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WCMU Promotions Assistant Ashleigh Klipper received the
Communication Coordinator of the Year award on Saturday, March
31 at the National Broadcasting Society's National Convention in
Chicago. Ashleigh is a senior at Central Michigan
University and the Public Relations Director for the Central
Michigan University Chapter of NBS.
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SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICAN LIFE
"Shakespeare in American Politics"
Tuesday, April 17
at 7 p.m.
In "Shakespeare in American Politics," host Sam Waterston
explores how Shakespeare's work has been inextricably
intertwined with the nation's electoral, geopolitical, racial,
class and academic politics. The series ends by illuminating how
Shakespeare has been used for political purposes throughout
American history. |
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AIRMEN OF NOTE: JAZZ
HERITAGE SERIES with Phil Woods
Wednesday, April 18
at 10 p.m.
Greetings from The United States Air Force Band! American
jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and philanthropist Phil
Woods has enjoyed an illustrious career, which includes work
with music legends Charlie Barnet, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich,
Quincy Jones, Benny Goodman, Thelonious Monk, Billy Joel, Paul
Simon, Steely Dan, and Michel Legrand. |
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Clarence
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MUSICIANS IN THEIR OWN WORDS
"Soul of the Voice"
Friday, April 20 at 2
p.m.
Enjoy stories from those who've mastered that most elemental
and human of musical instruments, the voice. Gospel legend
Clarence Fountain demonstrates the difference between Jubilee
singing and rap. French vocalist Camille whispers, chortles and
multitracks her way to a haunting personal style. Joseph
Shabalala describes the singing dream that inspired Ladysmith
Black Mambazo. Cecilia Bartoli strives for the sound of a
trumpet. And another of the world's great operatic voices,
Renée Fleming, talks about the joy she finds in the music
of Tchaikovsky and of jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. |
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Dwight
Reynolds |
HIP DEEP "The Legacy of Al
Andalus"
Part 2: North Africa and Beyond
Friday, April 20 at 9 p.m.
This "Hip Deep" program examines the intriguing variety of
"Andalusian" music traditions, especially in Morocco, Algeria
and Syria. Andalusian scholar Dwight Reynolds speaks with
Moroccan musicians, a specialist on Syrian Andalusian
traditions, and of course, there's lots of music, including the
Orchestra of Fes and legendary Syrian singer Sabri Moudallal. |
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STAND UP FOR
JAZZ!
Saturday, April 21 at 11 a.m.
April is Jazz Appreciation Month and what better way to
celebrate both jazz and the memory of a great broadcaster at the
same time. The late Ed Bradley is the host of this special
presentation. "Stand Up for Jazz" includes comedy and
music with special guests Bill Cosby, Wynton Marsalis and the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
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WCMU Presents...
CAPITOL
REPORT
Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30
p.m.
News Director David Nicholas sits down each week with those
in state and federal government to get bring you the latest in
Michigan politics. |
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WCMU Presents...
QUIZ
CENTRAL
Wednesday, April 18 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 semi-final match-up between Mt.
Pleasant and Roscommon high schools on this week's Quiz
Central. |
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SECRETS OF THE DEAD "TOMB OF
CHRIST"
Wednesday, April 18 at 8
p.m.
At the very center of Christianity, in one of the holiest
cities on Earth, a mystery as old as the Christian faith is
closer to being solved. An archaeological team from Oxford
University has been hard at work attempting to prove that
Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the actual location
of Christ's burial. |
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WCMU Presents...
ASK THE
DOCTORS
Thursday, April 19 at 8
p.m.
Get answers to your health questions on CMU Public
Television's "Ask the Doctors" program. Viewers may call
1-800-727-9268 during the live program to offer questions for
the panelists. Guests include: Dr. Faichney, an endocronologist
from Munson Healthcare and another doctor to be announced.
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MASTERPIECE THEATER "BLEAK
HOUSE"
Sunday, April 22 at 9 p.m.
(Part 1 of 2)
Sunday, April 29 at 9 p.m. (Part 2 of
2)
Charles Dickens' complex tale of young love, murder and the
quest for a mystery-man's identity unfolds in a sumptuous
six-part adaptation by screenwriter Andrew Davies. "Bleak House"
features some of the most famous plot twists in literary
history, including a case of human spontaneous combustion and an
infamous inheritance dispute that's tied up for generations in
the dysfunctional English courts, while lawyers consume the
assets of the estate. |
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