March 2023 - Radio Guide

March

March 2023

Vol. 72, No. 3

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Executive Director

Laura Baich

Marketing Director

John Bailey

Station Operations Director

Clayton Baumgarth

Multimedia Journalist

Patrick Beane

Senior News Editor

Eoban Binder

Director of Digital Media

Pamela Boswell-Dike

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Multimedia Journalist

Christopher Burrus

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Ether Game Host

Aaron Cain

Music Director

Alex Chambers

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Mark Chilla

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Don Glass Producer, A Moment of Science®

George Hale

Multimedia Journalist

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Director of Development

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IPBS Statehouse Reporter

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Environment & Energy Reporter

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Host/Producer, Earth Eats

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Membership Director

All Things Considered Newscaster/ Producer: Sarah Vaughan

Harmonia Production Assistant: Wendy Gillespie

The Soul Kitchen Host: William Morris

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The society we live in seems to offer endless diversity. Take a walk downtown, and you’ll encounter folks who represent all sorts of backgrounds and creeds. And we don’t have to travel far, over land or online, to sense that our social and political fabric has frayed.

But in the broad community that is public radio, we’re connected by a number of important things.

We want to be informed. We long for journalism that is researched and reliable—that lets us stand with the facts, and that makes our democracy stronger.

And we want to be soothed. When we need a break from the active, unpredictable news landscape, we turn to music that will weather fleeting trends and stand the test of time. Music that offers a deep-down assurance that our recent troubles are not all we have and will pass.

No matter when we listen, we seek to understand, to feel what is true, and to never stop learning.

Public radio is a voice of civility, and one of our lifelines to civilization. No matter how distant we may feel—or be—from one another, our station is here to connect Indiana to the world.

More than 4,000 listeners to WFIU and WFIU2, from French Lick to Kokomo, from Terre Haute to Greensburg, have responded in kind by choosing to become listener-members.

With other sources of support less certain than before, yours is at least as important as ever.

If you’re an annual member, then have you renewed this year? If you gave in the fall—or if you’re a sustaining member—then would you consider giving a bit extra this spring? Have you not contributed in a couple of years, or perhaps ever?

Our on-air membership campaign is slated to last a week, from March 22 through 28. It’s one of a very few times each year that we take time out on air to make the case that listener investment in public radio is critical.

This is a perfect time to lend your support, once again or for the first time. Listener support keeps WFIU independent and strong, positioned to deliver another year of the high-quality programming you desire.

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These tilapia, rice, and veggie parcels are an easy weeknight meal but pack a ton of flavor in a small package.

Jazz Notes

EarthEats.org

Baked Fish Parcel Meal for Two

1 cup of pre-cooked rice, or 2 small yellow or red potatoes, sliced as thinly as possible

1 sheet of parchment, cut in half

2 sheets of aluminum foil, 12 x 24 inches

2 5-oz. tilapia, or other firm fish fillets

• Preheat oven to 450.

2 small tomatoes, cored and sliced into quarter inch thick slices

8-10 thin slices of red onion

2 T. olive oil

Juice of 1 lemon

4 sprigs of fresh dill

2 garlic scapes (if available)

Salt and ground pepper

• Fold each foil sheet over to make a double-thick square.

• Line foil with parchment (fold to fit). Rinse the fish and prepare the ingredients. Layer the cooked rice or potato slices, tomatoes, and onions on each square. Top each with half of the fish.

• In a measuring cup combine the olive oil and lemon juice. Pour it over the fish. Top the fish with dill, garlic scape, salt, and pepper.

• Fold the parchment over the fish then fold the foil into an airtight packet.

• Bake for 20 minutes.

• Place foil packets on a plate and carefully open them. Make sure the fish is cooked (return to oven if needed). Transfer to plates and pour liquid over each serving.

Watch the recipe video!

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Wes Montgomery

This month marks the centennial of Indiana jazz guitar great Wes Montgomery, born in Indianapolis on March 6, 1923. Montgomery was one of the 20th century’s most influential and popular musicians on his instrument, and he’s the subject of a new documentary, Wes Bound, that’s airing on WTIU this month on March 5 at 1:30 p.m. and March 6 at 8 p.m. (And stick around for the one-hour tribute concert that follows, featuring guitarist Dave Stryker and an IU jazz ensemble with strings led by Brent Wallarab.)

We’ll be celebrating Montgomery’s legacy as well on our weekday afternoon jazz program Just You & Me, along with two Night Lights programs, “From Naptown to Paris: Wes Montgomery Live,” and “When Wes Montgomery Met…” The latter will air on Friday, March 24 in the midst of our spring fund drive, for which we’ll be offering two thank-you gifts that are new releases from Indiana jazz artists: Grammy-nominated violinist Sara Caswell’s The Way to You and Monika Herzig and Janiece Jaffe’s tribute to Joni Mitchell, Both Sides of Joni

Speaking of Joni Mitchell, our Friday evening vocal-jazz show Afterglow kicks off Women’s History Month on March 3 with a Mitchell salute featuring her songs performed by jazz singers such as Dianne Reeves. Other Afterglow programs for Women’s History Month cover Ella Fitzgerald’s Decca years, Billie Holiday’s 1940s records, and the career of singer Carole Sloane, who passed away in January at 85.

Finally, tune into Just You & Me on Thursday, March 30 to hear trumpeter Kyle Quass and writer and professor Joan Hawkins talk about their recent and upcoming jazz-andspoken-word collaborations.

Kayte Young - hostandproducer,

Tune in for the WFIU Spring Membership Campaign

Join WFIU March 22-28 for the spring membership campaign! It’s your opportunity to renew your annual support or become a Sustaining Member to help fund the programming that expands your horizons, connects you to exciting ideas and people, and inspires you every day. We do this work for you, and in partnership with you. Thank you!

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$10 Ongoing Monthly ($120 One-Time Gift)

Janiece Jaffe & Monika Herzig –Both Sides of Joni CD

New jazz arrangements and interpretations of Joni Mitchell's timeless words and melodies. A final gift from Bloomington jazz vocalist, Janiece Jaffe.

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Get unlimited access across all your devices, plus 10-15 exclusive site-only stories every day and archives back to 1925!

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Get the “Nina Totin’ Bag,” a clever cotton canvas carry-all featuring the image of NPR's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg. We’ll also throw in a copy of her new memoir, an extraordinary account of two women who paved the way for future generations by tearing down professional and legal barriers.

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Pair of tickets to Emanuel Ax (April 25 at IU Auditorium)

World-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax comes to Bloomington on Tuesday, April 25. Request a pair of tickets for this evening of magnificent music!

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WFIU’s All Things Spring Pack

Get ready for all of your outdoor adventures this spring with our brand new WFIU picnic blanket and two handy guidebooks, The Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks and Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests: A Field Guide.

WFIU PROGRAM LISTINGS

Note: Daily listings are as complete as we can make them at press time.

1 Wednesday

8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST

Andris Poga, conductor

Martin Grubinger, percussion

MUSSORGSKY: Night on Bald Mountain

DANIEL BJARNASON: Percussion Concerto

PROFKOFIEV: Suite No. 3 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 101

10:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

NY Phil Returns Home

BALTER: Oyá for light, electronics, and orchestra

Levy Lorenzo, electronics

ADAMS: My Father Knew Charles Ives

TANIA LEÓN: Stride

RESPIGHI: Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome)

2 Thursday

8:00 PM HARMONIA

Renaissance Women:

The Music of Courtesans

We explore the sound world of courtesans from 16th-century Venice to Qing dynasty China and beyond.

9:00 PM FIESTA!

Leo Brouwer Plays the Guitar

3 Friday

8:00 PM AFTERGLOW

The Joni Mitchell Jazz Songbook

We pay tribute to Mitchell, featuring her songs performed by Tierney Sutton, Dianne Reeves, and many more.

9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS

From Naptown to Paris: Wes Montgomery Live

We’ll hear Montgomery's newly discovered live recordings and classic dates from New York City’s Half Note and other venues.

4 Saturday

1:00 PM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

Listeners’ Choice: Great Met Broadcasts

5 Sunday

6:00 PM THE WONDERFUL

WIZARD OF OZ

Behind the Curtain of Oz

Join the cast and crew as they discuss the behind-the-scenes process of the production.

6 Monday

8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Blomstedt Conducts Mozart & Beethoven

MOZART: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major (Eroica)

10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS

Women of Notes

7 Tuesday

8:00 PM ETHER GAME

Back to the Drawing Board

We present a show all about sketches.

9:00 PM THE SCORE

A Portrait of Ireland

10:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

Russian Sentiment

TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse Sentimentale for Cello and Piano, Op. 51, No. 6 Julie Albers, cello; Alessio Bax, piano

RACHMANINOV: Trio élégiaque in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 9

Alessio Bax, piano; Elmar Oliveira, violin; Paul Watkins, cello

8 Wednesday

8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST

Minnesota Orchestra

Karina Canellakis, conductor

Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello Rebecca Albers, viola

JULIA (AMANDA) PERRY: A Short Piece for Orchestra

RICHARD STRAUSS: Don Quixote, Op. 35

RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

10:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

Bernstein Conducts Bernstein

BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms

Camerata Singers; Abraham Kaplan, director

BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 3, Kaddish

Jennie Tourel, mezzo-soprano; Felicia Montealegre, voice; Camerata Singers; Columbus Boychoir; Abraham Kaplan, director; Donald Bryant, director

BERNSTEIN: The Dybbuk: Suites 1 and 2

Paul Sperry, tenor; Bruce Fifer, bassbaritone

9 Thursday

8:00 PM HARMONIA

Rediscovering Hildegard

9:00 PM FIESTA!

The Latin Side of Daniel Barenboim

10 Friday

8:00 PM AFTERGLOW

The Song Styling of Carol Sloane

9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS

Q is for Jazz: Quincy Jones

We'll hear recordings Jones made in the 1950s and early ’60s with Clifford Brown, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, and Dinah Washington.

11 Saturday

1:00 PM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

La Traviata (Verdi)

Nicola Luisotti, conductor

Angel Blue (Violetta Valéry), Dmytro Popov (Alfredo Germont), Artur Ruciński (Giorgio Germont)

12 Sunday

6:00 PM WFIU PRESENTS

13 Monday

8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Orozco-Estrada & Hahn

FRANK: Haillí-Serenata

DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53

Hilary Hahn, violin

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64

10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS

Max and Sebastian

14 Tuesday

8:00 PM ETHER GAME

Industrial Arts

Music meets machine with a show all about mechanics, industry, and even robotics.

9:00 PM THE SCORE

The Academy Awards 2023

10:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

Hommage á Brahms

LIGETI: Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano, “Hommage á Brahms”

Jeremy Denk, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Jennifer Montone, horn

BRAHMS: Sonata No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 78

Benjamin Beilman, violin; Gilbert Kalish, piano

15 Wednesday

8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Gemma New, conductor

Hilary Hahn, violin

Margaret Batjer, concertmaster and violin

NORMAN: Try

BACH: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

BACH: Violin Concerto in E major

DONATONI: Eco

MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 “Italian”

10:00 PM THE NEW YORK

PHILHARMONIC

Music of Our Time: Liang, Dalbavie, Shephard, Muhly

Lei LIANG: Verge, for 18 Strings

Marc-André DALBAVIE: Melodia, for Instrumental Ensemble

Sean SHEPHERD: These Particular Circumstances, in seven uninterrupted episodes

Nico MUHLY: Detailed Instructions, for orchestra

16 Thursday

8:00 PM HARMONIA

Trobairitz: The Women Troubadours

Explore the music of the women bards known as “trobairitz.”

9:00 PM FIESTA!

Choral Music of Latin America

17 Friday

8:00 PM AFTERGLOW

Ella on Decca

9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS

Flying: Flora Purim in the 1970s

18 Saturday

1:00 PM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

Lohengrin (Wagner) –New Production

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Tamara Wilson (Elsa), Christine Goerke (Ortrud), Piotr Beczała (Lohengrin), Evgeny Nikitin (Telramund), Brian Mulligan (Herald), Günther Groissböck (Heinrich)

19 Sunday

6:00 PM WFIU PRESENTS

20 Monday

8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Janáček, J. Strauss, Jr. & Mussorgsky

JANÁČEK: Sinfonietta

Seiji Ozawa, conductor

COPLAND: Dance Symphony

Morton Gould, conductor

J. STRAUSS, JR.: Wiener Blut, Op. 354

Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388

Der Zigeunerbaron, Op. 418

Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324

Fritz Reiner, conductor

MUSSORGSKY: Pictures from an Exhibition

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS

Women’s Voices

21 Tuesday

8:00 PM ETHER GAME

Derangements!

We present a collection of unusual and eyebrow-raising arrangements of classical favorites.

9:00 PM THE SCORE

Women Composers: Changing the Play List

Interviews with leaders of the Alliance of Women Composers.

10:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

American Masters

SCHWANTNER: Black Anemones for Flute and Piano

Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Pedja

Muzijevic, piano

CRUMB: The Ghosts of Alhambra (Spanish Songbook I) for Voice, Guitar, and Percussion

Randall Scarlata, baritone; Oren

Fader, guitar; Daniel Druckman, percussion

LIEBERMANN: Sonata No. 5 for Cello and Piano, Op. 136

Dmitri Atapine, cello; Hyeyeon Park, piano

22 Wednesday

8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST

A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra

HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: Nunc aperuit nobis

REENA ESMAIL: Teen Murti

MONTGOMERY: Strum

TERESA CARREÑO: Serenade for Strings

TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings

ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro

10:00 PM THE NEW YORK

PHILHARMONIC

Jaap van Zweden Conducts the Brahms Requiem and Tchaikovsky

BRAHMS: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)

Ying Fang, soprano; Matthias

Goerne, baritone; Concert Chorale of New York

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

23 Thursday

8:00 PM HARMONIA

Jean Mouton

9:00 PM FIESTA!

The Great Alberto Ginastera

24 Friday

8:00 PM AFTERGLOW

Billie Holiday in the 1940s

9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS

When Wes Montgomery Met…

We continue celebrating Montgomery's centennial highlighting his collaborations with Milt Jackson, Jimmy Smith, and other jazz greats.

25 Saturday

12:00 PM THE METROPOLITAN

OPERA

Norma (Bellini)

Maurizio Benini, conductor Sonya Yoncheva (Norma), Ekaterina Gubanova (Adalgisa), Michael Spyres (Pollione), Christian Van Horn (Oroveso)

26 Sunday

6:00 PM WFIU PRESENTS

27 Monday

8:00 PM CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Muti Conducts Montgomery & Beethoven

MONTGOMERY: Hymn for Everyone

BOTTESINI: Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor

Alexander Hanna, double bass

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 (Pastoral)

10:00 PM PIPEDREAMS

Advancing the Art

28 Tuesday

8:00 PM ETHER GAME

Salad Days

From Hollywood to piracy to comics, join us as we look back on the Golden Ages.

9:00 PM THE SCORE

Good for a Laugh

Get a peek at what movies make host Edmund Stone laugh out loud.

10:00 PM CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

The 20th Century Clarinet

BERNSTEIN: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

David Shifrin, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano

MILHAUD: La cheminée du roi René Suite for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 205

Sooyun Kim, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Romie de GuiseLanglois, clarinet; Gina Cuffari, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

HINDEMITH: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Sean Lee, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Stephen Brown, piano

29 Wednesday

8:00 PM SYMPHONYCAST

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Susanna Mälkki, conductor Beatrice Rana, piano

SAARIAHO: Vista

TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY: October (Autumn Song)

SCRIABIN: The Poem of Ecstasy

10:00 PM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

Music of Our Time: Liang, Dalbavie, Shephard, Muhly

LEI LIANG: Verge, for 18 Strings

MARC-ANDRÉ DALBAVIE: Melodia, for Instrumental Ensemble

SEAN SHEPHERD: These

Particular Circumstances, in seven uninterrupted episodes

NICO MUHLY: Detailed Instructions, for orchestra

HANDEL: Messiah

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Leif Auruhn Solén, tenor; Jonathon Adams, baritone; Handel and Haydn

Society Chorus; Harry Christophers, artistic director; Masaaki Suzuki, conductor

30 Thursday

8:00 PM HARMONIA

Abel at 300

We explore Carl Friedrich Abel’s life and legacy at 300.

9:00 PM FIESTA!

Cello & Piano: Carlos Prieto & Edison Quintana

31 Friday

8:00 PM AFTERGLOW

Tributes to the Lady

Hear tributes to Holiday from Carmen McRae, Abbey Lincoln, Sam Cooke, and more.

9:00 PM NIGHT LIGHTS

The Thad Jones Songbook

Celebrate the centennial of Thad Jones.

MemberCard Benefits

BENEFIT OF THE MONTH

IU Department of Theatre, Drama & Contemporary Dance (#221)

Venue Varies

Bloomington, IN

(812) 855-1103

theatre.indiana.edu/on-stage/current-season

Valid for 2-for-1 admission during the month; subject to availability.

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Bloomington, IN

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Membership Events

Indiana Avenue Walk and Talk Tour

Various dates available throughout 2023

Through2Eyes Indiana | Indianapolis, IN

The Piano Guys

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

The Murat Theatre at Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN

This month on

Journey Indiana: From Above

Thursday, March 2 at 8pm

Travel the skies to see the Hoosier state in a whole new way. Utilizing aerial cinematography exclusively, Journey Indiana: From Above breathes new life into well-known areas of the state and showcases some of Indiana’s hidden gems.

From busy cityscapes to quiet landscapes, discover the history and grandeur of Indiana. The Journey Indiana team, along with hosts Ashley Chilla and Brandon Wentz, take viewers on adventures across the state.

Head to Indianapolis for a bird’s eye view of Monument Circle. See the USS LST-325 set sail in Evansville. Experience the natural beauty of Cataract Falls and several other state parks. Tour Indiana’s first state capital in Corydon. Join the Oliver Winery team for a grape harvest in Monroe County. Visit Parke County’s famous covered bridges. And explore many more locations in Journey Indiana: From Above

Emanuel Ax

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

IU Auditorium | Bloomington, IN

David Sedaris

Friday, May 12, 2023

Clowes Memorial Hall | Indianapolis , IN

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

Dr. David Howell, Dr. Timothy Pliske DDS of Bedford & Bloomington South Central Oral Surgery

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Anderson’s Medical Products

Baird

Bell Trace

Bicycle Garage, Inc.

Bloomingfoods

Bloomington Boogies

Bloomington Chamber Singers

Bloomington Open Studios Tour

Bloomington Rotary Toast

Bloomington Symphony Orchestra

Bluestone Tree

Bluestone Organic

Brown County Music Center

Budget Blinds of Bloomington

Budget Blinds of Columbus

Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Charles Schwab, Jeremy Zeichner & Assoc.

Columbus Visitors Center

Community Lincoln of Bloomington

Consider It Done

Constellation Stage & Screen

Déjà vu Art & Fine Craft Show

Dell Brothers

Four Seasons Retirement Center

Fourth Street Festival of the Arts & Crafts

Friends of Art Bookshop

Greene & Schultz, Trial Lawyers, P.C.

The Herald-Times

Indiana Heritage Arts

Indiana University

Indianapolis Early Music

IU Auditorium

IU Bloomington Early Childhood

Educational Services

IU Credit Union

IU Credit Union—Investment Services

IU Department of Theatre, Drama & Contemporary Dance

IU Grunwald Gallery

IU Jacobs School of Music

IU School of Education

IU School of Medicine-Bloomington

J.L. Waters & Company

Kurt Vonnegut Library & Museum

Lost Farm Meal Service

Mallor | Grodner Attorneys

Mann Plumbing/MPI Solar

May’s Greenhouse

Monroe County CASA

Monroe County United Way

Monroe County YMCA

Morgenstern’s Bookshop & Café

Musicians Club of Women

Our Brown County Magazine

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1,000th episode of ‘Focus on Flowers’ airs this month

Focus on Flowers reaches a milestone this month when its 1,000th episode airs on March 30!

The program debuted on March 12, 2004, and is hosted by Master Gardener Moya Andrews, who has been with the show since its beginning. For the past 1,000 episodes, Andrews has worked alongside Michael Paskash, who has engineered every episode, and LuAnn Johnson, whose job transitioned from a supportive role in the production of Focus on Flowers to being the show’s producer.

Every week on Focus on Flowers, Andrews shares gardening tips and her fervor for the aesthetic of gardens, on occasion even considering gardening as a metaphor for certain aspects of life.

Johnson considers Andrews’ gardening knowledge and experience the driving force behind the show. Over the past two decades, she has learned a great deal from Andrews, not only about gardening but also about how to live well.

“I love that Moya imparts her wisdom through stories about her personal experiences,” said Johnson.

This month’s Focus on Flowers shows will cover controlling growth (March 2), disguising bulb foliage (March 9), roses (March 16), and 18th-century gardens (March 23). And finally, for the 1,000th episode on March 30, Andrews will discuss her own garden.

Focus on Flowers airs Thursdays and Fridays at 3:01 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 6:55 a.m. on WFIU. The program is also available wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more at wfiu.org/focusonflowers