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october 2012 Volume XL, Number 4
Your source for in-depth election news by Craig Cohen, Director of News and Public Affairs The 2012 general election is now a month away, and much of what you see, hear and read from national media deals with the “horse race”—presidential electoral math, the latest polling, insiders examining candidates’ political maneuvering. Here at WILL, we take a different approach. Instead of telling you what politicians and pundits think are the most important issues, we prefer to start with you. We seek to learn what you want to know about candidates, what issues are important to you and what we can do to help you be better informed before you cast your vote on Nov. 6. So, throughout 2012, we have engaged in a series of community conversations—some we organized ourselves; others we simply attended and listened. Some were formal events at WILL or a local library; others were informal gatherings, sometimes in a neighbor’s backyard. In these discussions, four major subjects kept cropping up—the economy, health care, education and the role of government. So, the Illinois Public Media news team developed questions related to those subjects, and in recent weeks, we have met with candidates from Illinois’ 13th Congressional district and 52nd State Senate district to ask those questions, in a sort of classic newspaper “editorial board” style (minus the endorsements, of course— we don’t endorse candidates). You’ll soon see the results online at will.illinois. edu/election, where we’ll provide you with an easy-to-read, interactive chart that compares the candidates’ responses. And you’ll hear reports examining these same four issues—and how the candidates feel about them—on WILL radio. Of course, nothing compares to giving you a chance to ask questions of the candidates directly. On WILL-AM’s Focus, we’re presenting a series of hourlong, live interviews with those same candidates. To look up the next candidate interview, or to listen to interviews we’ve already conducted, visit will.illinois. edu/focus. WILL always seeks to provide depth and context, to better inform you about the issues and ideas affecting your life. That approach is never more important than in the days leading up to an election. You can count on WILL to be your source for in-depth election news. Thanks for your financial support, which helps make this coverage possible.
An in-depth look at empowering women around the world Filmed in 10 countries and inspired by the best-selling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide demonstrates that empowering women is the best way to increase prosperity and stability around the globe. The four-hour special from Independent Lens airs in two parts at 7 pm Oct. 1-2, on WILL-TV.
Photos: David Smoler
Kristof and WuDunn are joined by actressactivists Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabriella Union, Diane Lane, America Ferrera and Olivia Wilde in meeting the women and girls affected by gender inequality, as well as the individuals working to bring about change.
In the second episode (Tuesday, Oct. 2), Diane Lane investigates efforts to alleviate maternal mortality in Somaliland where one in 12 women dies in childbirth due to poor nutrition and the effects of female genital mutilation. Next, America Ferrera reports on one woman’s efforts to break India’s tradition of forced prostitution passed down from mothers to daughters. Then Olivia Wilde journeys to Kenya to offer a report on how women entrepreneurs are changing not only their lives but also improving their communities. Photo: Jessica Chermayeff
The first episode (Monday, Oct. 1) opens in Sierre Leone, a country where most of the assaults and rapes go unreported. Eva Mendes meets a woman who works with the International Rescue Committee to operate three sexual assault centers where more than one-fourth of the cases involve females under the age of 12. Then in Cambodia, Meg Ryan introduces us to Somaly Mam, a leader in the anti-trafficking struggle, as she organizes a daring raid to free underage girls from a brothel on the Thai border. In Vietnam, Gabrielle Union visits with a former Microsoft executive who started Room to Read to promote literacy and equal education for girls across the developing world.
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Come see us at this special event
A conversation about the U of I’s future On Focus: The Future of the University of Illinois, airing on WILL-TV and WILL-AM at 9 pm Monday, Oct. 15, Illinois Public Media’s Craig Cohen will sit down with U of I President Robert Easter and other members of the university community to discuss the university’s priorities and how the U of I will deal with challenges such as shrinking state funding. They’ll talk about events of recent years that have affected the university’s reputation, and efforts to foster communication and partnerships on campus and in the community. We’ll also welcome your questions for President Easter and our other guests. You can email your questions before the program to will-talk@illinois.edu or call in during the show.
Look for Illinois Public Media and our Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood children’s activities at the Youth Literature Festival Community Day Celebration from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday, Oct. 6. The celebration takes place at the I-Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St. in Champaign, and promotes the value of literature with hands-on activities, performances and author presentations. The Youth Literature Festival, Oct. 4-6, celebrates the value of literature by bringing together local and national authors, illustrators, poets and storytellers to share their stories, their craft and their enthusiasm with children, teens and adults. It’s sponsored by the University of Illinois College of Education. Find out more online at youthlitfest.education.illinois. edu/.
Coming Nov. 1 at 7:30 pm
A special award for Ellen The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrates the 15th anniversary of America’s highest award for comedy with this year’s recipient, Ellen DeGeneres, and an all-star cast who gather to honor her. The program airs at 7 pm Tuesday, Oct. 30, on WILL-TV.
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Words in the Wind 4: Revenge of the Words Actors from The Station Theatre, Parkland College Theatre, the University of Illinois Department of Theatre, Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company and Zoo Improv bring to life children’s books in a concert-style performance to benefit Illinois Public Media’s Book Mentor Project. Faith United Methodist Church, 1719 S. Prospect Ave., Champaign Suggested donation: $10 per person at the door
PBS Your go-to source for Election 2012 The PBS NewsHour will cover three presidential debates and one vicepresidential debate in October, bringing in-depth analysis of the toe-to-toe action to WILL-TV. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney will present their views on issues at 8 pm Wednesday, Oct. 3; Tuesday, Oct. 16; and Monday, Oct. 22. Vice President Joe Biden and Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan will square off at 8 pm Thursday, Oct. 11. Next, you’ve heard from the campaign narratives of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney who they are, what they’ve done and how they would lead America. In The Choice 2012, Frontline producer Michael Kirk (Money, Power and Wall
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Street, Top Secret America) documents the places, people and decisive moments that shaped the men now competing for the presidency. Hundreds of hours of research and dozens of original interviews reveal new details and fresh insights about the two candidates when the program airs at 8 pm Tuesday, Oct. 9, on WILL-TV. Race 2012 uses the presidential election to examine America’s increasingly complex racial landscape. With a frank, behind-the-scenes approach, the documentary navigates the high-stakes world of racial pollsters, strategists, spin doctors and candidates as they compete for voters of many ethnic and racial groups. Race 2012 airs on WILL-TV at 7 pm Tuesday, Oct. 16.
A timeline of WILL history By Sean Powers, news reporter, Illinois Public Media
I’ve been here only a only a fraction of the time of many of my colleagues. WILL, like many public broadcasting stations, has a rich legacy in the community through our news reports, educational outreach and pure entertainment. But beyond what we offer the public, this place has become home for many people who have spent the better part of 25 years or more at the station. With several of my colleagues retiring in the last few months, I have started to document all the other legacies and traditions before their tenure.
There you will see a 1935 photo of Urbana High School students performing a radio play on WILL. Seven years later, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt can be seen being interviewed in WILL’s studios by news director Donald E. Brown. (continued page 19)
Turning to the station’s inaugural broadcast on April 6, 1922, as a starting point, I have been on a mission to gather old photos, broadcasts, posters, and newspaper clippings. For now, this content has been posted on an interactive timeline located on the right-hand side of our Facebook page at Facebook.com/WILLRadioTVOnline. PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012 3
weekdays 6 am NPR Morning Edition with Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep and Jim Meadows
9 am Classic Mornings with Vic Di Geronimo Join Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!
Noon Afternoon Classics Jeff Esworthy, 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.
4 pm Live and Local with Kevin Kelly 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.
5 pm NPR All Things Considered with Robert Siegel, Melissa Block and Michele Norris
7 pm The Evening Concert Great performances from the great concert venues. Listings are subject to change.
Monday: San Francisco Symphony (new season) 10/1
Michael Tilson-Thomas, cond; Jean-Frederic Neuburger, piano RAVEL; DEBUSSY 10/8 Semyon Bychkov, cond; Kirill Gerstein, piano RACHMANINOFF; WALTON 10/15 James Conlon, cond; Joshua Bell, violin DVORAK; BRUCH 10/22 Kurt Masur, cond MENDELSSOHN 10/29 Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond; Vadim Gluzman, violin MUSSORGSKY; KHACHATURIAN
Tuesday: The New York Philharmonic This Week 10/2
Alan Gilbert, cond; Glenn Dictorow, violin DVORAK; TCHAIKOVSKY
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 10/9
Jaap van Zweden, cond; Eugene Pokorny, tuba VAUGHAN WILLIAMS; BEETHOVEN 10/16 Ton Koopman, cond; Yo-Yo Ma, cello HAYDN; MOZART 10/23 Sir Mark Elder, cond; Emerson String Quartet DVORAK 10/30 Trevor Pinnock, cond & piano; Benjamin Hochman, piano BEETHOVEN; MOZART
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WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1 106.5 in Danville
Wednesday: Live! At the Concertgebouw 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31
Gianandrea Noseda, cond; Vadim Repin, violin RESPIGHI; RACHMANINOFF Antonio Papano, cond; Leonidas Kavakos, violin TCHAIKOVSKY; BORODIN Damian Iorio, cond. Hannes Minnaar, piano BEETHOVEN; NIELSEN Pablo Heras-Casado, cond; Leonidas Eugene Ugorsky, violin PROKOFIEV; SHOSTAKOVICH SPECIAL: A Classical “All-Hallows Eve” Vincent Trauth, producer and host RACHMANINOFF; MUSSORGSKY
Thursday: Cleveland Orchestra (new season) 10/4
Franz Welser-Most, cond; Nicolaj Znaider, violin MENDELSSOHN; TCHAIKOVSKY 10/11 Fabio Luisi, cond; Jonathan Biss, piano MOZART; R.STRAUSS 10/18 Marek Janowski, cond; Arabella Steinbacher, violin MENDELSSOHN; TCHAIKOVSKY 10/25 Giancarlo Guerrero, cond; Gabriela Montero, piano BEETHOVEN; GRIEG
Friday:
Prairie Performances Danville Symphony Jeremy Swerling, cond Grace Fong, piano GRIEG; MUSSORGSKY Millikin-Decatur Symphony (9/15/12) Michael Luxner, cond GOULD; TOWER; NESTICO 10/19 Anglo-American Music Connections—A Concert in Honor of Nicholas Temperley on his 80th Birthday (7/28/12) Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana Chester Alwes, cond Prairie Ensemble Kevin Kelly, cond Prairie Voices Laurie Matheson, cond 10/26 Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana (BACH) An Evening of Handel and Purcell (6/24/12) Chester Alwes, cond Kristina Boerger, soprano; Jay Carter, counter-tenor; Jeff Noonan, lutenist; Jonathan Young, organ The BACH chorus and orchestra 10/5 10/12
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 7 am NPR Weekend Edition with Scott Simon Photo: Dario Acosta
9 am Classics By Request John Frayne plays requests for two hours at this time each Saturday. Submit requests at classreq@illinois. edu or 217-265-5084. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.
11 am Classics of the Phonograph John Frayne’s weekly exploration of memorable recordings from the 20th century. 10/6 Alfred Cortot Plays Saint-Saens’ 4th Piano Concerto 10/13 Rachmaninoff and Kreisler: Star Piano and Violin Duo 10/20 Busch, Brain, Serkin: Johannes Brahms’ Horn Trio 10/27 Big Breakthroughs: L. Bernstein Plays Charles Ives’ Second Symphony
Noon Afternoon at the Opera The San Francisco Opera Season ends and the Houston Grand Opera Season begins. 10/6 MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (in Italian) (Mozart). Silvio Varviso, cond, with Hermann Prey, Lucia Popp and the San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra. 10/13 NIXON IN CHINA (Adams). Lawrence Renes, cond, with Brian Mulligan, Maria Kanyova, Simon O’ Neill and the San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra. 10/20 Opera Gala: Favorite Opera Heroines, Favorite Villains (see page 6) 10/27 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (in Italian) (Rossini). Leonardo Vordoni, cond, with Nathan Gunn, Ana Maria Martinez, Lawrence Brownlee and the Houston Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra.
4 pm
NPR All Things Considered
5 pm
s Maria Kanyova (noon, 10/13)
sundays 7 am NPR Weekend Edition with Rachel Martin
9 am Sunday Baroque 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 A live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, hosted by pianist Christopher O’Riley.
2 pm A Prairie Home Companion Garrison Keillor and friends present music, skits and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.
4 pm NPR All Things Considered
5 pm Classical Music Mindy Ratner and Valerie Kahler are your hosts. NPR News Headlines at 7:01.
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 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.
10 pm Harmonia Angela Mariani presents Baroque and early music. NPR News Headlines at 10:01.
11 pm The Romantic Hours Music, poetry and romance with Mona Golabek.
midnight Classical Music Scott Blankenship and John Zech are your hosts throughout the night and into the morning. PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012 5
101.1 and 90.9 HD2
weekdays
saturdays
6-9 am Classical Music
7-9 am Classical Music
9 am-noon
9-11 am Classics by Request
Classic Mornings with Vic Di Geronimo Join Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!
Noon-overnight Classical Music; Fridays 7-9, Prairie Performance (see listings page 5)
John Frayne plays requests at this time each Saturday. Submit requests at classreq@illinois.edu or 217-265-5084.
11 am-Noon Classics of the Phonograph John Frayne’s weekly exploration of memorable recordings from the 20th century. See page 5 for listings.
Noon-overnight Classical Music;
sundays all day Classical Music
Get to know the candidates As part of our commitment to public affairs programming, Illinois Public Media is paying close attention to the race among 13th Congressional District candidates David Gill (Democrat); Rodney Davis (Republican) and John Hartman (Independent), as well as the contest between incumbent Mike Frerichs (D) and John Bambanek (R) in the 52nd State Senate District. All of WILL-AM’s Focus interviews with the candidates are available online at will. illinois.edu/focus/.
Photo: Chris Bell
In addition, Illinois Public Media news reporters conducted editorial board-style interviews with these candidates. Their comments on key issues of interest to voters will be available at will.illinois.edu/.
Support WILL radio during the pledge drive Oct. 13-20. Make your gift online anytime at www.willpledge.org/. 6 PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012
Opera Gala is Oct. 20 Opera can generate strong emotions, both positive and negative. Imagine how a heroine like Leonora in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino or Marguerite in Gounod’s Faust, singing lovely melodies, can tug at the heartstrings. Imagine villains like Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca or Iago in Verdi’s Otello, twirling moustaches and arousing loathing. At 1 pm Saturday, Oct. 20, during Opera Gala on FM 90.9, Roger Cooper, Mike Cervone and John Frayne will discuss their favorite heroines and villains—plus they will play your requests for music sung by your favorite heroines and villains. Phone your hosts during the show at 217-2442628 to be in the running for operatic CD giveaways.
San Fran Symphony’s new season The Evening Concert features five guest conductors—Michael TilsonThomas, Semyon Bychov, James Conlon, Kurt Masur and Yan Pascal Tortelier—in a series of new performances by this 101-year-old symphony. They’re joined by a roster of guest artists that includes Joshua Bell (left). The performances air at 7 pm Mondays in October on FM 90.9.
FM 90.9 HD3
AM 580 Listener Comments: 217-333-0853 / willamfm@illinois.edu
Saturday
Sunday
5:00
BBC Overnight Continued
BBC World Service
6:00
Commodity Week
Inside Europe
6:30
Mid-American Gardener
Monday–Friday NPR Morning Edition with Jim Meadows
7:00
NPR Weekend Edition
BBC World Briefing
9:00
Car Talk
Focus with Craig Cohen NPR News 10:01
10:00
Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me
Says You
Fresh Air NPR News 11:01
11:00
State Week in Review
Car Talk
11:30
Commodity Week
The Afternoon Magazine with Craig Cohen NPR News 12:01
Noon
Travel with Rick Steves
On the Media
Talk of the Nation
1:00
This American Life
Media Matters
The Closing Market Report NPR News 2:01
2:00
The Midnight Special
The Tavis Smiley Show
BBC Business Daily
2:36
The World
3:00
All Things Considered with Jeff Bossert
4:00
NPR All Things Considered
All Things Considered
5:00
The People’s Pharmacy
Keepin’ the Faith
6:00
Commonwealth Club
This American Life
Fresh Air (repeat of 11 am program)
7:00
Living on Earth
Focus with Craig Cohen (repeat of 10 am program)
8:00
Latino USA
To the Best of Our Knowledge
8:30
Left, Right & Center
On Point
9:00
Alternative Radio
New Dimensions
10:00
Bookworm
Le Show
10:30
New Letters on the Air
11:006 am
BBC World Service
FOCUS BBC World Service
NPR Weekend Edition
Wait Wait ...
BBC World Service
Bold Listing = National/International News
Agriculture Dave Dickey, agriculture director; Todd Gleason, host, Closing Market Report & Commodity Week
Catch our interactive talk show with host Craig Cohen, live weekdays at 10:07 am, then continue the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Listen to archived programs anytime at will.illinois.edu/focus.
Weather Monday-Friday AM: 6:09, 6:20, 6:50, 7:09, 7:20, 7:39, 7:50, 8:09, 8:20, 8:39, 8:50 PM: 4:06, 4:35, 5:06, 5:35
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 Craig Cohen, news and public affairs director
The news from Illinois Public Media’s award-winning staff of reporters — Jim Meadows, Jeff Bossert and Sean Powers—can be heard during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Considered.
Saturday and Sunday Occasional updates PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012 7
12.3
WILL-TV Cooking—6-8 am; noon-2 pm
Sun and Wed: Caprial and John’s Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends; Taste This; Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends/Nick Stellino’s Family Kitchen (begins 10/17); Art of Food with Wendy Brodie Mon and Fri: Taste of Louisiana; Chef John Besh’s New Orleans; Ciao Italia; P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table Tue and Thur: Joanne Weir Cooking Confidence; Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class; Chef’s A’Field Culinary Adventures; Christina Cooks
Travel—8-9 am; 2-3 pm
Sun and Wed: Wild Photo Adventures; Pedal America Mon and Fri: Globe Trekker Tue and Thu: Rudy Maxa’s World/Wild Nevada (begins 10/23); In the Americas with David Yetman
Gardening/Home Improvement—9-11 am; 3-5 pm
Mon and Fri: This Old House; American Woodshop; P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home; Glass with Vicki Payne
Tue and Thu: Woodwright’s Shop; Woodsmith Shop; Victory Garden; For Your Home Wed: Ask This Old House; Rough Cut with Tommy Mac; Garden Smart; Katie Brown Workshop Sun: Ask This Old House; Rough Cut with Tommy Mac; Growing a Greener World; Katie Brown Workshop
Arts and Crafts—5-6 am; 11-noon
Sun and Wed: It’s Sew Easy; Donna Dewberry Show/ Best of Simply Painting Across Europe (begins 10/7) Mon and Fri: Sewing with Nancy; Scheewe Art Workshop Tue and Thu: Martha’s Sewing Room; Best of the Joy of Painting
Saturday Marathons—5-11 am; 5-11 pm Oct. 6: Mangia! Oct. 13: Get Organized Oct. 20: Wine Tasting Oct. 27: Autumn Harvest Nectar
See the full Create schedule at will.illinois.edu/tv/schedule
Primetime Schedule Monday-Friday
9:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 Nightly Business Report 10:30 Journal
Mondays
12.2 Thursdays
7:00 NOVA ScienceNow (10/11, 10/18, 10/25) 8:00 Frontline (10/4, 10/11); NOVA (10/18, 10/25) 11:00 Half the Sky (10/4); NOVA (10/11, 10/18); Voces on PBS (10/25)
7:00 Your Vote 2012: The African Election (10/1); History Detectives (10/8); Music Without Borders (10/15); Global Voices (10/22); Secrets of the Dead (10/29) 7:30 AfroPop (10/1) 8:00 History Detectives (10/8, 10/15); Race 2012 (10/22); Hemingway in Cuba (10/29) 11:00 AfroPop (10/1); Leisurama (10/8); Music Without Borders (10/15); Voces on PBS (10/22); Cuban Missile Crisis (10/29)
Fridays
Tuesdays
Saturdays
7:00 Aspen Institute Presents 8:00 Nature 11:00 Testing Milton Friedman (10/2, 10/9, 10/16); Voces on PBS (10/23); Nature (10/30)
Wednesdays
7:00 POV (10/3, 10/24); Independent Lens (10/31) 7:30 POV (10/17) 8:00 Frontline (10/3, 10/24, 10/31); Money and Medicine (10/10) 11:00 Narcotic Farm (10/3); Frontline (10/10); POV (10/17); Voces on PBS (10/24); Europe’s Debt: America’s Crisis? (10/31)
7:00 California Forever (10/12); Intelligence Squared U.S. (10/19); Arts & the Mind (10/26) 8:00 Bedoin Women at the Crossroads (10/5); Dreamland (10/12); Standing Bear’s Footsteps (10/19); Music’s Gonna Get You Through (10/26) 11:00 Half the Sky (10/5); California Forever (10/12); Doha Debates (10/19); Arts & the Mind (10/26) 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 McLaughlin Group 8:00 Need to Know 8:30 Inside Washington 9:00 Broadside (10/6); Story of the Pequot War (10/13); The Struggle for North America (10/20); Lewis & Clark in Idaho (10/27) 10:00 Broadside (10/6); Story of the Pequot War (10/13); The Modoc War (10/20); Lewis & Clark: Crossing the Centuries (10/27) 11:00 Moyers & Company
Sundays
7:00 America Reframed; TBA (10/7) 9:00 Global Voices 10:00 AfroPop (10/14, 10/21); Global Voices (10/28) 10:30 Global Voices (10/7) 11:00 America Reframed
See the full World schedule at will.illinois.edu/tv/schedule
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WILL-TV daytime
David Thiel, Program Director
Monday - Friday Market to Market (M) Nightly Business Report (T-F) Body Electric (M, W, F) Sit and Be Fit (T, Th) Clifford Martha Speaks Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Sesame Street Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Saturday
Sunday
5:00
Angelina Ballerina
French in Action
5:30
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Destinos
6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Thomas & Friends Bob the Builder Sid the Science Kid Motorweek Growing a Greener World
Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Cyberchase Wild Kratts Electric Company SciGirls Moyers & Company
Word World Barney & Friends
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home 11:00 Mid-American Gardener 11:30 Victory Garden
Super Why Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Noon America’s Test Kitchen 12:30 Cook's Country
Sewing Programs
1:00
Martha Stewart’s Cooking School
1:30
Pati’s Mexican Table
2:00
Sara’s Weeknight Meals
The Cat in the Hat
2:30
Clodagh’s Irish Food Trails
Arthur
3:00
Burt Wolf’s Travels & Traditions/Rudy Maxa’s World (begins 10/27)
WordGirl
Heartland Highways
Wild Kratts
3:30 4:00
Electric Company
4:30
This Old House Hour
BBC World News
5:00 5:30 6:00
Rick Steves’ Europe
Sid the Science Kid
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How To Programs
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Painting and How To Programs
Nightly Business Report PBS NewsHour 1:00 pm Sewing M: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Tu: Sewing with Nancy W: Knitting Daily Th: Sew It All F: It’s Sew Easy
Hometime
Lawrence Welk
1:30 pm Painting and How To M: Best of Joy of Painting Tu: Paint This with Jerry Yarnell W: Beauty of Oil Painting Th: Painting with Paulson F: Beads, Baubles and Jewels
America’s Heartland Market to Market T he McLaughlin Group Religion + Ethics Newsweekly SPECIALS 10/7 1:00, Rare 2:00, Going Blind 3:30, Columbus Day Legacy 4:00, Sherlock Holmes 5:00, Hustle 6:00, Doctor Who 10/14 1:00, Testing Milton Friedman 4:00, Sherlock Holmes 5:00, Hustle 6:00, Doctor Who 10/21 1:00, Richard Bangs’ South America 2:00, Soul of Cuba with Enrique Chia 3:00, Rick Steves Special: Rome 4:00, Sherlock Holmes 5:00, Hustle 6:00, Doctor Who 10/28 1:00, Dracula: Theater of the Mind 2:00, Sherlock Holmes & the Hound of the Baskervilles: Theater of the Mind 3:30, Inspector George Gently 5:00, Hustle 6:00, Doctor Who
See listings 2:00 pm How To M: Mid-American Gardener Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: Jazzy Vegetarian F: Woodwright’s Shop
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Upstairs, Downstairs returns for a second season The second season of the popular Masterpiece Classic series opens in 1938 as WWII looms. Sir Hallam is drawn into dangerous waters by his preoccupation with the threat of Nazi Germany and the return of troubled Lady Persie. Lady Agnes catches the eye of charismatic American multi-millionaire Casper Landry while life downstairs adjusts to the absence of Rose and the addition of a spirited new nursery maid. The first of six parts in the new series begins at 8 pm Sunday, Oct. 7.
Haunted by the past
When a Navajo couple discovers their children have a disorder that makes exposure to sunlight fatal, they also learn their reservation is a hotbed for this rare genetic disease. POV’s Sun Kissed follows Dorey and Yolanda Nez as they confront cultural taboos, tribal history and their own unconventional choices to learn the shocking truth: the consequences of the Navajos’ Long Walk—their forced relocation by the U.S. military in 1864—are far from over. The program airs at 8 pm Friday, Oct. 19. 10 PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012
s Dorey & Yolanda watching the sunset.
Photo: Courtesy of Maya Stark
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NOVA ScienceNow is back with a new host
Photo: Courtesy of David Pogue
With New York Times technology reporter David Pogue, left, (Making Stuff, Hunting the Elements) as the new host, the sixth season of NOVA ScienceNow features the latest scientific breakthroughs that could contribute to a better understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. The season opener, What Makes Us Human? (9 pm Wednesday, Oct. 10), traces the evolutionary roots of language, tool-making and laughter—traits once attributed exclusively to humans.
Photo: Courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Barely averting
nuclear holocaust
s Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy in Vienna.
Photo: WNET
Get the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear holocaust. In the first major feature documentary on the subject, Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War (7 pm Tuesday, Oct. 23) brings to life the three central characters— Kennedy, Castro and Khrushchev—and explores how the world’s most powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making, plus highlights the courage and luck it took to climb out again.
A look into
one snowy owl family
Photo: Gillian Laub
In the premiere of its new season, Nature takes an intimate look at how these majestic birds survive in one of the most isolated and inhospitable places on the planet. Noted wildlife filmmaker Fergus Beeley goes deep into the owl’s tundra home on the North Slope of Alaska to observe the daily struggles involved in raising a family of helpless chicks until they are able to fly. Magic of the Snowy Owl airs at 7 pm Wednesday, Oct. 24.
Two defining
passions in conflict Love Free or Die, the winner of a 2012 Special Jury Award from the Sundance Film Festival, follows Gene Robinson’s struggle to reconcile his love for God with his love for his partner, Mark, and the firestorm that followed his becoming the first openly gay elected bishop in Episcopal church history. The program from Independent Lens airs at 9 pm Monday, Oct. 29.
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BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:15
As Time Goes By Waiting for God Keeping Up Appearances To the Manor Born Red Green Show Doctor Who Doctor Who Confidential
1Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Salt Lake City, Utah. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday; 7 pm Saturday; and 3 am Sunday. 8:00 Half The Sky Part 1 of 2. See article page 1. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 2 am Thursday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
2Tuesday 7:00 History Detectives (TV-PG) Get the facts about a Vietnamese soldier’s diary, a bootlegger’s notebook and a Hollywood Indian ledger. Repeated 2 am Wednesday; 4 am Thursday; and 4 am Monday. 8:00 Half The Sky Part 2 of 2. See article page 1. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 3 am Friday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
3Wednesday
7:00 Nature (TV-G) Kilauea: Mountain of Fire. Filmmaker Paul Atkins captures the world’s most active volcano, including the cataclysmic meeting of 2,000-degree lava and 75-degree ocean water. Repeated midnight Thursday. 8:00 PBS Newshour Debates: A Special Report 2012—Presidential Debate (TV-G) See article page 3. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
4Thursday
7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G) Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 How to Travel The World for Free (TV-G) Burger, Bike, & Boors. Part 2 of 5. This leg of Michael Wigge’s journey includes couchsurfing in Montreal and the kindness of Amish farmers in Berlin, Ohio, who let him sleep in their barns. 8:00 Hustle The Hush Heist. After the team pulls a con on an undercover police officer, they’re jailed and forced by two MI6 officers to get into a security box in the National Bank of Syria. Repeated 5 pm Sunday.
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9:00 Sherlock Holmes (TV-G) The Dying Detective. Adelaide Savage consults with Holmes about her husband’s increasing habit of smoking opium to heighten his powers for writing poetry. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
5Friday
7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs See left. 8:00 Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders (TVPG) Four exceptional artists, including Wynton Marsalis, are highlighted in live performances and revealing interviews to show how music is creating social change around the globe. Repeated 1 am Saturday; and 2 am Monday. 9:00 Voces On PBS (TV-PG) Escaramuza: Riding from the Heart. Las Azaleas are a gutsy team of women rodeo riders vying to represent the U.S. at the National Charro Championships in Mexico. Repeated 2 am Saturday; and 3 am Monday. 10:00 POV (TV-PG) Give Up Tomorrow. From the Philippines, a look at the case of a 19-year-old student sentenced to death for the rape and murder of two sisters, a trial that ended the nation’s use of capital punishment and exposed corruption within the country’s judicial system. Repeated 1 am Sunday. 11:30 Newsline
6Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Salt Lake City, Utah. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See left. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Radiohead.
7Sunday 7:00 Call The Midwife (TV-14) Part 2 of 6. New midwife Chummy is a welcome addition, but she struggles to gain the respect of Sister Evangelina. Meanwhile, a pregnant young runaway forces Jenny to see an unfamiliar, darker side of life. Repeated 2 am Tuesday; and 3 am Thursday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Upstairs Downstairs, Series II—A Faraway Country About Which We Know Nothing. Part 1 of 6. See article page 10. Repeated midnight Monday and 3 am Tuesday. 9:00 Broadway: The American Musical (TV-PG) Give My Regards to Broadway (1893-1927). Part 1 of 6. A look at how Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. invented the The Ziegfeld Follies to reflect America’s “melting pot” culture, plus the rise of immigrant entertainers, including George M. Cohan. Repeated 1 am Monday; 4 am Tuesday; and 1 am Friday. 10:00 Globe Trekker (DVS) Panama & Colombia. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Celebration of the Banjo with Noam Pikelny/11-year-old Victor Furtado.
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8Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Milwaukee, Wis. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 Market Warriors (TV-G) Antiquing In Pasadena, Calif. The pickers search for Native American wares at the world-famous Rose Bowl for the monthly flea market. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 4 am Monday. 9:00 Independent Lens (TV-G) As Goes Janesville. A look at Janesville, Wisc., following the closing of a GM factory, through the lives of four residents trying to rebuild their lives and their community amid economic crisis. See article page 18 about our Community Cinema screening and discussion of the film. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
9Tuesday
7:00 History Detectives (TV-PG) Explore stories about a WWI poster, a map of Valley Forge, a transistor radio and a 70-year-old business card. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday. 8:00 Frontline The Choice 2012. See article page 3. Repeated 1 am Wednesday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
10Wednesday
7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) Siberian Tiger Quest. Filmmaker Chris Morgan and videographer Sooyong Park embark on the quest of finding and filming a rare Siberian tiger living in Russia’s far eastern forests. Repeated midnight Thursday.
8:00 NOVA (TV-PG) Secrets of the Viking Sword. Using science and detective work, NOVA unravels the mystery of the Vikings’ Ulfberht, a revolutionary high-tech tool as well as a work of art. Repeated 1 am Thursday; and 3 am Friday. 9:00 NOVAScienceNOW (TV-G) What Makes Us Human? See article page 11. Repeated 2 am Thursday; 4 am Friday; and 1 am Sunday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
11Thursday
7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G) Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 How to Travel The World for Free (TV-G) Go West. Part 3 of 5. Traveler Michael Wigge hitchhikes Route 66 to the Grand Canyon and to Las Vegas before moving on to Los Angeles and San Francisco and then to Hawaii. 8:00 PBS Newshour Debates: A Special Report 2012—Vice Presidential Debate See article page 3. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
12Friday
7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs See page 12. 8:00 American Masters (TV-PG) Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel. An in-depth look at Gone With the Wind author and one of Georgia’s first female newspaper reporters. Repeated midnight Saturday. 9:00 Voces On PBS (TV-PG) Unfinished Spaces. Experience the turbulent history of Castro’s Cuba through the prism of the Cuban National Arts Schools. Repeated 1 am Saturday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine
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13Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Milwaukee, Wisc. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Bon Iver.
14Sunday 7:00 Call The Midwife (TV-14) Part 3 of 6. When Jenny is placed on the district nursing roster, she attends to Joe, a gentle old soldier. Repeated 2 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Upstairs Downstairs, Series II—The Love that Pays the Price. Part 2 of 6. See article page 10. Repeated midnight Monday; and 3 am Tuesday. 9:00 Broadway: The American Musical (TV-PG) Syncopated City (1919-1933). Part 2 of 6. Gossip columnist Walter Winchell gives Broadway its Big Apple nickname while the advent of Prohibition and the Jazz Age bring change. Repeated 1 am Monday; 4 am Tuesday; and 2 am Wednesday. 10:00 Globe Trekker (DVS) Madrid City Guide. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Celebration of the Blues with Ruthie Foster & Marquise Knox.
15Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Milwaukee, Wisc. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 Market Warriors (TV-G) Antiquing in Burlington, Ky. The pickers are challenged to find unique lighting among the 200 vendors at the Burlington Antique Show in Burlington, Ky. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 3 am Wednesday; and 4 am Monday. 9:00 Focus: Future of the University of Illinois See article page 2. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
16Tuesday
7:00 Race 2012 (TV-PG) See article page 3. Repeated 4 am Friday; and 1 am Saturday. 8:00 PBS Newshour Debates: A Special Report 2012—Presidential Debate See article page 3. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
17Wednesday
7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) Wolverine: Chasing The Phantom. Journey
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into the secretive world of the largest and least known member of the weasel family, one of the most efficient and resourceful carnivores on Earth. Repeated midnight Thursday. 8:00 NOVA (TV-14) Forensics On Trial. A look at how modern forensics can send innocent men and women to prison—and sometimes even to death row. Repeated 1 am Thursday. 9:00 NOVAScienceNOW (TV-G) Can Science Stop Crime? Learn about new scientific techniques—from unraveling clues in a decomposing corpse, to detecting lies by peering directly into a suspect’s brain, to tracking the creation of a criminal mind—that could prevent crime. Repeated 2 am Thursday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
18Thursday
7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G) Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 How to Travel The World for Free (TV-G) No Dinero, Mucho Problemo. Part 4 of 5. Michael Wigge travels through Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia and Peru, but a streak of bad luck may cancel the rest of his journey. 8:00 Hustle Old Sparks Come New. Joe Ryan, an old flame of Emma’s, turns up unexpectedly with news of a potential new mark. Repeated 5 pm Sunday. 9:00 Sherlock Holmes The Mazarin Stone. Sherlock Holmes has disappeared into the Highlands, while Mycroft investigates the theft of the Mazarin diamond. Repeated 4 pm Sunday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
19Friday
7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs See page 12. 8:00 POV (TV-PG) Sun Kissed. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Sunday. 9:00 Voces On PBS (TV-PG) Lemon. A profile of three-time felon, one-time Tony Award-winner Lemon Anderson, an acclaimed Puerto Rican-American poet who broke out on Broadway in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam. Repeated 2 am Saturday; and 3 am Monday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
20Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Milwaukee, Wisc. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Bonnie Raitt/Mavis Staples.
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21Sunday
7:00 Call The Midwife (TV-PG) Part 4 of 6. A baby girl, recently delivered by Jenny, is snatched from her baby carriage. Repeated 2 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Upstairs Downstairs, Series II—A Perfect Specimen of Womanhood. Part 3 of 6. See article page 10. Repeated midnight Monday; and 3 am Tuesday. 9:00 Broadway: The American Musical (TV-PG) I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ (1930-1942)/Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’ (1943-1960). The Great Depression offers a dynamic period of creative growth; the new partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II changes the face of Broadway forever; Lerner and Loewe triumph with My Fair Lady. Repeated 1 am Monday; and 4 am Tuesday. 10:00 Globe Trekker Buenos Aires City Guide. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Imelda May/April Verch.
22Monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Milwaukee, Wisc. Part 3 of 3. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 PBS Newshour Debates: A Special Report 2012—Presidential Debate See article page 3. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
23Tuesday
7:00 Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War (TV-PG) See article page 11. Repeated 3 am Thursday; and 2 am Monday. 8:00 Secrets of the Dead (TV-PG) The Man Who Saved The World. Drama surrounds the crew of a B-59 submarine as their superiors entered a battle of wills that would determine the fate of humanity at the most critical point in the Cold War. Repeated 2 am Wednesday; 4 am Thursday; and 3 am Monday.
10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
24Wednesday
7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS) Magic of the Snowy Owl. See article page 11. Repeated midnight Thursday; and 4 am Friday. 8:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Iceman Murder Mystery. Scientists attempt to unravel more mysteries from an ancient mummy to reveal an entire way of life from 5,000 years ago. Repeated 1 am Thursday; and 3 am Friday. 9:00 NOVAScienceNow (TV-G) How Smart Can We Get? From a man who acquired an extraordinary musical gift after a freak head injury to another individual who can remember strings of hundreds of random numbers, David Pogue meets people stretching the boundaries of what the human mind can do. Repeated 2 am Thursday; and 1 am Sunday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
25Thursday 7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G) Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 How to Travel The World for Free (TV-G) Totally Exhausted. Part 5 of 5. After difficult times in Bolivia, Wigge travels to Chile, then hitchhikes to Buenos Aires and on through Tierra del Fuego before accepting the longdesired position on a ship to Antarctica. 8:00 Hustle (TV-PG) Clearance from a Deal. Mickey and Albert pay a visit to Wendell Casino—a place decidedly unfriendly to con artists—and find a photo of Albert’s grandfather on the “wall of shame.” Repeated 5 pm Sunday. 9:00 Inspector George Gently (TV-G) Before retiring, the Chief Inspector takes on a case involving the death of a young biker but finds he’s up against enemies both within and outside the police force itself. Repeated 3:30 pm Sunday.
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26Friday
7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs See page 12. 8:00 Nixon’s The One: The ‘68 Election (TV-PG) See article below. 9:00 POV (TV-PG) Nostalgia for the Light. Chile’s remote Atacama Desert, 10,000 feet above sea level, holds secrets that meld earthly and celestial quests—archaeologists dig for ancient civilizations, women search for their loved ones and astronomers scan the skies for new galaxies. Repeated 2 am Sunday. 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
27Saturday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Milwaukee, Wisc. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12. 11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) The Shins/Dr. Dog.
28Sunday
7:00 Call The Midwife (TV-14) Part 5 of 6. When Nonnatus House cleaner Peggy’s brother Frank is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Repeated 2 am Tuesday. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Upstairs Downstairs, Series II—All The Things You Are. Part 4 of 6. See article page 10. Repeated midnight Monday; and 3 am Tuesday. 9:00 Broadway: The American Musical Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’ (1943-1960). Part 4 of 6. This segment features interviews with actors, writers/lyricsts, choreographers, authors, theater historians, conductors, Oscar Hammerstein’s grandson, plus never-beforebroadcast footage of Jerome Robbins’ choreography for On the Town. Repeated 1 am Monday; and 4 am Tuesday. 10:00 Globe Trekker Paraguay and Uruguay. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G) Judy Collins.
7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Unique Antiques. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday. 8:00 Market Warriors (TV-G) Join the challenge to find authentic mission oak furniture at First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas. Repeated midnight Tuesday. 9:00 Independent Lens Love Free or Die. See article page 11. Repeated 3 am Wednesday; and 1 am Friday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
30Tuesday
7:00 Ellen Degeneres: The Mark Twain Prize (TV-PG) See article page 2. 8:30 To The Manor Born 9:00 Frontline TBA. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
31Wednesday
7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS) Raccoon Nation. By following a family of raccoons navigating a major city, scientists explore the theory that efforts to outwit the animals may be making them smarter. Repeated midnight Thursday; and 2 am Friday. 8:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Ghosts of Machu Picchu. Archeologists probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven’t been touched since the time of the Incas, unearthing burials of the people who built the sacred site. Repeated 1 am Thursday; and 3 am Friday. 9:00 NOVAScienceNow (TV-G) Can I Eat That? David Pogue pursues the complicated truth as he ventures into labs and kitchens where everything from apple pie to Thanksgiving turkey to juicy grasshoppers is diced, sliced, dissected and put under the microscope. Repeated 2 am Thursday; and 4 am Friday. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Newsline 11:00 Charlie Rose
Examining another critical election
Narrated by Dick Cavett, Nixon’s The One: The ’68 Election (8 pm Friday, Oct. 26) chronicles not only Richard Nixon’s stunning victory in the 1968 presidential race, but how that historic election gave rise to Red State-Blue State America. Combining archival footage and original interviews with, among others, activist Tom Hayden, former Nixon advisor Kevin Phillips, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian David Maraniss, and bestselling author Rick Perlstein, Nixon’s the One is a sobering, wry look at how the 1960s divided the country. 16 PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012
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has adopted a Book Mentor site, working closely with teachers on projects both in and out of the classroom.
Volunteers energize Book Mentor Project Illinois Public Media’s Book Mentor Project starts its ninth year this month. And thanks to great resources from partner organizations and volunteers, it’s offering kids even more in this school session. The project has grown from being part of three Head Start classrooms to a current total of 42 classrooms in Rantoul, Savoy, Champaign and Urbana, and now serves 720 families who otherwise might not have access to books at home. “This year, we’ll go over the 30,000 mark for the number of books distributed since we started,” said Molly Delaney, Illinois Public Media’s educational outreach director.
“Each branch has made a commitment of 100 hours to the project,” Guthridge said. “Most of those will be spent reading to the kids and in activities focused on math and science.”
Yet even before students returned, the groups were tackling painting and maintenance work, cleaning desks and toys and making bulletin boards. Lawyers, legal assistants and other staff members from the law firm of Meyer Capel are the newest Book Mentor volunteers. After attending last year’s Words in the Wind event to benefit the program (see page 2), attorney Joe Murphy shared the opportunity with his colleagues. “We deal with a lot of civic issues, so promoting literacy is a very natural fit since it’s a building block of community and government,” Murphy said. “It’s a way to give back to the community and also build teamwork. Everyone here is looking forward to working with the kids.”
s Above: PNC employees Tyler Headean (left) and Nikki Guthridge in foreground; Adam Blahnik of PNC in background with Illinois Public Media’s Molly Delaney. Left: PNC’s Kristina Smithpeters. Below: (left to right) Molly Delaney; Nikki Guthridge; Kathleen Liffick, executive director of Champaign County Head Start; and Kelly Russell, Child Development Services Manager for Head Start.
Volunteers from PNC Bank are returning for a second year and are now organized into work teams from the four ChampaignUrbana branch locations. According to PNC liaison Nikki Guthridge, each team of 10 PNC employees PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012 17
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On the front lines in Janesville, Wisconsin First General Motors shuts down Janesville, Wisconsin’s century-old plant, causing mass layoffs and exile in search of work. Then newly elected governor Scott Walker ignites a firestorm by introducing a bill to end collective bargaining, unleashing a fury of protest and sparking a recall election.
As Goes Janesville, a documentary film that takes viewers to the front lines of America’s debate over the future of its middle class, is featured at Illinois Public Media’s October Community Cinema event. The free screening of the film and a discussion of the issues it raises will be held at 6 pm Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Robeson Rooms A & B of the Champaign Public Library. The film’s producers spent three years following the stories of laid-off workers trying to reinvent themselves; business leaders aligned with the governor to promote a pro-business agenda that they believe will woo new companies to town; and a state senator caught in the middle, trying to bring peace to his warring state and protect workers’ rights.
s Counterclockwise from above: Protesters gather outside the Capitol building in Madison, Wis.; business leader Mary Willmer-Sheedy; Cindy Deegan waits to be interviewed in front of ALCOA where she used to work. About 1/6 of Janesville’s population lost their jobs. 18 PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012
s 1959: WILL-TV’s Al Saldeen prepares for a broadcast.
A timeline of WILL history (continued from page 3) You can also watch a documentary produced about 30 years later on urban renewal in central Illinois. By March 3, 1982, you can hear a documentary by WILL’s Celeste Quinn and David Inge about Vietnam War veterans. In the early 1990s, David Inge (at this point the host of Focus) interviews Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who gained international attention for his actions as the pioneer for physician-assisted suicide. Finally, about a decade later, t 1940s: U of I students gain experience at WILL radio.
WILL’s then-news director Tom Rogers talks with a rising star in the Democratic Party—Barack Obama. These are just a few of the snapshots that really help put a face on the station’s history and commitment to you. I’m frequently adding new material to WILL’s Facebook page with help from the University of Illinois’ archives, former staff members and listeners/viewers. WILL plans to eventually launch a history blog, and our news department is finding ways to repackage this archived content in stories. It’s our way of bringing new life into the past by embracing history. I invite you to spend a few moments browsing through the historical timeline that is available now, and stay tuned for many more additions. Finally, a request: if there is anything you would like to donate to our historical collection, please let me know by emailing me at SeanCPow@illinois.edu. PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012 19
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New marketing director joins Illinois Public Media Lisa Bralts joined the staff of Illinois Public Media on Sept. 10 as marketing director. She was formerly the City of Urbana’s director of Market at the Square and economic development specialist, and is also a past director of marketing and development for the Eastern Illinois Foodbank.
Lisa said she’s enjoyed helping Urbana’s Market at the Square grow over the last several years. “Illinois Public Media, like the Market, is an amazing local institution and an invaluable community resource, and I’m very much looking forward to the new challenge,” she said. She’ll direct marketing and communications efforts for Illinois Public
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As a volunteer on-air commentator on WILL-AM 580, she won a 2011 Associated Press Journalism Excellence award for best commentary for her In My Backyard series about the intersection of local food and neighborhoods.
Media’s WILL radio and television stations, as well as for the organization’s online, community engagement and educational outreach services. “We are thrilled to have Lisa joining our staff,” said Illinois Public Media General Manager Mark Leonard. “Her leadership at Urbana’s Market at the Square has demonstrated her passion for community impact, a value that is central to the work of Illinois Public Media.”
But the humor of comedian mechanics Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, will continue on AM 580 and on other NPR member stations around the country.
Still more Car Talk Saying that “it’s time to get even lazier,” the hosts of NPR’s Car Talk—which airs at 9 am Saturdays and 11 am Sundays on WILL AM—ended production of new programs with the Sept. 29 show. 20 PATTERNS • OCTOBER 2012
“Beginning Saturday, Oct. 6, NPR will distribute a repackaged Car Talk built from the best of 25 years of material, with occasional updates from the brothers,” said WILL station manager Bob Culkeen. “NPR has promised to keep it fresh, and our plan is to maintain the program in the same time slot for the next season. We’ll be monitoring feedback from our listeners and will decide next year whether the program is still appealing to our audience.” The Tappet Brothers will also still write their twice weekly Dear Tom and Ray column, available in the blogs section of the program website, www.cartalk.com.
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