist Annette Lee Shreya Jeyakumar Fourth grade Lindsay Huang Grace Park Sam Arend Fifth grade Daniel Dilger Noah Larson Meggie Schroeder
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s Nicole Wente, C-U Public Health District; Rose Hudson, C-U Safe Routes to School; Jamie Kleiss, UI Extension; Molly Delaney and David Thiel, both of Illinois Public Media.
C-U Fit Families targets childhood obesity Meeting brings community leaders to the table Long before first lady Michelle Obama began advocating to address childhood obesity, a local group, initiated by Illinois Public Media (IPM), started tackling the problem in Champaign-Urbana. The group, C-U Fit Families, is now expanding their impact, spurred by an April meeting with community leaders. Among those attending were state representative Naomi Jakobsson (right); Urbana mayor Laurel Prussing, U of I interim vice chancellor for public engagement Steve Sonka and C-U Public Health District administrator Julie Pryde. IPM educational outreach director Molly Delaney and TV program director David Thiel facilitated a roundtable discussion that solicited input on three key questions: • What would a community look like where children are healthy and obesity is no longer a problem? • What aspirations do you have for local children’s health? • Where do you see this group focusing community attention and how do you see your organization being involved? In addition to vibrant conversations on these issues, two presentations made an impact. 20 PATTERNS • JUNE 2010
Dr. Napoleon Knight, vice president and associate director of quality for Carle Foundation Hospital, related his recent experience in caring for a child who weighed 300 pounds. “Something that starts this young is very, very difficult to change,” Knight said. “Children can’t do it themselves. Adults are going to have to help them.” Barbara Fiese, director of the U of I Family Resiliency Center, commented on research that suggests sharing family meals together, and turning off the television during the meal, promotes healthier eating habits. C-U Fit Families is focused on four areas—active living, food advertising and marketing, shared family meals and access to healthful foods at home and at school. The group is now looking at how it can support such things as the availability of safe places for children to play, safe routes for them to walk or bike to school, access to fresh produce and healthy choices for meals, the affordability of such foods, limiting TV time, understanding food marketing that targets children, promoting shared family meal times and adults modeling healthful eating habits. More information on C-U Fit Families is available at its Web site, http://frc.illinois. edu/c-ufitfamilies.htm.
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Thanks for a successful All-Day Ag Outlook! We could not have conducted the 20th All-Day Ag Outlook without the partnership of our dedicated and generous sponsors. Thanks to the following area businesses, 430 people took part in our largestever ag event.
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Let’s hear it for challenge gifts! During WILL’s spring radio membership campaign, the following businesses issued challenges to help encourage other listeners to support WILL. Thanks! Bates Commodities Farm Credit Services of Illinois Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting Risk Management Commodities Strategic Farm Marketing The Andersons Agriservices, Inc. Webster & Associates
ThE 2010-11 SEaSoN IS almoST hErE!
Consummate classical musicians, tango masters, jazz legends, and illustrious soloists—the upcoming Krannert Center season has all those and more. Make plans to see:
Itzhak Perlman and Rohan De Silva
Tango Buenos Aires
Ben Heppner
Wynton Marsalis
Dee Dee Bridgewater
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marvin Hamlisch
the Pacifica Quartet
Chucho ValdĂŠs
Leif Ove Andsnes
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