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Vol. 5, No. 8 • August 2012

W S I U i s Po w e r e d B y Yo u !

Ask Me Another Joins WSIU Radio Lineup

This Month on Morning Conversation

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fter 35 years of laughter, Car Talk hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi, a.k.a.

Click and Clack, are finally hanging up their wrenches.

Photo: Katie Tullis

“WSIU prepares me for living in a complex world. I need to know what’s happening in the larger world – and in my own backyard. I am so often surprised by the originality and thoughtfulness (WSIU) brings to me.”

- Dona Bachman Director, SIU University Museum

Sounds Like Radio Sundays, 3am - 5am & 10pm - midnight

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ave Armstrong hosts this twohour program for active listeners that brings a unique perspective to the sounds that surround us each day. The program features experimental music, avantgarde works, sound art, and field recordings.

Although we’re sad to see the Tappet Brothers drive off into retirement, we’re looking forward to finding the next great weekend program…and we need your help to do just that!

This month, in place of Car Talk on Saturdays at 9am, we’re airing the NPR series Ask Me Another. This fun programs offers a lively hour of puzzles, word games, and trivia that you can play along with from home.

Think of it as a cross between Weekend Edition Sunday’s Puzzle Segment and Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me! We invite you to share your thoughts about Ask Me Another at wsiuradio@ wsiu.org, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/wsiuradio, or by calling our listener line at (618) 453-8272.

To our Car Talk fans, don’t worry – you can still catch your weekly dose of Click and Clack on Sundays at noon!

More Program Updates European Jazz and Hear the World from Radio Netherlands are going out of production, which will change our early Sunday morning lineup.

In place of European Jazz on Sundays at 1am, we’ll air the eclectic jazz series Dream Farm Café. At 2am, we will temporarily air repeats of Putumayo World Music in place of Hear the World until a final replacement is selected.

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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, August 7 • American Cancer Society - As their fiscal year comes to a close, the American Cancer Society highlights its fundraising initiatives and how money is spent.

Tue, August 14 • SIU Chancellor Rita Cheng SIU’s CEO will talk about what she expects from students, faculty, and staff in the coming semester.

Tue, August 21• Sexual Harassment Policy - Learn more about sexual harassment, its ramifications, and ways to avoid it as experts from SIU talk about policies and expectations.

Mon, August 27 • SIU President Glenn Poshard 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.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

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

SIRIS Classic Vinyl Sale Volunteer Matthew Borowicz Borowicz admits that one of the benefits of helping to sort records for the Classic Vinyl Sale is the opportunity to look at the inventory before the actual sale and cites Pink Floyd’s The Wall and albums by BB King, Dixie Land Jazz, and early Fleetwood Mac as examples of the classic works he’s found.

Volunteer Matthew Borowicz. Photo: Katie Tullis.

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atthew Borowicz, a selfproclaimed “vinyl freak,” is a long-time fan and passionate volunteer of the SIRIS Classic Vinyl & Media Sale. After graduating from high school in Orland Park, Illinois, Borowicz decided to travel around the country. He lived in California where he worked various jobs and tried to figure out his interests.

At the age of 25, Borowicz enrolled at Southern Illinois University where he earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in History, with a special focus on United States history. After earning his graduate degree, Borowicz began his career at Morris Library on the SIU Carbondale campus where he works as a Library Specialist in Periodical and Special Formats.

Borowicz became interested in the SIRIS Classic Vinyl & Media Sale about four years ago when his neighbor, SIRIS director Vickie Devenport, told him about the sale.

He volunteered at the sale for the first time last year. “I’m kind of a vinyl freak, so that’s one of the reasons I wanted to do it,” he says.

While volunteering at last year’s sale, Borowicz organized all the rock records, most of the blues and jazz section, and helped alphabetize many other genres. “I used to work upstairs [at Morris Library] with our music collection, so I was familiar with how to categorize music by different artists.”

He also appreciates the opportunity to be part of a service that benefits the community. “SIRIS helps to raise awareness about the physical challenges people with disabilities face and pays attention to their specific needs,” he says. “I mean, most of us take for granted the simple act of reading the newspaper or certain other types of materials in our daily life. Having a disability makes these everyday activities a struggle for some people.”

Borowicz also believes that SIRIS helps to build community pride.

“Anything that brings the community together for a positive outcome is a good thing. I think that’s the best part about SIRIS.” In his spare time, Borowicz is an avid outdoorsman who regularly enjoys fishing, hiking, camping, and playing with his dogs. He also enjoys reading and says his favorite authors include Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, and J.R.R. Tolkien. As a history buff, he also enjoys the writing of Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.

When it comes to entertainment, Borowicz is a big fan of both WSIU Radio and WSIU Television. His favorite programs include History Detectives on WSIU-TV and the WSIU Radio programs Fresh Air, Morning Edition, Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me, and A Prairie Home Companion.

You can make a difference in your community, just like Matthew Borowicz, by becoming a SIRIS volunteer. Learn more about it online at wsiu.org/siris or call the SIRIS office at (618) 453-2808.

Come to the 5th Annual SIRIS Classic Vinyl & Media Sale

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onate your old vinyl records, DVDs, CDs, cassettes, VHS tapes, and gently used stereo equipment to the 5th Annual SIRIS Classic Vinyl & Media Sale to benefit WSIU Sat, Sept 8, 10am • 9pm Radio’s Southern Sun, Sept 9, 12pm • 6pm Illinois Radio Information Service (SIRIS). SIRIS is a radio reading service for individuals who are blind, or whose physical condition makes reading difficult or impossible.

This year’s sale will be held at the University Mall in Carbondale on Saturday, September 8 from 10am to 9pm and Sunday, September 9 from noon until 6pm. The sale will be in a new location, right across from the Food Court!

Donations are being accepted at the following locations through Friday, August 24: University Mall Guest Services 1237 East Main, Carbondale SIU Credit Union 1217 West Main & 395 North Giant City Road, Carbondale SIU Credit Union 300 S. Pershing, Energy SIU Credit Union 2809 Outer Drive, Marion Holz Tool Supply 819 Broadway, Mt. Vernon Du Quoin Public Library 28 S. Washington, Du Quoin Wright Do-It Center 208 South Williams, Murphysboro

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Volunteers are needed to assist with this annual fundraiser. Please contact SIRIS director and WSIU outreach Volunteers sort records. coordinator Photo: Jenna Richardson.

Vickie Devenport at (618) 453-6148 or send an email to vickie.devenport@wsiu.org.

h e t S s ’ c t oop? a h W The NPR Cities Project Stories for an Urban Century

Check out the l atest specials from NPR!

Crime in the City 2012

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August 13 | Resilient Cities Heat NPR

Photo: NPR.

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PR’s Cities Project is an area of coverage about our urban lives, from the striking trends of urban life today to the challenges for cities going forward.

In a series of radio segments for All Things Considered and featured on NPR.org, the Cities Project captures the vibrancy of the urban experience, a street-level view of people who live and work in real space, and the tough and multifaceted ongoing issues of urban life, such as development, preservation, transportation, diversity, and the economy.

August 6 | Wuhan, China

Largest mass migrations in the history of mankind, as tens of millions of people move from the countryside to rapidly growing cities over the country. More than a hundred Chinese cities are home to more than a million people, yet most are practically unknown outside China itself. NPR’s Frank Langfitt reports from one of them -- the city of Wuhan.

Forget sustainability – in 2012, think “resilience” and adaptation instead.

Anticipating a more volatile environment thanks to climate change, cities are getting ready. Many homes built today are almost useless without electricity, so how would you heat or cool your house if the power went out? Peter O’Dowd of member station KJZZ in Phoenix looks at how designers in one of the nation’s hottest cities are tackling this challenge.

August 20 | Resilient Cities Cold NPR

How do cities in colder, coastal areas address threats posed by a changing climate?

August 27 | Park Deficit in Miami - Cold

Urban theorists say parks create connections to the community and the environment, while developers in densely populated neighborhoods don’t see economic incentives to create them.

In Miami, many residents don’t have green spaces like parks nearby. Kenny Malone of member station WLRN reports on efforts to provide more parks.

Photo: NPR.

orning Edition’s series on crime novelists and the cities that inspire them continues this summer, spanning the country from L.A. to Philly, and the globe from Galway to Mexico City.

Coming up in August...

Crime in the City: Brighton, England Morning Edition • Monday, August 6 Vicki Barker introduces Peter James, author of the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series set in Brighton, England.

Crime in the City: Honolulu Morning Edition • Monday, August 13 Renee Montagne introduces Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, author of crime thrillers set in Honolulu featuring journalist Mina Beckwith and playwright Ned Manusia.

Crime in the City: Los Angeles Morning Edition • Monday, August 20 Karen Grigsby Bates profiles Robert Crais, whose detective fiction features the first-person narrator Elvis Cole, a L.A. private detective.

Crime in the City: Ann Arbor, Michigan Morning Edition • Monday, August 27 Noah Adams profiles Harry Dolan, author of a series featuring a mystery magazine editor and a police detective in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

NASA Mars Rover Curiousity

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ASA’s new Mars rover Curiosity is landing soon, and NPR’s Joe Palca will report on the mission. Listen for an Curiousity Photo provided by: nasa.gov All Things Considered story to on August 3, with follow-up stories on Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and Weekend All Things Considered.

On August 5 and 6, Joe reports from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA on Curiousity’s landing.

Editor-in-Chief Says Farewell

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Airs Saturday @ 7pm • Sunday @ 6pm August 4 | New Releases

What’s new? what’s hot? Tune in this week for a sample of songs and tunes from new and recent releases, featuring some of the best in Celtic music.

August 11 | Harte Songs

The late Dublin singer Frank Harte inspired many contemporary singers who continue to share songs from his repertoire. This week’s program features some recordings by Frank Harte and Donal Lunny, as well as by singers like Karan Casey who are carrying on the tradition with indebtedness to Harte.

August 18 | Seventies Bands

Some of the leading Irish and Scottish band of the 1970s are surveyed this week, including The Bothy Band, Planxty, De Danann, and Silly Wizard.

August 25 | The Birds of the Air This week we find out what a search of the record library yields when we enter in various bird names used in tunes and songs, like “The Lark in the Morning,” and “The Yellow Bittern.” Water birds and land-based birds are also invited.

Thank You Underwriters!

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

Sujatha Rao, M.D. of Hem-Onc Care, Carbondale, IL Lakeside Veterinary Hospital, Carbondale, IL SIU Alumni Association, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL For a complete list of WSIU sponsors and information about sponsoring WSIU programming, visit us online wsiu.org or call (618) 453-4286.

s Editor-in-Chief of Signal, I am sad to say that I am reluctantly packing up and moving on. For two years now I have been working as a graduate assistant in the WSIU Promotions Department. Every month I have had the opportunity to interview wonderful people, spend hours searching NPR for that one interesting story, and sized and re-sized article after article in my Photo: Katie Tullis winning the pursuit to make the Tetris-like Signal fit. Now I am afraid it is WSIU Student Service of the Year Award in May 2012. coming to an end.

Although I’m sad to leave, I am also happy to say I am leaving with more skills and experience than I ever thought possible; the number of opportunities that WSIU has provided me cannot be counted on one hand. In these two short years I have pursued my Master’s degree, worked two additional jobs, completed an internship, traveled to an international media event in Germany on scholarship, and enjoyed many other educational opportunities, all while working at WSIU. Given everything I have learned in my two years at this university, I am leaving nowhere near short of emptyhanded. I have WSIU to thank for everything.

My future plans involve moving back to Elgin, Illinois.

There, I will finish my final project for my Master’s degree, which I plan to complete by December. I also will be pursuing freelancing and substitute teaching during this time. After that, I can only stay positive and believe that good things are bound to come my way.

I am sad to have to see this opportunity come to an end.

However, I am happier to know that I had an opportunity to seize it.

Thank you, WSIU and Signal fans, for making the last two years of my life the best two years I could have asked for!

- Katie Tullis Editor-in-Chief of Signal

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