November 2009 Patterns

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Radio News and information: NPR, BBC, news, weather, agriculture, talk shows 580 AM and 90.9 FM HD2 and HD3; live streaming on will.illinois.edu. See page 20.

Music and performance: Classical music during the week and a mix of musical genres on the weekends. 90.9 FM and HD1 (101.1 in Champaign-Urbana and 106.5 in Danville). See pages 4-7.

Television 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.

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WILL World PBS documentaries, news and public affairs. 12.2; also available on Comcast and Mediacom. See page 8.

WILL Create Cooking, travel, gardening and home improvement, arts and crafts. 12.3; also available on Comcast and Mediacom. See page 8.

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november 2009 Volume XXXVII, Number 5

Making a positive impact on our communities

By Mark Leonard, General Manager

On Tuesday, Sept. 22, WILL joined 18 other

public broadcast stations at the first annual Public Television Health Education Showcase on Capitol Hill. The showcase highlighted the roles that public television stations are playing in their communities to advance the agendas of health education and disease prevention. WILL was selected to participate because of our work in the areas of childhood dental health (Smile Healthy), childhood obesity (Young Learners Initiative Healthy Habits), and childhood wellness (C-U Fit Families).

Members of Congress and their staffs had an opportunity to visit individually with each station and observe the meaningful work that local public television is accomplishing throughout the country.

Among the speakers at the event was former Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Louis Sullivan.

The range of initiatives was impressive, and ably demonstrated the tremendous potential of public media to increase its contribution in educating adults, as well as children, in ways of achieving wellness and disease prevention. With health care reform the central topic in Washington, our exhibits were timely and well received by the legislators. Critical to the success of any reform plan is the reduction of medical costs through wellness, as well as health care system efficiencies.

WILL and our colleagues demonstrated that public television is already an effective mechanism for distributing this information, primarily at a grassroots, local level. With a more concerted and focused national effort, this work could be enhanced and expanded tremendously. This potential was not lost on those who attended the event.

Through public engagement, Illinois Public Media is continuing to identify ways that it can use its resources on behalf of our local communities. As a trusted source of information, we act as a catalyst to bring like-minded organizations together around topics of community need. This operating model has helped us to be more effective in our childhood health and wellness initiatives, and is central to guiding our future initiatives. As the legislators in Washington discovered, WILL’s community impact goes well beyond the programs that we air each day on WILL AM, FM and TV.

Mirroring Human Instincts From the moment of their birth, baby animals in the wild must learn whom to trust, what to fear and when to act. In Born Wild: The First Days of Life, Nature takes an indepth look at several speciesfrom marmoset and moose to elephant and gorillaas they interact with their young, revealing parental instincts that closely mirror those of humans. This new program, which airs at 7 pm Sunday, Nov. 1, offers new insight into animals’ unique parental strategies, from the bizarre to the familiar.

Then at 7 pm Sunday, Nov. 8, meet a team of snake handlers in the tiny African country of Swaziland who are seeking to change public perception of one of the world’s most deadly creatures as Nature presents Black Mamba.

Next, Fellowship of the Whales (7 pm Sunday, Nov. 15) follows a young humpback whale’s first year of life.

Rocking the house on Live By Request Legendary musician John Fogerty will star in the Emmy Award-winning music series, Live

By Request, coming to PBS for the first time at 8 pm Saturday, Nov. 7. Fogerty will perform a set list of requests submitted by viewers via interactive video, phone calls, text messages, email and social networks.

Since coming on the scene in the 1960s, Fogerty has been one of the country’s most revered and influential artists. As lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a Grammy-winning, chart-topping solo artist, his sound has spanned blues to country to Southern swamp rock and roll. Known as one of the greatest songwriters, singers and guitarists of all time, Fogerty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. With the recent release of The Blue Ridge Ranger Rides Again, he joyfully resurrects his mythical group.

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Photo: Anastasia Cronin.

s Representations of human ancestors.

Exploring human origins and dreams

The first program Tuesday, Nov. 3, explores fresh clues about our earliest ancestors in Africa, including the stunningly complete fossil nicknamed “Lucy’s Child.” The second installment Tuesday, Nov. 10, tackles the mysteries of how our ancestors managed to survive in a savannah teeming with vicious predators, and when and why we first left our African cradle to colonize every corner of the earth. In the final program Tuesday, Nov. 17, NOVA probes dramatic new evidence, based partly on cutting-edge DNA analysis that reveals new insights into how we became today’s humans.

Then Tuesday, Nov. 24, NOVA’s What Are Dreams? joins leading dream researchers to investigate the world of sleepfrom human narcoleptics to sleepwalking cats, from those with recurrent nightmares to others who can’t dream.

NOVA airs at 7 pm.

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Need a cooking lifeline on Thanksgiving?

Help is available on the biggest cooking day of the year, thanks to Turkey Confidential, a live call-in program airing from 10 am to noon Thursday, Nov. 26, on AM 580. Lynne Rossetto Kasper, awardwinning host of public radio’s national food show, The Splendid Table, will answer listener questions in this new Thanksgiving morning tradition. Past shows have included everything from a cross-country trucker cooking his dinner on the manifold to a panicked first-time cook who didn’t realize that a turkey needs to be thawed. Handling queries with wit, expertise and laughter, Kasper is joined this year by Christopher Kimball of America’s Test Kitchen, wine entrepreneur Joshua Wesson and others. In case you need it, the toll-free line to call is 800-537-5252!

Photo: Erin Chalene Cosby

NOVA debuts Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors, a three-part series showcasing the discoveries that are transforming ideas about our progression as humans.

Spend your Thanksgiving weekend with us!

Ed Sullivan: The Sixties, an installment in the My Music series, focuses exclusively on full-length music performances from 1963-1968, including the Beatles, the Doors, the Rolling Stones, the Mamas and the Papas and more. It’s a really big show at 7 pm Saturday, Nov. 28!

Following Ed Sullivan at 9 pm (repeated at 10:15 pm Sunday, Nov. 29) is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live, featuring one-of-a-kind performances from the induction ceremonies of the Rock Hall of Fame over the last 24 years. The biggest names in rock ’n’ roll,including Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Santana, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen,

Tom Petty and many others,perform in intimate settings, and jam in combinations not seen anywhere else. Along with great music, there are also anything-goes induction speeches and rare behind-the-scenes footage.

On Monday, Nov. 30, at 8:10 pm, noted composer/arranger David Foster joins superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli for a new Great Performances concert of seasonal favorites. Recorded at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, the program also features Natalie Cole, Mary J. Blige, Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins and the Muppets, as well as a visit with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Photo: Courtesy of Sofa Entertainment and TJL Productions

It has become America’s #1 holiday show and now The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the world-famous Radio City Rockettes, can kick off your holiday season at 1:30 pm Friday, Nov. 27 (repeated at 7 pm Sunday, Nov. 29).

This multifaceted spectacular includes traditional favorites, such as the Living Nativity scene and Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, which have been in the show since its inception in 1933, along with fresh tributes to Santa and the Nutcracker Suite.

L-R: Bill Cosby, Andrea Bocelli, The Beatles.

It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

A star-studded cast of friends and colleaguesincluding Danny Glover, Jerry Seinfeld, Rita Moreno and Carl Reinercome together at 7 pm Wednesday, Nov. 4, to salute Bill Cosby as the 12th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Taped at the Kennedy Center ceremony, the program includes clips of Cosby’s career highlights, from his role on I Spy to the two comedy series bearing his name.

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Weekdays

Jake Schumacher, Program Director

WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1

101.1 in Champaign-Urbana and 106.5 in Danville

6 am The Morning Express with Vic Di Geronimo Everything you need to start your day: music, some smiles and just enough news!

• Great classical music and companionship all morning long • A complete weather forecast at the top of each hour • NPR news headlines at 7:01, 8:01, 9:01 & 10:01 am • Frequent time and weather checks each hour • Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 7:45

10:06 am Mid-Morning Classics with Jeff Esworthy Noon Live and Local with Kevin Kelly Kevin’s lunchtime get-together features music from and news about area music-makers, plus a calendar of regional music events.

1:01 pm NPR News Headlines 1:06 pm Afternoon Classics Julie Amacher, Lynn Warfel, Mindy Ratner, Gillian Martin and Bob Christiansen keep you company throughout the afternoon, with NPR headlines at 4:01 pm and 7:01 pm.

8 pm (M-Th) The Evening Concert Great orchestras from the great concert halls!

Monday: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 11/2

11/9

11/16

11/23

Andreas Delfs, cond; Andre Watts, piano WININSKY, BRAHMS, BEETHOVEN Andreas Delfs, cond, accordion WEILL, BRUCKNER Andreas Delfs, cond; Frank Almond, violin BEETHOVEN, MOZART Edo de Waart, cond; Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

R. STRAUSS, HOLST 11/30 Edo de Waart, cond; Todd Levy, clarinet

ADAMS, WEBER, DVORAK

Tuesday: New York Philharmonic 11/3

Alan Gilbert, cond BEETHOVEN, MOZART, MENDELSSOHN

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s Simone Dinnerstein (8 pm, 11/10) 11/10 Bramwell Tovey, cond; Simone Dinnerstein, piano

J. STRAUSS JR, LISZT, RAVEL, BRAHMS, R. STRAUSS 11/17 Lorin Maazel, cond

MAAZEL, SIBELIUS 11/24 SPECIAL—HARVEST HOME: Thanksgiving with the Dale Warland Singers.

Wednesday: San Francisco Symphony 11/4

Herbert Blomstedt, cond; Nikolai Lugansky, piano

All-TCHAIKOVSKY program 11/11 Herbert Blomstedt, cond; Jonathan Biss, piano

All-MOZART program 11/18 Gustavo Dudamel, cond; Kirill Gerstein, piano

RACHMANINOFF, STRAVINSKY 11/25 Bernard Labadie, cond; Carey Bell, clarinet

GLUCK, MOZART, RAVEL, BIZET

Thursday: Prairie Performances Roger Cooper hosts FM 90.9’s regional concert presentation.

11/5 Illinois Symphony Orchestra (9/26/09) 11/12 Sinfonia da Camera (10/9/09)

Tales of Shakespeare

Ian Hobson, cond; Yvonne Redman, soprano; Ricardo Herrera, baritone

TCHAIKOVSKY, BERNSTEIN, MENDELSSOHN, WALTON, NICOLAI, PORTER 11/19 Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra (10/17/09)

Old Friends & New Faces

Steven Larsen, cond; Paul Vermel, guest cond; Dmitry Kouzov, cello

ORFE, ALFVEN, SHOSTAKOVICH, CHADIWCK, ARNOLD 11/26 SPECIAL — GIVING THANKS: A Celebration of Fall, Food and Gratitude

10:01 pm NPR News Headlines 10:06 pm (M-Th) Night Music Gillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, Scott Blankenship or John Zech keep you company through the wee hours.

Friday evening 3:59 pm Living Music Weekend To guide your choices, a calendar of weekend musical events in our area, presented by Roger Cooper.

4:01 pm NPR News Headlines 4:06 pm Broadway Revisited The American musical theater, explored by Art Hilgart.

11/6 Two by Kern. “Music in the Air” and “The Cat and the Fiddle”.

11/13 The Johnny Mercer Centennial.

11/20 “The Wizard of Oz”.

11/27 Stereotypes.

5:06 pm Fascinatin’ Rhythm Michael Lasser examines the history of American popular song.

11/6 Coming Home, 1944-1946. The songs they sailed home to concerned a changed country.

11/13 A Different America. We sang about love differently because we also had changed.

11/20 Simple Pleasures.

11/27 Independent Women. The women of WWII.

6 pm The Song Is You Bonnie Grice talks with all sorts of people about the sorts of music that influenced them.

11/6 Larry Gatlin. Johnny Cash fondly called him “Pilgrim.”

11/13 Kayce Freed-Jennings. The documentary producer edited the recent biography of her late husband Peter Jennings.

11/20 Rick Moody. Best known for his 1994 book, The Ice Storm.

11/27 Rene Marie. Jazz singer extraordinaire.

7 pm Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Great playing, great conversation!

11/6 Aaron Diehl.

11/13 Randy Brecker with guest host Bill Charlap.

11/20 George Shearing (1987).

11/27 Sheila Jordan with guest host Jon Weber.

8 pm Riverwalk Jazz The Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays classic jazz. David Holt co-hosts.

11/6 The Kid from Red Bank: The Unmistakable Basie Beat.

11/13 Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart: Swinging with The Bob Cats.

11/20 Black, White & the Blues: Jazz Age Chicago.

11/27 Jazz Cabaret: Live at Pearl Stable.

s Larry Gatlin (6 pm, 11/6)

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: snappy patter, classics from the American Popular Songbook, and a lot of fun!

[Also Sundays from 4 to 6 pm]

Midnight Bluegrass Breakdown Nashville’s Dave Higgs presents bluegrass music, often with live performances in the mix.

1 am The Bluegrass Review More bluegrass music, interviews and features, with host Phil Nusbaum.

2 am The Folk Sampler 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.

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Saturdays 5 am Classical Music Ward Jacobson and Lynn Warfel help you wake up, or go to sleep, depending.

7 am Weekend Blend Vincent Trauth puts on the coffee, along with classical music, weather, NPR news headlines at 7:01 and Garrison Keillor’s almanac at 8:01 am.

9:01 am NPR News Headlines 9:06 am Classics By Request John Frayne plays requests at this time each Saturday morning. Submit requests at classreq@ illinois.edu or 217-265-5084.

10 am Classics of the Phonograph John Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era.

11/7 Rachmaninoff Playing in Digital Stereo?!

11/14 Great Czech Conductors.

11/21 Everybody’s Greatest Hits!

11/28 1927: The Beethoven Centenary.

11 am From the Top A live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, with pianist Chris O’Riley.

[Also Sundays at 6pm; look there for program listings.]

Noon Afternoon at the Opera This month, performances from Houston Grand Opera. John Frayne is your host.

11/7 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: Britten.

Patrick Summers, cond, with Iestyn Davies and Laura Claycomb.

11/14 RIGOLETTO: Verdi. Patrick Summers, cond, with Scott Hendricks and Albina Shagimuratova.

11/21 CHORUS! A showcase of music performed

by The Houston Grand Opera Chorus, directed by Richard Bado.

11/28 CINDERELLA: Rossini. Edoardo Mueller, cond, with Joyce DiDonato and Lawrence Brownlee.

4:01 pm NPR News Headlines 4:06 pm Footlight Parade Bill Rudman presents musical theater from Broadway to Hollywood.

11/7 Big Sound: The Broadway Chorus.

11/14 One Man’s Vision: Yip Harburg and Finian’s Rainbow.

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s Shawn Colvin (7 pm, 11/7 & 14) 11/21 Wild Kingdom. Monkeys, elephants, fish, snakes, and a very famous wolf and cricket.

11/28 1949 on Stage.

5 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.

[Also Sundays at 2 pm]

7 pm etown A live variety show featuring top bluegrass, folk and country artists, and conversation about our communities and our world.

11/7 etown @ Chautauqua: Judy Collins / Shawn Colvin (Part One).

11/14 etown @ Chautauqua: Judy Collins / Shawn Colvin (Part Two).

11/21 Barenaked Ladies / Catie Curtis.

11/28 Neko Case / Charlie Louvin.

8 pm American Routes All the roots and branches of American music, with host Nick Spitzer.

11/7 Home Grown Soul.

11/14 What’s Cool?

11/21 Poets of Twang.

11/28 Family Harmony.

10 pm Tapestry of the Times Aaron Henkin is your guide on an ear-opening voyage back in time and around the globe, via the wide-ranging sound archives of Smithsonian/Folkways.

11/7 Bill Monroe, Puerto Rican mountain music.

11/14 Tony Trischka, Big Joe Williams.

11/21 Tropical music from Jamaica and the Bahamas.

11/28 Snooks Eaglin, vintage Cajun music.

11 pm The World Music Hour Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth take you through music of many different cultures.

Midnight Blues Before Sunrise Steve Cushing explores the highways and byways of African-American music on the best blues show on the radio!

Sundays 5 am Classical Music Scott Blankenship and Lynn Warfel select classical music for your Sunday morning, with NPR news headlines at 7:01 am and Garrison Keillor’s daily almanac at 8:01 am.

9 am Sunday Baroque Suzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. You’ll also hear NPR news headlines at 9:01 am and 12:01 pm.

1 pm The Thistle and Shamrock Fiona Ritchie hosts this program from Scotland, featuring traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere.

11/1 Local Heroes. Some musicians best known on their home turf.

11/8 The Witness. Jamie Jauncey talks about the role of music in his novel.

11/15 Stretching the Boundaries.

11/22 Newly Hatched.

11/29 The Wisdom of Pete Seeger. “There is hope for the world.”

2 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends with skits, music, comedy and the news from Lake Wobegon!

4 pm Radio Deluxe Singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and his singing wife, Jessica Molaskey, host a two-hour weekly music party featuring snappy patter, great records from the American Popular Songbook, interesting guests, and a lot of fun!

6 pm From the Top A rebroadcast of NPR’s young musician showcase.

Listings are for yesterday’s 11 am broadcast and today’s repeat.

11/1 From Portland, with David Shifrin of Chamber Music Northwest.

11/8 With the Buffalo Philharmonic and Indiana guitarist Chaconne Klaverenga.

11/15 Maya Shankar appeared on the show at age 11 and is now a Rhodes Scholar.

11/22 The energetic Boston Children’s Chorus.

11/29 15-year-old Chicago marimba player John Ringor.

s Pete Seeger (1 pm, 11/29)

10:06 pm Harmonia Angela Mariani presents an hour of Baroque and early music, including new releases.

11/1 Saints and Martyrs.

11/8 Handel at Cannons. Works written while composer-in-residence at the home of the Duke of Chandos.

11/15 Great Musicians Series: Kate Clark.

An Australian flutist.

11/22 A Medieval Melting Pot. Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions coexisted.

11/29 Cornucopia. An ancient symbol for harvest, fertility, and giving thanks.

11:06 pm The Romantic Hours

7 pm Classical Music

Music, poetry and romance, seamlessly woven by Mona Golabek.

Valerie Kahler is your Sunday evening host; NPR news headlines are heard at 7:01 pm.

Midnight Classical Music

10:01 pm NPR News Headlines

Scott Blankenship eases you into the new week.

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tv

Primetime Schedule

WILL-TV

Monday-Friday Nightly News Programming 9:00 NewsHour with Jim Lehrer 10:00 Nightly Business Report 10:30 Worldfocus

Mondays Cooking

Solid Black

(midnight-2 am; 6-8am; noon-2pm, 6-8pm) Sun and Wed: America’s Test Kitchen, Lidia’s Italy, Secrets of a Chef, Barbeque University Mon and Fri: Simply Ming, Lidia’s Italy, Daisy Cooks, Joanne Weir Tue and Thu: Mexico-One Plate at a Time, Baking with Julia, Christina Cooks

Travel (2-3am, 8-9am, 2-3pm, 8-9pm) Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri: Rick Steves, Equitrekking Tue and Thu: Rick Steves, Burt Wolf

Gardening/Home Improvement (3-5am, 9-11am, 3-5pm, 9-11pm) Sun and Wed: Garden Smart, Ask This Old House, For Your Home, Cultivating Life, Katie Brown Workshop Mon and Fri: Garden Smart, This Old House, American Woodshop, Cultivating Life Tue and Thu: Victory Garden, New Yankee Workshop, Glass with Vicki Payne, Woodsmith Shop

7:00

8:00 11:00

George Catlin & the Plains Indians (11/2), Let Freedom Ring (11/9), Changing Seas (11/16), Independent Lens (11/23), Villa De Alburquerque (11/30) Nature Aleut Story (11/2), Let Freedom Ring (11/9), Changing Seas (11/16), Weaving Worlds (11/23), Vizcaya (11/30)

Tuesdays 7:00

8:00

11:00

American Experience: Civilian Conservation Corps (11/3), Hoover Dam (11/10), Dust Bowl (11/17), Seabiscuit (11/24) A Mohawk Journey (11/3), Way of the Warrior (11/10), American Ambulances (11/17), Fort Shaw Indian Girls Basketball Team (11/24) Ending Jim Crow in Alaska (11/3), Hallowed Grounds (11/10), Liberty Ships (11/17), Jim Thorpe (11/24)

Wednesdays 7:00 8:00 11:00

11:30

Independent Lens (11/4, 11/25) Frontline (11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25) P.O.V. (11/4), Expose: America’s Investigative Reports (11/11, 11/18), Kalb Report (11/25) Independent Lens (11/11, 11/18)

Thursdays 7:00 8:00

11:00

NOVA Scientific American Frontiers (11/5, 11/12, 11/26) Gearing Up (11/19) Scientific American Frontiers (11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26

Fridays s Lidia Bastianich, Lidia’s Italy

s Kathwren and Gary Jenkins, Beauty of Oil Painting

Arts and Crafts (5-6am, 11-noon, 5-6pm, 11-midnight) Sun and Wed: Knit and Crochet, Beauty of Oil Painting Mon and Fri: Sewing with Nancy, Donna Dewberry Tue and Thu: Your Brush with Nature, Best of Joy of Painting

Saturday Marathons in November November 7: Fall Harvest Apple and pumpkin recipes, comfort food and bountiful vegetables.

November 14: The Bake Shop Step into the kitchens of our expert chefs and make all of your favorite treats yourself!

November 21: Let’s Talk Turkey Great food and a festive look get you set for a memorable Thanksgiving dinner.

November 28: Winter Fun Making the things that keep us warm, from sweaters and mittens to hearty soups.

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7:00 7:30 8:00 11:00

Independent Lens (11/6) P.O.V. (11/13), We Shall Remain (11/20, 11/27) River of Renewal (11/6) Summer Sun, Winter Moon (11/6), We Shall Remain (11/13, 11/20, 11/27)

Saturdays 7:00

8:00 9:00 10:00

11:00

Nature (11/7), Secrets of the Dead (11/14, 11/28), Secrets of Shangri-La (11/21) History Detectives History Detectives Scientific American Frontiers (11/7, 11/14, 11/28) Gearing Up (11/21) Nature (11/7), Secrets of the Dead (11/14, 11/28), Secrets of Shangri-La (11/21)

Sundays 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 10:00

11:00 11:30

NOW on PBS McLaughlin Group Bill Moyers Journal Global Voices Inside Washington (11/1), River of Renewal (11/8), Story of the Navajo (11/15), Blackfeet Encounter (11/22), Unconquered Seminoles (11/29) NOW on PBS McLaughlin Group

tv daytime

David Thiel, Program Director

Monday - Friday

WILL-TV Sunday

Saturday 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*/ Daring Kids (11/29)

A Place of Our Own

Biz Kid$

This Old House Hour*/Jillian Michaels Metabolism (11/28)

To the Contrary

WordWorld Barney & Friends

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00

Dragon Tales

11:30 Victory Garden*/

Market to Market

It's a Big Big World*/ King Family (11/27)

Noon

The McLaughlin Group

A Place of Our Own

12:30 Cook's Country

eligion + Ethics R Newsweekly

Sewing Programs

1:00

Chefs A’ Field*/ Julia Child (11/28)

European Journal

1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00

Secrets of a Chef

Motorweek

Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class

Woodwright’s Shop*

Avec Eric

Hometime

3:30 4:00 4:30

Travelscope

5:00 5:30 6:00

Prairie Fire

Open Road

Rick Steves’ Europe

Red Green Show

Lawrence Welk

Doctor Who

Market to Market (M) World Focus (T-F) Solid Black Black Solid

Cyberchase Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Sesame Street

Clifford*/Julia Child (11/27)

Lidia’s Italy (11/28)

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Painting Programs

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How Tos

Illinois Gardener

Martha Speaks Arthur WordGirl Electric Company Fetch/Design Squad (F) BBC World News Nightly Business Report The NewsHour 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

America’s Test Kitchen

Wealthtrack America’s Heartland

This Old Africa Trek*/ Rick Steves Christmas (11/28) House Hour* History Detectives

Garden Home

Victory Garden

1:30 pm Painting M: Best of Joy of Painting Tu: Love to Paint with Mimi W: Gary Spetz’s Watercolor Quest Th: Painting with Paulson F: Passport & Palette*/ Radio City (11/27)

2:00 pm How Tos M: Piano Guy Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: For Your Home F: Donna Dewberry Show

*Daytime programming will vary on Nov. 27-29. See listings.

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Photo: Richard Termine

november tv features Celebrating 40 years of Sesame Street

The longest-running children’s series premieres a new season in high-definition at 9 am Tuesday, Nov. 10—the same date as its original broadcast. Sesame Street continues to concentrate on the needs of children with a new nature-focused curriculum, featuring guest appearances

by Meredith Vieira, Tiki Barber, Eva Longoria, Jeff Gordon, Adam Sandler and many others.

Photo: National Archives

t Civilian Conservation Corps worker in American Experience.

Photo: Library of Congress

s First Lady Michelle Obama visits Sesame Street.

Rebuilding 1930s America

s Former U.S. POWs at Moosburg in The Price of Freedom.

Honoring veterans

A variety of programs pay tribute to America’s veterans throughout the month, including a new episode of P.O.V., The Way We Get By, at 8 pm Wednesday, Nov. 11.

On call 24 hours a day for the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting nearly 800,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. This intimate look at three of the greeters is followed at 9:30 pm by The Price of Freedom, a film about a small group of former World War II POWs who have come together 50 years after the war to tell their unique stories. See the TV listings for other specials on Nov. 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12.

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In March 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) aimed at providing relief for the one in four American workers who were unemployed. Over the next decade, the CCC put more than three million young men to work in the nation’s forests and parks, planting trees, building flood barriers, fighting fires and maintaining roads and trails.

American Experience: Civilian Conservation Corps (8 pm Monday, Nov. 2) interweaves archival imagery with personal accounts of CCC veterans to tell the story of one of the boldest and most popular New Deal experiments.

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Masterpiece Contemporary

In 1963, a 13-year-old girl vanished without a trace.

More than 40 years later, questions surrounding her disappearance and the hunt for the killer resurface when highprofile TV journalist Catherine Heathcote (Juliet Stevenson (left), Bend It Like Beckham, The Politician’s Wife) begins to unravel the mystery in Masterpiece Contemporary’s Place of Execution, airing at 8 pm Sundays, Nov. 1 and 8. In Collision, the story of a major road accident and the 10 seemingly unconnected people involved, a series of invisible dramas unfolds—from government cover-ups to torn relationships and murder.

Douglas Henshall (Primeval), Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead) and Phil Davis (Bleak House) star in the two-part thriller at 8 pm Sundays, Nov. 15 and 22.

Tributes to the first Americans

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In observance of Native American Month, don’t miss Power Paths (photo below), new from Independent Lens, at 9 pm Friday, Nov. 6. As Native American tribes turn to solar and wind sources to provide clean sustainable energy for cities across the West, they offer real solutions to America’s energy crisis. Then at 9 pm Thursday, Nov. 19, a symphony inspired by the Lewis and Clark expedition brings together Rob Kapilow, a celebrated composer trying to breathe new life into classical music, and Darrell Robes Kipp (photo below right), a Blackfeet Indian poet fighting to save his language from extinction. Summer Sun, Winter Moon (photo right) tells the story of how their unexpected collaboration creates a unique work of art from the perspective of American Indians today. Additional Native American programs air Nov. 16, 17, 18 and 25.

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WILL-TV Friday Night Public Affairs 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Now on PBS 8:00 Bill Moyers Journal

BritCom Saturday Night

8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Are You Being Served?

9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles 10:00 Your Weather 10:04 Red Green Show 10:30 Doctor Who 11:15 Doctor Who Confidential

1Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) Born Wild: The First Days of Life. See article page 1. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Contemporary (TV-PG) (DVS) Place of Execution. Part 1 of 2. See article page 11. Repeated midnight; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 Yellowstone: Land to Life (TV-G) The sweeping geologic story of Yellowstone, from glaciation to mountain building to the gigantic caldera of a volcano. Repeated 1:30 am Monday; 3:30 am Tuesday; 4:30 am Wednesday; 2:30 am Friday; and 3:30 am Saturday.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Los Angeles City Guide.

11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones) and Tori Sparks.

9:00 Broadside (TV-G) Emerging Empires Collide. Part 1 of 2. The story of how the English invasion of Dutch Manhattan sparked the first global naval war.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

4Wednesday 7:00 Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize See article page 3. Repeated 8:30; midnight and 1:30 am Thursday; 3 am Friday; 2 and 3:30 am Monday.

8:30 Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize Repeated from 7 pm.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

5Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday.

7:30 Life (Part 2) (TV-PG) Plastic Surgery. Many baby boomers are flocking to the cosmetic surgeon’s office, but is it the right decision?

8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Let Freedom Ring Part 1 of 2. One veteran’s dream to educate youth about freedom, war, the Holocaust and the sacrifices of soldiers.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

2Monday

6Friday

7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Louisville, Ky. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 American Experience (TV-G) Civilian Conservation Corps. See article page 10. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday.

9:00 People v. Leo Frank (TV-PG) (DVS) Recollections, commentary and archival images related to Leo Frank’s conviction for the 1913 killing of a 13-year-old Atlanta girl, a case ultimately appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Repeated 3 am Wednesday.

10:28 Your Weather 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

7:00 Public Affairs See above left.

9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) Power Paths. See article page 11.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

3Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Becoming Human. Part 1 of 3. See article page 2. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Frontline The Medicated Child. A discussion with psychiatrists, researchers and pharmaceutical companies about the risks and benefits of prescription drugs for troubled children.

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7Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Louisville, Ky. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 Live By Request See page 1.

10:00 Live By Request 12:00 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Elvis Costello/The Band of Heathens.

8Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) Black Mamba. See article page 1. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Contemporary (TV-PG) (DVS) Place of Execution. Part 2 of 2. See article

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page 11. Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

America’s Veterans: A Musical Tribute 2009 This tribute to the Armed Forces features Michael Feinstein, Ronan Tynan, Shemekia Copeland and the United States Air Force Band.

Your Weather Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Globe Trekker Special: World War II In Europe.

Woodsongs (TV-G) Celebration of the Music of Kentucky.

9Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Louisville, Ky. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) (DVS) Hoover Dam. During the Great Depression, men desperate for work built one of the greatest engineering works in history, transforming the American Southwest. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday.

9:00 How The Beatles Rocked The Kremlin (TV-PG) Filmmaker Leslie Woodhead explores how the Fab Four influenced a generation of Soviet kids. Repeated 3 am Wednesday.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

10Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Becoming Human. Part 2 of 3. See article page 2. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Frontline Sick Around the World. An examination of how other advanced capitalist democracies — United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland — deliver healthcare and what the United States might learn from their successes and their failures.

9:00 Broadside (TV-G) Emerging Empires Collide. Part 2 of 2. The story of how the English invasion of Dutch Manhattan sparked the first global naval war.

9:58 Your Weather

10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

11Wednesday 7:00 Secrets of the Dead (TV-PG) (DVS) Airmen and the Headhunters. An investigation of the rescue of a crew of airmen shot down over the jungles of Japanese-occupied Borneo during World War II. Repeated 3:30 am Friday; 2 am Sunday; and 3:30 am Monday.

8:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG) The Way We Get By. See article page 10.

Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

9:30 Price of Freedom (TV-PG) See article page 10.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

12Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday.

7:30 Life (Part 2) (TV-PG) Boomer Dating. Facing the dating market when you’ve got a few gray hairs takes some courage!

8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Let Freedom Ring Part 2 of 2. One veteran’s dream to educate youth about freedom, war, the Holocaust and the sacrifices of soldiers.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

13Friday 7:00 Public Affairs See page 12.

9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) D Tour. Just as his band becomes successful, one of Pat Spurgeon’s kidneys starts to fail, forcing him to make choices about dialysis, touring and a potential organ donor.

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WILL-TV 10:28 Your Weather 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

14Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Louisville, Ky. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12.

11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel.

15Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) Fellowship of the Whales. See article page 1.

Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Contemporary (TV-PG) (DVS) Collision. Part 1 of 2. See article page 11.

Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Globe Trekker Special: Slavery.

11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Celebration of Robert Johnson with Rory Block and Scott Ainslie.

16Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Louisville, Ky. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) (DVS) Surviving The Dust Bowl. As these storms ravaged the Southern plains during the 1930s, disease and hardship followed, yet most residents stayed. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday.

9:00 Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete (TV-G) (DVS) An in-depth look at Thorpe’s life, from his boyhood in Oklahoma and goldmedal wins at the 1912 Summer Olympics to

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his subsequent fall from grace and advocacy of American Indian rights.

Your Weather Last of the Summer Wine Are You Being Served?

Charlie Rose

17Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Becoming Human. Part 3 of 3. See article page 2. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Frontline A Death in Tehran. A look at the life of Neda Soltani, killed in the midst of protests following Iran’s controversial presidential election this summer.

9:00 To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey (TV-G) Mohawk filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell of Kahnawake, Quebec, explores her roots and traces the connections of her family to the Mohawk community in Brooklyn, New York.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

18Wednesday 7:00 Secrets of Shangri-La (TV-G) Priceless 14th-century wall paintings and a hidden library of sacred texts are found in caves in a remote corner of the Himalaya.

Repeated 2 am Sunday.

8:00 Lost Cave Temples (TV-PG) A team of climbers and scientists attempting to enter cave temples is put in peril by a posse who view the outsiders as violating a sacred area. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

9:00 Mustang - Journey of Transformation (TV-G) The efforts to rescue the Himalayan kingdom of Mustang, one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture, from the brink of extinction. Repeated 1 am Thursday; 3 am Friday; and 3 am Monday.

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Listen to Susan the first Monday of every month at 1 p.m. on AM 580’s Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn or visit her from 11-1 every Wednesday at Strawberry Fields.

WILL-TV 9:30 Water Haulers (TV-G) A look at the 70,000 Navajos in New Mexico who struggle to prosper in their ancestral lands without easy access to running water.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12.

11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Pearl Jam.

22Sunday

7:00 Illinois Gardener Repeated 11 am Saturday.

7:30 Life (Part 2) (TV-PG) Spirituality and Aging. Are Americans truly becoming more spiritual as they age—and are they sincere or just hedging their bets?

8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Summer Sun, Winter Moon (TV-G) See article page 11.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) The Cheetah Orphans. Veteran filmmaker Simon King takes on the role of mother to two orphaned cheetah cubs, including terrifying stand-offs with leopards and rhinos.

Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Contemporary (TV-PG) (DVS) Collision. Part 2 of 2. See article page 11.

Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 Unconquered Seminoles The history and identity of Florida’s resilient Seminole tribe, deeply rooted in a pattern of obstacle and challenge, survival and success.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Globe Trekker Special: Best Dives.

11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Beoga (from Ireland) and Cellist Nick Ogawa.

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23Monday

7:00 Public Affairs See page 12.

9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos.

Cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond rose to fame with classic films like Easy Rider and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

10:28 Your Weather 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Relative Riches. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am Saturday; and 4 am Monday.

8:00 American Experience (TV-G) (DVS) Seabiscuit. Despite his build and gait, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday.

9:00 Elbert Hubbard: An American Original (TV-G) An in-depth look at the flamboyant founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, also an influential author, publisher, lecturer and entrepreneur.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine

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21Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Louisville, Ky. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

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11:03 Charlie Rose

24Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) What Are Dreams? See article page 2.

Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Frontline The Card Game. An examination of the future of the massive credit card industry and its impact on a fragile national economy.

9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) Objectified. An examination of our relationship with manufactured objects—from toothbrushes to tech gadgets—and the creative people who design them.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

25Wednesday 7:00 Secrets of the Dead (TV-PG) Mumbai Massacre. A typical day turned into a nightmare of orchestrated terrorism, broadcast live to the world via cell phones and Internet. Repeated 3:30 am Friday; 2 am Sunday; and 3 am Monday.

8:00 American Masters (TV-G) Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home. A celebration of the nation's signature folk singer/songwriter and his music. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and midnight Monday.

9:30 Words on the Wind Readings of contemporary Native American poetry, along with music, scenes of tribal lands and sounds from nature.

9:58 Your Weather 10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

26Thursday 7:00 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (TV-Y) (DVS) George and The Man with The Yellow Hat are struggling with what to give one another. Repeated 7:30 am Saturday.

8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Passion for Giving (TV-G) Weaving music and interviews, this film underscores the importance of giving time, resources and talent to help others.

10:02 Last of the Summer Wine 10:32 Are You Being Served?

11:03 Charlie Rose

27Friday 10:00 am Julia Child Memories: Bon Appetit!

Noon Christmas with the King Family 1:30 The Radio City Christmas Spectacular See article page 3. Repeated 7 pm Sunday.

7:00 Public Affairs See page 12.

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9:00 Playing for Change: Peace Through Music (TV-G) Grammy-winning producer/engineer Mark Johnson and his team traveled the globe to create a multimedia effort that unites musicians and vocalists from around the world.

10:30 Great Performances (TV-G) Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration From Madison Square Garden. A who’s who of musicians pay tribute to the legendary folk artist and political activist who turned 90 in May.

28Saturday am 7:30 9:00 10:00 11:30 pm 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00

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Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas Daring Kids with Miriam Peskowitz Jillian Michaels Master Your Metabolism Lidia’s The Best of Italy Julia Child Memories: Bon Appetit!

Rick Steves’ European Christmas Lawrence Welk’s TV Treasures Ed Sullivan - The Sixties (TV-G) See article page 3.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live See article page 3. Repeated 10:15 pm Sunday.

Your Weather War of the Worlds Live Musician Jeff Wayne brought his musical composition to the stage in 2006, where it was captured in London's Wembley Stadium using over 23 high definition cameras.

Science Trek (TV-G) A fun and scientifically based look at the physics, engineering and fantasy of popular culture.

29Sunday 9:00 am Daring Kids with Miriam Peskowitz 2:00 pm Unstuck with Dr. James Gordon 3:30 Julia Child Memories: Bon Appetit!

5:30 Happy Holidays: The Best of the Andy Williams Christmas Shows Magnificent sets, costumes and a cast of singers, dancers and skaters.

7:00 Radio City Christmas Spectacular Staring The Rockettes See article page 3. Repeated from 1:30 pm Friday.

8:20 Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart (TV-G) Recorded at the historic Powerscout House and Gardens.

10:10 Your Weather 10:15 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live See article page 3. Repeated from 9 pm Saturday.

30Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Mobile, Ala. Part 2 of 3.

8:10 Great Performances (TV-G) Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas In Concert. See article page 3.

10:00 Your Weather 10:05 Are You Being Served?

10:50 Are You Being Served?

11:20 Charlie Rose

news Own the Red Grange DVD Capturing highlights and reflections of football’s first superstar, Red Grange Remembers debuted to rave reviews in September on WILL TV. Now you can own this piece of Illinois history. You can support WILL with a $60 pledge and receive the Red Grange DVD as a thank-you gift.

Or you can order through the new WILL Online Shop at https://will.illinois.edu/ shop. The “s” in the “http” part of the Web address means it’s a secure site.

“We’ve been very careful to build the WILL Online Shop in a way that will always safeguard personal information and credit card numbers, so shoppers can be confident about making purchases,” said Jack Brighton, director of new media & innovation.

We plan to expand the online shop to include other DVDs and perhaps general WILL-related merchandise in the future.

Tornado safety seminar features Ed Kieser WILL chief meteorologist Ed Kieser will present a tornado safety seminar at 7 pm Friday, Nov. 6, at Parkland College’s William M. Staerkel Planetarium. Ed will talk about late season tornadoes such as the F-4 twister that killed four and injured 26 in and near Van Wert, Ohio, on Nov. 10, 2002; show video of tornadoes; and provide tips for protection when severe weather threatens. The presentation is part of the planetarium’s World of Science Lecture Series. Admission is $1 at the door. For more information, visit www.parkland.edu/ planetarium/scienceLectures.html.

Illinois Public Media Agriculture now offers a daily ag weather podcast, featuring Ed Kieser and Mike Sola from the WILL Weather Department. The feed is updated by 9:15 am central standard time each weekday morning. Go to http://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/ morningweather-podcast/ to subscribe to the podcast. s

Kent Conrad performs a musical rendition of Things I Learned in Second Grade during Words in the Wind, a benefit concert for Illinois Public Media’s Book Mentor Project. The event raised nearly $1,500 which will be used to purchase books for preschool children in Champaign County. Thank you to all the local actors and musicians who helped make the event a success.

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donor profile

Beth and Jim Armsey instructors, while expanding a similar program for African-American students.

The Armseys first met at Olney High School in southeastern Illinois. Their paths crossed again at the University of Illinois, with Jim a journalism major and Beth studying microbiology and chemistry. They married in 1941, and soon the U.S. Army asked Jim to serve as a public information officer during World War II. He spent five years abroad before returning to the U of I to earn a master’s degree in political science.

It’s been one year since public broadcasting lost one of its earliest national advocates, but that influence, along with a commitment to WILL that he shared with his wife of 67 years, lives on.

For at least one-third of his 21-year career with the Ford Foundation, Jim Armsey was responsible for the organization’s extensive grant-making activities related to the creation, development and programming of the nation’s non-commercial television stations. In this capacity, he awarded many of the funds which enabled the then-fledgling non-profit stations to get on the air, obtain their first videotape recorders and provide programs for their coverage areas.

“Of Jim’s many interests, education was the most important, and it was the common thread to all of the other pursuits,” said Beth Armsey.

So it’s little surprise to learn that Jim’s Ford Foundation work in support of public broadcasting was followed by another pioneering assignment as the organization’s head of higher education programs, where he directed $362 million in grants to universities and colleges. In the early 1960s, he urged Ford Foundation president Henry T. Heald to implement a requirement specifying that grantees could not bar African-American students. As a result, several major universities began to integrate. Later, he launched a program that helped Native Americans and Mexican Americans studying for doctoral degrees to become college 18 PATTERNS • NOVEMBER 2009

After a position with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, the Armseys relocated to the Empire State when Jim was named assistant to Henry Heald following his selection to lead New York University.

When Heald became president of the Ford Foundation, he again asked Jim to join him.

“We enjoyed our time in New York immensely, but when it was time to retire, the Champaign-Urbana community held a special attraction for us,” Beth said. “We were drawn back to a large degree by our knowledge of WILL’s radio and television offerings, which provide an unequaled supply of information and cultural content,” she added.

Beth and Jim moved to Urbana’s ClarkLindsey Village in 1981, however, their membership in the Friends of WILL began five years earlier. It was the range of excellent local and PBS programs which they found most appealing.

“Jim felt that David Inge and Celeste Quinn do a superb job with Focus 580 and The Afternoon Magazine,” Beth noted. “He called their scope ‘tremendous’ and marveled at their grasp of informational detail.”

They also appreciated Illinois Public Media’s service to our area, particularly Ed Kieser’s weather forecasts and Dave Dickey’s agriculture information. Among their WILL-TV favorites are Great Performances’ broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as Live from Lincoln Center events.

“Jim and I were long-time WILL fans, beginning with the early radio broadcasts of the Illinois high school basketball tournaments,” Beth said. “We continued as

U of I students and, most recently, after we retired and returned to the community. We became supporters to help ensure that

public broadcasting remains available throughout the 21st century.”

Illinois Public Media

Community Advisory Committee selects new members John and Susan Adams, Atlanta; Arthur Culver, Champaign; Belinda De La Rosa, Urbana; Joan Friedman, Urbana; Joe Lewis, Champaign; and Steve Rugg, Urbana, are new members of the Illinois Public Media Community Advisory Committee. George Richards, Danville, and Allan Penwell, Champaign, are members from previous years who are returning to the committee.

The committee helps gather information and opinions about community issues and needs; helps heighten community awareness of Illinois Public Media and the WILL stations and their services; advocates for broad-based support of WILL; identifies

and encourages new sources of funding for specific projects; and reviews and advises on legislation designed to improve the quality of public telecommunications.

Lori Williamson, Champaign, returns as chair of the committee, and Phyllis Dougherty, Danville, returns as vice-chair.

Other committee members are Kevin Breheny, Forsyth; Dave M. Grothe, Savoy; Maxine Kaler, Champaign; Geoff Merritt, Urbana; Kathy Munday, St. Joseph; Gregory Ray, Mattoon; Barbara Shenk, Urbana; Patti Swinford, Decatur; and Maggie Unsworth, Urbana.

t First row: (l to r) Joan Friedman, Maxine Kaler, Lori Williamson, John Adams, Susan Adams. Behind Maxine and Lori – Phyllis Dougherty. Second row: Patti Swinford, Maggie Unsworth, Joe Lewis, Geoff Merritt. Third row: Barbara Shenk, Arthur Culver, George Richards. Not pictured: Belinda De La Rosa, Steve Rugg, Allan Penwell, Kevin Breheny, Dave Grothe, Kathy Monday, Gregory Ray.

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Commodity Week Illinois Gardener Weekend Edition Car Talk Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me State Week in Review Commodity Week Travel with Rick Steves This American Life

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All Things Considered Fresh Air 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

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11/4 Cooking 11/10 Lawn & Garden 11/16 Home Care 11/20 Personal Finance 11/23 Women’s Health (11:06 am) 11/26 Turkey Confidential

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Agriculture Dave Dickey, agriculture director; Todd Gleason, host, Closing Market Report & Commodity Week

Pre-Opening Market Report: 8:49 am; Opening Market Report: 9:49 am; Market Update: 10:58 and 11:58 am; Ag and Stock Market Report: 12:55 pm; Settlements: 1:50 pm; Closing Market Report: 2:06 pm. To listen to archived ag reports, sign up for the Illinois Public Media Ag E-newsletter, or download our agricultural podcasts, visit www.willag.org. Call 217-3333434 for market analysis, updated at 9:15 am and 3:15 pm daily.

Weather Ed Kieser, chief meteorologist; Mike Sola, weather producer

Talk to Ed & Talk to Mike Fridays 7:50 am & 12:40 pm Call 217-333-9455 or 800-222-9455 with your weather-related questions. Watch WILL-TV for nightly YourWeather.

Saturday Specials: 6 pm

11/7 Sidetrack 11/14 Heat of the Moment: Inside Out 11/21 Giving Thanks (music and stories) 11/28 America Abroad:

From NAFTA to Narcotics: The Cross-Border Economy

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Monday-Friday Weather Forecast: 5:35, 6:35, 7:35, 8:35, 9:35 am; 12:35, 4:33, 5:33 pm Saturday and Sunday Occasional Updates

AM 580 News Tom Rogers, news director

The news from AM 580’s award-winning staff of reporters — Tom Rogers, Jim Meadows and Jeff Bossert—can be heard during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Considered.

Thanks to these businesses for support in 2009 Private support accounts for the largest, single source

of funds necessary to operate the WILL stations. I am proud to say that hundreds of businesses across central Illinois step forward and join in to support these public broadcasting services. Your business contribution as either a Business Friend, Business Partner, Employee Matching Company or program underwriter, along with that of thousands of individuals and families, helps make WILL AM-FM-TV-Online the great community resource it is. For information, call 217-333-7300. Thank you.

Les Schulte, Corporate Support Director Business Partners

AgriGold Hybrids, Mahomet Anderson Foundation, Toledo Apelern Inc, Danville A-Plus Farms Ltd, Pine Village Birch Tree Counseling & Consulting, Champaign Cannon Farm, Camargo Carpet Weavers, Champaign Dicks Pharmacy, Arthur Eag Co Inc, Fairmount Family Video Movie Club, Springfield First National Bank & Trust Co, Clinton Jarman Center, Tuscola Lincoln Diagnostics Inc, Decatur Michael Walker Consulting, Urbana Natural Gourmet, Champaign Prairie Ridge Farms Inc., Allerton Provena Medical Group, Urbana Risk Management Commodities, Lafayette Springfield Electric, Springfield Supervalu, Champaign Swires Land & Management Co, Danville Tepper Electric, Champaign Trainor Grain and Supply Company, Forrest

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AAA Storage Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum ADM Investor Services— Tabor Grain AgriGold Hybrids Allerton Park ALTO Vineyards Ameren The Andersons Archer Daniels Midland art mart Associated Antique Dealers Auditory Care Center Bah Humbug Productions Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana (BACH) Bates Commodities Beckman Institute The Beef House Bevande Coffee Shop Bevier Café and Spice Box

The Blindman Bloomington Auction Gallery Body Therapy Shop Bodywork Associates The Brown Bag Deli Busey Bank C-U Craft League Car X Carle Cancer Center Carle Foundation Hospital Carle Spine Institute Carpenters Local 44 The Center for Advanced Study Central Illinois Antique Dealers Central Illinois Regional Airport Champaign Cycle Champaign-Danville Overhead Doors Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Champaign-Urbana Symphony Chevy’s Fresh Mex Restaurant The Chorale City of Urbana Farmer’s Market College of Education College Illinois Columbia Street Roastery Common Ground Food Co-op Community Blood Services of Illinois Community Shares Illinois Corkscrew Wine Emporium Corley Photography Country Arbors Nursery Country Financial Danville Gardens Danville Symphony Decatur Earthmover Credit Union East Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council Eastern Rug Gallery Eberhardt Village Ecowater Treatments English Hedgerow Esquire Lounge Farren’s Farm Credit Services of Illinois First Midwest First State Bank Corp.

Flooring Surfaces Friar Tuck’s Grainfield Marketing The Great Impasta Hendrick House Hickory Point Bank & Trust

IBEW Local 601 IGA Supermarkets INCCRRA Illinois Farm Bureau Illinois Shakespeare Festival Illinois State Bar Association Illinois State University School of Music Illinois Symphony Orchestra Infant-Parent Institute Jane Addams Book Shop Kennedy’s at Stone Creek Kirkland Fine Arts Center Kraft Foods Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Landscape Recycling Center Learnard Seed LeRoy Veterinary Clinic Lincoln Square Village Meijer The Meredith Foundation Mervis Family Foundation Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters Monticello Chamber of Commerce The Music Shoppe Owens Funeral Home Parkland College Theatre Patterson Office Supplies John T. Phipps Law Offices, P.C Prairie Ensemble Prairie Village Radio Maria Ramada Hotel Ratio Architects Regent Ballroom Rental City Risk Management Commodities St. Joseph Apothecary Sangamon Auditorium The Sea Boat Sew Sassy Silver Creek/Courier Cafe SIU School of Law Sinfonia da Camera State Farm Insurance Steamatic of C-U Stewart-Peterson Strategic Farm Marketing Strawberry Fields Sunsinger Wines Supervalu Sweeney Brothers Rug Gallery Tate & Lyle Ten Thousand Villages That’s Rentertainment Thrifty Nickel TK Service Center Trophy Time U of I College of Law U of I Employees Credit Union University of Illinois Mike Weaver Ballroom Dance Westchester Group Women’s Health Practice Worden-Martin Subaru World Gourmet Foods World Harvest International & Gourmet Foods The Yoga Institute

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The Crucible Vladimir Feltsman and the Pacifica Quartet Krannert Uncorked Sinfonia da Camera: Exploring the New World Dessert and Conversation: The Crucible November Dance: SFX Dena Vermette: Lady Sings the Ladies The Marriage of Figaro November Dance Exchange Afterglow: The Walkmen Libretto: The Marriage of Figaro Sphinx Competition Winner: Elena Urioste, violin Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company: Fondly Do We Hope . . . Fervently Do We Pray

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