ON THE AIR, ONLINE, ON THE GO THE MEMBERS’ MAGAZINE | MARCH 2010
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“A great idea.” That’s what Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell D. Chester said when we first raised the possibility of WGBH creating a TV quiz show for high school students. We envisioned a program that would be tied to the Commonwealth’s core curriculum, that would celebrate academic achievement, and that would bring together students, families, teachers, schools, and communities across the state—all rooting for their home teams. We envisioned High School Quiz Show, which debuts Monday, March 22 (see page 11). We are deeply grateful to the funders who early on saw the value of this new series and made it possible: Major production support for High School Quiz Show is provided by the University of Massachusetts. Research, development, and production funding is generously provided by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. Additional funding is provided by Comcast, Massachusetts Teachers Association and New England Aquarium. And as always, without your crucial membership support we wouldn’t have the resources to bring new projects forward. “We sent a flyer to test the waters with area schools,” recalls High School Quiz Show executive producer Hillary Wells. “Within just a few weeks, more than 70 schools in eastern Massachusetts had applied for the 20 slots.” Even as she whittled down the field—participating schools range from large to small, urban to suburban, charter to public—Hillary and her team climbed their own learning curve, immersing themselves in the nuances of game play and buzzer systems. They also found an ideal host: Dhaya Lakshminarayanan. “Dhaya is energetic and fun—and with two degrees from MIT, a fabulous mentor for participants and viewers,” says Hillary. Dhaya is on familiar ground. She learned English by watching Sesame Street, Mister Rogers and Carl Sagan’s Cosmos on PBS. She also was part of her high school academic team. We taped the qualifying rounds for eastern Massachusetts in late January in our Brighton studios before a packed and enthusiastic audience of all ages. The successful teams return in late spring for the quarterly, semifinal and final rounds, which will include their As Schools Match Wits counterparts from western Massachusetts. I hope you’ll mark your calendar for March 22 and keep tuning in through the final face-off in June. We’re making the show available not only on 2 and 44, but on our World channel, via Comcast on Demand, and online (wgbh.org/highschoolquizshow). It’s entertaining. It’s endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. It’s what WGBH is here for. It’s High School Quiz Show. Tune in, and tell us what you think!
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Celebrating Women In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Women’s History Month, WGBH offers programs that highlight women’s achievements in aviation, writing and politics. American Experience premieres Dolley Madison, a new film about the nation’s “first First Lady.” Dolley Madison was the first wife of a President to use her unelected position to legitimize the nation’s new capital, to create a political and social style for the new country and to give Americans a sense of their own national identity. As her successors have done ever since, Dolley Madison adopted social causes of her own, including advocating for children left orphaned by the War of 1812. The film stars Tony Award winners Eve Best and Jefferson Mays as the Madisons. American Experience/Dolley Madison Mon, 3/1 at 9pm on WGBH 2 Betty Ford: The Real Deal Mon, 3/22 at 9pm on WGBH 2 Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority Mon, 3/22 at 10pm on WGBH 2 American Experience/Amelia Earhart Thu, 3/25 at 8pm on WGBH 2 American Masters Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women Thu, 3/25 at 9pm on WGBH 2
Our Favorite Non-Planet
Since its discovery in 1930, Pluto has held a warm place in the public imagination. So, when the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, its director, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, found himself at the center of a firestorm led by angry Pluto-loving elementary school students. But what is it about this cold, distant rock that captures so many hearts? Nova joins Tyson on a quest to find out. Nova/The Pluto Files Tue, 3/2 at 8pm on WGBH 2
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Friday 5 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Charlie Rose 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 McLaughlin Group 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Washington Week 44 The Civil War War Is All Hell (1865) 8:30 2 Now on PBS 9pm 2 Bill Moyers Journal 10pm 2 Your Life, Your Money 10:30 44 Ask This Old House 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
Member Favorites
Tune in throughout March for a wide range of programs, including some very special member favorites! Below are just a few of the highlights. Check wgbh. org/schedules to see when your favorites are airing. Celtic Thunder: It’s Entertainment! Chris Botti in Boston, Part II Dr. Christiane Northrup: Menopause and Beyond More Funny Ladies of British Comedy Rick Steves’ Mediterranean Mosaic My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Saturday 6 For kids programs (6am–10:30am), see page 3. 11am 2 Victory Garden 44 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Jose Rivera (See 3/2 at 7:30pm)
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Sunday 7 For kids programs on WGBH 2 (6am–10:30am), see page 3.
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6am 44 Antiques Roadshow Madison, WI (Pt. 3) 7am 44 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly 7:30 44 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 8am 44 Moneytrack 8:30 44 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack 9am 44 Washington Week 9:30 44 Greater Boston 10am 44 Inside Washington 10:30 44 Now on PBS 11am 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Jose Rivera (See 3/2 at 7:30pm) 44 Bill Moyers Journal 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe 12pm 2 Member Favorites 44 Member Favorites
MARCH Artemis String Quartet Boston Debut! All-Beethoven Program! Friday | March 5 | 8pm NEC’s Jordan Hall Black Grace Dance Company March 12-14 | Paramount Theatre Friday | 7:30pm Saturday | 8pm Sunday | 3pm Bobby McFerrin Sunday | March 21 | 3pm Symphony Hall Yo-Yo Ma cello Kathryn Stott piano Friday | March 26 | 8pm Symphony Hall
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Saturday 13 For kids programs (6am–10:30am), see page 3. 11am 2 Victory Garden 44 Antiques Roadshow Baltimore, MD (Pt. 1) 11:30 2 Everyday Food
12pm 2 Member Favorites 44 Member Favorites
Sunday 14 For kids programs on WGBH 2 (6am–10:30am), see page 3. 6am 44 Antiques Roadshow Baltimore, MD (Pt. 1) 7am 44 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly 7:30 44 To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 8am 44 Moneytrack 8:30 44 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack 9am 44 Washington Week 9:30 44 Greater Boston 10am 44 Inside Washington 10:30 44 Now on PBS 11am 2 Wild Chronicles 44 Bill Moyers Journal 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe 12pm 2 Member Favorites 44 Member Favorites
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2 PBS NewsHour 44 Charlie Rose 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 2 McLaughlin Group 44 Member Favorites 2 Washington Week 2 Now on PBS 2 Bill Moyers Journal 2 Member Favorites 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
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Answering questions on topics ranging from history and literature to current events and popular culture, students from 20 eastern Massachusetts schools face off in WGBH’s first season of High School Quiz Show. The weekly competition, hosted by Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, will culminate in a statewide playoff for the June championship against four finalist teams from the western Massachusetts academic quiz show As Schools Match Wits. Quiz questions are drawn from the core Massachusetts high school curriculum, and the show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. High School Quiz Show Premieres Mon, 3/22 at 7:30pm on WGBH 2 Major production support for High School Quiz Show is provided by the University of Massachusetts.
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the Associated Press from 1998 to 2009. Snow describes the life of a journalist in today’s Cuba and offers predictions for the future. 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Nova Cracking the Maya Code 44 Antiques Roadshow Baltimore, Maryland (Pt. 3) 9pm 2 Frontline Close to Home. Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles how the middle class is faring in this recession through the stories of the people she’s come to know at the hair salon she’s frequented for the past 20 years. 44 Waking the Dead Endgame (Pt. 1) 10pm 2 Frontline Close to Home (See 9pm) 44 MI-5 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour
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Customize your own “My WGBH” to keep track of program favorites, events, and audio/video! 9pm 2 Great Performances at the Met Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher directs this new production of Jacques Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. Met music director James Great Performances/Dance in America: NY Export: Opus Jazz Levine conducts Joseph Calleja in the Wed, 3/24 at 8pm on WGBH 2 tour-de-force title role. Anna Netrebko is the tragic Antonia and Alan Held sings the demonic four villains. 44 Nova Cracking the Maya 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 Nightly Business Report Code 44 PBS NewsHour 7:30 2 María Hinojosa: 44 Nova ScienceNow Snow.“TESTIMONIAL. A BIG HOUSE. NO LONGER10pm WGBH MEMBER 'S GUIDEOne-on-One ; (7.125”) XAnita 4.812”; NEED IT.” Anita Snow, cur11pm 44 PBS NewsHour 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour rently a Neiman 44 Charlie Rose 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour Fellow at Harvard 44 Charlie Rose University, served 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 7pm 2 Greater Boston as the Havana 7:30 2 Ask This Old House bureau chief for 44 Charlie Rose
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Looking Sharpe In 1817, soldier/adventurer Richard Sharpe came out of retirement to quash a rebellion in British India and rescue his old friend Patrick Harper. Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings) returns as the swashbuckling hero of this long-running series, based on the best-selling novels of Bernard Cornwell, with Daragh O’Malley as Harper. The duo’s exploits put them at the center of a bloodthirsty insurgency, led by a psychopathic former English officer. Masterpiece/Sharpe’s Challenge Sun, 3/28 at 9pm on WGBH 2
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7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 Basic Black 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 American Experience Amelia Earhart. When her plane disappeared without a trace, the “First Lady of the Air” was instantly transformed into an American legend. 44 Globe Trekker Globe Trekker Special: Planet of the Apes 9pm 2 American Masters Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women. The intellectual protégé of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, Alcott was a free thinker, with democratic ideals and progressive values about women. 44 Nature What Females Want and Males Will Do (Pt. 1) 10pm 44 Nature What Females Want and Males Will Do (Pt. 2) 10:30 2 American Stamps
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At the end of World War II in the Pacific, the “take no prisoners, fight to the bitter end” philosophy on both sides led to an unprecedented orgy of slaughter. From the US capture of the Mariana Islands through the firebombing of Tokyo and the dropping of the atomic bomb, this program chronicles the dreadful and unprecedented loss of life, and the decisions made by leaders on both sides that finally ended the war. American Experience/Victory in the Pacific Mon, 3/29 at 9pm on WGBH 2
A Call to Conscience Tavis Smiley delves into one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s greatest speeches, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” which Dr. King delivered on April 4, 1967, at Riverside Church in New York City. King challenged the morality of the Vietnam conflict and urged a national discussion about the role of America in the world. Smiley examines the implications of his words today, particularly in light of President Obama’s decision to increase US troops in Afghanistan.
Tavis Smiley Reports/Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence Wed, 3/31 at 8pm on WGBH 2
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Light Is the Key Noted architect I.M. Pei, who left his native China in the 1930s, was invited to design a modern museum to house the antiquities of Suzhou, where he grew up. This film follows his seven-and-a-half-year personal and architectural journey from West to East, a literal coming home— a realization of Pei’s lifelong dream, but also his biggest challenge and a work that he defines as “my biography.” American Masters I.M. Pei: Building China Modern Wed, 3/31 at 9pm on WGBH 2
Holding Court For 35 years, high school basketball coach Bob Hurley, Sr.’s methodical yet volatile style has worked miracles for inner-city kids in New Jersey, sending all but two of the players he has coached to college. Now, a financial crisis threatens to close the high school to which he’s dedicated his life. Intimate and inspiring, The Street Stops Here is the story of a man’s lifelong commitment to improving the lives of inner-city kids and saving the high school that gives them hope. The Street Stops Here Wed, 3/31 at 10pm on WGBH 2 9pm 44 The Madness of King George His Majesty was all-powerful and all-knowing. But he wasn’t quite all there. 1994. 11pm 44 High School Quiz Show 11:30 44 Roadtrip Nation ➤➤ wgbh.org/register
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8:30 44 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack 9am 44 Washington Week 9:30 44 Greater Boston 10am 44 Inside Washington 10:30 44 Now on PBS 11am 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Anita Snow (See 2/23 at 7:30pm) 44 Bill Moyers Journal 11:30 2 Rick Steves’ Europe 12pm 2 Member Favorites 44 Member Favorites 5pm 2 High School Quiz Show 5:30 2 Member Favorites 8pm 44 The Madness of King George (See 2/27 at 9pm) 9pm 2 Masterpiece Classic Sharpe’s Challenge See Looking Sharpe, page 13
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10pm 44 Independent Lens Lost Souls. Explores national identity, the lives of immigrants and what happens after deportees are sent to a homeland they no longer consider home. 11pm 2 Masterpiece Classic Sharpe’s Challenge (See 9pm) 44 Soundstage Willie Nelson
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Tuesday 30 6pm 2 PBS NewsHour 44 Charlie Rose 7pm 2 Greater Boston 44 Nightly Business Report 7:30 2 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Alfredo Corchado. After Iraq, Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. Alfredo Corchado, the Mexican bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News, is one of the last journalists covering the increasingly violent drug war. In this interview with María Hinojosa, he talks about why he risks his life every day to report the truth. 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Nova Rat Attack 44 Antiques Roadshow Madison, WI (Pt. 2) 9pm 2 Frontline The Wounded Platoon. At the height of the Iraq war, Charlie Company’s 3rd Platoon was at the tip of the spear— one of the more exceptional and cohesive fighting units operating in an often chaotic campaign. Now, as the
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Victory Garden Sat 11am on 2, Sun (3/7 and 3/28) 5am on 2, Wed (3/24) 4am on 2, Thu (3/25) 4am on 2 Visions of Canada Sun (3/7) 12mid on 2, Wed (3/10) 1am on 2, Sun (3/14) 1:30am on 2, Wed (3/17) 2:30am on 2, Sun (3/28) 1:30am on 2 Your Life, Your Money Fri (3/5) 10pm on 2
Music & Drama Austin City Limits Sun 12mid on 44 Celine Dion: A New Day Mon (3/15) 12mid on 2 Great Performances Sting: Songs from the Labyrinth Thu (3/11) 2am on 44, Fri (3/12) 4am on 44, Sun (3/14) 2am on 44, Mon (3/15) 5am on 44 Dance in America Wed (3/24) 8pm on 2, Fri (3/26) 5am on 44, Sat (3/27) 1am on 2 Great Performances at the Met The Barber of Seville Thu (3/18) 1am on 44, Fri (3/19) 3am on 44, Mon (3/22) 3am on 4 44 Les Contes d’Hoffmann Wed (3/24) 9pm on 2, Thu (3/25) 1am on 2, Thu (3/25) 1am on 44, Fri (3/26) 2am on 44, Mon (3/29) 3am on 44 Independent Lens The Eyes of Me Thu (3/4) 3am on 44, Sun (3/21) 10pm on 44 Between the Folds Thu (3/11) 3am on 44, Tue (3/16) 1am on 44 Butte, America Thu (3/18) 4am on 44 Lost Souls Thu (3/25) 4am on 44, Sun (3/28) 10pm on 44 Leonard Cohen Live in London Wed (3/17) 1am on 2, Sun (3/28) 12mid on 2 Masterpiece Classic The Old Curiosity Shop Mon (3/22) 1:30pm on 44, Mon (3/22) 8pm on 44 The 39 Steps Mon (3/1) 1:30pm on 44, Mon (3/1) 8pm on 44, Tue (3/2) 4am on 44 Sharpe’s Challenge Sun (3/28) 9pm on 2, Sun (3/28) 11pm on 2, Mon (3/29) 1am on 44, Mon (3/29) 4am on 2, Mon (3/29) 1:30pm on 44, Mon (3/29) 8pm on 44, Tue (3/30) 3am on 44 More Funny Ladies of British Comedy Thu (3/11) 4:30am on 2 The Madness of King George Sat (3/27) 9pm on 44, Sun (3/28) 8pm on 44 Roadtrip Nation Sat (3/27) 11:30pm on 44 Roy Orbison A Black and White Night Sat (3/20) 5:30am on 2 In Dreams Sun (3/21) 12mid on 2 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Thu (3/11) 1am on 2 SoundStage Willie Nelson Sun (3/21 and 3/28) 11pm on 44 The Street Stops Here Wed (3/31) 10pm on 2 Synchronized Swimming: The Pursuit of Excellence Fri (3/19) 2am on 44, Sat (3/20) 3am on 44 Queen Rock Montreal Sun (3/14) 12mid on 2
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News and Public Affairs Basic Black Thu (3/4) 7:30pm on 2, Thu (3/25) 7:30pm on 2 BBC World News Mon–Fri 5pm on 44 Bill Moyers Journal Fri 9pm on 2, Sat 2am on 44, Sun 5am on 44, Sun 11am on 44, Sat (3/6 and 3/27) 5am on 2 Charlie Rose Mon–Fri 12n on 44, Mon–Fri 6pm on 44, Mon–Fri 11pm on 2 Frontline The Suicide Tourist Tue (3/2) 9pm on 2, Tue (3/2) 10pm on 2, Wed (3/3) 2am on 2, Wed (3/3) 3am on 2 Close to Home Tue (3/23) 9pm on 2, Tue (3/23) 10pm on 2, Wed (3/24) 2am on 2, Wed (3/24) 2:30pm on 44 The Wounded Platoon Tue (3/30) 9pm on 2, Tue (3/30) 10pm on 2, Wed (3/31) 2am on 2, Wed (3/31) 3am on 2, Wed (3/31) 2:30pm on 44 Frontline/World Tue (3/2) 2:30pm on 44 Greater Boston Mon–Fri 7pm on 2, Tue–Sat 12mid on 2, Sun 9:30am on 44 Inside Washington Sun 10am on 44 María Hinojosa: One-on-One Jose Rivera Tue (3/2) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (3/6) 11am on 44, Sun (3/7) 11am on 2 Anita Snow Tue (3/23) 7:30pm on 2, Sat (3/27) 11am on 44, Sun (3/28) 11am on 2 Alfredo Corchado Tue (3/30) 7:30pm on 2, Wed (3/31) 4:30am on 2 McLaughlin Group Fri (3/5) 7:30pm on 2, Fri (3/12) 7:30pm on 2, Fri (3/19) 7:30pm on 2, Fri (3/26) 7:30pm on 2 Nightly Business Report Mon–Fri 7pm on 44 Now on PBS Fri 8:30pm on 2, Sat 1:30am on 44, Sat 4:30am on 2, Sun 4:30am on 44, Sun 10:30am on 44
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Science At Close Range with National Geographic Fri (3/5) 2am on 44, Fri (3/5) 5am on 2, Sat (3/6) 3am on 44, Tue (3/9) 1am on 44 Crown of the Continent Sat (3/27) 4:30am on 44 Natural History of the Chicken Fri (3/12) 2am on 44, Fri (3/12) 5am on 44, Sat (3/13) 3am on 44, Mon (3/15) 3am on 44, Wed (3/17) 1am on 44, Sun (3/21) 2am on 44 Nature What Females Want and Males Will Do (Pt. 1) Mon (3/15) 12mid on 44, Tue (3/16) 5am on 44, Thu (3/25) 9pm on 44 What Females Want and Males Will Do (Pt. 2) Mon (3/22) 12mid on 44, Tue (3/23) 5am on 44, Thu (3/25) 10pm on 44 Clever Monkeys Mon (3/29) 12mid on 44, Tue (3/30) 5am on 44 Is That Skunk? Thu (3/4) 9pm on 44 The Loneliest Animals Mon (3/8) 12mid on 44, Tue (3/9) 5am on 44 Nova The Pluto Files Tue (3/2) 1:30pm on 44, Tue (3/2) 8pm on 2, Wed (3/3) 1am on 2, Wed (3/3) 2am on 44, Wed (3/3) 5am on 2, Wed (3/3) 9pm on 44, Thu (3/4) 5am on 44, Fri (3/5) 3am on 2, Sun (3/7) 1am on 44, Sun (3/7) 4am on 2
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Master of the Killer Ants Wed (3/10) 2am on 44, Thu (3/11) 5am on 44, Sun (3/14) 1am on 44 First Flower Wed (3/17) 2am on 44, Thu (3/18) 5am on 44, Sun (3/21) 1am on 44 Cracking the Maya Code Tue (3/23) 8pm on 2, Wed (3/24) 1am on 2, Wed (3/24) 2am on 44, Wed (3/24) 5am on 2, Wed (3/24) 1:30pm on 44, Wed (3/24) 9pm on 44, Thu (3/25) 5am on 44, Sun (3/28) 1am on 44, Sun (3/28) 4am on 2 Rat Attack Tue (3/30) 8pm on 2, Wed (3/31) 1am on 2, Wed (3/31) 5am on 2, Wed (3/31) 2am on 44, Wed (3/31) 1:30pm on 44, Wed (3/31) 9pm on 44 Nova scienceNow Wed (3/24) 10pm on 44 Objects and Memory Wed (3/10) 1am on 44, Thu (3/11) 4am on 44 Wild Chronicles Mon (3/1) 7:30pm on 2, Mon–Thu (3/1–4) 4pm on 44, Mon–Thu (3/22–25) 4pm on 44, Mon–Wed (3/29–31) 4pm on 44 Yellowstone: Land to Life Mon (3/15) 2:30am on 44, Tue (3/16) 4:30am on 44
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WGBH, Boston’s NPR® Station for News and Culture Diane Rehm: Talking the Talk For more than 25 years, The Diane Rehm Show has offered public radio listeners nationwide thoughtful and lively conversations on an array of topics with some of the most distinguished people of our times—from former president Bill Clinton to Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Julie Andrews. Although she’s been on 89.7 WGBH in Boston for only a few months, we’re already hearing from listeners how much they enjoy Rehm’s show. “I’m addicted to Diane Rehm,” writes one listener. “This show is smart, literate, lucid, unbelievably informative,” writes another. The National Journal says Rehm is “the class act of the talk radio world.” WGBH’s Jennifer Goebel recently talked with Rehm about being a public radio talk show host.
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It was 1973. I had been home taking care of my two children for 14 years, and I realized that I had to think about a life for myself now that they were growing up. When a friend told me about her volunteer job at a local radio station, a light went on in my head and I thought, “I could do that.” I grew up listening to all the radio soaps— The Green Hornet, The Shadow, The Lone Ranger— and I had always adored radio. On my first day, the host of The Home Show was out sick, and the sta-
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How do you approach interviewing people? My philosophy is that the guest is the star of the show. The listeners want to hear what the guest has to say; they are less interested in hearing me. And the listeners are very important. We try to work in as many calls, emails, tweets, and Facebook posts as possible, while keeping the discussion broadly interesting. My goal is to have listeners leave with a better understanding of the subject at the end of the hour.
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How has the Internet changed the show? It makes it that much more lively. You hear from so many more people with a wide range of views. Some of our younger listeners are more comfortable communicating with us through email, Twitter and Facebook. This morning, we had 20 messages from Facebook before we went on the air, so they’re not even waiting until the conversation begins!
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What has been your biggest challenge? In recent years, my biggest challenge has been my voice. I have something called “spasmodic dysphonia,” which causes my vocal cords to clamp inappropriately and create sort of a choking sound. Every four months, I have Botox injected directly into my vocal cords to keep the spasms under control, and I am usually off the air for a few days while my vocal cords readjust.
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I love having the conversations I do, each and every day. I have the best job in the world. I learn so much in that chair, and I love to learn. Tune in The Diane Rehm Show weekdays at 10am on 89.7 WGBH.
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What’s the secret of your success? Listening is what it’s all about. I’ve said that we really ought to be called “listening” radio as opposed to “talk” radio. The inherent nature of my job is to listen well, and if I’m listening well to my guests and I’m listening well to my listeners, that’s what they appreciate.
tion manager asked me to come into the studio with her—so on my very first day, I was on the air for 90 minutes! About 10 months later, they hired me as a producer.
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All Classical More BSO, More Breadth, More Depth The Boston Symphony Orchestra has been part of the WGBH classical family since our first live broadcast from Symphony Hall in 1951. In 2010, WGBH significantly expanded our BSO offerings as part of our new 99.5 All Classical service. Along with increased coverage, we’re delivering even more of the in-depth analysis and exploration of the music that you expect and deserve. Look for more concerts and specials as we now present a BSO program every Saturday night, 52 weeks of the year. When there is a live concert, you will hear it live. When the Orchestra is not performing live, we offer a concert recorded earlier and not played on Saturdays, or special programs exploring the Orchestra’s history, repertoire, people and recordings. And BSO artists and soloists are frequent guests in our Fraser Performance Studio, bringing you exclusive performances by these talented musicians. In the spring, we’ll bring you a Boston Pops concert every Saturday night. And in the summer, we’re off to Tanglewood, broadcasting all three concerts from the Shed each weekend. Quantity is important, but it’s how we present the concerts that really counts. Each Saturday night program begins with a full hour of BSOrelated music, interviews and features, preparing listeners for the performance to come and introducing the pieces, composers and players. Our BSO producer, Brian Bell, takes the time to talk to the people whose compositions and performances
you will hear, offering glimpses into the music and the creative process that brings it about. Another feature on 99.5 All Classical is Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart’s daily segments, continuing his popular Keith’s Classical Corner feature on Laura Carlo’s morning show at 8:30am. It’s another side of Keith, as he offers a wide range of classical selections with style and humor.
One thing that hasn’t changed is our Sunday afternoon tradition of bringing you The BSO on Record, our comprehensive survey of the Orchestra’s recorded legacy. Brian Bell rounds up recordings from the earliest days of the technology right up to the Orchestra’s most recent work. Echoes of the past in rare and unreleased tracks, great moments from the 78 and 33 rpm eras and the latest digital recordings are brought together in a broad and thoughtful look at the work the BSO has recorded over the years. 99.5 All Classical and the Boston Symphony Orchestra—listen and enjoy!
Monday–Friday Classical Music with Laura Carlo includes leading stories and weather from the WGBH newsroom Classical Music with Cathy Fuller includes 1–2pm “In Performance” (daily spotlight on WGBH live recordings) Classical Music with Ray Brown includes leading stories and weather from the WGBH newsroom Classical Music Thursday includes 7pm ”Performances from WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio”
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James Levine Conducts “Farewell Songs”
Peter Lieberson wrote his “Neruda Songs” for his wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, which she performed with the Boston Symphony shortly before her death from cancer. Now the Boston Symphony has commissioned Peter Lieberson again, and he has written “Farewell Songs” as a response to his loss. Baritone Gerald Finley sings and James Levine conducts in the world broadcast premiere. Sat, 3/27 at 7pm (Concert at 8pm) Classical Music with Brian McCreath
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In celebration of Women’s History Month, Saturday mornings in March feature an exploration of one particular groundbreaking composer, Rebecca Clarke, with performances of her Viola Sonata, Rhapsody for cello and piano, the Prelude, Allegro & Pastorale, and more. Saturdays at 10am
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Members of the WGBH Jazz and Classical Clubs, Leadership Circle and Ralph Lowell Society are invited to join the artists and WGBH Radio hosts for the magic of live performance, broadcast from our intimate, state-of-the-art Fraser Performance Studio. Seating is limited, so reserve your place today. Not a WGBH Club member? Find out how to become one at wgbh.org/clubs or by calling 617-300-3505.
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Classical in Performance with Boston Camerata Thu, 3/4 at 3pm* The Boston Camerata is America’s preeminent early music ensemble. Founded in 1954, Camerata has been under the direction of French-born singer and scholar Anne AzÊma since 2008. Camerata’s musical performances are well known for their blending of spontaneity and emotional commitment with careful research and scholarship. With its distinguished roster of singers and specialists in early instruments, Camerata produces a wonderful concert series for audiences in the greater Boston area. Reserve your spot at wgbh.org/circleevents *This performance is being recorded for future broadcast.
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Fritz Kreisler was known as one of the most expressive violinists of his generation and for the sweet sound of his violin. The young Danish violinist Nikolaj Znaider plays on Kreisler’s violin, a Guarnerius “del Gesu� 1741, and makes it sing beautifully again in this performance of a few of Kreisler’s miniatures. We captured this recording at our Fraser Performance Studio when Znaider dropped in between rehearsals with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in January. Download this podcast at 995allclassical.org.
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