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patternsLooking forward, with gratitude

By George Hauenstein Development Director

Happy summer! It’s hard to believe the season is half over. On the bright side, the PBS late summer and fall schedule looks fabulous—one of the best in recent memory. We look forward to bringing you Circus, Ken Burns’ The 10th Inning, The President’s Photographer and American Experience: The Freedom Riders, just a few of the exciting offerings coming to PBS and WILL.

None of the great programs you enjoy on WILL TV and Radio would be possible without your ongoing support. More than 40 percent of our budget comes from your generosity, making it the largest single financial source for WILL (and for most public stations). If you made a contribution to WILL this year…thank you!!! Perhaps you made your gift during the final six weeks of our just-concluded fiscal year. You may be wondering how we did in our attempt to hit the $2.1 million goal for viewer and listener support. Because of the lead time to produce Patterns, I don’t yet have the final number. But I can say that we came within at least 98 percent of hitting the target, or more than $2.05 million. Given the uncertainty of the economy, our loss of more than $100,000 in state funds this year and the other adjustments we’ve had to make, we’re extremely pleased and grateful. We’ll let you know the final number in the September issue.

Your ongoing support is a vote of confidence, yet we don’t take it for granted. We know that not everyone is happy with some of the choices we’ve been forced to make due to the economic difficulties all of us are facing. Many of you have let us know this. Some have said that our decisions made them think long and hard about continuing their financial support. Despite these misgivings, most Friends of WILL decided to continue supporting WILL’s services, and for this we are doubly grateful. Our goal is to be positioned for even greater service to you in the months and years to come.

Thanks once again for your comments, your financial support and for your part in making WILL an even better community institution.

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Live from Lincoln Center presents the television premiere of Lincoln Center Theatre’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific at 7 pm Wednesday, Aug. 18, live from the Vivian Beaumont Theater. This production has won five Drama Desk Awards and 11 Tony nominations, winning in seven of the categories.

Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Tales of the South Pacific, the show is set on a tropical island during World War II and tells the romantic story of two couples—U.S. Navy nurse Nellie Forbush (Kelli O’Hara) and French plantation owner Emilie de Becque (Tony Award-winner Paolo Szot), and Navy airman Joe Cable and a young female local, Liat—and how their happiness is threatened by realities of the war and by their own prejudices. When it originally opened on Broadway in 1949, the musical’s sensitive treatment of racial bias was bold, and remains so today.

The Lincoln Center revival opened April 3, 2008, directed by the ac-claimed Bartlett Sher. “I know we’re not supposed to expect per-fection in this imperfect world, but I’m darned if I can find one seri-ous flaw in this production,” Ben Brantley said in his New York Times review the following day.

The score of South Pacific in-cludes American Songbook stan-dards such as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “There Is Nothing Like a Dame,” “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy” and “Younger Than Springtime.”

The Lincoln Center production is the first Broadway revival of the original production, which racked up a total of 1,925 performances over more than five years. In addi-tion, the show has had numerous revivals around the world and has twice been made into a film.

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Here’s a way to cool down a hot August day—a one-hour special with four new Dinosaur Train stories, each featuring Buddy and the Pteranodon family on a special train journey to undersea stations as they visit and learn about aquatic Mesozoic creatures.

Something remarkable is happening in fields and orchards across North America. Small family farmers are making a comeback, growing healthier food and more food per acre, while using less energy and water than factory farms. They are sowing the seeds of a local and sustainable food system. At 9 pm Thursday, Aug. 5, Good Food takes a look at the successes of these small scale operations.

Then, at 5 pm Sundays, beginning Aug. 15, The Endless Feast brings together local farmers, food artisans, food lovers and star chefs to explore the connection between the land and the food on our plates. Episodes feature dinners staged in beautiful outdoor locations, from farm fields to vineyards to urban community gardens, to celebrate food at its source. Upcoming locations include: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Whitefish, Mont.; the Arkansas Delta; Greenwood, Miss.; New Orleans, La.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Boxford, Mass.; and Virginia.

Both programs are coming to WILL-TV.

Programs focus on sustainable family farms

Take a refreshing dip with Dinosaur TrainThe new episode comes to WILL-TV at 8 am Friday, Aug. 20 (repeated Aug. 24). Featuring stunning animation, this special introduces an ancestor of modern sharks, as well as a pliosaurus and other undersea wonders.

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Film explores the bounds of true friendshipOn the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, N.C., two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good old boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man’s American dream is just beginning, while the other’s is quickly winding down. But despite their differences, both men soon realize they need each other more than either is willing to admit. Through this unlikely but unforgettable friendship, the film Goodbye Solo deftly explores the passing of a generation as well as the rapidly changing face of America.

Independent Lens presents the film, winner of the Venice Film Festival’s prestigious FIPRESCI International Critics Prize, at 9 pm Tuesday, Aug. 3, on WILL-TV. Named one of the best movies of 2009 by The New York Times, Goodbye Solo is the latest work from internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (Chop Shop, Man Push Cart).

Don’t miss these programs on art in our areaCome along as Arts Across Illinois, produced by WTTW in Chicago, discovers art throughout the Land of Lincoln. Of particular interest are three programs featuring the Shadows of Lincoln Art Festival in Decatur (7:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 5), a downtown mural created in 2009 by teens in Monmouth (7:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 12) and the 2010 Boneyard Arts Festival held in Champaign-Urbana and surrounding Champaign County communities (7:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 19). All of the programs will air on WILL-TV.

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6 amNPR Morning Editionwith Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, Tom Rogers and Sean Powers

9 amClassic Morningswith Vic Di GeronimoJoin Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!

NoonLive and Localwith Kevin KellyKevin’s get-together features music and a daily serv-ing of news about, and interviews with, area music-makers, plus a calendar of regional music events.

1 pmAfternoon ClassicsJulie Amacher, Lynn Warfel and Mindy Ratner keep you company throughout the afternoon. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac is at 1:01. NPR News Headlines at 3:01.

5 pmNPR All Things Consideredwith Robert Siegel, Melissa Block and Michele Norris

7 pmThe Evening ConcertGreat orchestras from the great concert halls!Monday: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra8/2 Andres Cardenes, cond; Chee Yun, violin HINDEMITH; MOZART; SCHUMANN8/9 Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond; Horacio Guttierez,

piano BEETHOVEN, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS8/16 Juraj Valcuha, cond; Gil Shaham, violin WEBER; MENDELSSOHN; DVORAK;

R.STRAUSS8/23 Louis Langree, cond; Garrick Ohlsson, piano MOZART; SHOSTAKOVICH8/30 Andre Previn, cond; William Cabalerro, horn MOZART; BRAHMS

Tuesday: Cleveland Orchestra8/3 Franz Welser-Most, cond MOZART; SZYMANOWSKI; R.STRAUSS;

DVORAK8/10 Franz Welser-Most, cond STRAVINSKY; BEETHOVEN; DUTILLEUX;

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The New York Philharmonic This Week8/17 NYP Family Connections Zubin Mehta; Leonard Bernstein, conds HINDEMITH; BEETHOVEN; CORIGLIANO8/24 Anne-Sophie Mutter Profile (Artist-in-

Residence 2010-2011) Kurt Maazel, cond; Anne Sophie-Mutter, violin BEETHOVEN; SCHUMANN; BRAHMS8/31 Mahler 150th Anniversary, No. 2 – Mahler’s

Programs with NYP 100 Years Ago Pierre Boulez, Eugene Ormandy, et.al., cond WAGNER; RACHMANINOFF; DEBUSSY;

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Wednesday: Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts8/4 Summer Music Days in Hitzacker HAYDN; BARTOK; BEETHOVEN8/11 Young Euro Classic DVORAK; MENDELSSOHN; BERLIOZ8/18 Bach Festival in Leipzig CPE BACH; WF BACH; JC BACH; JS BACH8/25 Ludwigsburg Palace Festival An all-HAYDN program

Thursday:Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Summer Bricolage8/5 CHAUSSON; SCHUBERT; TARTINI; GEMINIANI; VIVALDI8/12 HAYDN; BEETHOVEN DVORAK; MOAZRT; BRAHMS8/19 RAVEL; BRAHMS KORNGOLD; MILHAUD8/26 WOLF; MENDELSSOHN; PROKOFIEV

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Friday: Prairie PerformancesJoin us this summer for performances by a variety of groups not usually heard on our program, such as University of Illinois ensembles, along with student and faculty recitals and recordings of other Illinois artists. From time to time, we’ll also feature post-performance interviews. It’s a laid-back August on the prairie!

9 pmNight MusicGillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, Scott Blankenship or John Zech keep you company through the night and into the morning. NPR News Headlines at 9:01.


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9 amClassics By RequestJohn Frayne plays requests for two hours at this time each Saturday. Submit requests at [email protected] or 217-265-5084. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.

11 amClassics of the PhonographJohn Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era. 8/7 Great Conductors of the Symphonies of Franz

Joseph Haydn8/14 William Primrose and Berlioz’s “Harold in Italy”8/21 Great Cellists of the 20th Century8/28 The World’s Most Often Recorded Conductor:

Neeme Jaervi

Noon Afternoon at the OperaBecause of long operas during this month, our Gilbert and Sullivan Festival will be heard in September. Our opera series from San Francisco begins on 8/28.8/7 SIEGFRIED (Wagner). James Conlon, cond,

with John Treleaven, Graham Clark and Eric Halfvarson, Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra.

8/14 GOETTERDAEMMERUNG [Twilight of the Gods] (Wagner). James Conlon, cond, with Linda Watson, John Treleaven, and Eric Halfvarson, Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra.

8/21 DIE GEZEICHNETEN [The Stigmatized] (Schreker). James Conlon, cond, with Anja Kampe and Robert Brubaker, and the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra.

8/28 OTELLO (Verdi). Nicola Luisotti, cond, with Johan Botha, Zvetelina Vassileva and Marco Viratogna, and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

4 pmNPR All Things Considered

5 pmA Prairie Home CompanionGarrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. [Also Sundays at 2 pm]

7 pmClassics All NightBob Christiansen and Scott Blankenship keep you company Saturday night and into Sunday morning. NPR News Headlines at 7:01 and 10:01.

7 amNPR Weekend Editionwith Liane Hansen

9 amSunday BaroqueSuzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac at 9:01.

1 pmFrom the TopA live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, hosted by pianist Christopher O’Riley.

2 pmA Prairie Home CompanionGarrison Keillor and friends present music, skits and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.

4 pmNPR All Things Considered

5 pmClassical MusicMindy Ratner and Valerie Kahler are your hosts. NPR News Headlines at 7:01.

10 pmHarmoniaAngela Mariani presents Baroque and early music. NPR News Headlines at 10:01.

11 pmThe Romantic HoursMusic, poetry and romance with Mona Golabek.

midnightClassical MusicScott Blankenship and John Zech are your hosts throughout the night and into the morning.

101.1 and 90.9 HD2

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9 am-noonClassic Morningswith Vic Di GeronimoJoin Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!

Noon-1Live and Localwith Kevin KellyKevin’s get-together features music and a daily serv-ing of news about, and interviews with, area music-makers, plus a calendar of regional music events.

1 pm - overnightClassical Music/Friday: Prairie Performances 7-9 pm

7-9 amClassical Music

9-11 am Classics by Request John Frayne plays requests at this time each Sat-urday. Submit requests at [email protected] or 217-265-5084.

11 am-NoonClassics of the PhonographJohn Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era. See page 5 for listings.

Noon-overnight Classical Music

sundaysall day Classical Music

There’s real collaboration in public broadcast-ing, especially when it comes to producing and sharing quality programs. That’s why the Classical 24 Music service has become such a mainstay of our schedule on WILL-FM 90.9 and on our new 101.1/HD2. Its producer, American Public Media, also distributes A Prairie Home Companion (5 pm Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays on WILL-FM), along with other outstanding public radio programs. Spe-cial reports produced by its national documen-tary unit, American Radio Works, have aired on WILL-AM 580.

So it’s no surprise that Classical 24 Music earned Public Radio Program Directors’ Ace Award for Creative Excellence as the best national classical music service.

Just like our WILL professionals, Classical Music hosts guide listeners into the heart of the classical repertoire with carefully selected playlists that represent both favorites and lesser-known masterpieces.

Julie Amacher, Lynn Warfel and Mindy Ratner are your companions from 1-5 pm weekdays

for Afternoon Classics. Amacher began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock and roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. In her 13 years at KUNC, she earned four national awards for best announcer. Amacher joined Classical 24 Music in 1997.

Warfel recently returned to radio after a four-year hiatus to start a dog training business. She was one of Minnesota Public Radio’s first national hosts in 1995, offering programs such as the Minnesota High School Music Listening Contest, Echoes of Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers and Sommerfest broadcasts, among many others.

Ratner started in public broadcasting after her graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, working first for the local public television station and then for Wisconsin Public Radio. She moved on to stations in Cincin-nati and Philadelphia before joining Minnesota Public Radio in 1983. During 1998-99, Ratner worked as a producer for China Radio Interna-tional in Beijing.

Classical 24 Music: Nationally syndicated, locally relevant

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BBC Overnight Continued Commodity Week Illinois Gardener NPR 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 NPR All Things Considered The People’s Pharmacy Commonwealth Club (Sidetrack 8/7) Living on Earth Latino USA World Vision Report Alternative Radio Bookworm New Letters on the Air BBC World Service

City Club Forum Inside Europe NPR Weekend Edition Says You Car Talk On the Media Media Matters with Bob McChesney The Tavis Smiley Show Wait Wait ... 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

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NPR Morning Edition with Sean Powers BBC World Briefing Focus with David Inge NPR News 10:01/11:01 The Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn NPR News 12:01 Fresh Air The Closing Market Report/ The Farming World NPR News 2:01 The World All Things Considered Fresh Air BBC World Service On Point BBC World Service Bold Listing = National/International News AM 580 Listener Comments: 217-333-0853 / [email protected]

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; Settlements: 1:58 pm; Closing Market Report/The Farming World: 2:06 pm. To listen to archived ag reports, sign up for the Illinois Public Media Ag E-newsletter, or download our agricultural podcasts, visit www.willag.org. Call 217-333-3434 for market analysis, updated at 9:15 am and 3:15 pm daily.

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

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The news from Illinois Public Media’s award-winning staff of reporters — Tom Rogers, Jim Meadows, Jeff Bossert and Sean Powers—can be heard during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Con-sidered.

Tom Rogers, news director

Illinois Public Media NewsMonday-FridayWeather Forecast: 5:33, 6:33, 7:33, 8:33 am; 12:35, 4:33, 5:33 pm Saturday and Sunday Occasional Updates

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Cooking(midnight-2 am; 6-8 am; noon-2 pm; 6-8 pm)Sun and Wed: Cook’s Illustrated, Lidia’s Italy, Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie/Everyday Food (begins 8/11), Barbecue University/New Scandinavian Cooking (begins 8/29)Mon and Fri: Simply Ming, Lidia’s Italy, Daisy Cooks! With Daisy Martinez, Tommy Tang’s Easy Thai CookingTue and Thur: Endless Feast/Nick Stellino’s Family Kitchen (begins 8/5), Baking with Julia, Christina Cooks, Primal Grill with Steve Raichlen

Travel(2-3 am; 8-9 am; 2-3 pm; 8-9 pm)Sun and Wed: Rick Steves Europe, TravelscopeMon and Fri: Rick Steves Europe, Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy MaxaTue and Thu: Rick Steves Europe, Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge

Gardening/Home Improvement(3-5 am; 9-11 am; 3-5 pm; 9-11 pm)Mon and Fri: Garden Smart/Garden Home (F), This Old House, Hometime, Garden Story/Paint, Paper and Crafts (begins 8/23)Tue and Thu: Victory Garden, New Yankee Workshop, Woodturning Shop, Moment of Luxury/Uncorked: Wine Made Simple (begins 8/26)

Wed and Sun: Garden Smart/Garden Home (S), Ask This Old House, For Your Home, Katie Brown Workshop

Arts and Crafts(5-6 am; 11-noon; 5-6 pm; 11-midnight)Sun and Wed: Knit and Crochet Today, Passport & Palette/Gary Spetz’s Watercolor Quest (begins 8/22)Mon and Fri: Sewing with Nancy, One Stroke PaintingTue and Thu: Scheewe Art Workshop, Best of the Joy of Painting

Saturday Marathons in AugustA six-hour block of themed programmingAugust 7: Early FrostTips from the travel and food experts as they explore Alaska, Switzerland, Finland and Greenland.August 14: Very Berry Discover the healthy goodness of fruit. August 21: Viva Espana Experience he vast culture of Spain with help from Rick Steves, Burt Wolf and Rudy Maxa.August 28: Camp Create Your kids can lean to garden with P. Allen Smith; craft with Vicki Payne, Sloan Rutter and Katie Brown; or sew with Nancy Zieman.

Monday-FridayNightly News Programming 9:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 Nightly Business Report 10:30 Journal

Mondays 7:00 Emperors of the Ice (8/2); At Close Range with National Geographic (8/30) 8:00 Nature 11:00 Masters of the Arctic Ice (8/2); Frontline (8/9); Adirondacks (8/16); NOVA (8/23); Documenting the Face of America (8/30)

Tuesdays 7:00 Secret Files of the Inquisition (8/3, 8/10); Ascent of Money (8/24, 8/31) 8:00 History Detectives 11:00 Secret Files of the Inquisition (8/3, 8/10); Inventing L.A. (8/17); Ascent of Money (8/24, 8/31)

Wednesdays 7:00 P.O.V. (8/11, 8/18) 8:00 Survival: Lives in the Balance 11:00 Knee Deep (8/4); Frontline (8/11, 8/18); Unlikely Friendship (8/25) 11:30 P.O.V. (8/4, 8/25)

Thursdays 7:00 NOVA 8:00 Barbara Morgan: No Limits (8/5); NOVA (8/12, 8/26); Nature (8/19) 11:00 NOVA; Nature (8/19)

Fridays 7:00 The George Schultz Years (8/13); Winslow Homer (8/20); Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee (8/27) 8:00 Enola Gay’s Navigator (8/6); Frontline (8/13); Augustus Saint-Gaudens (8/20); Frank Lloyd Wright (8/27) 11:00 American Experience (8/6); The George Schultz Years (8/13); Winslow Homer (8/20); Benjamin Latrobe (8/27)

Saturdays 7:00 Out in the Silence (8/7); This Emotional Life (8/14); Independent Lens (8/21); Boyfriends (8/28) 8:00 Justice: Right Thing to Do (8/7); Bedouin Women at the Crossroads (8/21); State of Our Unions (8/28) 9:00 History Detectives (8/7, 8/14); This Emotional Life (8/21); Independent Lens (8/28) 10:00 Barbara Morgan: No Limits (8/7); NOVA (8/14); Bedoin Women at the Crossroads (8/28) 11:00 Out in the Silence (8/7); This Emotional Life (8/14); Independent Lens (8/21); Boyfriends (8/28

Sundays 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 McLaughlin Group 8:00 Need to Know 9:00 Global Voices 10:00 Global Voices 11:00 Washington Week 11:30 McLaughlin Group

See the full World schedule at will.illinois.edu


David Thiel, Program Director daytime

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1:00 pm Sewing M: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Tu: Sewing with Nancy W: Quilting Arts Th: Martha’s Sewing Room F: Knit and Crochet Now!

1:30 pm Painting and How To M: Best of Joy of Painting Tu: Jerry Yarnell’s School of

Art W: Wild Gardens Th: B Organic F: Beauty of Oil Painting

2:00 pm How Tos M: Piano Guy Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: Katie Brown Workshop F: Scrapbook Memories

*Great Performances at the Met: Armida, 8/22.

Market to Market (M) Nightly Business Report (T-F) Body Electric (M, W, F) Sit and Be Fit (T, Th) Between the Lions Cyberchase Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY!/ Dinosaur Train Under the Sea (8/20 and 8/24) Dinosaur Train Sesame Street Clifford WordWorld Barney & Friends Dragon Tales Sid the Science Kid A Place of Our Own Sewing Programs Painting and How To Programs How Tos Martha Speaks Arthur WordGirl Electric Company/ Sci Girls (F) Fetch/Design Squad (F) BBC World News Nightly Business Report PBS NewsHour

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Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Angelina Ballerina Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Thomas & Friends Bob the Builder Martha Speaks A Place of Our Own This Old House Hour Illinois Gardener Victory Garden America’s Test Kitchen Cook's Country Mexico: One Plate at a Time Rachel’s Favorite Food at Home Primal Grill Lidia’s Italy Illinois Adventure Heartland Highways History Detectives Travelscope Rick Steves’ Europe Lawrence Welk

French in Action Destinos Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Clifford the Big Red Dog Word Girl Electric Company Biz Kid$ To the Contrary Wealthtrack America’s Heartland Market to Market The McLaughlin Group Religion + Ethics Newsweekly European Journal Motorweek Woodsmith Shop* Hometime This Old House Hour Growing a Greener World Victory Garden My Generation/Endless Feast (begins 8/15) Red Green Show Doctor Who

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From the big top to the back lot, explore a distinctive world with its own rules, lingo and no fixed address when PBS previews Circus, a six-part series coming this November, at 9:30 pm Wednesday, Aug. 25. Meet the diverse characters who make up the Big Apple Circus family, based in Walden, N.Y., to discover what it really means to live life in the ring for a 350-performance tour.

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Welcome home!Vizcaya (9 pm Thursday, Aug. 26) details the incredible vision of International Harvester vice president James Deering in constructing his dream home on Miami’s bayside frontier. This documentary details the confluence of talent responsible for building the 180-acre estate, which required employing one-tenth of Miami’s population. After nearly a decade, the home was completed in 1916. Today, this National Historic Landmark stands as a quintessential example of American Renaissance architecture, landscape design, decorative arts and art collecting.


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It’s time for beautiful music in ViennaThe renowned Vienna Philharmonic continues its summer-time tradition with another open-air concert held in the magnificent gardens of Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace. Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Concert 2010 (7 pm Wednesday, Aug. 25) features guest conductor Franz Welser-Möst (music director of the Cleve-land Orchestra) leading the Vienna Philharmonic in a selection of audience favorites, including works by Liszt, Holst, Johann and Josef Strauss and John Williams.

A fresh perspective on languageIn an era where states are declaring English the official language of the land, can bilingualism be a national resource? Speaking in Tongues (9 pm Thursday, Aug. 12) follows four students involved in an educational experiment designed to make them bilingual and bi-literate as this documentary questions rote debates about immigration, assimilation, globalization and what it means to be American in the 21st century.

Building character, citizenship and fitnessIn the centennial year of the Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of Harlem 759 explores how the organization—along with two weeks at a magnificent summer scout camp—can change a group of boys into young men. Through their experiences, we see camaraderie and structure in a world far removed from their homes in Harlem. But the real story is the personal growth these boys experience, and how one formative week can forever change their outlook on life. The program airs at 9 pm Thursday, Aug. 19.

The look of automotive luxuryFrom its birthplace in Warren, Ohio in 1899 to its final days in Detroit, Mich., and South Bend, Ind., in the late 1950s, Packard – An American Classic Car (9 pm Monday, Aug. 9) chronicles the history of the Packard automobile through interviews with owners, along with vintage film and archive photographs.

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Friday Night Public Affairs 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Need to Know 8:30 BBC Newsnight

BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Are You Being Served? 9:30 Chef!10:00 Red Green Show10:30 Doctor Who11:15 Doctor Who Confidential

1Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS)

Penguins of the Antarctic. They make their home in one of the most unforgiving environ-ments on Earth, but climate change has brought the invasion of long-established terri-tories and the disruption of traditional nesting colonies. Will the birds be able to deal with the full effects of global warming? Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS)Poirot: Cat Among the Pigeons. The surviving heir to a Middle-Eastern throne is hidden from revolutionaries in a small English girl’s school, but when, one by one, teachers are found murdered, it seems the school may not be a haven for the princess after all. Repeated 12:30 am Monday; 2 am Tuesday; 1:30 am Saturday; and 2 am Sunday.

9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles 10:00 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS)

Malawi & Zambia.11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Michael Martin Murphey & Tom Rush.

2Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Las Vegas, Nev. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives (TV-G)The detectives investigate what may be a piece of Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed L-10E Electra; what looks to be a U.S. presidential pardon signed by Millard Fillmore in 1851; and a house that may have been made from a railroad boxcar. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 G-Man: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Purvis (TV-14) Learn more about the leader of the 1930s FBI team that took down gangsters John Dillinger, “Baby Face” Nelson and “Pretty Boy” Floyd, including his complicated relationship with boss J. Edgar Hoover.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Charlie Rose

3Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS)

Ocean Animal Emergency. Meet the San Francisco veterinarian who is working to

save whales, sea lions and other marine mammals from warming seas and man-made pollutants that are unleash-ing toxic algae blooms. Repeated 1 am Wednesday.

8:00 Carrier (TV-14) (DVS)Show of Force. The Nimitz arrives in the Persian Gulf where flight deck personnel endure temperatures hovering around 120 degrees, while the pilots undertake grueling six-hour missions over Iraq. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG)Goodbye Solo. See article page 3.

10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Charlie Rose

4Wednesday 7:00 Great Performances at the Met

(TV-PG) Carmen. Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre presents a new production of Bizet’s drama, featuring Elina Garanca in a first-time Met appearance in the title role, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don Jose. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.


5Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Arts Across Illinois

See article page 3. 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G)

Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Good Food (TV-G)See article page 2.


6Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

See above left. 9:00 Global Voices (TV-PG)

Team Qatar. Follow the journey of five Middle Eastern teens from the world’s richest country as they are initiated into the competitive world of British parlia-mentary debate.


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

Las Vegas, Nev. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday NightSee above left.

11:35 Doctor Who Confidential Four



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8Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS)

Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard. Join the privileged few who have seen this powerful predator of the Himalayas as film-makers Hugh Miles and Mitchell Kelly capturethe story of this elusive creature. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS)Inspector Lewis, Series II: Allegory of Love. After a Czech barmaid is murdered, Lewis and Hathaway must uncover the hidden connec-tions between the victim and a prominent Oxford professor, a literary society and a book by Oxford’s hottest new author. Repeated midnight Monday; 2 am Tuesday; 1:30 am Saturday; and 2 am Sunday.


Food Hour: Scandinavia.11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

The Flatlanders.


Las Vegas, Nev. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives (TV-PG)TBA. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Packard–An American Classic CarSee article page 11.


10Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-G) (DVS)

Lord of the Ants. While studying ants, E.O. Wilson became the architect of a controversial new discipline—sociobiology—with implica-tions for explaining nature on earth. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Carrier (TV-14) (DVS)Groundhog Day. Days run together after two months in the Gulf before a port call in Bahrain offers a chance to relax or learn about Muslim culture. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:00 Camp Victory, Afghanistan (TV-G)This verite documentary tells the story of several U.S. National Guardsmen stationed in Herat, Afghanistan, and the Afghan officers assigned as their mentees.


11Wednesday 7:00 Human Spark (TV-PG) (DVS)

Becoming Us. Part 1 of 3. Join host Alan Alda to explore the origins of the “human spark,” the ability to produce and understand art, innovative technology and symbolic commu-nication. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

8:00 Human Spark (TV-PG (DVS)So Human, So Chimp. Part 2 of 3. Host Alan Alda sets out to discover the similarities and differences between humans and our nearest relative, the chimpanzee, in a number of areas (such as empathy) considered the exclusive domain of humans. Repeated 1 am Thursday; 3 am Friday; and 3 am Monday.

9:00 Human Spark (TV-PG) (DVS)Brain Matters. Part 3 of 3. A team of scientists uses highly detailed brain scans in their search for the essential components of the human spark, a search informed by revelations in the previous two episodes about the attributes that make humans unique. Repeated 2 am Thurs-day; 4 am Friday; and 4 am Monday.





Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Speaking In Tongues (TV-G)

See article page 11.10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose


See page 12. 9:00 Global Voices (TV-PG)

Thunder in Guyana. This program interweaves Guyanese history with the extraordinary life story of Janet Rosenberg Jagan, who became the first American-born woman to lead a nation when she was elected president of Guyana seven years ago.



Las Vegas, Nev. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday NightSee page 12.

11:30 Live from the Artists Den (TV-PG)The Black Crowes.

15Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-G)

Violent Hawaii. Shot in high definition by a team of award-winning filmmakers who live on the islands, this film features volcanic erup-tions, rivers of molten lava, monster waves, humpback whales and, surprisingly, snow. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.


WILL-TV 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS)

Inspector Lewis, Series II: Quality of Mercy. When an actor is murdered during a student Shakespeare production, Lewis and Hathaway sift through the motives of several suspects to track down the killer, unearthing a dark secret that hits Lewis eerily close to home. Repeated midnight Monday; 2 am Tuesday; 1:30 am Saturday; and 2 am Sunday.


El Salvador & Honduras.11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Neko Case.


Milwaukee, Wis. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives (TV-PG)TBA. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Saving Your Treasures (TV-G)Family photographs, quilts and heirlooms that are tucked away in attics, basements, boxes and trunks are slowly disintegrating. By com-bining art and science, learn how to preserve and protect your heirlooms.



Lizard Kings. Journey to Australia’s heartland to discover what makes the largest lizards on the planet so similar to mammals and what has allowed them to become unique survivors. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Carrier (TV-14) (DVS)Rites of Passage. After its last day in the Persian Gulf, the Nimitz heads home and encounters a major storm in the South Indian Ocean that turns the task of landing on the carrier into a heart-pounding drama. Repeat-ed midnight Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG)Salt. Award-winning photographer Murray Fredericks and filmmaker Michael Angus combine their imagery of Lake Eyre and the salt flats in South Australia to capture a desolate yet beautiful environment where sky, water and land merge. Repeated 3 am Thursday.


18Wednesday 7:00 Live from Lincoln Center (TV-G)

South Pacific. See article page 1. Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose




Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Boy Scouts of Harlem 759 (TV-G)

See article page 11. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose


See page 12. 9:00 Global Voices (TV-PG) (DVS)

Visiones. Part 1 of 3. This groundbreaking three-part series captures the rich cultural and artistic expressions of Latinos in the United States by visiting some of the most influential and dynamic artists working today.



Milwaukee, Wis. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.


11:30 Live from the Artists Den (TV-PG)Dierks Bentley.

22Sunday 2:00 Great Performances at the Met (TV-PG)

Armida. Renee Fleming stars in the title role of the sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison, in this new production by Tony Award-winner Mary Zimmerman.

7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS)Rhinoceros. With rhinos one of the planet’s rarest animals and three species on the brink of extinction, follow a team of experts working to protect rhinos from poachers by relocating them to better habitats and breeding them in captivity. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS)Inspector Lewis, Series II: The Point of Van-ishing. The murder of a small-time criminal leads Lewis and Hathaway to a prominent Oxford don-turned-celebrity atheist. Repeated midnight Monday; 2 am Tuesday; 1:30 am Saturday; and 2 am Sunday.

9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles10:00 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS)

Central America. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Cyril Neville & Rob Ickes.




WILL-TV 8:00 History Detectives (TV-PG)

TBA. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio (TV-PG)Through never-before-seen interviews with the late architect Samuel Mockbee, explore the impact of his Rural Studio where students cre-ate architecture for impoverished communities in rural Alabama. Repeated 3 am Wednesday.



The Four-Winged Dinosaur. From exquisitely preserved fossils in China’s Liaoning Province, a team of top paleontologists, aeronautical engineers and paleo-artists reconstruct a strange dinosaur with wings on its legs as well as its arms. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Carrier (TV-14) (DVS)True Believers. An exploration of the many expressions of faith on board the USS Nimitz: in self, in one’s shipmates, in the mission of the ship. Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG)The Edge of Dreaming. When filmmaker Amy Hardie becomes ill after having a dream that she would die the next year at age 48, her search for healing takes her to neuroscience experts and to a shaman. This documentary is a chronicle of that year and an investigation into the human subconscious. Repeated 2 am Thursday.

10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Charlie Rose

25Wednesday 7:00 Great Performances (TV-G)

Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Con-cert 2010. See article page 11. Repeated midnight Thursday; 4 am Friday; and 4 am Monday.

8:00 Frontline (TV-PG) (DVS)Law & Disorder. This new program examines whether New Orleans police officers used inappropriate lethal force against the city’s citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Repeated 1 am Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

9:00 Washing Away: After The Storms (TV-G)Follow six survivors’ successes and setbacks as their coastline and culture continue to give way to the Gulf. Repeated 3 am Friday; 1:30 and 3 am Monday; and 3:30 am Tues-day.

9:30 PBS Previews: Circus (TV-PG) (DVS)See article page 10. Repeated 3:30 am Friday; and 3:30 am Monday.



Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Illinois Pioneers

Vice and Bootlegging. Champaign had its share of dramatic incidents related to illegal activities.

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

9:00 Vizcaya (TV-G)See article page 10.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose

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See page 12. 9:00 Global Voices (TV-PG)

Visiones. Part 2 of 3. This groundbreaking three-part series captures the rich cultural and artistic expressions of Latinos in the United States by visiting some of the most influential and dynamic artists working today.



Milwaukee, Wis. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.


11:30 Live from the Artists Den (TV-PG)Booker T. & The Drive-By Truckers.

29Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG)

Superfish. Filmmaker and biologist Rick Rosenthal showcases marlin, sailfish, spear-fish and swordfish, the largest and most highly prized of all gamefish, with their color-chang-ing behavior. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG)Inspector Lewis, Series III: Counterculture Blues. While citing an aging rock legend dur-ing a routine disturbance call, Lewis encoun-ters another band member who was believed to have drowned years ago. Could her sudden reappearance have any connection to the murder of a young orphan nearby? Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.


Food Hour: Mexico.

11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)Kelleigh McKenzie & Slide.



8:00 History Detectives (TV-PG)TBA. Repeated midnight Tuesday.

9:00 Muhammad Ali: Made In Miami (TV-PG)An exploration of the critical role that Miami played in the evolution of one of the significant cultural figures of our time: Muhammad Ali (nee Cassius Clay).



Becoming Human: First Steps. Part 1 of 3. A look at new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how we became human, includ-ing our earliest ancestors in Africa such as the fossil nicknamed ‘Lucy’s Child.’ Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Carrier (TV-14) (DVS)Get Home-itis. After a six-month absence from their families, the Navy counsels sailors on what to expect when they return home, along with how to make a smooth transition from deployment. Repeated midnight Wednesday; 3 am Thursday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:00 P.O.V. (TV-PG)Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy. Explore the journey of Fang Sui Yong, an 8-year-old orphan, and the Sadowskys, a Long Island Jewish family who travels to China to adopt her. Repeated 1:30 am Thursday.


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By the People: A Lincoln Portrait wins Communicator AwardIllinois Public Media has received the Award of Distinction in the Video-History/Biography category from the International Academy of the Visual Arts for By the People: A Lincoln Portrait. The production was a WILL-TV interstitial and online video series commemorating the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial in 2009.

The series was originated by the U of I Office of Continuing Education and produced, filmed and edited by Illinois Public Media’s Steve Drake.

“By the People helped illustrate Lincoln’s skill and depth, not just as an orator, but as a thinker,” Steve said. “It really brought home how the words he wrote more than 150 years ago still resonate with us today,” he added.

In the series, texts were selected to represent some of the most significant speeches in Lincoln’s career and recited on-camera by students, faculty, veterans, sports figures and other community members from throughout central Illinois.

Project Coordinator Peg Wherry felt it was appropriate to observe the bicentennial by having Illinois citizens, rather than re-enactors or politicians, read Lincoln’s words that shaped the country.

View By the People: A Lincoln Portrait on the WILL website at: http://will.illinois.edu/videoarchives/bythepeople.

sMohammad Al-Heeti reads Lincoln’s words.


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Growing up in Cleveland in the ’70s and ’80s, Sharon Lee never felt

like she fit in. As the only Korean American at her high school, she was asked if she knew karate or if she was related to Bruce Lee. “I was very aware, when I was very young, of not being white, and I really struggled with that, growing up, feeling embarrassed about my parents, not feeling like I fit in, always wishing I was taller and had bigger eyes,” she said.

When people called her names, she couldn’t talk to her parents about it. “They would just say,

‘Well, just work hard,’ and ‘We’re immigrants, so we’re just guests here,’ and I would be like, ‘But this is where I’m from!’ ”

Lee, who recently earned a doctorate in educational policy from the University of Illinois, is featured in a new radio documentary by Urbana University Laboratory High School students, From East to West: Journeying Through the Lives of Asian Americans in Champaign-Urbana, airing on WILL-AM at 6 pm Saturday, Aug. 28.

Several of the student executive producers, Asian American themselves, said they experienced some of the same feelings that Lee and other interviewees expressed. That made them passionate about the project, said students Linda Ly and Maria Gao.

“I identified with how she wanted to fit in and how her parents were breathing down her neck academically because they were very traditional, like my parents,” said Linda, whose Vietnamese parents immigrated 20 years ago. Maria said she too identified with

sCounter clockwise from above: Sharon Lee, Yukiko Llewellyn, David Lin.

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Lee’s feelings growing up. “I found out I’m not alone in feeling this way,” she said.

Uni students from the class of 2013 interviewed 16 people with connections to Champaign-Urbana. They were ethnic Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Chinese, Taiwanese and Indian. They were first, second and third generation Asian Americans.

“People often see Asian Americans as examples of success, but they overlook the history of bias, discrimination and oppression against them, not only on a personal basis, but in the law, which was very anti-Asian until after World War II,” said Janet Morford, the Uni High teacher who directed the project along with Illinois Public Media’s Dave Dickey.

Among others interviewed are Yukiko Okinaga Llewellyn of Champaign, who was interned at Manzanar with her family during World War II; David Lin, Regent Ballroom owner; Anh Ha Ho, who helps immigrants in Champaign Urbana as co-

director/job counselor at the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center; U of I Asian American Studies professor Kent Ono; K.W. Lee, known as the father of Asian American journalism; and Betty Lee Sung, who was one of three Asian women on campus when she enrolled at the U of I.

Sung’s father disowned her when she came to the U of I in 1944. “My father said, ‘No, you don’t go to college, you get married and just raise your family and take care of your husband’,” said Sung, who wrote “Mountain of Gold: Chinese in America,” published in 1967, about the experiences of Chinese immigrants.

The third student executive producer, Maritza Mestre, said it was interesting to compare the experiences at the U of I of Sharon Lee, who used all the resources available on campus for Asian Americans, and someone like Sung, who came before they were available.

tLlewellyn on way to internment camp (National Archives photo).

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With the presence of railroad workers, airmen from Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul and University of Illinois students, Champaign always had its share of vice.

City officials sometimes ignored it, said John Paul, who will host this month’s Illinois Pioneers, airing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, on the history of vice and bootlegging in Champaign. But occasionally, dramatic incidents made the community take notice and even take action.

In 1939, 20-year-old U of I engineering student William Spurrier was out drinking with some friends, when they decided to visit the Pullman Hotel, a brothel near the Illinois Central tracks. After operator Margaret Strothers refused their entrance, the students pelted the door with bottles. Strothers fired her gun, hitting Spurrier, who died the next day.

Classes were cancelled the following Monday as students held a mass meeting with U of I President A.C. Willard at Huff Gym to discuss the situation. The Daily Illini and News-Gazette demanded action from the city, as did the U of I Trustees. What happened? Tune in to find out.

“I chose the subject of vice because it’s a forgotten, but shocking, part of Champaign history,” said John, who will talk to Champaign historian Mark Chenail about some of the incidents that made news during Prohibition and

in the ’30s. “We think of Champaign as a pretty nice city, but at one point, it wasn’t.”

John will also look at the time Carrie Nation brought her temperance campaign to Champaign in the days before Prohibition, and at the first Champaign police officer to die investigating bootlegging.

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Champaign wasn’t always so nice

sChampaign Police Sgt. J.O. Jones with moonshine still in 1964, top; Champaign Police Chief, 1915, above; Gamblers’ Row in downtown Champaign.

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