July 2010 Signal

Vol. 3, No. 7: July 2010

Signal

An Online Newsletter from WSIU Public Radio

Coming Up on Morning Conversations

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Morning Conversations airs at 8:30am on Tuesdays and other weekdays, as scheduled.

July 13: SIUC Chancellor Rita Cheng

If you miss the live broadcasts, tune in to our podcasts at www.wsiu.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

n Morning Conversations, host Jennifer Fuller speaks with SIU administrators to bring the 2009-2010 academic year to a close.

July 26: SIU President Glenn Poshard Other July broadcasts still TBA. Check wsiu.org for updates!

Morning Conversations host Jennifer Fuller.

Photo: Monica Tichenor.

SIRIS Classic Vinyl and Media Sale • Coming September 11

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leaning out your closets or garage this summer? Donate your old vinyl records, DVDs, CDs, cassettes, VHS tapes, and gently used stereo equipment to the SIRIS Classic Vinyl & Media Sale to benefit WSIU Radio’s Southern Illinois Radio Information Service (SIRIS).

This year’s sale will be held at the University Mall in Carbondale on Saturday, September 11 from 10am to 7pm. Look for us next to the store Hot Topic!

Volunteers are needed to assist with this annual fundraiser. To learn how you can help, and to learn more about SIRIS, contact Vickie Devenport, SIRIS director and WSIU outreach coordinator, at (618) 453-6148 or vickie. devenport@wsiu.org.

Vintage vinyl fans helped break a record at last year’s sale by raising $8,000 to support SIRIS. Help us break the record again this year!

Breaking through the crowd with a collection of records at last year’s sale. Photo: Rachel Snow.

On the hunt for classic rock.

Photo: Rachel Snow.

Beginning Monday, July 12 Drop off your donations at the table near the Information Desk at University Mall in Carbondale1

Vinyl fans search for treasures at last year’s sale.

Expect a large crowd again this year and plan to arrive early, if possible! Photo: Rachel Snow.

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eet Lisa Belville, board member for the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service (SIRIS) and active volunteer. Previously, Belville worked in phone sales and customer service for a Florida-based software company that specialized in making software for individuals who are blind or who have visual impairments that makes reading difficult.

Growing up in Southern Illinois, Belville had heard about WSIU Public Broadcasting, but didn’t become a listener until she moved here in 1995.

She says she listened to NPR pretty much exclusively for most of her news, current events, and local issues.

Belville became involved with SIRIS in the fall of 2004 after one of her friends told her that the SIRIS Board needed more community support.

During Belville’s first year working with the organization, she attended member meetings and assisted with fundraising efforts. “I was the secretary from 20072009,” she says. “I took minutes and kept track of mailing lists. I basically did whatever they wanted me to do.”

In addition to volunteering her time with SIRIS, Belville also manages the email list for the Guide Dog Foundation where she met her loving Labrador, Katie.

Belville’s other volunteer efforts include proofreading books for bookshare.org.

“I’m an English major, so it kind of helps my ‘inner-editor’ to read and proofread,” she shares.

Belville says if you are inspired by her work in the community and would like to get involved, SIRIS is always looking for volunteers. You don’t need to be a professional reader, or have an extensive background in radio to volunteer with SIRIS. Volunteers just need have an appreciation for reading out loud. “It’s one of those things that you give back to the community,” she says, “and you get great services like SIRIS in return.”

BOARD MEMBER VOLUN TEER

SIRIS Profile: Lisa Belville

Lisa Belville and her pal, Katie.

Photo: Jenna Richardson.

“Public broadcasting is broadcasting of the people, by the people, and for the people.”

Some of Belville’s favorite WSIU Radio programs include Morning Edition and All Things Considered. On weekends, she enjoys Car Talk and Speaking of Faith.

Says Belville, “When you have a disability, people often want to do things for you, but what they don’t realize is that everyone wants to feel needed. People of all abilities have something that they can bring to the table. By volunteering, I’ve been able to hone my writing, proofreading, and public speaking skills while helping others. “

“I’m not even into cars, but the hosts [of Car Talk] are funny,” says Belville. “I like to use humor to get the point across!”

Learn how you can give back as a SIRIS volunteer by calling (618) 453-2808 or clicking on the SIRIS tab at wsiu.org.

Summer Books That Made The 2010 NPR Critics’ Cut Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay Set in an imaginary country based on China during the Tang Dynasty, the hero, a general’s son, receives a gift with consequences from a foreign princess.

The Good Son Michael Gruber This smart thriller tells the story of a U.S. special forces soldier raised in Pakistan whose mother is kidnapped by militants in Afghanistan.

Parrot and Olivier in America Peter Carey Olivier comes to America with his companion, Parrot, a young English printer who has been

in and out of prison. As the two hit the road, they argue, become friends, and develop something of a “bro-mance.”

The Best Of It: New and Selected Poems Kay Ryan This is a book that you can pick up or put down whenever you want. This is a deeply intelligent, plain-spoken American voice that harks back to Robert Frost.

Hitch-22: A Memoir Christopher Hitchens Hitchens, the acerbic pundit known for attacks on his political and philosophical foes, shows a softer side in this memoir that is considered more like a great raconteur telling stories about his own life.

The Pregnant Widow Martin Amis Twenty-yearold Keith Nearing is spending the summer of 1970 in Italy with two girls. An English major, Nearing is immersed in reading about oldfashioned notions like virtue just as the sexual revolution of the ‘70s is getting under way. In the end, it proves to be a complicated summer for Keith.

For more great summer reads, visit www.npr.org/summerbooks.

Sponsor Profile: Sujatha Rao MD, P.C., Hem-Onc Care

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ujatha Rao, M.D. of Hem-Onc Care in Carbondale is a hematologist/ oncologist. She provides consultation for patients who are diagnosed with cancer, then determines treatment plans, administers chemotherapy, and makes referrals to radiation oncologists, as needed.

According to Dr. Rao, “Most people aren’t aware that we are able to care for patients with all stages of cancer, even advanced stages, right here in Carbondale. We are even able to do some of the pretransplantation chemotherapy protocols here, to save patients from having to drive out of state for those treatments. We also participate in Community-Based Oncology Practices clinical trials working collaboratively with our local hospital.”

Dr. Rao helps to underwrite weekday and weekend news programming on the

WSIU Radio stations, including Morning Edition, Fresh Air, and All Things Considered.

“I decided to help sponsor WSIU Radio because I knew that it reaches educated, involved listeners. I wanted to make people aware of the medical resources available here in Southern Illinois. I also enjoy the news programs myself; I have my car radio tuned to WSIU.” Dr. Rao says she values the sense of connectedness and community in public radio because that is an important part of her own practice. “We work with our patients on a very personal level. For me and for my staff, it is important to really be there for the patient…we become quite attached. I’ve been in Southern Illinois for about seven years, and the people here have been very nice. We actually work with all kinds of patients, it’s not based on their ability to pay. We help connect

patients to copay assistance programs and other resources available through various foundations.”

Dr. Rao would recommend WSIU Radio sponsorship to other professionals and business owners because, “People tell me that they hear my announcements -- the community definitely is becoming more familiar with my name. It’s been a very positive experience, and I’m proud to help support NPR news.”

Hem-Onc Care is located at 1390 Hope Drive in the Cedar Court Doctors Park, Carbondale, with information available at (618) 457-2501.

Sponsor Profile: Leslie P. Williams, C.P.A. When asked what might surprise people about her accounting work, Leslie points out that “I actually am a Quickbooks Pro® Advisor, so I can assist businesses in using Quickbooks proficiently, from the early setup phase to functioning efficiently into the future.”

Left to Right: Angie Chochran, Staff Accountant; Leslie P. Williams, C.P.A., Owner; Brooke Richards, Staff Accountant. Photo: Jenna Richardson.

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eslie P. Williams’ accounting firm, located between Murphysboro and Carbondale, provides tax preparation for individuals, corporations, partnerships, estates, exempt organizations, and benefit plans, as well as providing bookkeeping services such as payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial statement preparation. Clients include municipalities, individuals, and businesses of all sizes, although she notes that, “I especially love working with small businesses -- because I am one!” A lifelong southern Illinoisan, Leslie was born and raised in Murphysboro.

Leslie is entering her third year as a WSIU Radio news underwriter, and is a dedicated listener. “I actually was introduced to public radio when I became a huge Garrison Keillor fan and fell in love with A Prairie Home Companion. Other favorites include Car Talk and Weekend Edition.”

Reflecting on her decision to help sponsor WSIU Public Radio, she says, “I value that it brings us unbiased news. Also, with public radio, the people come first, which I appreciate because I feel the same way about my clients. Public radio is available to people from all walks of life. That’s important to me; I’ve worked with the Center for Economic Progress to provide free tax service to low income

families. Public radio similarly gives back to the community.”

Leslie believes that the community must support public radio in turn. “If everyone just took what was freely available without giving back, then the service would quickly go away. My clients, both longtime and new, are very positive about my helping to sponsor WSIU Radio, and I find that they are like-minded in their own support of public radio.”

She says she would enthusiastically recommend sponsorship to others.

“Businesses have a wide array of opportunities, but choosing to underwrite WSIU provides great exposure while also giving that ‘warm and fuzzy’ feeling knowing that your dollars are spent to maintain and enhance your favorite programs.”

Leslie P. Williams, C.P.A. offices are at 217 Robert Morgan Road, Murphysboro, (618) 687-3854.

Sat, 3pm • Sun, 6pm July 3 • Music of the American Civil War This week’s program features songs of the Irish Brigade and other Civil War era music, including songs by Stephen Foster.

July 10 • New Releases Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for his monthly roundup of new and recent releases from both sides of the Atlantic.

July 17 • The Glory of Wales Celtic music from Wales is featured, including the glorious Welsh male choirs!

July 24 • Harte Songs The late Dublin singer Frank Harte inspired many contemporary singers who continue to share songs from his repertoire. This program features some recordings by Frank Harte, Donal Lunny, and Karan Casey.

July 31 • Women of Distinction Some of the “leading ladies” of Celtic music are highlighted in this week’s program.

Thank You, Underwriters!

Please join us in thanking the underwriters who recently began, renewed, or expanded their partnerships to make public radio possible: 9th Street Grill, Mt. Vernon The Bluffs Vineyard & Winery, Ava Clifford L. Coleman, M.D., Carbondale Peter J. Pirmann, D.M.D., Carbondale Sujatha Rao, M.D. of Hem-Onc Care, Carbondale Sandberg, Phoenix and von Gontard Southern Gas Company, Carbondale Shawnee Health Service Walker’s Bluff and Legends Restaurant, Carterville Williamson County Tourism Bureau NaturalMed Apothecary, Inc., Herrin For a complete list of WSIU underwriters and information about underwriting WSIU programming, visit us online at www.wsiu.org or call (618) 453-4286.

“WSIU fills that spot for me in keeping me connected to a world that is continuously changing.”

- Susie Phillips, Murphysboro, Illinois

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SIU is how I literally start my day, seven days a week. One of the things I love about Weekend Edition and Morning Edition are the small segments, such as Daniel Shore, Story Corps, and Pete Peterson. Any number of these segments are all entertaining – some of them are sad, some are hilarious.

One of the things that WSIU does is give you in-depth reporting that you can rely on. It’s intelligent programming. It just gives me a good view of the world, and it keeps me in touch. WSIU fills that spot for me in keeping me connected to a world that is continuously changing.

I’m Susie Phillips of Murphysboro, Illinois and WSIU is powered by me.

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