Signal December 14

Signal WSIU Public Radio

An Online Newsletter

Vol. 12, No. 12 • December 2014

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Tune in at 8:30am & 5:30pm on Tuesdays & other weekdays, as scheduled. Questions or comments? Contact host Jennifer Fuller at jennifer.fuller@wsiu.org or call (618) 453-6101.

Check out our web page at www.wsiu.org/ programs/morning-conversation to listen to past broadcasts.

December 2

Stage company Members of the cast of “Almost, Maine” talk with Jennifer Fuller about their upcoming show.

December 22

SIU President Randy Dunn Get the latest news about initiatives and activities at SIU.

Week of December 22

Host Jennifer Fuller.

Photo: Kaitlyn Conrad.

Bill Recktenwald, Senior Lecturer & Journalist-in-Residence at SIU, and SIU students will share their first-hand accounts of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.

thank you for supporting wsiu radio!

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Thank you to all who made a donation to WSIU Radio, and invited friends to do the same, during our Powered

by Two Holiday Member Drive held December 2-5. Listener donations ensure that your favorite programs and services like the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service will continue improve the quality of life in our region for years to come.

We are still processing all of the donations made during our December drive, so watch for a full report in the January issue of Signal.

DIDN’T GET A CHANCE TO MAKE A DONATION? Make a contribution anytime at 800-745-9748 or donate online at wsiu.org (and check out our new web design)! Just click on the “Donate Now” on our homepage.

If you have questions about your donation or WSIU membership, contact Susan Patrick at (618) 4536184 or susan.patrick@wsiu.org.

Kevin Boucher

SIRIS Volunteer

& the WSIU Almanac

WSIU Radio welcomes Kevin Boucher, former TV Traffic Manager for WSIU-TV, as the new WSIU Radio Community Engagement Producer and the host of WSIU Almanac. This new radio segment airs twice daily, five days per week, and is a combination of daily national news reports and both current and historical local community pieces. If you miss a broadcast, you can listen online at news.wsiu.org/programs/wsiu-almanac.

Each episode is designed to create awareness about events happening around the region and to give a voice to groups and individuals who are working to better their communities and the environment. Recent guests include Patty Cosgrove, a Carbondale Toys for Tots Coordinator, who discussed the volunteer group’s annual holiday toy drive.

In addition to the WSIU Almanac, Boucher hosts segments focused on nature, including a recent story about winter birds featuring Laraine Wright of the Southern Illinois Audubon Society. Learn more about these segments, and access WSIU Almanac, at news.wsiu.org/people/kevin-boucher.

Boucher was born in Newport, Rhode Island to a military family and spent time around the Washington, D.C. area. Interestingly, his passion for nature began not far from our nation’s capitol – Theodore Roosevelt Island – where he saw his first snake and snapping turtle. The family traveled around the world for his father’s career, including living in Japan, before they settled in Murphysboro, Illinois in 1976. Boucher fell in love with the natural beauty of southern Illinois and said he favors it over all the places he lived during his time as a young world traveler.

Boucher earned a Bachelor’s degree in Radio-Television from SIU Carbondale and worked as a disc jockey before joining the WSIU-TV staff in 1995 as the TV Traffic Manager. During his tenure at WSIU, he decided to complete a Master’s Degree in Professional Media Studies. As part of his thesis project, he created a 15-minute radio documentary entitled Sounds and Stories of the Shawnee Forest, which took him into the woods with a microphone to record nature and interview people about their outdoor experiences. “When it comes to nature, I never want to stop learning”, says Boucher, citing his curiosity and his passion for the outdoors and media as excellent motivators.

When asked about specific goals in his new role at WSIU Radio, Boucher said he hopes to inspire people to take time for nature and to learn something new, even if it takes them outside of their comfort zone. “I want to encourage people to take time from their busy lives to get out in nature and to experience all the benefits it has to offer,” he says. He also wants to encourage people not to let their age prevent them from pursuing a different path in life. “I was 51-years-old when I earned my Master’s degree!” he says. “You’re never too old to learn.”

In his spare time, Boucher enjoys being with family, honing his photography skills, and naturally, exploring the abundant and diverse wildlife and plant life around Campus Lake, and in the region’s many parks and wild natural areas.

If you’d like to contact Boucher with story or segment ideas, send an email to kevin.boucher@wsiu.org or call (618) 453-4348.

Alexis Flowers – Article by Sarah Maher, WSIU

SIU Carbondale student Alexis Flowers, a senior from Peoria, Ill. majoring in Public Relations and Marketing, began volunteering at the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service (SIRIS) this fall and truly enjoys the experience. Flowers also works as a student employee in WSIU Public Broadcasting’s main office.

“I enjoy reading the local stories and finding out about the events that are happening in the community,” says Flowers. “Something as simple as reading the newspaper can have a positive, eye-opening influence.” Flowers also understands the value SIRIS brings to the community. “It is extremely important to support services like SIRIS. Helping people stay connected to the world around them creates a close-knit community and allows that community to grow and prosper.”

Flowers also volunteers with the local chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). The group has adopted a local street with Adopt-A-Spot and works to keep beautify the area.

Appreciative of her time at SIU, Flowers reflected, “My last year of college has made me realize how fast the time has flown. I have enjoyed every moment of my college career at SIU.” After graduation, she hopes to work in corporate public relations, with a focus on international relations.

When Flowers isn’t studying, working, or volunteering, she enjoys spending time with friends, traveling, shopping, and listening to and watching WSIU. Favorite programs include the morning news shows, Independent Lens, and America by the Number.

Holiday Programming WSIU Radio holiday Specials 2014 Thursday, December 11 8pm Advent Voices

Sunday, December 21 10pm Christmas Acoustic Nature Hour

Monday, December 15 8pm Welcome Christmas

Tuesday, December 23 8pm A Chanticleer Christmas

Tuesday, December 16 8pm Chanukah in Story

Wednesday, December 24 8pm Candles Burning Brightly

Wednesday, December 17 9pm Christmas Acoustic Nature Hour

Wednesday, December 24 9pm Festival of 9 Lessons

Thursday, December 18 8pm A Baroque Christmas

Thursday, December 25 12pm Festival of 9 Lessons (repeat)

Friday, December 19 8pm A Season Griot

Thursday, December 25 8pm Messiah from Washington National Cathedral

Join us at the next Community Cinema!

A Path Appears

January 17

2:30pm @ the Carbondale Public Library [405 W. Main St.]

We had a full house and a powerful discussion after the film, Evolution of a Criminal, during the Community Cinema event Saturday, November 15 at the Carbondale Public Library. THANK YOU to our moderators, Diana Brawley Sussman, and the Carbondale Public Library, and to everyone who came out and participated! Our events, just like our programming, really are powered by you!

A Path Appears goes to the USA, Colombia, Haiti, and Kenya to reveal the incredible adversity faced every day by millions of women and girls, while also presenting glimpses of hope and change.

From the team that brought you the groundbreaking Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

Saturday 7pm & Sunday 6pm December 6 & 7 New Releases

Last chance for new albums to get into the running for our upcoming Best of 2014 program.

THANK YOU!

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

december 13 & 14 The Ones We Miss

This year we have lost several highly respected and loved musicians from Ireland, Scotland, and Nova Scotia, namely Sean Potts, Jean Redpath, and Buddy MacMaster. This week we pay tribute to their music as well as music by others who are no longer with us.

December 20 & 21 A Celtic Christmas

We feature Christmas and seasonal music from the British and Irish Isles, Scandinavia, North America, and other traditions in this week’s Celtic Christmas show.

December 27 & 28 Best of 2014

Join host Bryan Kelso Crow as he rounds up some of the best albums of 2014, culminating in his announcement of the Album of the Year winner.

Creative Design Solutions Makanda

The Carson Center Paducah

The Medicine Shoppe Carbondale

Southern Recycling Center Carbondale

School of Art and Design at SIU Carbondale

NPR Clock

changes Morning Edition; Morning Conversations (Tue); Southern Illinois Wonders (Wed)

6:04/7:04am 6:18/7:18/8:18am 6:20/7:20/8:20am 6:30/8:30am 6:41/7:41/8:41am 6:44am 7:44am 8:44am

local newscast local weather local news update local almanac/comm calendar local weather feature local newscast feature/Morning Conversation

For a complete list of WSIU sponsors and information about sponsoring WSIU’s programs and services, visit us online at wsiu.org or call (618) 453-4344.

All Things Considered

3:20pm 3:49pm 4:30pm 4:32pm 4:44pm 5:04pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:44pm

Farm market report Stock market report local weather local newscast feature local newscast local weather local newscast local feature/expanded news

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