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WCMU News...
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John Sheffler
& Carlton Woods
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THANK
YOU FOR SUPPORTING CMU PUBLIC RADIO DURING OUR SPRING
FUNDRAISER
The Spring
Fundraiser was a huge success for CMU Public Radio! We
received pledges from 421 new contributors and 1,370 renewal
pledges. The total dollars pledged to CMU Public Radio
from individuals and businesses was $146,848---this amounted to
a 3% increase in dollars pledged from spring 2006 to spring
2007! Our staff would like to thank all of YOU for your
generosity! |
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JOIN WCMU FOR A LIVE RADIO
BROADCAST OF THE MIDLAND SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m.
WCMU will air a live broadcast of Midland Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Carlton Woods' farewell performance. For the past six
years, Woods and the Midland Symphony have partnered with CMU
Public Radio to bring listeners the very best in classical music
through both live and taped broadcasts. Don't miss this evening
of music as the Midland Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven's
"Symphony Number 1" and "Symphony Number 9." The live
radio broadcast, hosted by CMU Public Radio's Susan
McTaggart-Dennis and David Nicholas, will include an interview
with Carlton Woods as he concludes 10 years with the
orchestra. Please join us for this special
broadcast.
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CELTIC WOMAN CONCERT
RECAP
Guests from all over Michigan joined WCMU for a bus trip to
the "Celtic Woman" concert at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.
Forty-six guests---from Alpena, Traverse City, and Cadillac, to
name a few places--joined WCMU-TV Producer Sarah Adams and
Promotions Intern Nick Stokes for a fun-filled evening of music.
WCMU is always sponsoring bus trips to music concerts! For
more information on upcoming trips and other events, visit our
website at www.wcmu.org or contact Charlotte
Galgoci at 989-774-3105 or
1-800-727-9268. |
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WCMU PROGRAM WINS MICHIGAN
ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS AWARD
WCMU-TV's Kurt Wilson and Chris Ogozaly display their merit
award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for "The
Coaches Zone: How the West Was Won." They accepted
the award at the Broadcast Excellence Awards Ceremony held in
Lansing in March. The program is a recap of the Central
Michigan University 2006 championship football season, including
a look back at CMU's last Bowl game appearance in 1994 and
featuring members of that team reminiscing about their trip to
the Las Vegas Bowl. "We don't make these programs to win
awards," says Wilson, "But it's nice to be recognized by our
peers for the enjoyment and fun that it was to put this program
together." | In This Issue...
This
Week on CMU Public Radio
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Sam Waterson,
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SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICAN LIFE
"Shakespeare in Education and Civic Life"
Tuesday,
April 10 at 7 p.m.
After the American Revolution, there were real questions
about whether the new nation should adopt British culture and
literature - including Shakespeare's plays - or create its own.
In "Shakespeare in Education and Civic Life," host Sam Waterston
follows the years after independence, tracing the surprisingly
late arrival of Shakespeare's work in U.S. classrooms. |
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AIRMEN OF NOTE: JAZZ
HERITAGE SERIES with Junior Mance
Wednesday, April
11 at 10 p.m.
Greetings from the United States Air Force Band! Chicago
bluesman Junior Mance is a jazz pianist, composer, recording
artist of thirty plus albums as a leader and numerous recordings
as a sideman, and the author of "How to Play Blues Piano."
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Abigail
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MUSICIANS IN THEIR OWN WORDS
"Music Across Borders"
Friday, April 13 at 2
p.m.
Border-crossing artists share fascinating stories of how
their musical identities have been deeply influenced by their
world travels - and, at times, by borders that have been closed
to them. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma heads a stellar line-up that includes
trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, composer Tan Dun, bluegrass singer
Abigail Washburn and Tuvan roots rocker Albert Kuvezin. |
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George
Collinet, host |
HIP DEEP "The Legacy of Al
Andalus"
Friday, April 13 at 9 p.m.
The first of a two-part look at the legacy of Andalusia, this
program presents period recreations of medieval Spanish music
and considers the lasting influences the era would have on
Europe. It takes a provocative look at instruments - the lute
and the violin - at the tradition of troubadours, European
poetry and vocal styles, and much more.
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This Week on CMU Public Television
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WCMU Presents...
INSIDE
CENTRAL
Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
& Monday, April 23 at 10:30 p.m.
On the season finale of Inside Central, take a look at what's
going on in the arts at Central Michigan University. Meet
CMU students who bring traditional folk music to audiences
across the state, hear from a professor who teaches his students
about the lessons found in myths and folklore, get an inside
look at a group bringing dance styles from the 1940's to campus
and hear from two graduate students who are delving into the
film industry. |
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WCMU Presents...
QUIZ
CENTRAL
Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30
p.m.
CMU Public Television's academic high school quiz bowl show,
Quiz Central, continues with thirty-two high schools from
central and northern Michigan participating in the television
tournament. Each school will send a four-person team to
the WCMU studios to compete for scholarships to Central Michigan
University. Catch a division final match-up between Frankfort
and Northern Michigan Christian high schools on this week's Quiz
Central. |
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FAT: WHAT NO ONE IS TELLING
YOU
Wednesday, April 11 at 9 p.m.
Open abuse of fat people is the last accepted prejudice. As
the number of obese Americans climbs to frightening levels, the
quest for answers is becoming even more urgent. Obesity experts
have a growing - and sobering - awareness of the complex human
puzzle that is driving this epidemic and creating so much
personal pain in a society that worships "thin." |
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WCMU Presents...
ASK THE
D.N.R.
Thursday, April 12 at 8
p.m.
Representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural
Resources will appear with special host Bob Garner to answer
viewers' questions about the great sport and pastime of fishing
in the state of Michigan on "Ask the D.N.R." Viewers can call
1-800-727-9268 during the live phone-in show to ask questions of
the panelists. Guests include: Dr. Kelley Smith, Chief of the
DNR's Fisheries Division and DNR Law Officer Lt. Dean Molnar.
They will answer questions about what is and is not legal to do
while enjoying the outdoors in Michigan. |
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AUSTIN CITY LIMITS "John
Fogerty"
Saturday, April 14 at 9
p.m.
Rock legend John Fogerty makes a rare television appearance
to honor the 30th season of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. After a short
hiatus, Fogerty is back with a new CD, taking his music beyond
Creedence Clearwater Revival. |
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AMERICA AT A
CROSSROADS
Nightly beginning Sunday,
April 15 through Friday, April 20 from 9 to 11 p.m.
Sunday, April 15
"JIHAD: The Men and
Ideas Behind Al Qaeda"
An in-depth look at modern, radical
Islamic groups explores the ideas and beliefs that inspire them.
Monday, April 16
"Warriors"
A
handful of Army soldiers are filmed during the spring and fall
of 2005 in some of the most dangerous areas in and around
Baghdad.
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime
Experience"
explores the searing firsthand accounts of
American troops through their own words - fiction, verse,
letters, essays and personal journals.
Tuesday, April 17
"Gangs of Iraq"
takes a hard look at how the four-year training effort has
failed and how the Coalition-trained forces have themselves been
infiltrated by various sectarian militias.
"The Case For
War: In Defense of Freedom"
follows one of the advocates for
the war against Saddam Hussein, former Assistant Secretary of
Defense Richard Perle.
Wednesday, April 18
"Europe's 9/11"
explores in-depth the phenomenon of homegrown terrorism,
examining the bombings in Madrid, Spain, and the connections
between those bombers and al Qaeda cell activities in Milan,
Italy, and the Van Gogh murder in the Netherlands.
"The Face
of Muslims in America"
examines the diversity of Muslims in
America today, focusing on communities' experience after 9/11,
and contrasting life for Muslims here in the United States
compared to Muslims in Britain and Europe.
Thursday, April 19
"Faith without Fear"
Muslim dissident Irshad Manji is on a journey to help
restore humanity and reason to Islam.
"Struggle for
the Soul of Islam: Inside Indonesia"
focuses on Indonesia's
long history of moderation in its practice of Islam and how
Islamist radicals have made the country a flashpoint in the
global war on terror.
Friday, April 20
"Security Versus
Liberty: The Other War"
Following 9/11, the U.S. government
adopted some controversial new policies to help prevent
terrorism at home, including eavesdropping on Americans' phone
calls, secret demands for records under the Patriot Act and the
use of FBI sting operations. The Bush administration contends
these tactics have helped save American lives, but critics say
they have taken a toll on our liberties.
"The Brotherhood"
The Muslim Brotherhood is dedicated to the spread of a
fundamental form of Islam throughout the world - but is it also
supporting terrorists? Award-winning Newsweek journalists
investigate a movement that preaches peaceful co-existence while
offering inspiration for Jihadi groups. They meet a top
Brotherhood leader condemned by President Bush for financing al
Qaeda and Hamas, a sympathizer living freely in Germany though
believed to have played a significant role in 9/11 and a
Brotherhood supporter who met with U.S. presidents while
plotting an assassination. |
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