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Vol. 5, No. 9 • September 2012

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WSIU Welcomes New Programs Magic Soul

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SIU radio will be launching a new, onehour show on Sundays at 9pm beginning September 2. The show, Magic Soul, will be hosted and produced by Wendell Hughes, also known as DJ Sweets (above photo by Christina Clayton).

This fall, DJ Sweets will bring a different twist to WSIU Radio. His program will feature the best of Soul, R&B, Smooth Jazz, Blues and Neo-Soul. Hughes feels it’s important to include this music on the airwaves because it’s music he grew up listening to and it inspires him as a musician. He also wants to bring more diversity to the station. “I felt [a show with a strong ethnic influence] was something WSIU needed,” said Hughes. He hopes to appeal to older groups of AfricanAmericans and other minority groups.

Hughes says listeners will be able to enjoy a very “soulful” experience with his show.

He’ll play works from some of his favorite artists like James Brown, Erykah Badu, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and Stevie

Wonder. In the future, he would like to include music from local artists.

DreamFarm Café On Sunday, September 2, European Jazz Stage will be replaced with DreamFarm Café at 1am. Host Julie Lavender will stimulate listeners’ minds by exposing them to a variety of jazz numbers, and introducing them to exclusive performance sessions.

Marketplace Morning Report Marketplace Morning Report will also join the fall line up on Monday, September 3. Tune in at 6:51am and 8:51am.

This Month on Morning Conversation

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orning Conversation, hosted by Jennifer Fuller, airs at 8:30am on Tuesdays and other weekdays, as scheduled, and repeats at 5:30pm.

Tue, September 4 • John A. Logan College Professor David Cochran and SIUC History Professor Robbie Lieberman will preview the upcoming Woody Guthrie Celebration.

Fri, September 7 • Dr. Glen Browder & Dr. Artemesia Stanberry, guests from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, will discuss race, democracy, and the American South.

Tue, September 11• SIU Chancellor Rita Cheng discusses student and faculty expectations for the school year.

Tue, September 18 • Will Stephens takes an inside look at the Murphysboro Blues Festival.

All Morning Conversation episodes are available online at www.wsiu.org/live.

You can also find them on our podcast page and get a calender listing of upcoming events at www3.news.wsiu. org/programs/morning-conversation.

Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson. Photo: Marketplace.

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Send your questions, comments, and suggestions to mornings@wsiu.org.

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SIU will be hosting the 5th Annual SIRIS Classic Vinyl & Media Sale at University Mall in Carbondale on Saturday, September 8 from 10am until 9pm. It will continue on Sunday, September 9 from noon until 6pm. All merchandise on Sunday will be 50% off, except for collectibles, so be sure to stop by.

Come out and collect valuable items like records, DVDs, CDs, video games, stereo equipment, and much more! Proceeds will benefit WSIU Radio’s Southern Illinois Radio Information Services (SIRIS), which provides reading services for the blind and visually-impaired.

Don’t miss this opportunity to rack up goodies and give back to your community!

SIRIS Volunteer Dr. Sandy Pensoneau-Conway really know what’s going on in other towns.” Pensoneau-Conway says it’s interesting to see what other towns report on. “A very small town might report on things that are happening in the churches, whereas a [bigger town], like Marion, focuses more on large scale [events].”

Volunteer Sandy Pensoneau-Conway.

Photo: Christina Clayton.

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andy Pensoneau-Conway is a new volunteer at SIRIS. The Belleville, Ill. native graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication and a Secondary Teaching Certification from SIU Edwardsville in 1999. PensoneauConway originally planned on becoming a high school teacher, but later changed her mind and decided to continue her education at SIU Carbondale where she earned a Master’s degree in 2001 and a Ph.D. in 2006, both in Speech Communication. She now works as an Assistant Professor at SIU and is the Introductory Course Director for SPCM 101, the introductory speech communication course.

Pensoneau-Conway first heard about volunteer opportunities at SIRIS from an article in the Daily Egyptian last semester. “I had just moved back from Carbondale in January, and I was looking for a way to do some volunteer work,” she said. “I saw the article, and thought I read pretty well, so I may as well see if they need volunteers.” Pensoneau-Conway currently volunteers as a SIRIS reader, and she will also be a volunteer at the SIRIS Classic Vinyl and Media Sale this month.

One of the benefits of being a volunteer is that she’s able to know what’s going on in the world. “I feel like I don’t have a lot of time to read the newspaper,” she said; so by reading to others, she’s able to stay updated on current events. “I know [what’s going on] on campus and in Carbondale…but I don’t

She thinks it’s important for people to support community services like SIRIS because everyone benefits when we all help out. “You never know what situation you’re going to be in, and what services you’ll need. The more services we have like SIRIS, the more we’re able to help each other out,” she said. “Just because someone sees differently, or hears differently than I do…doesn’t mean that…they don’t deserve to get the same things as I do.” Pensoneau-Conway says that everyone will need help at some point in their life, so why not be the person who can provide assistance. She believes that people may not always have money to donate, but they can always give their time. “Volunteering just once a week not only helps the people who use the services, but it also makes me feel more a part of this community. I feel there’s [more I can do] than give money.”

Pensoneau-Conway listens to WSIU Radio on her way to work, and likes to watch political debates on WSIU- TV. She enjoys watching Martha Speaks and Sesame Street with her two-yearold daughter, too. When she’s not working, she enjoys playing computer games like solitaire or Draw Something. She also enjoys paper arts and card making.

Election 2012 Coverage

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lection season is here.

Let WSIU, NPR, and PBS help you to make sense of the issues and the candidates. Stay tuned to WSIU Radio, TV, and wsiu. org for schedule updates.

You also may contact WSIU Radio at (618) 453-6101 or WSIU-TV Programming at (618) 453-6169. npr.org/sections/elections • pbs.org/special/election-2012

Stay up-to-date with regular election reports through November 6 on the following programs on WSIU Radio and WSIU-TV. Note: WSIU Radio, the River Region Evening Edition, and the PBS NewsHour also will provide election night coverage.

Morning Edition • 4 - 9am All Things Considered • 3-6:30pm Local News • 6:29 & 8:29am, 5:29pm Morning Conversation • Tuesdays at 8:29am & 5:29pm River Region Evening Edition Monday-Thursday • 5pm PBS NewsHour • Weekdays at 6pm Washington Week • Fridays at 7pm

More WSIU-TV Programs Illinois 12th Congressional District Debates

Thu, Sept 20 • 8pm (taped in Marion) Wed, Oct 20 20 • 8pm (taped in Belleville) William Enyart (D-Belleville) Jason Plummer (R-O’Fallon) Paula Bradshaw (G-Carbondale) Note: WSIU Radio plans to air the debates live and make them available by podcast at wsiu.org.

Tune to FM 91.9, 90.3 & 88.9 for updates.

Sponsored by WSIU, the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, the Southern Illinoisan, and the Belleville News Democrat

Democratic National Convention

Tue, Sept 4 – Thu, Sept 6 • 7pm

NPR is streaming the convention live at npr.org.

Presidential/Vice Presidential Debates

Lend A Helping Hand!

SIRIS is seeking volunteer readers.

If you are interested, please contact SIRIS director and WSIU outreach coordinator Vickie Devenport at (618) 453-6148 or send an email to vickie.devenport@wsiu.org.

Wed, Oct 3, Tue, Oct 16 & Mon, Oct 22 • 8pm (Presidential) Thu, Oct 11 • 8pm (Vice-Presidential)

WSIU’s Election 2012 Programming Is Sponsored In Part By

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The NPR Cities Project Continues this Fall

This Month on Morning Edition

racial politics play a key role in its economic quagmire.

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PR’s Cities Project is a series of radio segments for All Things Considered.

The show focuses on urbanization and how it has become a buzzword of the times, as more than half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas. In the United States, it’s more than 80-percent. There is an increasing awareness of cities as a defining trait of humanity and their importance to our health, economy, environment, and more. Learn more by tuning in to this month’s broadcasts on All Things Considered on weekdays beginning at 3pm.

September 3: Racial Division and Economy in Detroit The state of Michigan created an advisory board to oversee the city’s finances, there’s a Detroit mayoral election on the horizon, and citizens are talking about trying to heal the black city/white suburb divide. NPR’s Sonari Glinton reports on how Detroit’s

September 10: Diversity as Economic Strength in Aurora, CO Megan Verlee of member station Colorado Public Radio reports on how the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado is trying to capitalize on its remarkable ethic diversity.

September 17: Million Dollar Blocks and New Haven, CT Using a technology called Geocoding, urban cartographers have been mapping the prison population in many states.

And the maps paint a striking picture of the disproportionate number of inmates who come from a very few city neighborhoods.

In New Haven, Connecticut, the city is trying to use that information to change a cycle of offenders getting out of prison -- going back home to certain neighborhoods -- then going right back to jail. Diane Orson of member station WNPR reports.

September 24: Smart Cities Industry NPR’s Robert Siegel reports on the Smart Cities industry and how our cities will run in the future.

Photo: publicintegrity.org

Hard Labor

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t is estimated that every year, 50,000 American workers die from a work-related illness.

Another 4,500 will lose their lives at work. This fall, NPR, along with The Center for Public Integrity will showcase a series on U.S. workers and the health, safety, and economic threats they face on the job. The series, Hard Labor, will focus on workers, corporations, and the need for better regulation. Hard Labor will occasionally be available for listening on Morning Edition.

Hazardous work industries like fishing, mining, farming, and lab science will be covered. Go to publicintegrity.org to view segment dates.

Dead Stop

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Image Credit: NPR.

ead Stop: Famous Final Resting Places of Americans Great and Small is a series that takes listeners on a tour of historical gravesites and cemeteries in the U.S.

On Monday, September 3, Dead Stop will air a segment on the Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Graveyard in Cherokee, Alabama.

NPR’s Debbie Elliott will take listeners to the popular site that only allows coon hounds to be buried there.

Introducing Our New Editor-in-Chief

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ello, my name is Christina Clayton and I’m your new editor-in-chief!

Airs Saturday @ 7pm • Sunday @ 6pm

A little bit about me...

September 8 | Music of the Irish Travelers

The recent publication of the book Free Spirits has sparked renewed interest in Irish traveler musicians. This week’s program features the singing, piping, and fiddling of travelers and their descendants, as well as songs about the travelers.

September 15 | Introduction to Celtic Music How do you tell the difference between a jig and a reel? What makes music “Celtic”? Join us for Celtic Music 101.

September 22 | Fall Festival Preview

Celtic festivals continue into the fall months, and we’ll preview some of the artists that you can hear if you are able to attend any of these festivals.

September 29 | Old Favorites

Songs and tunes from the past five decades are kept alive in our quarterly sampling of old favorites.

Thank You Underwriters!

Please join us in thanking the underwriters who recently began, renewed, or expanded their partnerships with public radio:

Arnold’s Market, Carbondale, IL Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, IL Guaranteed Property Solutions of Carbondale Harbaugh’s Café, Carbondale, IL Olney-Greater Richland County Chamber of Commerce, Olney, IL Peter J. Pirmann, D.M.D., Carbondale, IL SIU Credit Union of Carbondale/Energy/Marion/Metropolis Department of Theater, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL College of Liberal Arts, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

I’m from Olympia Fields, Illinois and recently earned my Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Marketing Communications from Roosevelt University.

Now I’m here at Southern Illinois University pursuing a Master of Science in Professional Media and Media Management Studies. I’ll be studying the New Media track so I can learn about all the latest trends and emerging media channels.

I have a background in community relations, spending most of my summers interning for the Cook County Health and Hospitals Systems’ Public Affairs and Community Outreach departments.

While here at WSIU, I hope to expand my skills and build meaningful connections with staff, listeners, and volunteers!

When I’m not working or in class, you can find me at the Student Recreation Center showing off my moves in Zumba class. I also enjoy playing Taboo with friends on game night, and watching movies at the theater or from Redbox.

Feel free to email me at christina.clayton@wsiu.org if you have any stories or ideas for Signal.

I look forward to your input and the wonderful journey ahead!

School of Law, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL The Stage Company, Carbondale, IL Thomas Publishing, Carbondale, IL Town Square Market, Carbondale, IL The Velvet Hammer, LTD., Cobden, IL For a complete list of WSIU programming sponsors, visit wsiu.org or call (618) 453-4286.

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