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Vol. 6, No. 11 • November 2013

Fall 2013 Community Support Celebration

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hank you to our WSIU Radio listeners who helped us meet our fundraising goal for the 2013 Fall Community Support Celebration!

Listeners pledged $21,553 to help offset the station’s FY 2014 programming bill, which totals $239,000.

Listener contributions cover about a third of the station’s annual program fees and allows WSIU Radio to invest in your favorite programs like Morning Conversation, All Things Considered, and Celtic Connections.

Special thanks to WSIU’s Laura Cobin, Susan Patrick, and Lisa Morrisette for all the hard work they put into making this event a success.

WSIU also appreciates the staff, students, and community members who volunteered by answering phones, working on-air, and supplying food for our volunteers.

If you weren’t able to make a contribution during our Fall Community Support Celebration, you can make a secure donation online at wsiu.org.

Just click the green “Pledge & Renew” button on the upper right-hand section of our homepage to get started.

All Photos: Monica Tichenor.

This Month on Morning Conversation

Playwright David Rush.

Photo: davidrushwriter.com.

Morning Conversation is hosted by WSIU Radio’s Jennifer Fuller. The show airs at 8:30am on Tuesdays and other weekdays, as scheduled, and repeats at 5:30pm. For updates, check the Morning Conversation Calendar at wsiu.org/programs morningconversation.

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November 5 Friends from Shawnee National Forest stop by to discuss their archaeological series with Morning Conversation host Jennifer Fuller.

November 6 David Rush talks about his upcoming play, Nureyev’s Eyes, at Varsity Center for the Arts.

November 12 SIU Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng shares her thoughts on campus expectations.

November 19 Science Café - Dayna Conner, Executive Director of Southern Illinois’ FoodWorks, stops by to discuss new programs and developments with her non-profit organization.

SIRIS VOLUNTEER JIM DEYOUNG Very few volunteers at SIRIS are remote readers, but DeYoung wants people to know that remote reading is a fairly easy task. SIRIS provides each volunteer with Audacity, a free audio editor and recorder, to upload their readings. On average, it takes thirty minutes to an hour to record everything and email the file to SIRIS. DeYoung says remote reading is great for people who don’t live in Carbondale or who cannot leave their homes, but have a voice.

SIRIS volunteer Jim DeYoung.

Photo: DeYoung family.

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eet SIRIS volunteer Jim DeYoung. He grew up in Kankakee County, Ill. and attended college at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduation, DeYoung stayed in the area for 32 years working different positions as a junior high and high school teacher, administrator, and principal. DeYoung retired in 1994 and moved to Marion, Ill. in 1997.

DeYoung was a volunteer with the Shawnee Alliance for Seniors when former SIRIS director Vickie Devenport came in to speak to the group about volunteer opportunities at the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service (SIRIS). “I found [her presentation] interesting because I had always wanted to be on the radio,” he said. DeYoung wanted to help people after retirement and thought this would be a perfect fit for him. DeYoung says SIRIS helped him accomplish two of his goals – to hear his voice on the radio and to help others.

DeYoung has been volunteering with SIRIS for about six years. He is a remote reader and participated in the pilot project three years ago that introduced remote reading as an option for volunteers. “Vickie was looking for ways to expand reading opportunities.

[We] welcomed it as a new challenge… if it was successful, we thought we could demonstrate this to other areas,” he said.

DeYoung wants others to know that if they want to help individuals with disabilities, then SIRIS is for them. “If it wasn’t for the volunteers, people’s worlds close in very quickly,” said DeYoung. “[The people who use SIRIS] live in the dark and have limited knowledge of what’s going on. I like to keep them up to date with what’s going on in our world.”

In addition to his work with SIRIS, DeYoung is the president of the homeowners’ association at his retirement home in Marion. He is also a public use surveyor at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, and is on the Board of Directors for Lake Whippoorwill.

Audie Cornish Hosts ATC From NPR West

Audie Cornish. Photo: Doby Photography.

All Things Considered’s Audie Cornish will be co-hosting from NPR’s Culver City, Calif. studios the week of November 4. Audie will share pieces on business, technology, sports, food, and the arts.

Story Descriptions End of the Password Tech giants like Google and PayPal agree that the password as we know it is dead.

But what’s the future of authentication online? Host Audie Cornish speaks with info security experts Michael Barrett, formerly of PayPal; Robert Weideman of voice biometric software company Nuance; Mayank Upadhyay of Google; and biometrics expert James Wayman.

In his spare time, DeYoung enjoys hiking, biking, playing golf, working out, reading

Tristan Walker

novels by Lee Child and John Grisham, and traveling with his wife, Katherine. He’s spent time in all 50 states, and says Tennessee is his favorite because of its diverse topography.

Host Audie Cornish talks to Tristan Walker, the former Foursquare exec who is a proponent of minority voices in Silicon Valley. He founded CODE2040, a group that aims to recruit blacks and Latinos for tech

DeYoung is a WSIU Radio fan and listens to All Things Considered on weekdays and Car Talk on Saturday mornings.

To volunteer at SIRIS, call (618) 453-2808.

and engineering jobs.

Sportvision Host Audie Cornish profiles the sports technology company Sportvision. Known mainly for that little yellow line on the broadcast of football games, they’re now going far beyond to serve other sports like baseball, NASCAR, and basketball. Audie talks to CEO Hank Adams.

What’s the Scoop?

Commuting continues on Morning Edition!

The Last Mile Via Trolley Week of November 4

A surprising number of cities are investing in old-fashioned trolley lines to solve the Last Mile problem. NPR’s Kathy Lohr reports from Atlanta, where they are laying down trolley tracks with an expected opening of 2014.

The Last Mile – Emery-Go-Round Week of November 4

People are usually happy to travel long distances via public transportation, but the closer they get to home, the less useful it is.

One solution is the Bay Area’s Emery-Go-Round, a free shuttle paid for by local employers. NPR’s Richard Gonzalez has the story.

The American Autobahn Week of November 11

Austin, Texas, is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, and it’s now also the second most congested. One new solution – a privately built toll road aimed at attracting drivers with the highest legal speed limit in the country at 85 miles per hour, perhaps soon to be 90. Illegal speeds on the road approach those of Germany’s Autobahn. NPR’s Wade Goodwyn reports from Austin.

Fairer Bikes

Week of November 11

In many cities, the majority of people who bike everywhere are lower-income folks. Typically the people who need bikes the most are the least able to access bikes from popular city bike share programs because you need a credit card and the stations are rarely close to lower income or even predominately minority neighborhoods. NPR’s s Joel Rose reports from New York.

November Backseat Book Club

Matilda

The November selection is Roald Dahl’s Matilda, the story of an exceptionally gifted girl who outsmarts her cruel parents and the brutish school headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, with the help of her magical abilities and her kind teacher, Miss Honey.

JFK’s Assassination: 50th Anniversary Coverage on Weekend Edition President John F. Kennedy’s assassination shocked the world, shattered a nation’s hope, and dashed the dreams of many. NPR plans a series of stories, interviews, and online build-outs to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination.

The Public Transit Puzzle Week of November 18

Lower-income people without cars often have to piece together long and complicated commutes using multiple forms of transit. It’s getting harder and more expensive post-recession, as communities cut back services and raise rates. NPR’s David Schaper reports from a city in the Midwest.

Car Technology

Week of November 25

By far the most popular way to commute to work is alone in an automobile. But can the roads and commuters themselves continue to handle it? NPR’s Sonari Glinton talks with carmakers about existing technology that could make the daily commute quicker and easier.

Image: better-beginnings.com.au.

November 17

John F. Kennedy, photograph in the Oval Office.

Photo: Cecil Stoughton, White House (public domain).

Weekend Edition Sunday airs a report from Marcus Rosenbaum on the “conspiracy theories” – especially after Oliver Stone’s 1991 film JFK captivated the public’s imagination and raised anew doubts about the assassination of President Kennedy.

November 23

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent in the Presidential motorcade who famously ran from the car he was riding in and jumped on the back of the Presidential limousine.

Thank You, Underwriters!

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

Cristaudo’s Café, Bakery & Catering, Carbondale, IL F-W-S Countertops, Carbondale, IL Hedman’s Vineyards, Alto Pass, IL Jackson County Health Department, Murphysboro, IL

Saturday 7pm • Sunday 6pm

Office of the Chancellor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

November 2 • New Releases What’s new in the Celtic music world? Tune in this week to hear some of the best in vocal and instrumental tracks from new recordings.

November 9 • Six in the Spotlight This week we go a little deeper into six new or recent CDs to get a better feel for each band or each individual’s vocal, as well as instrumental range.

November 16 • A Visit with Danny Ellis Irish-born singer/songwriter Danny Ellis visits our studio to talk about his recent albums and his new book, The Boy at the Gate, about growing up in an orphanage in Dublin.

School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Shryock Auditorium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families, Carterville, IL Southern Recycling Center, Carbondale, IL

November 23 • Twin Fiddles The sound of two fiddles playing in unison or in harmony is always exciting, and with piano or guitar backing, who could resist the urge to dance? This week we sample a number of twin fiddle tracks from Celtic and North American fiddlers.

November 30 • Old Favorites Songs and tunes from the past six decades are still as fresh and lively as they were when they were first recorded, as you will hear on this week’s roundup of old favorites.

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