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We recently completed a reorganization of WILL departments and activities into a structure that we feel prepares us to best meet the rapid changes facing our industry. This reorganization began last January with input from our department managers. Guiding principles throughout the process were: to reinforce our strengths, use our existing staff members whenever possible, foster innovation and reduce “silo-ing” and duplication of efforts among our broadcast services.

Over the past two years, we have used staff attrition to achieve financial savings whenever possible. Several positions have been left vacant or incorporated into other positions’ responsibilities—necessary actions due to reductions in state funding and the effects of a deteriorating economy. These measures have also allowed WILL to minimize its involuntary staff reductions to date. Our new reorganization continues that trend, but allows us to respond to this contraction in staff size in a way that not only reduces its consequences, but, we hope, unlocks new opportunities in program development and public engagement.

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When African-American teens from the Boys & Girls Club of Danville spent a day and a half at Kickapoo State Park in Oak-wood at the end of June, they experienced canoeing and kayaking, shooting a shotgun, fishing in a pond, photo-graphing nature, banding geese, surveying fish populations and meditating on a bluff. They also learned a lot about themselves. The apprehensive became self-assured and the self-assured became confident doing things they’d never done before.

Their outing was part of a larger project to connect young people with the outdoors and to improve their media literacy. Later in the summer, the students will revisit the park with video cameras to film public service an-nouncements aimed at getting other kids to the park.

Teens gain confidence in outdoor activitiesLife lessons from Kickapoo:When you pick up a goose, hold it firmly against your body.

Release the button on the fishing rod before you cast.

Hold on to both sides of the canoe as you get in.

Minnows aren’t always little.

Gigantic poison ivy vines can grow in a tree!


“Kickin’ It at Kickapoo” is a project of Illinois Public Media’s Youth Media Work-shop. The Kickapoo project was inspired by the new Ken Burns’ documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, which will air on PBS stations next month. Park superintendent John Hott, Glynnis Collins of the Prairie Rivers Network and Michelle Nelson of the University of Illinois Depart-ment of Advertising organized the activities.

Read the teens’ blogs about their project and watch videos of their activities in the park at youthmediaworkshop.org/kickapoo.

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Working in a global society became a class assignment for students in Nancy Benson’s Journalism 480 course on international reporting.

Ten students took on the roles of foreign correspondents during a May 19-June 5 reporting trip to Romania and Italy. It’s the third such immersion experience, following a 2005 trip to Peru and a 2007 excursion to China. Each of the student groups has produced in-depth reports for WILL. Revealing Romania, the one-hour radio documentary of student stories from this year’s class, will air at 6 pm Saturday, Aug. 22, on AM 580.

“This is a winning partnership,” said Jay Pearce, former program director of AM 580 and now director of created content for WILL. “Students benefit from a real world experience, WILL continues to inspire the next generation of journalists and listeners receive great programs that offer unique insights,” he added.

As a relatively new European Union country with a developing economy and democracy, Romania offered an ideal environment for the U of I students to pursue a range of story topics. The eight undergraduates and two graduate students worked alongside Romanian counterparts at Babes-Bolyai in Cluj and with student reporters from an online newspaper,

produced by the Independent Journalism Center in Bucharest.

At the center of the stories is the migration of Romanians in search of work to more prosperous EU countries, such as Italy, and the Romanian government’s efforts to lure these citizens back to their homeland. Interconnected topics include the plight of an estimated 170,000 children left behind by parents working in Rome, as well as new efforts to reinvigorate Romania’s tourism industry.

Kirstin Skurka, a May graduate in broadcast journalism, found Romania similar to other European destinations in terms of the country’s natural beauty and the amenities of its cities.

“Still, their service industry needs work before they can become a major tourist area,” Kirstin said. “The Romanian people were some of the friendliest I have encountered in Europe, but need assistance to better understand travel standards prevalent in the Western world,” she added.

Professor Benson says she can see the confidence develop in the student report-ers she takes abroad. “They start out a bit shy about approaching strangers for an interview in a foreign land, but by the end of the trip, they are willing to go to great lengths to get the best possible sources for their stories and that gives them more courage here at home too.”

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Kevin Whately (The English Patient) re-turns to Masterpiece Mystery! at 8 pm Sun-days as Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis in a spin-off to the Inspector Morse series. Back in Oxford following the death of his wife, Lewis is working with his sidekick, James Hathaway (Laurence Fox, Becoming Jane), to crack murder cases that draw them into the private lives of the Oxfordshire elite. The action leads off Aug. 9 with Whom the Gods Would Destroy when the detective duo investigates the death of a middle-aged Oxford grad in a trail rife with literary allu-sions and unexpected associations. Then,

Join us on FM 90.9 Saturdays at noon in August for our celebration of Gilbert & Sullivan during Afternoon at the Opera. See page 6 or visit will.illinois.edu for each week’s program.

Inspector Lewis

on August 16, Old School Ties features Gina McKee (The Forsyth Saga) as a widow with a surprising connection to the case of a celebrity criminal—and to Lewis’s past. In Expiation (Aug. 23), a North Oxford housewife is found hanged at home, which looks like an open and shut case of suicide, but Lewis is skeptical. And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea on Aug. 30 begins Series II for Inspector Lewis as he and Hathaway visit a treatment center for gambling addicts to solve the case of stolen rare books and two murders.

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WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1 101.1 in Champaign-Urbana and 106.5 in Danville 6 amThe Morning Expresswith Vic Di GeronimoEverything you need to start your day, in one handy place!• Great classical music and companionship all morning long• A complete weather forecast at the top of each hour • NPR news headlines at 7:01, 8:01, 9:01 & 10:01 am• Frequent time and weather checks each hour • Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac @ 7:45 10:06 amMid-Morning Classicswith Jeff Esworthy NoonLive and Localwith Kevin KellyKevin’s lunchtime get-together features music and a daily serving of news about, and interviews with, area music-makers, plus a calendar of regional music events. 1:01 pmNPR News Headlines 1:06 pmAfternoon ClassicsJulie Amacher, Lynn Warfel, Mindy Ratner, Gillian Martin and Bob Christiansen keep you company throughout the afternoon and early evening with music and occasional news updates, including NPR headlines at 4:01 pm and 7:01 pm. 8 pm (M-Th) The Evening ConcertGreat orchestras from the great concert halls! Monday:Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra8/3 COPLAND, PREVIN, BEETHOVEN Andre Previn, cond;

Gretchen van Hoesen, harp 8/10 HINDEMITH, MOZART, R. SCHUMANN Andres Cardenes, cond; Chee-Yun, violin 8/17 VERDI, FLETCHER, R. STRAUSS Manfred Honeck, cond;

Michael Rusinek, clarinet 8/24 MOZART, SHOSTAKOVICH Louis Langree, cond; Garrick Ohlsson, piano8/31 MAHLER, DVORAK Lorin Maazel, cond

Tuesday:New York Philharmonic8/4 Clarinetist Stanley Drucker Celebration

Chicago Symphony Orchestra8/11 BARTOK, PART, DEBUSSY,

CASTELLANOS Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel, cond8/18 HAYDN, BACH, SCHUBERT Pinchas Zukerman, cond, violin

New York Philharmonic8/25 Digital Download Festival No 2 Wednesday: Live! @ the Concertgebouw8/5 BRAHMS, R. SCHUMANN Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond;

Thomas Zehetmair, violin8/12 MAHLER, MENDELSSOHN Jaap van Zweden, cond;

Ronald Brautigam, piano8/19 BEETHOVEN, SIBELIUS, R. SCHUMANN Leonard Slatkin, cond;

Christian Tetzlaff, violin8/26 STRAVINSKY, PROKOFIEV Valery Gergiev, cond Thursday:The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and The Gilmore Keyboard Festival 10:01 pmNPR News Headlines 10:06 pm (M-Th)Night MusicGillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, Scott Blankenship or John Zech keep you company.


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3:59 pmLiving Music WeekendA calendar of weekend musical events in our area, presented by Roger Cooper. �:01 pmNPR News Headlines �:06 pmBroadway RevisitedThe American musical theater, explored by Art Hilgart.8/7 The Lion Sings: The M-G-M

Musicals of Arthur Freed.8/14 The Shows of Stephen Schwartz.

From Godspell to Wicked.8/21 Blossom Dearie and Kevin Cole. A

pair of singer-pianists with the Gershwins.8/28 Faith, Hope, and Therapy. Contemporary

answers to modern problems! 5:06 pmFascinatin’ RhythmMichael Lasser examines the history of American popular song.8/7 Lulu’s Back in Town. Nobody seems able to

stay away too long from the city.8/14 Years from Now. Looking back, gratefully or

regretfully.8/21 Apples and Peaches. 8/28 Composers Adapt. New centuries come with

new attitudes, and thus new kinds of songs. 6 pmThe Song Is YouBonnie Grice talks with all sorts of people about the sorts of music that influenced them.8/7 Jim Villas. Food writer and winner of the

James Beard Award.8/14 Lisa Loeb. The singer/songwriter hit the pop

charts in 1994 with her #1 song Stay.8/21 Tom Phelan. Author, teacher, former priest

and Irish expatriate.8/28 Randy Brecker. One of the premiere jazz

trumpeters. 7 pmMarian McPartland’s Piano JazzGreat playing, great conversation!8/7 Michel Petrucciani. The French pianist lit up

the jazz world during his brief life.8/14 Jeremy Siskind. Another bright young

pianist, recently graduated from Eastman.8/21 Dave Samuels. One of the best vibraphonists

on the scene today.8/28 Allen Toussaint. The New Orleans legend,

with guest host Elvis Costello. 8 pmRiverwalk JazzThe Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays classic jazz. David Holt co-hosts.8/7 Chicago Reeds: Jimmy Noone, Frank

Teschemacher & Benny Goodman.8/14 In the Footsteps of Giants: Trumpet

Dynamo Bria Skonberg.

8/21 T is for Texas, Trombone & Teagarden!8/28 Tango, Opera, & the Blues: Jelly Roll

Morton’s Recipe for Jazz.

9 pmRhythm, Sweet & HotRare and wonderful recordings from the 20s through the 50s, primarily from 78s. 10 pmRadio DeluxeJazz singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and his vocalist wife, Jessica Molaskey, host a two-hour weekly music party from their “deluxe living room!” Snappy patter, classics from the American Popular Songbook, and a lot of fun! Catch it Sundays from 4 to 6 pm as well! Midnight Bluegrass BreakdownNashville’s Dave Higgs presents bluegrass music, often with live performances in the mix. 1 amThe Bluegrass ReviewMore bluegrass music, interviews and features, with host Phil Nusbaum providing an historical perspective. 2 amThe Folk SamplerFrom the foothills of the Ozarks, Mike Flynn presents folk, traditional, bluegrass and blues. 3 amThe Art of the SongExploring creativity in songwriting and other arts. � amCeltic ConnectionsFrom Carbondale, Brian Crow plays music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany.

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5 amClassical MusicWard Jacobson and Lynn Warfel help you wake up, or go to sleep, depending.

7 amWeekend BlendVincent Trauth puts on the coffee, along with classical music, weather, NPR news headlines at 7:01 and Garrison Keillor’s almanac at 8:01 am.

9:01 amNPR News Headlines

9:06 amClassics By RequestJohn Frayne plays requests at this time each Satur-day morning. Submit requests at [email protected] or 217-265-5084.

10 amClassics of the PhonographJohn Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era.8/1 Beethoven Overtures.8/8 Lorin Maazel.8/15 The Record Makers: Goddard Lieberson.8/22 The Recording Angel Lands in the U.S.8/29 Great Recordings: Beecham’s Mozart.

11 amFrom the TopA live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians! Pianist Chris O’Riley hosts. (Each program can be heard again Sundays at 6pm, which is also where you will find program listings.)

Noon Afternoon at the OperaThis month, performances from Los Angeles and San Francisco Opera are followed by FM 90.9’s 15th Annual Gilbert & Sullivan Festival! John Frayne is your host.8/1 RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF

MAHAGONNY: Weill/Brecht. THE MIKADO: Gilbert & Sullivan.8/8 REQUIEM: Verdi. THE GONDOLIERS: Gilbert & Sullivan.8/15 SIMON BOCCANEGRA: Verdi. TRIAL BY JURY and COX AND BOX:

Gilbert & Sullivan.8/22 THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER:

Stewart Wallace/Amy Tan. PATIENCE: Gilbert & Sullivan.8/29 THE DEAD CITY: Korngold. THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD: Gilbert &

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�:06 pmFootlight ParadeBill Rudman presents musical theater from Broadway to Hollywood.8/1 1965 on Stage and Screen.8/8 Strike Up the Band. 8/15 Least Likely to Succeed. 8/22 2003 on Stage and Screen.8/29 Television Musicals, Part 1.

5 pmA Prairie Home CompanionGarrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. You can also hear each week’s program at 2 pm Sunday.

7 pmetownA variety show featuring top bluegrass, folk and country artists. 8/1 Chris Thile & The How To Grow a Band

/ JJ Grey & Mofro.8/8 Bruce Cockburn / Brett Dennen.8/15 Koko Taylor / Pinetop Perkins. 8/22 John Gorka / Hot Buttered Rum.8/29 Mike Doughty / Zee Avi.

8 pmAmerican RoutesA program of and about all the roots and branches of American music, with host Nick Spitzer.8/1 L.A. Brian Wilson and Randy Newman.8/8 The Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals. 8/15 Elvis.8/22 Hard Road To Travel. 8/29 After the Storm.

10 pmTapestry of the TimesJoin host Aaron Henkin on an ear-opening voyage back in time and around the globe as he guides you through the wide-ranging sound archives of Smithsonian/Folkways recordings.8/1 Snooks Eaglin, Mighty Sparrow,

Peggy Seeger, Brazilian capoeiristas.8/8 French Carpenter, Josh White,

Haitian voodoo practitioners.8/15 Cape Breton fiddle, classic piano blues,

cowboy ballads, and songs for Joe Hill. 8/22 Mike Seeger, Bob Dylan, Luiz Bonfa,

Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie.8/29 Doc Watson & Bill Monroe, Cephas &

Wiggins, Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard.

11 pmThe World Music HourDan Storper and Rosalie Howarth take you through music of many different cultures.

MidnightBlues Before SunriseWhere every month is Black History Month! Steve Cushing explores the highways and byways of African-American music on the best blues show on the radio!

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5 amClassical MusicScott Blankenship and Lynn Warfel select classical music for your Sunday morning, with NPR news head-lines at 7:01 am and Garrison Keillor’s daily almanac at 8:01 am.

9 amSunday BaroqueSuzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. You’ll also hear NPR news headlines at 9:01 am and 12:01 pm.

1 pmThe Thistle and ShamrockFiona Ritchie hosts this program from Scotland, featuring traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere.8/2 Two Shoogles. Tasmanian mandolinist Luke

Plumb and Highland fiddler Angus Grant.8/9 New World Releases. The latest from North

American Celtic musicians.8/16 Northsound.Unspoiled landscapes and rocky

shorelines bathed in northern light. 8/23 A Case for Guitar. Virtuoso players from

Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and beyond.8/30 Mythography. An exploration of myth, legend

and mystery.

2 pmA Prairie Home CompanionGarrison Keillor and friends with skits, music, comedy and the news from Lake Wobegon!

� pmRadio DeluxeSinger/guitarist John Pizzarelli and his singing wife, Jessica Molaskey, host a two-hour weekly music party from their “deluxe living room!” Snappy patter, great records from the American Popular Songbook, interesting guests, and a lot of fun!

6 pmFrom the TopA rebroadcast of NPR’s young musician showcase. Listings are for yesterday’s 11 am broadcast and today’s repeat.8/2 From the Virginia Arts Festival, a saxophone

quartet from Chicago.8/9 From Mechanic’s Hall in Worcester,

Massachusetts.8/16 From Vermont’s Chandler Music Hall, the

Cerberus Trio from Chicago.8/23 From Mixon Concert Hall in Cleveland,

marimba player Joshua Jones from Chicago.8/30 17-year-old trumpeter Daniel Taubenheim of

Lake Bluff, Illinois.

7 pmClassical MusicValerie Kahler is your Sunday evening host; NPR news headlines are heard at 7:01 pm.

10:01 pmNPR News Headlines

10:06 pmHarmoniaAngela Mariani presents an hour of Baroque and early music, including the latest releases. 8/2 Late Medieval Songs from Cyprus.

Featuring the Ensemble La Morra.8/9 Circa 1500. A trip through Renaissance

Europe with the London-based ensemble.8/16 A Purcell Celebration I.8/23 Obsidian Records. England’s newest label

devoted to early music.8/30 The Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra...Live!

11:06 pmThe Romantic HoursMusic, poetry and romance, seamlessly woven by Mona Golabek.

MidnightClassical MusicScott Blankenship eases you into the new week.

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Mondays 7:00 Murder House (8/3) Inside (8/10, 8/24, 8/31) Arabian Horse: The Ancient Breed (8/17) 8:00 Nature (8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31)11:00 Idaho’s Trial of the Century (8/3) Inside (8/10, 8/24, 8/31) Horses of Gettysburg (8/17)

Tuesdays7:00 In Search of Shakespeare (8/4, 8/11) Flying The Secret Sky (8/18) Arthur: The Once & Future King (8/25) 8:00 History Detectives (8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25)11:00 In Search of Shakespeare (8/4, 8/11) Western Pennsylvania’s Tuskegee Airmen

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Wednesdays 7:00 P.O.V. (8/19, 8/26) 8:00 Kalb Report (8/5, 8/12, 8/26) On A Wing and a Prayer (8/19)11:00 Expose: America’s Investigative Reports (8/5,

8/12) Making Sense of Place: Portland (8/19) Hold Your Breath (8/26)11:30 P.O.V. (8/5, 8/12)

Thursdays 7:00 NOVA (8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27) 8:00 Scientific American Frontiers

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Fridays 7:00 Carrier (8/7, 8/14) Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (8/28; until

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Saturdays 7:00 Nature (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29) 8:00 History Detectives (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29) 9:00 History Detectives (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29) 10:00 Scientific American Frontiers (8/1, 8/8, 8/22, Inside (8/15)11:00 Nature (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29)

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Saturday Marathons in AugustSix-hour block of themed programmingAugust 1: Tropic of CancerExotic places around the globe!August 8: Julia!Desserts, confections and breads with Julia Child. August 15: Arctic CircleA refreshing trip to icy locales way up north. August 22: Smokin’ HotAdding wood smoke flavor to meat. August 29: Thread the NeedleNew ways to spruce up your home for fall.



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Documenting America elegantly on film (bottom)AstudentofcelebratedphotographerHarryCallahanatChicago’srenownedInstituteofDesign,ArtSinsabaugh(1924-83)madehisartisticbreakthroughin1961workingwithanenormousviewcamerathatproduced12x20-inchnegatives.Workinginaperiodofdramaticeconomicandsocialchange,hecapturedruralandurbanspacesthatwereintheprocessoftransformation.SinsabaughwentontoteachattheInstituteofDesignbeforefoundingandleadingthephotographydepartmentattheUniversityofIllinois.American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh (9:30 pm Sunday, August 30)showcaseshisblendofexpansive19th-centuryvisionwithmid-20th-centuryformalism.

From a mall to a wall, documentaries all! (right)P.O.V.presentsacollectionofacclaimeddocumentaryShortsbyestablishedandemerging filmmakers at 9 pm Friday, August 21.Includedarealookattheworld’slargestshoppingfacility,theSouthChinaMall,nowalmostempty;adiversegroup of England’s citizens who are fighting aninvasionofNorthAmericangraysquirrelsthreateningnativeredsquirrels;theinnerworkingsofL.A.’sPatinaVMannequinFactory;andajourneytoseetheworldthroughtheexperiencesofcraneoperators.Thenat9 pm Friday, August 28,P.O.V.’s This Way Upexaminestheintendedandunintendedseparations—social,economicandreligious—createdbythesecuritywallbeingconstructedbyIsraelontheWestBank.

Preserving architectural history (below)Neglect,abandonmentorencroachingdevelopmentthreatenmanyhistoricplaces,deprivingfuturegenerationsofknowingtheirarchitecturalheritage.Our Vanishing Past (8 pm Wednesday, August 5)examinesNewJersey’sstruggletopreserveandadaptitshistoricalland-marks,includingWildwood’s“DooWop”motels,RevolutionaryWar-erastructuresandsafehousesontheUndergroundRailroad.


Joshua Bell in a special evening of violin favorites (below)Live from Lincoln Center capturesmaestroLouisLangréeleadingtheMostlyMozartFestivalOrchestraandmasterviolinistJoshuaBellat7 pm Wednesday, August 12,astheyperformtwoworksbyMendelssohn:theillustriousViolinConcertoandhisstand-aloneconcertwork,The Hebrides;Haydn’sSymphonyNo.104inDMajor(London);andMozart’sRondoforViolinandOrchestrainCMajorandAdagioforViolinandOrchestrainEMajor.

Exploring a lush artistic age (left)Itwasafascinating,yetoftenneglected,erainAfrican-Americanculturalhistory—theemergenceofajazzageinParisbetweenthe first and second world wars. Inspired by William A. Shack’s book,Great Performances: Harlem in Montmar-tre(7 pm Wednesday, August 26)featuresthemusicians,entertainersandentrepreneurs—includingJamesReeseEurope,JosephineBaker,SidneyBechet,Bricktop,EugeneBullardandDjangoReinhardt—whocreatedanexpatriatecommunityintheMontmartreneighborhoodofParis.

Connecting American and British history Time Team Special Edition(7 pm Wednes-day, August 19)embarksonatwo-partU.S.-U.K.expedition. The first hour takes a closer look at the mysteriessurroundingthetruelocationoftheJames-townsettlement.Inthesecondhour,theteamexploresthehistoryandoriginsoftheRoyalFamily’spalaces.




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BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Are You Being Served? 9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles10:00 Your Weather10:04 Red Green Show10:30 Doctor Who11:15 Doctor Who Confidential

Daytime SpecialOperaGreat Performances at the MetpresentsLa Cenerentolaat11amSaturday,August15.

1Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Fame and Fortune.Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday NightSeeabove.

11:30 Live from the Artists Den(TV-PG)Ben Harper.

2Sunday 7:00 Nature(TV-PG)(DVS)

Crime Scene Creatures.Reconstructedcasestudiesshowhowscientistsandlawenforce-mentagentsareusingthedetectiveworkofanimalsandplants.Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery!(TV-PG)(DVS)The Shadow in the North.BilliePiperreprisesherroleasyoungsleuthSallyLockhart.

9:30 Women and the Badge(TV-G)Alookattheuniquechallengesandvictoriesfemalesfaceinamale-dominatedprofession.

9:58 Your Weather10:02 Globe Trekker(TV-G)(DVS)

Special: Galleons, Pirates & Treasure.11:00 Jubilee(TV-G)

Timberline Drive/Jack Quesenberry and the MacRae Brothers.

3Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow(TV-G)

Houston, Texas.Part2of3.Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives (TV-G)Season 6 Encore.AWWIIMarine’sjacket;avintageAirstream;andsheetmusicbear-ingAbrahamLincoln’ssignature.Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Prairie Churches Atourof117churchesscatteredacrossManitoba,Saskatchewan,NorthDakota,andMinnesota.

9:58 Your Weather10:02 Last of the Summer Wine10:32 Are You Being Served?11:03 Charlie Rose

4Tuesday 7:00 NOVA(TV-G)(DVS)

Underwater Dream Machine.PeterRobbinsstakedeverythingtobuildhisownsubmarinetoexplorethesunkenwrecksofGermanU-boats.Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 NOVA ScienceNow (TV-G)(DVS)Series 3, Episode 1.Darkmatter;experimentswithmemorylossinmice;“digitaldetective”HanyFarid,professorofcomputerscienceatDartmouth;andthe“wisdomofthecrowd.”Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Friday.

9:00 Inside(TV-PG)Rio Carnival.AttheCarnival’scenteristheSamba Parade, a fierce competition among 13neighborhoodsambaschools.


5Wednesday 7:00 Time Team America(TV-PG)

Fort James, South Dakota.Repeated 4 am Monday.

8:00 Our Vanishing Past(TV-G)Seearticlepage10.

9:00 Wide Angle Burning Season.AlookatthedevastationofIndonesia’sforests,whichhasmadethecountrytheworld’sthird-largestemitterofcarbondioxide.Repeated 1 am Thursday; 3 am Friday; 1 am Sunday; and 3 am Monday.


6Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire

MarchingIllini/FarmLiving/DocumentingIllinois’barns

8:00 This Old House Hour(TV-G)Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Walking the Great Divide: A Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail (TV-G)Part 1 of 2. Award-winning filmmaker Mark Flaglernavigatesthe3,100-mile,backcountrytrailthatstretchesfromMexicotoCanadatocreateascenictributetothe“KingofTrails.”




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Seepage12. 9:00 As We Forgive

FollowtwoRwandanwomenonajourneytomakepeacewiththeneighborswhoslaugh-teredtheirfamiliesduringthe1994genocide.


�Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Houston, Texas.Part2of3.Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday NightSeepage12.

11:30 Legends & Lyrics(TV-G)Kris Kristofferson/Patty Griffin/Randy Owen.

�Sunday 7:00 Nature(TV-PG)(DVS)

Murder in the Troop.LifebecomesdangerousfortwinbaboonsinZimbabwewhentheirfatherisdefeatedasalphamalebythedomi-nantrulerofaneighboringtroop.Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery!(TV-PG)(DVS)Inspector Lewis, Series 1.Whom the Gods Would Destroy.Seearticlepage3.

9:30 Great American Seafood Cook-Off(TV-G)Catchhighlightsofthe2008competitionwhere15chefsfrom14statespreparedtheirbestdishesusingtheseafoodindigenoustotheirstate.


California.11:00 Jubilee (TV-G)

Bluegrass 101/Kentucky Sassafras.


Houston, Texas.Part3of3.Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives (TV-G)Season 7 Encore.AninstrumentthatmayhavebeenrecoveredfromtheHindenburg;abookthatmayhavebeenagiftfromJohnAdamstohisson;ahomeintheBronxthatmayhavebeenthebirthplaceofhiphop.Re-peated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Documenting the Face of America(TV-14)(DVS)Theinspirational“behindthelens”storiesfromphotographersDorotheaLange,WalkerEvans,GordonParks,MarionPostWolcott,RussellLeeandotherswhodocu-mentedtheU.S.from1935to1943.Repeated 3 am Wednesday.


11Tuesday 7:00 NOVA(TV-PG)(DVS)

The Deadliest Plane Crash.AninvestigationintothecollisionoftwoBoeing747airlinersonarunwayintheCanaryIslandsinwhich583passengersandcrewdied.Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 NOVA ScienceNow(TV-PG)(DVS)Season 3, Episode 5.Anewviewofleeches;SETI—thesearchforextraterrestrialintel-ligence; stem cells; and a profile of Edie Wid-der,aspecialistinmarinebioluminescence.Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Friday.

9:00 Inside (TV-G) Lord of the Rings on Stage.FollowthecastandcrewastheypuzzleoverhowtomakeMiddle Earth—a fictional world of kingdoms, mountainrangesandenchantedforests—comealiveonaLondonstage.


12Wednesday 7:00 Live from Lincoln Center (TV-G)

Joshua Bell and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra.Seearticlepage11.Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

9:00 Wide AngleVictory is Your Duty. For the first time, the leg-endaryHavanaBoxingAcademyhasopenedits doors to a foreign film crew, showing how CubahasachieveditssupremacyinOlympicboxing.


13Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener 7:30 Prairie Fire 8:00 This Old House Hour(TV-G)

Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Walking the Great Divide: A Journey Along

the Continental Divide Trail(TV-G)Part 2 of 2. Award-winning filmmaker Mark Flaglernavigatesthe3,100-mile,backcountrytrailthatstretchesfromMexicotoCanadatocreateascenictributetothe“KingofTrails.”

9:58 Your Weather10:02 Last of the Summer Wine10:32 Are You Being Served? Again!11:03 Charlie Rose

14Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

Seepage12. 9:00 Talking Through Walls(TV-G)

ThestoryofZiaRahman’sdreamtobuildamosqueinhishometownofVoorhees,NewJersey,ashetriumphsovertheuncertaintyand fear among neighbors and town officials.



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La Cenerentola. 7:00 Antiques Roadshow(TV-G)

Houston, Texas.Part3of3.Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night Seepage12.

11:30 Legends & Lyrics(TV-G)(DVS)Kenny Loggins/Richard Marx/3 Doors Down.

16Sunday 7:00 Nature(TV-G)(DVS)

Horse and Rider.Everyrelationshipbetweenhorseandriderrestsonunderstandingtheanimal,buildingtrust,communication,andworkinginunison.Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery!(TV-PG)Inspector Lewis, Series 1. Old School Ties. Seearticlepage3.Repeated midnight Mon-day; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 Atchafalaya Houseboat(TV-PG)GointoLouisiana’smillion-acreAtchafalayaSwampwithwriterGwenRoland,who30yearsagobuiltahouseboatbyhandandlivedasherforebearsdid.Repeated 1:30 am Monday; and 3:30 am Tuesday.


Mozambique.11:00 Jubilee(TV-G)

Old Louisville Express.

17Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Los Angeles, Calif.Part2of3.Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives (TV-G)Season 7, Episode 8.AdaggerthatmayhavebelongedtodictatorBenitoMusso-lini;lettersfromamanwhomayhavebeenpartofthepost-slaveryexodustoLiberia;adevicethatcouldhavehadsomethingtodowithnuclearattackpreparedness.Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Objects and Memory(TV-PG)(DVS)Anexplorationoftheotherwiseordinaryitemsinourhomesandmuseumsthatmeanthemosttousbecauseoftheirassociationswithpeopleandexperiences.Repeated 3 am Wednesday.


1�Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-G)(DVS)

Hunting the Hidden Dimension.Moviespecialeffects,thestockmarket,heartattacksandtheringsofSaturnareconnectedbyarevolutionarynewbranchofmathcalledfrac-tals, now opening new territory to scientific analysisandunderstanding.Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 NOVA ScienceNow(TV-G)(DVS)Series 4, Episode 6.Theimplicationsofthepersonal genetic profile; a visit to a Texas algaefarm;ajourneydeepbeneaththeArcticOcean; a profile of roboticist Yoky Matsuoka. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Friday.

9:00 Inside(TV-PG)Emergency Transplant.JoinInsideatoneofthecountry’stopkidneytransplantdepart-mentstoseewhatisinvolvedinboththepreparationandactualoperation.


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Seearticlepage11.Repeated midnight Thurs-day; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

9:00 Wide AngleTBA



Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire

TheOaklandBakery/ChilliMan/BillyMorrowJackson

8:00 This Old House Hour(TV-G)Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Okie Noodling(TV-PG)WithrootsasaNativeAmericanhuntingpracticetoitspresent-daystatusasasport,experiencetheexcitementofOklahomafishermen catching a 60-pound catfish with theirbarehands.


21Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

Seepage12. 9:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG)

P.O.V.ShortsProgram.Seearticlepage10. 9:58 Your Weather10:02 Last of the Summer Wine10:32 Are You Being Served? Again!11:03 Charlie Rose

22Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow(TV-G)

Los Angeles, Calif.Part2of3.Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night Seepage12.

11:30 Legends & Lyrics (TV-G)(DVS)Regie Hamm/Mindy Smith/Leigh Nash.

23Sunday 7:00 Nature(TV-PG)(DVS)

Sharkland.InastretchoftheAtlanticOceanoffthecoastofSouthernAfrica,auniquepatternofwarmandcoldcurrentsbringstogetheranastoundingvarietyofsharks.Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery!(TV-PG)Inspector Lewis, Series 1. Expiation.Seearticlepage3.Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 PBS Previews: The National Parks(TV-G)Ken Burns’ newest film takes an in-depth look attheideabehindpreservingsomeofourna-tion’snaturalplacesforalltoenjoy.Repeated 1:30 am Monday; and 3:30 am Tuesday.


Western Canada.11:00 Jubilee(TV-G)

Professors of Bluegrass.


Los Angeles, Calif.Part3of3.Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives(TV-G)Season 7, Episode 9.MuralstudiesthatmayhavebeencommissionedbytheWPAinthe1930sor’40s;aminiaturepaintingthatmaydepictGeorgeWashington;andaballoonscrapthatmaybeamissingpieceofasecretweapon.Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 American Masters(TV-G)The World of Nat King Cole. As the first black Americantohavebothhisownnationalradioandtelevisionshows,Colebrokemajorracialbarriersintheentertainmentindustry.Repeated 3 am Wednesday.


25Tuesday 7:00 NOVA(TV-G)(DVS)

Monster of the Milky Way.Throughstunningcomputer-generatedimagery,thisprogramrevealsthedarksecretsofsupermassiveblackholes—fromtheirbirthtotheirdestruc-tivewavesofenergystrongenoughtoblowgalaxiesapart.Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 NOVA ScienceNow(TV-G)(DVS)Series 4, Episode 7.TheHubblerepairmission;understandingthelinkbetweenbrainstructureandmemory;howandwhyearthquakes strike in the heartland; a profile ofneurosurgeonAlfredoQuiñones-Hinojosa.Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 4 am Friday.

9:00 Inside (TV-PG)Oshkosh Air Show.Joinafather-soncrewinaP-51Mustangonitsmaidenvoyageaftera14-yearrestoration,plusmarvelatthebestaerobaticpilots,allattheworld’slargestairshow.


26Wednesday 7:00 Great Performances(TV-PG)

Harlem in Montmartre.Seearticlepage11.Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

8:30 PBS Previews: The National Parks(TV-G)Ken Burns’ newest film takes an in-depth lookattheideabehindpreservingsomeofournation’snaturalplacesforalltoenjoy.Repeated 1:30 am Thursday; 3:30 am Friday; and 3:30 am Monday.



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Black Beach.Repeated 3 am Thursday; and 1 am Sunday.



Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire 8:00 This Old House Hour(TV-G)

Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Okie Noodling II (TV-PG)

The sequel to Bradley Beesley’s film finds him backinOklahomatochroniclethesport’sevolutionoverthelastdecade,completewiththe original cast and new fishermen en route tothelargesttournamentintheU.S.


2�Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

Seepage12. 9:00 P.O.V.(TV-PG)

This Way Up.Seearticlepage10. 9:58 Your Weather10:02 Last of the Summer Wine10:32 Are You Being Served? Again!11:03 Charlie Rose

2�Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow

Los Angeles, Calif.Part3of3.Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday NightSeepage12.

11:30 Legends & Lyrics(TV-G)(DVS)Michael Martin Murphey/Pam Tillis/Ron Sexsmith.

30Sunday 7:00 Nature(TV-G)(DVS)

The Queen of Trees.Thestoryofthesyca-more fig and its wasp pollinator showcases thetree’sroleintheecosystemoftheAfricanbush.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery!(TV-PG)(DVS)Inspector Lewis, Series II.Moonbeams Kiss the Sea.Seearticlepage3.Repeated mid-night Monday.

9:30 American Horizons: The Photographs(TV-PG)Seearticlepage10.Repeated 1:30 am Monday.


East Africa: Tanzania & Zanzibar.11:00 Jubilee(TV-G)

The Cumberlands.


Tucson, Ariz.Part1of3. 8:00 History Detectives(TV-G)

Season 7, Episode 10.AportraitcreatedinaGermanprisonerofwarcamp;theSeadrome,a floating airport anchored to the ocean floor where trans-Atlantic passenger flights could refuel;andanintactartilleryshellthatmayhavebeenpartofanattackontheU.S.inWWI.

9:00 Great Performances(TV-G)Herbert von Karajan: Beauty As I See It. Pro-ducedontheoccasionofwhatwouldhavebeenvonKarajan’scentenaryin2008,thisfilm chronicles the career of one of the most influential figures in 20th century classical music.

10:28 Your Weather10:32 Are You Being Served?11:03 Charlie Rose

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More specifically, Nicholas Smith, who portrayed the jug-eared manager of Grace Brothers department store on Are You Being Served? will join us in the WILL studios for a British comedy fundraising event that evening. We have a number of other surpris-es in store, so save the date and watch for more information on will.illinois.edu.

Smith is a logical choice as our special guest since Are You Being Served? was the top requested show during our 10th Annual Great Britcom Vote in March. Nine years before AYBS began in 1972, Smith got his first speaking role in the BBC’s Doctor Who serial, The Dalek Invasion of Earth. He followed that with small roles in other adventure series such as The Saint, The Avengers, The Champions and Ace of Wands. But Smith is best-known as Rumbold, a part he played until the program ended in 1985. He repeated his role in the spin-off film in 1977, and in the 1992-93 sitcom sequel, Grace & Favour, retitled as Are You Being Served? Again! in the U.S. More recently, he was featured in a supporting role as Vicar Clement Hedges in the Academy Award-winning 2005 film, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.98%

We can’t begin to express the depth of our gratitude for your generous contributions to continue award-winning national and locally produced programs for all of us in central Illinois. Loyal members like you have propelled us to 98% of our $2.1 million fundraising goal. Thank you! Your support has re-energized our efforts and we look forward to sharing another fulfilling year with you.

If you or someone you know would like to make a new or additional pledge, those gifts are always welcome online or by mailing a check to the Friends of WILL, University of Illinois Foundation, PO Box 3429, Champaign IL 61826.

98% of goal, thanks to you!


Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold, in studio September 3!


Tell us a little about your time as a pro-ducer for NPR’s All Things Considered.

I did everything from booking senators for interviews to piecing together stories being filed by NPR’s reporters around the world, to condensing an hour-long interview into 3 1/2 minutes of tape. Among my most memorable projects were an interview with a survivor of the Oklahoma City bomb-ing and another with a Hurricane Katrina survivor as she returned to her destroyed house for the first time, as well as a series of stories I produced with Guy Raz about the language of the War on Terror.

The one thing I wasn’t doing too much of was actually being on the air. So when an opportunity came up to be a reporter on a national radio show, I jumped at it—and ended up in Marketplace’s Washington bureau in the spring of 2007.

What about the timing of your move to New York last year?

I moved to the Marketplace New York bu-reau a week before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Fortunately, I had been covering the economy on a daily basis for over a year and had a good base of knowledge and list of sources. Still, it was a baptism by fire, as I covered the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression—right from its epicenter.

How has your depth of experiences changed your view of WILL?

Since I left WILL, I’ve worked at big and small stations, as well as NPR bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and London, Marketplace bureaus in Washing-ton and now in New York. WILL is every bit as professional as the biggest stations in

“Jeremy is extremely bright and ambitious. And he’s a great talent. It’s really special to have him back on WILL via the Marketplace Morning Reports. When I hear him, I still think—‘hey, I know that guy!’”

– Jay Pearce

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Creating a great beginningJeremy Hobson, a reporter for American Public Media’s Marketplace, grew up in Champaign-Urbana and credits WILL with shaping his career in broadcast journalism. We spoke with Jeremy as he took a break from his ongoing coverage of the economy for Marketplace, heard on AM 580 at 6:50 and 7:50 am, Monday-Thursday, and at 6:50 am Friday).

How did you get interested in broadcast journalism?

As an elementary school student in Ur-bana, I listened to Oldies 92 [WKIO, now WCFF]—sometimes all night. The feeling that I had a constant companion on the other side of the radio planted the broad-casting bug in me. At age 11, I worked on a school project with WILL—helping produce a documentary about central Il-linois Holocaust survivors. It was then that I realized what an impact journalism could have, especially on the radio. That project, and subsequent oral histories I did with University High School and WILL through-out my high school career, gave me a sense of the power of radio.

What else did you take away from those experiences?

I worked with incredibly talented and generous people at WILL. Former station manager Dan Simeone sat by my side for hours on Saturdays and Sundays, teach-ing me how to edit on digital software and analog tape—skills that have come in handy throughout my career. Dan also taught me one of the great lessons of radio: sometimes it’s best to leave yourself out of a story and produce it so the subjects tell it themselves.

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As busy as they became in their professional lives, WILL remained a constant source of enjoyment in their personal lives.

When the stations formalized a fundraising program in the early 1970s, Elaine and Allen were among the original Friends of WILL. In addition to that support, they have volunteered in numerous ways, including Elaine’s proofreading assistance with each of the 144 issues of Patterns since 1987. They teamed up to help staff a WILL Antiques Appraisal Fair and to answer phones during fundraising drives. They’ve shared information about programs of interest with the Jewish community and joined in celebrations, from previews of locally produced documentaries to the opening of Campbell Hall.

Along the way, Elaine and Allen continued to support programs on AM, FM and TV. Classical music on FM holds a special place in Elaine’s heart. “I hope that people don’t take classical FM for granted,” Elaine said. “As we’ve seen in a number of cities, it can go away so quickly.”

“We’ve always known that it’s an enormously professional operation, but listening and watching in almost every other market confirms the excellence of all WILL programming,” Allen said.

For them, WILL tops the listElaine and Allen Avner credit WILL as one of three reasons they have made Champaign-Urbana their home for almost 50 years.

“WILL, the University Library and the beautiful, open view of the sky,” they say, almost in unison. It seems fitting that WILL leads the list. After all, the WILL-TV studio (located under the south stands of Memorial Stadium at that time) was the first place Allen visited upon his arrival in Champaign-Urbana for graduate school in psychology.

“It was the building nearest to where my car ran out of gas, and I was just looking for a phone to call triple A,” he recalled.

Once classes started, Allen got involved in the Hillel Foundation, the campus hub for Jewish life. There, he met another graduate student, Elaine Sweital. They married the following year. A few years later, during the Vietnam conflict, Uncle Sam sent greetings for Allen to serve. When his tour of duty was up, Elaine and Allen contemplated their new career possibilities.

“We looked around,” Elaine said, “and realized Champaign-Urbana had the most to offer.”

Part of the attraction was an opportunity for both of them to get involved in the new field of computer-based education, arising from creation of PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations) within the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois.

the system. It has a dedicated, incredibly intelligent staff with the highest journalistic standards. It offers a worldly perspective, but also an understanding of its audience and a willingness to invest in what’s im-portant to the community. Most of all, I’ve learned a lot about what a great institution WILL is through the people who worked there when I was there, and continue to call the station home today. That kind of commitment is truly extraordinary.

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Weather Ed Kieser, chief meteorologist; Mike Sola, weather producer

Monday-Friday Weather Forecast: 5:35, 6:35, 7:35, 8:35, 9:35 am; 12:35, 4:33, 5:33 pm

Talk to Ed & Talk to Mike Fridays 7:50 am & 12:40 pm Call 217-333-9455 or 800-222-9455 with your weather-related questions. Watch WILL-TV for nightly YourWeather.

Pre-Opening Market Report: 8:49 am; Opening Market Report: 9:49 am; Market Update: 10:58 and 11:58 am; Ag and Stock Market Report: 12:55 pm; Closing Market Report: 2:06 pm. To listen to ar-chived ag reports, sign up for the AM 580 Ag E-Letter, or download our agricultural podcasts, visit www.willag.org. Call 217-333-3434 for daily market analysis.

AgricultureDave Dickey, agriculture director; Todd Gleason, host, Closing Market Report & Commodity Week

The news from AM 580’s award-winning staff of reporters — Tom Rogers, Jim Meadows and Jeff Bossert—can be heard during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Considered.

AM 580 NewsTom Rogers, news director

Saturday and Sunday Occasional Updates

For further news, weather and Webcasts, visit us online at will.illinois.edu.

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Saturday Sunday

5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 11:30 Noon 1:00 2:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00- 5 am

BBC Overnight Continued Commodity Week Illinois Gardener Weekend Edition Car Talk Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me State Week in Review Commodity Week Travel with Rick Steves This American Life The Midnight Special All Things Considered The People’s Pharmacy Specials Living on Earth Latino USA World Vision Report Alternative Radio CounterSpin Humankind BBC World Service

City Club Forum Inside Europe Weekend Edition Says You Car Talk On the Media Media Matters with Bob McChesney The Tavis Smiley Show All Things Considered Keepin’ the Faith with Steve Shoemaker This American Life To the Best of Our Knowledge New Dimensions Le Show BBC World Service

Monday–Friday

5:00 9:00 10:06 Noon 3:00 4:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00- 5 am

Morning Edition BBC World Briefing Focus 580 with David Inge The Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn h The World All Things Considered Fresh Air BBC World Service The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Mon: Commonwealth Club Tue: City Club Forum Wed: A World of Possibilities Thurs: Bookworm Fri: State Week in Review Thurs: New Letters on the Air Fri: Washington Week BBC World Service

Bold Listing = National/International News

Saturday Specials: 6 pm(8/1) Sidetrack

(8/8) America Abroad: America’s Diplomacy Deficit Lack of resources, language capacity and cultural competency make it tough for diplomats in the field.

(8/15) Quality of Death— End of Life Care: Inside Out An investigation of what prevents many patients from having a dignified death.

(8/22) Revealing Romania (see page 2)

(8/29) We Shall Remain Explores Native American perspective on U.S. history.

Jake Schumacher, Program Director

Community Blood Services of IllinoisCommunity Shares IllinoisCorkscrew Wine Emporium Corley Photography Country Arbors NurseryCountry FinancialDanville GardensDanville SymphonyDecatur Earthmover Credit UnionEast Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades CouncilEastern Rug Gallery Eberhardt Village Ecowater TreatmentsEnglish HedgerowEsquire Lounge Farren’sFarm Credit Services of IllinoisThe Finn GroupFirst MidwestFlooring SurfacesFriar Tuck’sGrainfield MarketingThe Great Impasta Hendrick HouseHickory Point Bank & TrustIBEW Local 601IGA SupermarketsINCCRRAIllinois Farm BureauIllinois Shakespeare FestivalIllinois State Bar AssociationIllinois State University School of Music Illinois Symphony Orchestra Infant-Parent Institute Jane Addams Book ShopKennedy’s at Stone Creek Kirkland Fine Arts CenterKraft FoodsKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsLandscape Recycling CenterLeRoy Veterinary Clinic Lincoln Square Village

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