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Public Television Facilities Program (NTIA/PTFP) for funding last spring. With severe thunderstorms, ice and snow a routine part of central Illinois’ weather, WILL suffers from frequent power outages due to severe weather. This has been a frustration to viewers, listeners and staff members as we often lose our signal at times of critical need for weather and public safety information. The projected cost of a suitable genera-tor is approximately $140,000, and the federal grant will pay about $67,000 of that total.

With the most skilled weather forecasting staff in the region, to be off the air in times of weather emergencies was unacceptable.

We will be seeking funding for the remaining cost of the generator from local businesses and foundations, as well as individual donors. If you are interested in participating, please contact Danda Beard, our Director of Major Giving. I hope that you agree that this is a critical investment, despite the challenges of the current economy.

In my September column, I described the conservative budget planning that WILL had gone through for the current fiscal year, and why realignment in resources was necessary. The guiding principle in our decision making was to seek efficiencies where possible, identify areas of strategic investment to improve WILL’s competitiveness, and increase service to our community. We have put an increased emphasis on seeking external funding for both new and existing activities, as well as capital equipment projects. I am pleased to point to these two new grants as a successful beginning.

WILL is healthy and strong. We have been pruning the branches a bit over the past year, but with an eye toward the health of the root ball. Your continued financial support helps us to look past the current challenges, and make the important strategic investments for the long term strength of your public broadcast stations.

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As I sit writing this column on October 1, I wonder what our financial markets will look like when this column is published. It has been a frightening sight to watch our economic institutions implode during September, and wonder what the long term implications of their collapse will be. Hopefully, by the time you read this, the specter of economic collapse will have passed, and we are looking at stabilized credit and invest-ment markets.

Amid the economic uncertainty, WILL received some promising financial news in September.

WILL has been awarded two significant grants, one for funding an emergency generator for our FM and television transmitter in Monticello, and one to fund expansion of WILL’s Youth Media Workshop. Details on the Youth Media grant are on page 19 of this issue of Patterns.

In the case of the generator, WILL had applied to the National Telecommunica-tions and Information Administration

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Kids’ Specials in November

“Aw”-Inspiring Images and a Serious Look at Panda’s PlightSince making her entrance into the world, Zhen Zhen, fourth in the line of San Diego’s “royal family,” has captivated legions with her antics and charm. Panda Tales, airing on WILL-TV at 7 pm Sunday, November 30, chronicles the giant panda cub’s first year at the San Diego Zoo.

Amid the story of Zhen Zhen’s progress, an unexpected storyline emerged nine months into filming. A massive earthquake in China on May 12 struck in the heart of panda country. At Wolong, many of the giant panda enclosures were destroyed or severely damaged. Panda Tales captures the zoo team’s concern for their colleagues in China, as well as plans to aid in the breeding center’s rebuilding.

Though there is no shortage of endearing clips of Zhen Zhen as she grows, Panda Tales is much more than a collection of “aw”-inspiring images. The program takes a serious look at the plight of the giant panda and how the zoo’s program has affected the resurgence of this species.

It’s Election Day on PBS Kids Go!From 3-5 pm on Election Day, November 4, PBS and WILL-TV bring you a two-hour marathon of kids’ shows with an election theme. Included are new episodes of WordGirl and Arthur that encourage early elementary school kids to get involved.

An After-Thanksgiving Feast for Kids

On November 28, PBS Kids celebrates everyone’s favorite programs with a “Feast of Favorites!” event with kids’ shows all day long from 6 am to 5 pm. Included are new episodes from Martha Speaks, Curious George, Super Why!, Sid the Science Kid and WordGirl.

At 9 am Sesame Street presents the world premiere of a new special, Abby in Wonderland! Abby Cadabby, the 3-year-old, irresistibly cute puppet fairy goes with her Sesame Street friends on an adventure that will be familiar to readers of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.”

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We are making changes to Prairie Performances and hope that you will stop in soon to sample our evolving presentation of regional performers in concert. This month, host Roger Cooper introduces recent performances by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, the Prairie Ensemble and Sinfonia da Camera, as well as a retrospective honoring Sinfonia’s 25th anniversary, featuring an interview with Ian Hobson. Tune in for reviews of recent concerts, previews of upcoming events and more! Prairie Performances is heard Sundays from 8 to 10 pm as our Sunday Evening Concert on FM 90.9.

Remodeling Underway on Prairie Performances

Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s second-longest-serving head of state, granted exclusive access to the filmmakers of Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work to bring viewers an unprecedented look at the daily duties of the modern British royal family.

Airing at 8 pm Wednesdays, beginning November 12, the four-part series allows viewers to follow the queen, her family and their support staff as the royals work and live at Buckingham Palace, perform official visits at home and abroad, and meet with people from all walks of life in carrying out their royal duties—including a state visit to the U.S. where they are welcomed at the White House, Jamestown and the Kentucky Derby.

Brimming with personal interviews, Monarchy reveals the daily rituals and ancient traditions of the House of Windsor, while exploring what is involved in hosting more than 50,000 visitors each year.

Prince Harry and Prince William meet war veterans to celebrate British service personnel and their families.

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at the House of Lords for the state opening of Parliament.

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By the Numbers: 600 - Number of people the royal kitchen is able to serve at one time for a sit-down meal.

256 - Official overseas visits—to 129 different countries—the queen has made.

40 - Acres encompassing the gardens at Buckingham Palace.

10 - U.S. presidents the queen has met during her reign.

4 - Visits by Her Majesty and His Royal Highness to the United States.

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Medal of Honor, a PBS documentary premiering Wednesday, November 5, at 8 pm, presents the powerful stories of those who have received our nation’s highest military award for valor in combat, and explores fundamental questions about what it means to have the courage of a hero.

The film traces the history of the award, from a profile of Sgt. Paul Smith, the first soldier to receive the award in the Iraq War, back to its origins during the Civil War. Among those profiled are a Holocaust survivor who single-

You turned to us for outstanding PBS and NPR convention coverage. You were tuned in for the presidential and vice presidential candidate debates. In our own For the People series, you benefited from learning how the positions of Barack Obama and John McCain on the issues of energy and the economy would affect the people of Illinois. Along the way, you also gained informative insight from special editions of Frontline, NOW, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Morning Edition and many more.

Now with the election just days away, we hope you’re planning to rely on full coverage from WILL AM-FM-TV-Online on Tuesday, November 4. NPR and Illinois Public Radio coverage begins at 7 pm on AM 580, FM 90.9 and will.illinois.edu. PBS coverage begins at 8 pm on WILL-TV.

handedly defended a hill from an advancing enemy force in the Korean War; an injured Navy SEAL who saved the lives of two comrades by swimming for two hours to bring them to safety; and a Marine at Iwo Jima, who alone silenced seven Japanese bunkers with a flamethrower to clear a path for his demoralized company. Through intimate accounts of fear and the realities of surviving war, movingly told by 13 living recipients, the program showcases these extraordinary acts of heroism for which the medal has been awarded.

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Sundays7:00 Nature8:00 MasterpieceContemporary

MasterpieceSpecial (11/23) RapeofEuropa (11/30)

9:00 AmericaataCrossroads (11/2) StandardofPerfection (11/23) 9:30 SecretsoftheDead (11/9) GetReadyforDigitalTV (11/16) 10:00 Nature10:30 Nature (11/9) 11:00 MasterpieceContemporary MasterpieceSpecial (11/23) RapeofEuropa (11/30)11:30 MasterpieceContemporary(11/9)

Mondays 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow 8:00 Frontline (11/3) AmericanExperience (11/10, 11/17) RapeofEuropa (11/24) 9:00 JourneytoPalomar (11/10) 9:30 RememberedEarth (11/17) 10:00 AntiquesRoadshow 10:30 AntiquesRoadshow (11/10)11:00 Frontline (11/3) AmericanExperience (11/17) RapeofEuropa (11/24) 11:30 AmericanExperience (11/10)

Tuesdays7:00 Nature 8:00 ElectionNightCoverage (11/4) Frontline (11/11, 11/25) 9:00 IndependentLens (11/18)9:30 GetReadyforDigitalTV (11/11) IndependentLens(11/25)10:00 Nova (11/11, 11/18)10:30 Nova(11/25)

11:00 Nova (11/4) Frontline (11/11) 11:30 Frontline (11/25)

Wednesdays 7:00 SecretsoftheDead (11/5)

Monarchy 8:00 MedalofHonor (11/5) 9:00 Monarchy (11/12, 11/29, 11/26)9:30 AirGroup16 (11/5)10:00 SecretsoftheDead(11/5)11:00 MedalofHonor (11/5) Monarchy

Thursdays 7:00 ThisOldHouseHour

LivefromLincolnCenter (11/20) See article below.

8:00 AntiquesRoadshow (11/6, 11/27) IndependentLens(11/13) 8:30 GetReadyforDigitalTV (11/20) 9:00 IndependentLens(11/6) StandardofPerfection (11/20, 11/27) 9:30 GetReadyforDigitalTV (11/13) 10:00 ThisOldHouseHour (11/13, 11/27) LivefromLincolnCenter (11/20)10:30 ThisOldHouseHour (11/6)11:00 IndependentLens (11/13) AntiquesRoadshow (11/27)11:30 AntiquesRoadshow(11/6) GetReadyforDigitalTV(11/20)

Fridays7:00 WashingtonWeek7:30 NOWonPBS8:00 BillMoyersJournal9:00 InSearchofMythsandHeroes10:00 WashingtonWeek10:30 NOWonPBS11:00 BillMoyersJournal

High-Definition Primetime Listings

Program listings are available on our Web site,

will.illinois.edu.

WILL-HD is broadcast on WILL-DT 1 and on:

Comcast: Channel 916 in C-U; Channel 917 in Springfield/ Decatur

MediaCom: Channel 712 in Charleston and Gibson City

Create/World are broadcast on WILL-DT 3 and on:

Comcast: Channel 219 in C-U;

Channel 220 in Springfield/ Decatur

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Saturdays 7:00 Nova

AntiquesRoadshow (11/22) 8:00 AustinCityLimits9:00 Frontline (11/1) SecretsoftheDead (11/8, 11/15) IndependentLens (11/22, 11/29)10:00 Nova AntiquesRoadshow (11/22) 11:00 AustinCityLimits

Live from Lincoln Center’s Gil Shaham and Orpheus at the Penthouse showcases celebrated violinist Gil Shaham’s performance of music by composer Pablo de Sarasate, broadcast from Lincoln Center’s intimate Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. A composer best known for infusing Spanish themes into the classical music of the Romantic period, Sarasate was an accomplished violinist who wrote pieces for the instrument. Shaham will perform Sarasate’s works with New York City’s acclaimed Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

The New York Times calls Shaham “a virtuoso and a player of deeply intense sincerity.” Born in Champaign-Urbana where his father worked at the University of Illinois, he moved when he was two to Israel, where he began violin studies at age seven with grants from the America-Israel Foundation. He took first prize in Israel’s Claremont

Competition before reaching his teens, and became a scholarship student at Juilliard shortly afterward. In 1990, he was awarded Lincoln Center’s distinguished Avery Fisher Career Grant. Among his more than two dozen concerto and solo CDs are a number of best-sellers that have earned high-profile awards.

Live from Lincoln Center Gil Shaham and Orpheus at the Penthouse 7 pm Thursday, November 20 on WILL-HD Repeated on WILL-HD at 10 pm; 11 am Sunday; and 11 am Tuesday. (Airs at 9 pm Sunday, November 23 on WILL-TV)

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Dragon Tales Body Electric (M, W, F) Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches (T, Th) Between the Lions Martha Speaks Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Clifford the Big Red Dog Sesame Street Dragon Tales WordWorld Super WHY! Barney & Friends It's a Big Big World A Place of Our Own Sewing Programs Painting Programs How Tos Martha Speaks Arthur/Postcards from Buster (F) WordGirl Fetch! Cyberchase/Design Squad (F) BBC World News Nightly Business Report The NewsHour

Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday

Sesame Street Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Clifford the Big Red Dog Bob the Builder Thomas & Friends Cultivating Life American Woodshop This Old House Hour Illinois Gardener Victory Garden America’s Test Kitchen Cook's Country Lidia's Italy Simply Ming Jacques Pepin Made in Spain Barbecue America Perfect Day Volvo Ocean Race Art Wolfe Wild Chronicles Rick Steves’ Europe Lawrence Welk

Guten Tag Destinos French in Action Make Way for Noddy Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Mama Mirabelle Zula Patrol Wunderkind Little Amadeus Saddle Club Biz Kid$ To the Contrary Wealthtrack America’s Heartland Hometown Housecall 11/30 Market to Market The McLaughlin Group Religion + Ethics Newsweekly Foreign Exchange Motorweek Woodwright’s Shop Hometime This Old House Hour Garden Paths Victory Garden Everyday Edisons Red Green Show Doctor Who

Late Night M-FriNOTE: Winterfest programming preempts some of the late night schedule Nov. 24-30.9:58 YourWeather(except 11/4) (10:28 11/7, 11/10, 11/14)10:02 LastoftheSummerWine (except 11/4, 11/7, 11/10, 11/14) (P.O.V. on 10/3)10:30 AreYouBeingServed? (except 11/4)11:00 CharlieRose (1:00 am 11/25, 11/27; 12:30 am 11/26, 11/28, 11/29)

Friday Night Public Affairs 7:00 WashingtonWeek 7:30 NowonPBS 8:00 BillMoyersJournal

BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 AsTimeGoesBy 8:30 KeepingUpAppearances 9:00 AreYouBeingServed? 9:30 EverDecreasingCircles10:00 YourWeather 10:04 RedGreenShow 10:26 DoctorWho11:10 DoctorWhoConfidentialNOTE: Winterfest programming preempts

Britcom Saturday on Nov. 29.

(DVS) Descriptive Video Service available for the visually impaired through the Illinois Radio Reader.(TV-G) Suitable for all ages.(TV-PG) May contain material unsuitable for younger children.(TV-14) May contain material unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.(TV-MA) Specifically designed to be viewed by adults; unsuitable for children under age 17.(V) Graphic violence.(S) Explicit sexual activity.(L) Crude and indecent language.(HD) Available in high definition on WILL-DT(WS) Wide-screen format available

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1:30pmPainting M: Best of Joy of Painting Tu: Beauty of Oil Painting W: Jerry Yarnell Th: Painting with Paulson F: Terry Madden

2:00pmHowTos M: Piano Guy Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: Paint, Paper and Craft F: Katie Brown’s Workshop

Note: During Winterfest, beginning November 26, daytime programming may vary. Please check listings and the article on PBS Kids specials, page 1.

1:00pmSewing M: Fons + Porter Quilting

Knit and Crochet Today (begins 11/10)

Tu: Sewing with Nancy W: America Sews Th: Martha’s Sewing Room F: Quilting Arts

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On the eve of the presi-dential election, Antiques Roadshow celebrates the keepsakes of political bat-tles long past. With objects from both red and blue states, Politically Collect fea-tures an extensive collec-tion of campaign buttons; a court affidavit submitted by Jimmy Carter to the state of Maine on the eve of the 1976 election appealing its decision to list him on the ballot as James Earl Carter; an heirloom desk and chair used at the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1873; and signed photos of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Antiques Roadshow: Politically Collect 7 pm Monday, November 3 Repeated 4 am Wednesday and 7 pm Saturday.

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There’s a new addition to the BritCom family on WILL! Ever Decreasing Circles features Martin Bryce, a busybody know-it-all who runs (or tries to run) the community. He’s a great organizer—the Residents’ Association, the football team, the Rotary Club—whatever he can get in-volved with. Regarded as a pompous bore by most of the local residents, Martin’s faithful supporters include friends How-ard and Hilda, as well as his wife, Anne. How they cope with Martin’s personality makes for hilarity all around. Richard Briers headlines the cast as Martin, with Penelope Wilton as Anne.

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1Saturday 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow (TV-G)

Jackpot! Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritComSaturdayNight

See page 5. 11:25 AustinCityLimits (TV-PG)

My Morning Jacket. 2Sunday 7:00 Nature(TV-PG) (DVS)

The Cheetah Orphans. Veteran filmmaker Simon King takes on the role of mother to two orphaned cheetah cubs. Repeated 4 am Tuesday and 3 am Wednesday.

8:00 MasterpieceContemporary (TV-PG) (DVS) The Last Enemy. Part 5 of 5. An arresting and compelling look at how technology could transform Britain into a surveillance society. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday.

9:00 AmericaataCrossroads (TV-PG) Dissonance and Harmony: Arabic Music Goes West. An eclectic mix of Middle Eastern and American musicians collaborate to find common ground between two cultures in conflict. Repeated 1 am Monday and 3 am Tuesday.

9:58 YourWeather 10:02 GlobeTrekker (TV-G) (DVS)

Sweden & Denmark.11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Celebration of Bluegrass. 3Monday 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow (TV-G)

Politically Collect. See article page 6. Repeated 4 am Wednesday and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 Frontline (DVS) The Choice 2008. This program examines the biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their candidacies say about America. Repeated midnight; 1 am Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:58 YourWeather

�Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS)

Missing In MiG Alley. This program demonstrates the duels between the American F-86 Sabre and the Soviet MiG-15 in the skies over Korea, and follows the efforts of family members to discover what happened to pilots who went missing over a half century ago. Repeated midnight and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 NewshourElectionNightCoverage11:00 CharlieRose

�Wednesday 7:00 SecretsoftheDead(TV-PG) (DVS)

Dogfight Over Guadalcanal. A forensic expedition recreates the 1942 showdown between two ace fighter pilots—one American and one Japanese—by relying on each pilot’s detailed memoirs. Repeated 4 am Friday and 4 am Monday.

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8:00 MedalofHonor(TV-PG) See article page 3. Repeated midnight; 2 am Thursday; and 2:30 am Monday.

9:30 AirGroup16:WeCametoRemember(TV-PG) This film follows the pilots, radio-men and gunners on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington as they gather for a final reunion at the dedication of the National World War II Memorial in May 2004. Re-peated 1:30 am and 3:30 am Thursday.

9:58 YourWeather

�Thursday 7:00 IllinoisGardener

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 PrairieFire

Orpheum Children’s Science Museum/Great Pumpkin Patch/Lego Competition/George Rogers Clark.

8:00 ThisOldHouseHour(TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Spain...OnTheRoadAgain (TV-G) (DVS) 9:58 YourWeather

�Friday 7:00 PublicAffairs

See page 5. 9:00 IndependentLens(TV-PG)

Knee Deep. After his mother reneged on an agreement that Josh Osborne would inherit the family dairy farm in Maine, Josh

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launches a hare-brained scheme to kill her. Repeated 2 am Saturday.

10:28 YourWeather10:32 AreYouBeingServed? 11:03 CharlieRose

�Saturday 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow (TV-G)

Politically Collect. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

The first of three new Nature episodes this month, Clever Monkeys, examines the complex traits—love, language, guilt, envy, generosity, secrets, lies and sophisticated family structure—we share with our primate cousins. As the babies of two different species are reared, viewers learn how and what monkeys teach their young, and how they use that knowledge to adapt to the variety of environments they now call home. A look at the diverse range of species on several con-tinents shows just how much of the human experience they share.

Unique to North America, the bald eagle is the continent’s most recognizable aerial predator, with a bright white head, electric yellow beak and penetrating eyes. Photographed by Emmy-winning cinema-tographer Neil Rettig, American Eagle tells the story of a year in the lives of these majestic raptors on a breathtaking stretch of the Missis-sippi. The latest in camera technologies gives viewers unprecedented high-definition access into the nests—and into the skies—with these amazing birds.

In fall 1893, a young bounty hunter from New York arrived in the wilds of New Mexico to kill the wolf leader of a marauding, cattle- killing pack. By the time Ernest Thompson Seton finally met the renegade Lobo, the wolf had become a hero in his eyes. Seton’s tale of the encounter captured the essence of the vanishing wilderness and led both to the establishment of the national park system and the Boy Scout movement in America. The Wolf That Changed America brings alive the confrontation between Seton and Lobo to showcase how, together, they began the American conservation movement.

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8:00 BritComSaturdayNight See page 5.

11:30 AustinCityLimits Sharon Jones and the Dup-Kings/ Carolyn Wonderland

9Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG)

Clever Monkeys. See article above. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 MasterpieceContemporary (TV-PG) (DVS) God on Trial. Facing extermination in Auschwitz, a group of prisoners solemnly weighs the case against the Lord God. Stel-lan Skarsgard, Antony Sher, Rupert Graves and Dominic Cooper head the program’s cast. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 MarketingTheMessage (TV-G) In this award-winning documentary, filmmak-ers Joe and Katie Bly travel from Washing-ton D.C. to Orlando, Florida, to survey the ways Christian evangelism is changing to fit within mainstream pop culture.

Nature Clever Monkeys 7 pm Sunday, November 9 Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

American Eagle 7 pm Sunday, November 16 Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

The Wolf That Changed America 7 pm Sunday, November 23 Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

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9:58 YourWeather10:02 GlobeTrekker (TV-G) (DVS)

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

Celebration of the Mountain Dulcimer. 10Monday 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow (TV-G)

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

8:00 AmericanExperience (TV-PG) (DVS) The Berlin Airlift. A detailed look at how Allied forces supplied two million civilians and 20,000 soldiers in West Berlin follow-ing the Soviet Union’s 1948 blockade of the city’s railroads and streets. Repeated midnight; 3 am Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:00 JourneytoPalomar(TV-G) A fascinating look at American astronomer George Ellery Hale’s struggles to build the world’s four largest telescopes, setting the stage for 20th century discoveries in astronomy and space exploration. Repeated 1:30 am Nov. 17.

10:28 YourWeather10:32 AreYouBeingServed? 11:03CharlieRose

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

Alien from Earth. Exclusive coverage of the 2007 excavations at Ling Bua on the island of Flores, Indonesia, fuels the scientific

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6, 13, 20 Krannert Uncorked7 Traffic Jam: Candy Foster and Shades of Blue8 Sinfonia da Camera: The Brandenburg Concertos9 Concert Artists Guild Winner:

Parker String Quartet12 Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa13-16 Roméo et Juliette13-15 November Dance: Reimagining the Proscenium15 Dresden Staatskapelle15-16 Libretto: Roméo et Juliette16 Tiffany Poon, piano19 Takács Quartet/Muzsikás/Márta Sebestyén19-20 Bebe Miller: Necessary Beauty

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debate related to discovery of tiny human fossil bones at the site in 2004. Repeated 2 am Wednesday and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Frontline Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story. A revealing biography of this controversial political operative traces his rise to the White House, his battle with cancer and his final search for forgiveness. Repeated midnight and 2 am Thursday.

9:30 AboutBenjamin 9:58 YourWeather

12Wednesday 7:00 Monarchy:TheRoyalFamilyatWork

(TV-G) (DVS) The State Visit. Parts 1 and 2. See article page 2. Repeated midnight; 3 am Friday; and 3 am Monday, and 8 pm Sunday, November 30.

9:00 KeepingUpAppearances 9:30 EverDecreasingCircles

See article page 6. 9:58 YourWeather

13Thursday 7:00 IllinoisGardener


Desafinado/Drum Corps/Rubel/Kilborn Alley

8:00 ThisOldHouseHour(TV-G) 9:00 Spain...OnTheRoadAgain (TV-G) (DVS) 9:58 YourWeather

1�Friday 7:00 PublicAffairs

See page 5. 9:00 IndependentLens (TV-PG)

Lioness. The historic story of the first female Army soldiers sent into direct ground combat in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war. Repeated 2 am Saturday.

10:28 YourWeather10:32 AreYouBeingServed?11:03 CharlieRose

1�Saturday 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow(TV-G)

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


11:30 AustinCityLimits Amee Mann/Iron and Wine

1�Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG)

American Eagle. See article page 8. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 MasterpieceContemporary (TV-PG) Filth. The story of Mary Whitehouse and her struggle to clean up the BBC in the ’60s, featuring Julie Walters as Whitehouse and Hugh Bonneville as BBC Director-General Hugh Greene. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday.

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9:58 YourWeather10:02 GlobeTrekker (TV-G) (DVS)

Indian Ocean Islands.11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg. 1�Monday 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow (TV-G)

Milwaukee, Wis. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday; 3 am Saturday; and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 AmericanExperience (TV-PG) (DVS) Oswald’s Ghost. A fresh look at Kennedy’s assassination, the public’s reaction, and the government investigations that followed. Repeated midnight and 2 am Wednesday.

9:30 GetReadyforDigitalTV(TV-G) Norm Abram and Kevin O’Connor of ThisOldHouse offer guidance on successfully switching to digital television. Maria Hino-josa of NOW shares the latest news on DTV. Repeated 3:30 am Tuesday; 2:30 am Friday; 4 am and 10:32 pm Sunday; 9:30 pm Tuesday, 11/25; 1:30 am Wednesday, 11/26; 4:30 am Thursday, 11/27; and 1:30 am Sunday, 11/30.

9:58 YourWeather

1�Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS)

The Bible’s Buried Secrets. See article above. Repeated midnight and 3 am Thursday.

9:00 PowerofForgiveness (TV-G) An award-winning exploration of forgive-ness through first-person narratives and interviews with renowned figures from the Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths, including Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, Buddhist master Tich Nhat Hanh, the Reverend James Forges, as well as

E x c a v a t i n g t h E B i B l E

NOVA takes viewers on a scientific journey to the beginnings of modern religion in this new two-hour special, including fresh examinations of the origins of ancient Israelites, the evolution of their belief in one God and the creation of the Bible. For the first time, more than a century of literary detective work and decades of archeological excavation in the Holy Land will challenge viewers with provocative new insights, including that most Israelites worshiped pagan gods and many believed that God had a wife, who was venerated as an idol. A story of science, history and faith, The Bible’s Buried Secrets could become the definitive documentary on the Bible for generations to come.

NOVA The Bible’s Buried Secrets 7 pm Tuesday, November 18 Repeated midnight and 3 am Thursday.

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Email your questions to [email protected] by November 12 and Caldwell, program director David Thiel and other experts will answer as many questions as possible during the program.

The local segments will be inter-spersed with how-to guidance and tips from famous do-it-yourselfers Norm Abram and Kevin O’Connor of This Old House, and award-win-ning correspondent for NOW on PBS, Maria Hinojosa.

The hour-long program will help you prepare for a successful switch to digital television before February 2009.

Be more preparedDigital TV—What You Need to Do 9 pm Wednesday, November 19 Repeated 3 pm Saturday and 12:30 pm Sunday

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WILL managers and engineers answer your questions about the digital television transition in a spe-cial presentation, Digital TV—What You Need to Do.

“We know people still have questions about what to do to prepare for the analog shut-off,” said WILL-TV station manager Carl Caldwell. “We want to help people understand their options.”

Answering Your Digital TV Questions

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best-selling authors Thomas Moore and Marianne Williamson.

9:58 YourWeather

19Wednesday 7:00 Monarchy:TheRoyalFamilyatWork

(TV-G) (DVS) Headquarters/Head of State. See article page 2. Repeated midnight; 3 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

9:00 DigitalTV—WhatYouNeedtoDo See article page 10. Repeated 3 pm Saturday and 12:30 am Sunday.

9:58 YourWeather

20Thursday 7:00 IllinoisGardener


15th Anniversary Special. De-Tassling/Coney Island/Peter McCue/Woodhenge/Moonshine/Breezy’s Tattoo Parlor/Central Prairie Ilama Farm/Chilli Man Chilli.

8:00 ThisOldHouseHour(TV-G) Repeated 10 am Saturday and 3 pm Sunday.

9:00 Spain...OnTheRoadAgain (TV-G) (DVS) 9:58 YourWeather

21Friday 7:00 PublicAffairs

See page 5. 9:00 IndependentLens (TV-PG)

March Point. Three teens from the Swin-omish Tribe investigate the impact of two oil refineries on their tribal community.

9:58 YourWeather

22Saturday 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow (TV-G)

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


11:30 AustinCityLimits Gnarls Barkley/Thievery Corporation

23Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG)

The Wolf That Changed America. See article page 8. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 MasterpieceSpecial (TV-G) The Unseen Alistair Cooke. See article above. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday.

9:00 LivefromLincolnCenter (TV-G) Gil Shaham and Orpheus at the Pent-house. See article page 4.

10:28 YourWeather10:32 GetReadyforDigitalTV (TV-G)

Repeated from 9:30 pm Monday.11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Cliff Eberhardt and Celtic Spring.

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Marking the November cen-tenary of the birth of longtime Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke, The Unseen Alistair Cooke is a revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th Century. Seen for the first time are extraordinary 8mm home movies shot by Cooke from 1933 onward, charting his discov-ery of America, his passions and his relationships with stars such as Paulette Goddard and Charlie Chaplin.

Told in his own voice and in interviews with family and close friends—including Masterpiece Theatre executive producer Rebecca Eaton—this is a chance to see America as Cooke first saw it: the raw material for a lifetime of journalism.

A Masterpiece of a Man

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Masterpiece Theatre: The Unseen Alistair Cooke 8 pm Sunday, November 23 Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday.

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2�Monday 7:00 AntiquesRoadshow (TV-G)

Milwaukee, Wis. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 4 am Wednesday and 3 am Saturday.

8:00 RapeofEuropa A look at the heroic young art historians and curators from America and Europe who fought to rescue and return millions of art treasures that were lost, hidden or stolen by the Nazis. Repeated 2 am Wednesday.

9:58 YourWeather10:02 LastoftheSummerWine10:32 AreYouBeingServed?11:02 SuzeOrman:WomenandMoney

2�Tuesday 7:00 NOVA(TV-PG) (DVS)

Ocean Animal Emergency. Warming seas and man-made pollutants are combining to unleash toxic algae blooms that are decimating marine mammals. NOVA ex-plores this crisis through the work of a San Francisco veterinarian who is trying to save the animals while figuring out the science behind what’s killing them.

8:00 Frontline (DVS) The Hugo Chavez Show. A look at Venezuela’s controversial president and the revolution he claims is turning his country into an anti-capitalist beacon for Latin America and the world. Repeated 3 am Thursday.

9:30 GetReadyforDigitalTV 9:58 YourWeather10:02 LastoftheSummerWine10:32 AreYouBeingServed?11:03 ElvisLives:The25thAnniversary

Concert

2�Wednesday 7:00 Monarchy:TheRoyalFamilyatWork

(TV-PG) (DVS) The Queen and Us/Inside The Firm. See article page 2. Repeated 2 am Friday.

9:00 GreatPerformances (TV-G) Pavarotti: A Life In Seven Arias. In celebra-tion of Pavarotti’s vocal talent and interna-tional impact, this performance documen-tary reviews his legendary career, utilizing the arias with which he was most closely associated as a narrative framework.

11:00 BerlinCelebrationConcert Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this Christmas Day 1989 concert marked the fall of the Berlin Wall with a moving perfor-mance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Repeated 11 am Thursday.

2�Thursday11:00am BerlinCelebrationConcert

Repeated from 11 pm Wednesday. 1:00 AndreRieu:LiveInVienna (TV-G)

Repeated 7 pm tonight. 3:00 CelticWoman-ANewJourney

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7:00 AndreRieu:LiveInVienna (TV-G) 9:00 CelticWoman-ANewJourney11:00 BarryManilow:Songsfromthe

Seventies (TV-G)

2�Friday 7:00 PublicAffairs

See page 5. 9:00 AmericanMasters (TV-PG)

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song. 11:00 WhoatKilburn1977 (TV-PG)

29Saturday 9:00am LastLecture (TV-G)10:58 Picnics,PotlucksandTailgates 2:04pm MadeInSpainLive! 3:01 BrainFitness2:SightandSound Repeated midnight and 4 pm Sunday. 4:30 LawrenceWelk:GodBlessAmerica 7:00 CelticWoman:TheGreatestJourney

HolidaySpecialRepeated 9:50 Sunday. 8:50 VicarofDibley 9:55 VicarofDibley11:00 Yanni:Voices

30Sunday 2:00 SuzeOrman:Women&Money(TV-G) 4:00 BrainFitness2:SightandSound 5:30 HappyHolidays:TheBestoftheAndy

WilliamsChristmasShows(TV-G) 7:00 PandaTales

See article page 1. 8:00 Monarchy:TheRoyalFamilyatWork

(TV-G) (DVS) Repeated from Wednesday, November 12.

9:20 CelticWoman:TheGreatestJourneyHolidaySpecialRepeated from 7 pm Saturday.

11:00 WoodsongsKruga Brothers and the Chocolate Choco-late Drops

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Monday–Friday

5:00 8:49 9:00 9:49 10:06 10:58 11:06 11:58 Noon 12:55 1:06 1:50 2:06 3:00 4:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00- 5 am

Saturday Sunday

Bold Listing = National/International News Italics = Agriculture and Marketing Reports

HighPower,LowPowerAM 580 broadcasts at high power from local sunrise to local sunset. Your reception may also vary depending on other atmospheric factors. Beginning November 2, WILL-AM will broadcast at high power (5,000 watts) between 6:45 am and 4:45 pm. A clear digital signal of the news and information service is available 24 hours a day on FM 90.9 HD2 and HD3.

AM580ListenerComments:(217)333-0853/[email protected]

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

AM580NewsTomRogers,newsdirector

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

WeatherEdKieser,chiefmeteorologist;MikeSola,weatherproducer

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

SaturdayandSunday

TalktoEd&TalktoMikeFridays7:50am&12:40pmCall (217)333-9455 or (800)222-9455 with your weather-related questions. Watch WILL-TV for nightly YourWeather. Occasional Updates

To listen to archived ag reports, sign up for the AM 580 Ag E-Letter, or download our agricultural podcasts, visit www.willag.org.

AgricultureDaveDickey,agriculturedirector;ToddGleason,host,ClosingMarketReportandCommodityWeek

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 with Todd Gleason Illinois Gardener Weekend Edition with Scott Simon (NPR) Car Talk Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me State Week in Review Commodity Week with Todd Gleason Travel with Rick Steves This American Life (repeated 6 pm Sunday) The Midnight Special with Rich Warren All Things Considered (NPR) The People’s Pharmacy Sidetrack (11/1) America Abroad: Winning the Peace (11/8) Radio Lab: Race (11/15) Intelligence Squared: Guns Reduce Crime (11/22) Intelligence Squared: Google Violates Its “Don’t Be Evil” Motto (11/29) Living on Earth Latino USA World Vision Report Alternative Radio CounterSpin Humankind BBC World Service

City Club Forum Inside Europe with Helen Seeney Weekend Edition with Lianne Hansen (NPR) Says You Car Talk On the Media Media Matters with Bob McChesney The Tavis Smiley Show All Things Considered (NPR) Keepin’ the Faith with Steve Shoemaker This American Life To the Best of Our Knowledge with Jim Fleming New Dimensions with Michael Toms Le Show with Harry Shearer BBC World Service

Morning Edition with Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep (NPR) and Jay Pearce Pre-Opening Market Report BBC World Briefing Opening Market Report Focus 580 with David Inge 11/5 Cooking 11/11 Lawn & Garden 11/17 Home Maintenance 11/21 Personal Finance Market Update 11/10 Family Health 11/17 Women’s Health Market Update The Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn Ag and Stock Market Report 11/3 Diet & Nutrition 11/7 Dog Behavior 11/17 Computers & You uSpecial 11/27 3rd Coast Audio Festival uSpecial 11/28 Competing Against Discrimination Settlement Prices Closing Market Report uSpecial Illinois Edition The World All Things Considered with Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, Michele Norris (NPR) Public Square (4:45 & 6:45 F) Environmental Almanac (4:45 & 6:45 Th) Fresh Air uSpecial 11/4 Election Night (7 pm until major races decided) 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

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14 PATTERNS • NovEmbER 2008

It treads the halls of the Pentagon, Foggy Bottom and Capitol Hill to see how many of the problems of rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan begin here at home. And it heads to Baghdad to examine how U.S. military and civilian teams have made a course correction that could help to stabilize Iraq. The program also revisits lessons learned and forgotten from past

U.S. efforts to help reconstruct broken nations after war.

Imagine, after a lifetime of considering yourself African American, discovering that your genetic makeup is anything but. That was Wayne Joseph’s experience after taking a new ethnic DNA test.

The Radio Lab program, Race, on No-vember 15 at 6 pm tackles what happens when the biological and social realities of race collide. The program also assesses the science behind racial differences and uncovers the surprising effects of stereotypes.

Intelligence Squared presents live Oxford-style debates on some of today’s most challenging issues. This initiative

Once again, our Saturday Specials kick off with a local focus in the news/magazine show Sidetrack at 6 pm November 1, and continue with a variety of timely topics.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was fond of citing the so-called Pot-tery Barn Rule, “You break it, you own it.” The U.S. had no trouble breaking the Taliban’s hold in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq, but re-building those nations has proven much more difficult.

On November 8 at 6 pm, Winning the Peace: The U.S. and Post-Conflict Recon-struction on America Abroad takes a look at why the U.S. has struggled to restore order in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mass in Time of WarSaturday, November 22, 2008

with soloists Ollie Watts Davis, Elizabeth Buckley, Jerold Siena, Ronald Hedlund, and the BACH Chorus

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin BrittenJean Françaix: Symphony in GJoseph Haydn: Mass in Time of War “Kettledrum Mass”

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Clarinet: Marina Antoline

Concert-goer: Maeve Murphy

of The Rosenkranz Foundation features one motion, one moderator, two to three advocates for the motion and two to three against. Each side attempts to persuade the live audience to vote for their position with leading thinkers and authorities arguing on each side of the motion.

Guns Reduce Crime is the topic for the 6 pm November 22 debate. On Novem-ber 29 at 6 pm, the teams address Google Violates Its “Don’t be Evil” Motto.

A Veterans Day

RemembranceIn fitting tribute, WILL-AM will re-air some of the World War II stories pro-duced and aired in 2007 as part of the effort to document the experiences of central Illinois veterans.

On November 11, during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Considered, AM 580 listen-ers can experience segments of this series, including the Illinois Tuskegee Airmen, Battle of the Bulge, POW camps and the USS Indianapolis. The stories, written by news director Tom Rogers and reporters Jim Meadows and Jeff Bossert, were winners of a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for excel-lence in electronic journalism from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. The series also was recog-nized by the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association Journalism Excellence Contest.

Thanksgiving Travel? Get Your Forecast from EdTo accommodate your holiday travel plans, we moved the Thanksgiving week Talk to Ed from its usual Friday slot to Tuesday, November 25, at 12:40 pm and Wednesday, November 26, at 7:50 am. Call meteo-rologist Ed Kieser at (217) 333-9455 or (800) 222-9455 with your weather-related questions.

Saturday at 6 pm is Special CENTRAL ILLINOIS

STORIES

CENTRAL ILLINOIS

STORIES

CENTRAL ILLINOIS

STORIES

CENTRAL ILLINOIS

STORIES

sRadio Lab hosts Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich

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Weekdays WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1 101.1 in Champaign-Urbana 106.5 in Danville

5 amEarly Morning MusicJohn Zech provides classical music appropriate to the hour.

7 am The Morning Show Kevin Kelly gets you up to speed weekdays with classical music, weather, NPR news headlines at 7:01 am and Garrison Keillor’s almanac at 7:55 am.

9:01 amNPR News Headlines

9:06 amMid-Day ClassicsVic Di Geronimo, Julie Amacher, Valerie Kahler and others keep you company every weekday with classical music, weather, and NPR news headlines at a minute past 1 pm. One Wednesday each month at 9:06 am you’ll also hear Wednesday Matinee, a morning concert chosen specifically for our morning listeners:11/19 Beethoven Festival in Bonn

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, cond; Julia Fischer, violin SIBELIUS, BEETHOVEN

6 pm (M-Th)Performance TodayFred Child presents concert performances, along with interviews, commentary and features, with news headlines from NPR at 6:01 and 7:01 pm.11/4 uSPECIAL: Election Returns. From 7 pm

until the major races are decided, wall-to-wall coverage from National Public Radio and the WILL Radio News team.

8 pm (M-Th) The Evening ConcertGreat orchestras from the great concert halls!

Monday:New York Philharmonic11/3 Marin Alsop, cond; Rafal Blechacz, piano

BARTOK, CHOPIN, DVORAK11/10 David Robertson, cond;

Leonidas Kavakos, violin MOZART, BARTOK, BRAHMS

Detroit Symphony Orchestra11/17 Hans Graf, cond;

Ken Thompkins, trombone R. SCHUMANN, TOMASI, BRAHMS

11/24 Arild Remmereit, cond; Garrick Ohlsson, piano NIELSEN, MOZART, MENDELSSOHN

Tuesday:Live @ The Concertgebouw!11/4 uSPECIAL: Election Returns. Until the

major races are decided, wall-to-wall cov-erage from National Public Radio and the WILL Radio News team.

11/11 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ivan Fischer, cond; Richard Goode, piano WEBER, BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS/SCHOENBERG

11/18 Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Valery Gergiev, cond; Yuri Bashmet, viola STRAVINSKY, BARTOK, TCHAIKOVSKY

11/25 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Daniele Gatti, cond WAGNER, R. STRAUSS, BEETHOVEN

Wednesday: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra11/5 Nicholas McGegan,

John Eliot Gardiner, cond; Robert Levin, piano HANDEL, SHOSTAKOVICH, BEETHOVEN, R. SCHUMANN

11/12 Charles Dutoit, cond; Evgeny Kissin, piano RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, STRAVINSKY, RAVEL, BRAHMS

11/19 Harry Bicket, Nicholas McGegan, cond; Jennifer Gunn, piccolo; Yuan-Qing Yu, violin VIVALDI, RAMEAU, HAYDN

11/26 uSPECIAL: Thanksgiving with the Dale Warland Singers. American choral clas-sics celebrating Thanksgiving and harvest.

followed by uSPECIAL: Harvest Home. Americana

harvest music from Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Peter Ostroushko with James Galway, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger and more! (Airs again 10 pm 11/29)

Thursday:Cleveland Orchestra11/6 Franz Welser-Moest, cond

Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Choir J. STRAUSS, HAYDN, BRAHMS, R. STRAUSS

11/13 Franz Welser-Moest, cond MOZART, DEBUSSY, DVORAK

11/20 Giancarlo Guerrero, cond; Midori, violin SIERRA, TCHAIKOVSKY, MUSSORG-SKY/RAVEL

11/27 uSPECIAL: Giving Thanks. A thoughtful, contemporary reflection on the meaning of the holiday.

10:01 pmNPR News Headlines

10:06 pm (M-Th)Classical MusicWard Jacobson, Bob Christiansen or Alison Young keep you company through the wee hours.

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s Julia Fischer (9:06 am, 11/19)

sLeonidas Kavakos (8 pm, 11/10)

Jake Schumacher, program director

Chiaroscuro, stops by the studio to spin a few stories and some all-time favorite jazz.

11/28 Patricia Watt. She’s written and produced her own works for theater, including the award-winning Love, Janis, inspired by the life and music of Janis Joplin.

7 pmMarian McPart-land’s Piano JazzGreat playing, great conversation!11/7 Paul Winter. Saxophonist and band leader

Paul Winter has created his own unique style of environmentally conscious music.

11/14 Tardo Hammer. A much sought-after bop piano sideman, with experiences backing such luminaries as Lionel Hampton, Art Farmer, and Abbey Lincoln.

11/21 Mimi Fox. A rising star, invigorating the jazz guitar tradition with an amazing set of chops and a crystal pure tone; she cooks whether playing bop or ballads.

11/28 Geri Allen. A Detroit-born pianist, com-poser and educator who teaches at the University of Michigan.

8 pmRiverwalk, Live from the LandingThe Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays classic jazz. David Holt co-hosts with Jim.11/7 Davenport Blues: The Bix Beiderbecke

Letters. The music of Jazz Age cornetist Bix Beiderbecke accompanies readings from rare personal letters to his family.

11/14 Two of a Kind: Swinging Duos at The Landing. Nicholas Payton with Topsy Chapman, Andy Stein with Marty Grosz, and Leon Oakley with tuba player Mike Walbridge.

11/21 Jazz Legends Play the Blues: Boogie Woogie to Kansas City Blues. Kansas City bluesmen Jay McShann and Joe Wil-liams share the stage with trumpet legend Clark Terry.

11/28 Nice Work If You Can Get It: A Gershwin Cabaret. In the 1920s much of America was humming his tunes. Dick Hyman shares his love of all things Gershwin.

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 Song-book and a lot of fun! Catch it Sundays from 4 to 6 pm as well!

Friday evening WILL-FM 90.9

3 pmFrom the TopA weekly rebroadcast of the previous Saturday’s live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians. Pianist Chris O’Riley hosts.

3:59 pmLiving MusicTo guide your choices, a calendar of weekend musical events in our area, presented by Roger Cooper.


4:06 pmBroadway RevisitedThe American musical theater, explored by Art Hilgart.11/7 How to Succeed in Business without

Really Trying. Frank Loesser’s advice for opportunists.

11/14 Country Broadway. Authentic country mu-sic sometimes reaches New York stages; we sample most of these shows from 1934 to now.

11/21 New Fall Paper and Plastic. The season’s new compact discs, books, and videos.

11/28 Turkey Leftovers. For our post-Thanks-giving show, good songs from shows that closed almost before they opened.

5:06 pmFascinatin’ RhythmMichael Lasser’s Peabody Award-winning program examines the history of American popular song.11/7 They Were All Out of Step but Jim.

November 11, 2008, commemorates the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. Here’s an hour of songs that do much the same.

11/14 Simple Pleasures. A blaze in the fireplace, a blooming garden and a simple melody are the simple pleasures that are sup-posed to be the most pleasing.

11/21 Silent Movies & Songs. Movies were never silent; piano always accompanied the action. Outside, the streets were filled with the syncopated thump of ragtime.

11/28 You’re Blasé. As pop songs move past the ’20s, even into the gritty days of the Great Depression, they take on a new sophistica-tion in the way they think and sing about love.

6 pmThe Song is YouBonnie Grice talks with all sorts of people about the sorts of music that influenced them.11/7 Robert Wilson. An avant-garde visionary

best known for his collaboration with com-poser Philip Glass on the opera Einstein on the Beach.

11/14 Victoria Lustbader. Her latest novel, Stone Creek, released this past spring, is a contemporary adult love story and features a wide range of musical imagery.

11/21 Hank O’Neil. A renowned writer, producer and founder of the classic jazz label,

MidnightBluegrass 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 pres-ents folk, traditional, bluegrass and blues.

3 amThe Art of the SongExploring creativity in songwriting and other arts.

4 amCeltic ConnectionsFrom Carbondale, Brian Crow plays music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany.

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s Mimi Fox (7 pm, 11/21)

s Tony Bennet (7 pm, 9/5)

KT Tunstall (Saturday, E-Town, 7 pm, 11/15)

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Saturdays WILL-FM 90.9

5 amClassical MusicOriginally from Carbondale, Gillian Martin helps you wake up, or go to sleep, depending.

7 amThe Morning ShowVincent Trauth is your Satur-day morning companion, with classical music, weather, the occasional interview, 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 Saturday 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.11/1 Great Recordings of the Century IX:

Von Karajan’s 1963 Beethoven Cycle11/8 Hi-Fi Marvels: Mussorgsky’s Pictures at

an Exhibition.11/15 Pablo Casals in Exile. The Prades Festi-

val of 1950 and beyond.11/22 Thanksgiving. Pilgrims and harvest festi-

vals. 11/29 Leonard Bernstein: The Columbia

Years. 1950 to1976.

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 the following Friday at 3pm.)11/1 In New Albany, Ohio, a teenage trio from

nearby Columbus.11/8 Finalists in the International Piano Compe-

tition of the International Institute for Young Musicians.

11/15 A saxophone quartet from Chicago at the Virginia Arts Festival in Newport News.

11/22 Talented teens studying at the renowned Aspen Music Festival and School.

11/29 TBA


12:06 pmAfternoon at the OperaDuff Murphy hosts the remainder of the Houston season, and Margaret Juntwaite introduces the Met season. John Frayne provides the extras.11/1 THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERA-

GLIO: Mozart. Houston Grand Opera Or-

chestra, William Lacey, cond, with Pamela Armstrong & Paul Groves.

11/8 THE MAGIC FLUTE: Mozart. HGOO, Steven Sloane, cond, with Rebekah Camm, Eric Cutler, Patrick Carfizzi, Albina Shagimuratova & Raymond Acetoi.

11/15 BILLY BUDD: Britten. HGOO, Patrick Summers, cond, with Daniel Belcher, An-drew Kennedy, Phillip Ens, Liam Bonner, Ryan McKinny & Joseph Evans.

11/22 LAST ACTS (THREE DECEMBERS): McNally. (World Premiere) HGOO, Patrick Summers, cond, with Frederica von Stade, Kristin Clayton & Keith Phares.

followed by THE REFUGE: Theofanidis. (World

Premiere) HGOO, Patrick Summers, cond, with Albina Shagimuratova, Faith Sher-man, Beau Gibson & Jamie Barton.

11/29 THE DAMNATION OF FAUST: Berlioz. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine, cond, with singers TBA.


4:06 pmFootlight ParadeBill Rudman presents musical theater from Broad-way to Hollywood.11/1 A Tribute to Burton Lane (Part 1: Mostly

Hollywood). One of our finest composers for theater and film.

11/8 A Tribute to Burton Lane (Part 2: Mostly Broadway). Including selections from Finian’s Rainbow along with interviews.

11/15 1948 on Screen. A month-long celebration of the Golden Age of the Movie musical.

11/22 1953 on Screen. The best of the year including Kiss Me, Kate, The Bandwagon, Calamity Jane and Road to Bali.

11/29 1954 on Screen. Including Garland in A Star Is Born, and Keel and Grayson in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

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 on FM 90.9!

7 pm E-TownA variety show recorded live in front of an audi-ence, featuring top bluegrass, folk and country artists, as well as conversation about our communi-ties and our world.11/1 BeauSoleil with Michael Doucet / Ryan

Shaw.11/8 Taj Mahal / Martha Wainwright. 11/15 KT Tunstall / Adrienne Young.11/22 Lila Downs / Gregory Alan Isakov.11/29 Joan Baez / Brett Dennen.

8 pmAmerican RoutesA program of and about all the roots and branches of American music, with host Nick Spitzer.11/1 Election 2008. Music by, for and of the

people, songs about our current presiden-tial contenders.

11/8 George Jones & Sam Moore. Two men with legendary voices in country and soul.

11/15 David Amram & Marcus Roberts. Men that began in classical and jazz and moved in differing directions.

11/22 Making New Orleans Music. We visit two great eras of New Orleans music: the ’40s/’50s R&B hit factory, and the funk era of The Meters.

11/29 Families in Music. James and Troy Andrews and Cody and Willy Braun, of Reckless Kelly.

10 pmThe Saturday SpecialJazz concert from the NPR mini-series Discoveries @ Disney and more!11/1 A Horace Silver Tribute. A tribute to the

bop piano icon by Christian McBride, Cedar Walton and Dee Dee Bridgewater.

11/8 McCoy Tyner. Grammy-winning pianist Tyner at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

11/15 The Charles Mingus Epitaph Orches-tra. A full jazz orchestra gives a thrilling performance of Epitaph by the late Charles Mingus.

11/22 Giving Thanks. A contemporary reflection on the meaning of the holiday.

11/29 Harvest Home. Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Peter Ostroushko performing with James Galway, The Red Stick Ramblers, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger and more!

11 pmThe World Music HourDan Storper and Rosalie Howarth take you through music of many different cultures.11/1 The Day of the Dead. To mark the holiday

honoring family and friends who have passed away, we’ll pay tribute to Lucky Dube, Andy Palacio and others.

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!

4 amCeltic ConnectionsFrom Carbondale, Brian Crow plays music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany.

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Sundays WILL-FM 90.9

5 amClassical MusicGillian Martin selects classical music for your Sunday morn-ing, with NPR news headlines at 7:01 am and Garrison Keillor’s daily almanac at 8:01 am.

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

1 pmThe Thistle and ShamrockFiona Ritchie hosts this pro-gram from Scotland, featuring traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere.11/2 Samhain. Mark the

ancient Celtic New Year this week with enchanting music of the supernatural.

11/9 Thistlepod Introduc-es... Emerging artists featured in our new releases podcast.

11/16 Heart of the Ses-sion. Join in the mer-riment of communal music making at locations such as Matt Molloy’s Pub in Mayo, and Edinburgh’s famous folk pub Sandy Bell’s.

11/23 St. Andrew’s Ceili. St. Andrew’s Day is a time for dances and music-fueled fun.

11/30 A Visit with Jean Ritchie. A performance by author, songwriter and dulcimer player Jean Ritchie at the Swannanoa Gathering folk arts workshop in North Carolina.

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

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

6 pmPerformance TodayFred Child with music in concert from around the country and around the world, plus NPR news headlines at 6:01 and 7:01 pm.

8 pmThe Evening Concert: Prairie PerformancesRoger Cooper hosts a season of regional concert broadcasts, along with interviews, reviews and previews from a variety of contributors.11/2 Illinois Symphony Orchestra

(9/19-20/08) Russian Romance Karen Lynne Deal, cond; Chu-Fang Huang, piano GLINKA, RACHMANINOV, TCHAIKOVSKY

11/9 Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra (9/20/08) Russian Legends and Rachel Lee Steven Larsen, cond; Rachel Lee, violin BALAKIREV, PROKOFIEV, LIADOV, STRAVINSKY

11/16 Prairie Ensemble (9/26/08) A Post-Summer Potpourri Kevin Kelly, cond; Blake Duncan, oboe; Terry Maher, bassoon; Margaret Jones, violin; Barbara Hedlund, cello KODALY, HAYDN, SIBELIUS, SHOSTAKOVICH

11/23 A Sinfonia da Camera Silver Anniver-sary Gala. Archival performances dating from the early ’90s forward, and an interview with Ian Hobson.

11/30 Sinfonia da Camera (10/7/08) George Enescu Faculty Recital With soloists Sherban Lupu, violin; Csaba Erdelyi, viola; Mirel Iancovici, cello; and Ian Hobson, piano, in works by Enes-cu for small ensemble and for orchestra.


10:06 pmHarmoniaAngela Mariani presents an hour of Baroque and early music.11/2 Moira Smiley and VOCO. The highlight

of this year’s Bloomington, Ind., Early Music Festival was a performance Smiley and her group entitled Circle, Square, Diamond, & Flag, featuring old and experi-mental folk hymns going back to the 18th Century.

11/9 The Early Music Guild of Seattle. One of the Pacific Northwest’s most exciting live music series includes local and inter-national artists performing music of the Spanish and Italian Renaissance, French Baroque and Bach.

11/16 Traditions: Births. This week we begin a new series exploring traditions in early music by highlighting the arrival of a new-born from many musical perspectives.

11/23 Traditions: Songs and Hymns. Singing has always been part of the human expe-rience.

11/30 Traditions: Thanksgiving. Today, the holiday can mean many things. This was not the case for those who celebrated it in early America, over 200 years ago.

11 pmThe Romantic HoursMusic, poetry and romance, seamlessly woven by Mona Golabek.11/2 Love letters of Mozart, Robert Schumann,

Lewis Carroll and others.11/9 Former Poet Laureate of America, and

head of the NEA, Dana Gioia.11/16 Selections from A Coney Island of the

Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.11/23 Writings on love by Peter Ustinov, James

Thurber, Friedrich Nietzsche and others.11/30 Letters from poet Emily Dickinson to her

mentor, Thomas Higginson.

MidnightClassical MusicScott Blankenship eases you into the new week.

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Inside WILL

WILL AM-FM-TV Community Advisory Committee Selects New Members

WILL-TV has been awarded a $120,000 grant from the PBS Foundation’s Adobe Youth Voices Venture Fund to continue and expand the Youth Media Workshop project.

The grant will allow the Youth Media Workshop to work with 30 economi-cally-diverse African-American students to create video shorts exploring social issues from an inter-generational per-spective using the latest portable digital technology. The students’ work will be distributed on a special project page of the Youth Media Workshop Web site that youth participants will help design and maintain.

sMembers of WILL’s Community Advisory Committee: (L-R) Front row: Phyllis Dougherty, Lori Williamson, Lois Pausch, Maxine Kaler; Second row: David Grothe, Kathy Munday, Alice Vernon, Barbara Shenk; Back row: Geoff Merritt; Maggie Unsworth, Patti Swinford. Not pictured: Thom Moore, Kevin Breheny, Gregory Ray.

Geoff Merritt, Barbara Shenk, and Maggie Unsworth, Urbana; Kevin Breheny, Forsyth; Maxine Kaler, Cham-paign; Gregory Ray, Mattoon; and Kathy Munday, St. Joseph, are new members of the WILL AM-FM-TV Community Advisory Committee.

The committee helps gather infor-mation and opinions about commu-nity issues and needs; helps heighten community awareness of WILL and its services; advocates for broad-based support of WILL; identifies and encour-

ages new sources of funding for specific projects to improve or expand service to the community; and reviews and advises on legislation designed to improve the quality of public telecommunications.

Officers of the committee for the com-ing year will be Lori Williamson, Cham-paign, chair, and Phyllis Dougherty, Danville, vice-chair.

Other members of the committee are Dave M. Grothe, Savoy; Thom Moore, Champaign; Lois Pausch, St. Joseph; Patti Swinford, Decatur; and Alice Vernon, Oakwood.

“I love the fact that with this grant, we can purchase portable video cameras for the students that they can keep so they can continue to do this work. They’ll be able to upload their videos to the Youth Media Workshop Web site and their My Spaces pages, even after our year of work together is over,” said Kimberlie Kranich, co-director of the Youth Media Workshop at WILL.

WILL will train teachers from local schools and students from the College of Media in the summer of 2009 to work with 10 students at each of three public schools for the 2009-10 school year.

Messiah Sing-alongSunday, November 30, 2008

3:00 pm

Join Music Director Chester Alwes and a quartet of soloists for BACH’s annual sing- along performance of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah.

Episcopal Chapel of St. John the Divine, 1011 S. Wright St., Champaign, $5

Purchase tickets online, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 217-378-6802.

www.baroqueartists.org

The Youth Media Workshop is co-direct-ed by Kranich and founder Dr. William Patterson (shown above), associate di-rector of the African American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois.

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now automated through the digital audio delivery system and other com-puter technol-ogy. Denise, who was host of All Things Considered and Weekend Edition Sunday and was special projects director for WILL Radio, was promoted to her new posi-tion in April.

Michael joined WILL in September from WYSU-FM, the public radio station in Youngstown, Ohio. “These are key po-sitions in allowing us to realize efficien-cies in staff and resources,” said radio station manager Jay Pearce. “Their work frees up other staff members to create program content for on air and online.”

Inside WILL

Dear Friends,

My experience at the U of I was quite special. The courses were excellent, and beyond that, the ability to par-ticipate in such a significant research project as the supercomputer Illiac IV was truly a once-in-a-lifetime op-portunity. The group of graduate stu-dents and professors who comprised that group were top-notch in every respect. It is truly rare to be able to work in such an atmosphere.

Beyond computing, the U of I also offered numerous cultural opportu-nities. I have been a lifelong lover of

Digital technology affects more than the way listeners receive a radio signal. It’s changed the way WILL schedules, archives and transmits programming. That’s the job of the broadcast systems department—Denise Perry, manager, and Michael Cervone, assistant manager. What once was a manual operation is

More on Digital Radio Note: We’ve heard from many listeners who want more information on digital radio. Here are the answers to two frequently asked questions. You can find more information online at will.illinois.edu.

How do I tune to WILL’s digital radio signals?

You need to have a radio labeled “HD” (hybrid digital) to receive the digital signals. On the HD radio, tune to FM 90.9. After a brief delay, the radio will pull in the FM 90.9 HD1 signal. To listen to the AM news and information service, dial the radio up to HD2. An HD radio will also pick up analog signals, not just digital signals.

Are analog radio broadcasts going to end soon, as analog TV will end in February 2009?

Not for a very long time. The FCC is relying on marketplace competition, instead of a mandate (like TV has) to move the digital radio conversion ahead. Radio stations that convert to digital will be required to continue to offer their existing analog transmission services.

A Personal Look at the Ripple Effect

classical music and took advantage of what the School of Music had to offer while I was on campus. Naturally, I be-came familiar with the U of I’s FM radio station, WILL, and have continued as a listener and supporter ever since.

Which brings me to the charitable gift annuity (CGA). I had two bequeathals written into my will for several years. One was for WILL and the other for a memorial fund in the name of Dan Slotnick, the principal investigator for the Illiac IV project. Recently I was reminded of the U of I Foundation’s CGA and realized it is an ideal vehicle for these gifts. Using the CGA will allow

Behind the Scenes in Radio

us to lower our tax bill this year from the immediate deduction we received. Given the uncertainty of estate tax laws, there may not be any tax savings had we waited until we are gone. Also, more than 60 percent of the guaranteed lifetime

income we receive is going to be tax free. This is a tremendous benefit over other income-producing op-tions we might have chosen.

Perhaps the U of I played a signifi-cant role in your life like it did in mine and you’ve considered provid-ing support; or maybe the university is already part of your estate plans. If so, I urge you to contact the Founda-tion’s Office of Gift Planning to see how you might benefit from a CGA; or to let them know about your plans to provide support through your estate plan. Either way, your current support or future gift can be includ-ed in the Brilliant Futures campaign, which will help ensure its success!

David Grothe ’69 MS, Computer Science

Editor’s note: David Grothe entered the University of Illinois as a James Scholar in Fall 1964. His U of I experience was life-changing, so Dave has decided to give back to the institution that made such an impact. All of us at WILL are incredibly thankful for Dave’s long-time financial support, and we’re pleased to have his valuable guidance as a member of our Community Advisory Com-mittee. We’re also honored that Dave is inviting you to support WILL and the University through a charitable gift annuity as described in his letter below. It seemed entirely fitting since Dave, an AM 580 and FM 90.9 listener, learned of CGAs through announcements that air on WILL.

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WILL thanks these businesses for providing valuable underwriting on WILL AM-FM-TV.

For more information about how your business can benefit from underwriting, please call at (217) 333-1070.

IGA SupermarketsIllinois Farm BureauIllinois 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 Art MuseumKrannert Center for the Performing Arts Landmark Auto GroupLandscape Recycling CenterLeRoy Veterinary Clinic Lincoln Square VillageThe Meredith FoundationMervis Family FoundationMid-Central Illinois Regional Council of CarpentersMinneci’s Ristorante Monticello Chamber of CommerceNatural GourmetOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteOwen’s Funeral HomePages for All Ages Bookstore Parkland College TheatrePatterson Office SuppliesJohn T. Phipps Law Offices, P.C The Piano PeoplePrairie EnsemblePrairie Village Private Client Group at National City BankProvena Medical GroupRadio MariaRamada HotelRatio Architects RE/MAX Realty AssociatesRental City Risk Management CommoditiesSt. John’s Catholic Newman CenterSt. Joseph ApothecarySchnuck’s Supermarkets The Sea BoatSew SassySilver Creek/Courier CafeSIU School of LawSinfonia da CameraStarr LimousineState Farm InsuranceSteamatic of C-UStewart-PetersonStrategic Farm MarketingStrawberry FieldsSupervaluSweeney Brothers Rug Gallery Tate & LyleTechlineTen Thousand VillagesThat’s RentertainmentThrifty Nickel TK Service CenterTrophy TimeU of I College of LawU of I Employees Credit Union U of I ExtensionUniversity of IllinoisMike Weaver Ballroom DanceWorden-Martin SubaruWorld Gourmet FoodsWorld Harvest International & Gourmet FoodsThe Yoga Institute

AAA StorageAbraham Lincoln Presidential Library & MuseumAcademy for Entrepreneurial LeadershipADM Investor Services— Tabor GrainAG Edwards AgriGold HybridsAllerton ParkALTO VineyardsAmerenThe AndersonsArcher Daniels Midland art martAssembly HallAssociated Antique DealersAuditory Care CenterBaroque Artists of Champaign- Urbana (BACH) The Beef HouseBevande Coffee ShopBevier Café and Spice BoxThe BlindmanBloomington Auction GalleryBodywork AssociatesBrown Bag Deli Busey BankBuzard Pipe Organ BuildersC-U Craft LeagueCarle Cancer CenterCarle Spine InstituteThe Center for Advanced Study Central Illinois Antique DealersCentral Illinois Regional AirportChampaign CycleChampaign-Danville Overhead Doors Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Champaign-Urbana Symphony Chevy’s Fresh Mex RestaurantThe ChoraleChristie Clinic City of Urbana Farmer’s Market Clark Lindsey VillageCollege of EducationColumbia Street RoasteryCommunity Blood Services of IllinoisCommunity Shares IllinoisCorkscrew Wine Emporium Corley Photography Country Arbors NurseryCountry FinancialCrossroad Global Handcrafts Danville SymphonyDecatur Earthmover Credit UnionDomusEast Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades CouncilEastern Rug Gallery Eco Water TreatmentsEnglish HedgerowEsquire Lounge Farm Credit Services of IllinoisThe Finn GroupFirst MidwestFlooring SurfacesFriar Tuck’sFurniture LoungeGrainfield Marketing Steve Grayliker, CLUThe Great Impasta Hendrick HouseHickory Point Bank & TrustIBEW Local 601

Thanks to these Program Underwriters

Own Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit on DVD Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit, the newest WILL-TV local documentary, premiered in September to rave reviews.

Now you can share your stadium memories and learn what this wonderful structure has meant to others, all at will.illinois.edu/stadium.

Plus, for holiday gift-giving or as part of your video library, DVD copies of Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit are available for just $19.95 at:

• Illini Union Bookstore, 809 S. Wright Street • IGA Food Stores at Round Barn Center, on Kirby Avenue, in Rantoul, Tuscola, Mahomet and St. Joseph

This documentary features never-before-seen footage of Red Grange discussing his legendary performance; defining moments in Illini football and stadium history; plus interviews with Dick Butkus, Jim Grabowski and J.C. Caroline. Coinciding with completion of the Memorial Sta-dium renovation, this historic look shows how Memorial Stadium was built by steam engines, horses and painstak-ing labor, and how spirited fundraising by Illini students, alumni and other fans contributed $2 million to the effort.

Our very special thanks to the Mid-Central Illinois Region-al Council of Carpenters for sponsoring this documentary.

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Next Month

u A stocking full of winter holiday specials, the National Heritage Awards concert, and live jazz all night on New Year’s Eve—all coming your way in December on FM 90.9!

On WILL-TV, Placido Domingo, Johnny Cash and the Smothers Brothers are all featured in Winterfest. Nova looks for life on Mars, and P.O.V. tells a tale of reconciliation between the children of a Nazi and the woman he enslaved.

Intelligence Squared discusses the George W. Bush presidency at 6 pm Saturday, December 13, on WILL-AM 580.

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Provena Medical Group physician, Dr. Lenley Jackson, combines the skilled care of an experienced physician with the holistic needs of today’s society. He treats each patient as an individual and realizes that the mind, body, and soul must complement each other for optimal health.

A graduate of the University of Illinois, Dr. Jackson is pleased to offer campus-area residents a primary care option just steps from Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. To schedule an appointment, please call his office at 217.328.2323.

Located at 700 South Gregory (Gregory Place East, across from Krannert).

Catholic faith-based healthcare

www.provena.org/pmg

“I believe powerful healing

impacts the Mind, Body & Soul.”

powerful healing.

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