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WILL-TV will also highlight locally-produced programs during Winterfest. You’ll have another chance to learn about the surprising stories of Memorial Stadium when True Illini Spirit, which premiered in September, returns. Illinois Gardener host Dianne Noland and her guest experts will be in the studio LIVE to answer gardening questions on a spe-cial hour-long episode.

Looking ahead, WILL-TV will broadcast a new documentary on Abraham Lincoln as the country prepares to celebrate his 200th birthday February 12. Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency, which pre-mieres Monday, February 9, will highlight Lincoln’s years as a circuit lawyer as he rode Illinois’ Old Eight Judicial Circuit back in the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s. Re-member, too, that a new season of Prairie Fire will begin in February.

Winterfest is an extremely important pledge period for WILL-TV, and, as always, I encourage you to look over this issue of Patterns to highlight those programs that you consider to be “must see television.” By December 31 we hope

to have raised $840,000, about 40 percent of the funds we believe are needed to support the value WILL brings to cen-tral Illinois. I hope you’ll give serious consideration to renewing your financial commitment to WILL. Perhaps you’re interested in donating a vehicle, or giving annuities or stocks. Or you may wish to present a gift membership to a special someone. In whatever way you may choose to support WILL, you have our deepest apprecia-tion.

And one other thing. Are you ready for digital TV? The end of analog service is scheduled for February 17, 2009. Please don’t be the victim of the new digital age. Be ready to enjoy it! If you have any ques-tions about the analog shut-off, please visit our Web site at will.illinois.edu. We’ll also be glad to send you informa-tion. Feel free to contact the station, and we’ll help you in any way we can.

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Two Honors Concerts Celebrate Artists ....................................................2

Combating Aging with Brain Fitness 2 ......................................6

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Winterfest is here! So, too, is digital TV!

The month of December is always an important time for WILL-TV. It’s a time when we put together a special schedule of programs that reflects public television at its very best. We call it Winterfest, and it offers many of the programs you enjoy throughout the year as well as a number of special programs, too!

Winterfest is also a time when we come to you directly to ask for your support of our broadcast service. The dollars we raise during this two-week period will en-able us to purchase the programs you will enjoy in the coming year.

Among the highlights of Winterfest is a sequel to our popular Brain Fitness spe-cial, this time focusing on changes to our sight and hearing as we age. Love Train is a new concert featuring the artists who made the “sound of Philadelphia.” Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison docu-ments the making of the singer’s seminal album, while Smothered tells how the Smothers Brothers battled censorship of their popular TV comedy series during the turbulent ’60s.

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As a gift to you, WILL captures the beauty of the holiday season with a vari-ety of special artistic performances.

Since the first production of The Nut-cracker in Russia more than a century ago, its charming story, dazzling chore-ography and magnificent Tchaikovsky score have combined to make it one of the most popular and enduring ballets the world over. San Francisco Ballet (SFB) resets this classic during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibi-tion, introducing viewers to the dazzling Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan in a perfor-mance termed “striking, elegant and beautiful” by The New York Times.

Bay Area native and Olympic champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi (right) hosts Great Perfor-mances’ Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker, which will air in high-definition and 5.1 surround sound Wednesday, December 17 at 7 pm on WILL-TV/WILL-DT. Recorded in 2007 to commemorate SFB’s 75th anniversary,

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the work is choreographed by artistic director Helgi Tomasson. It features stunning new sets by Michael Yeargan and opulent costumes by Martin Pakledinaz, both repeat Tony Award-winning designers. SFB music director and principal conductor Martin West conducts the sprightly score.

In Faith Hill, Joy to the World: A Sound-stage Special Event, the popular country singer is backed by an orchestra led by esteemed conduc-tor David Campbell. In the 9 pm Decem-ber 24 WILL-TV program, Hill sings favorites from her upcoming Joy to the World holiday album, a collection of standards with challenging vocals and ambitious melodic structure. This Soundstage special features booming orchestral arrangements on the title track and swinging, big-

band versions of more lighthearted fare such as Santa Claus Is Com-ing to Town and Holly, Jolly Christmas. A choir joins Hill and the or-chestra on more spiritual songs such as O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night and A Baby Changes Everything.This event was taped over two nights at the Sears Centre Arena in front of an audience of 3,000.

Airing at 9 pm December 14 on WILL-FM and at 10 am December 25 on WILL-AM, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas takes listeners on a journey to the roots of this beloved 1823 poem by Clement C. Moore. For an engaging hour, host Bill McGlaugh-

lin delves into the poem’s history while also connecting the story’s imagery to today.

We’re offering two great companions for your New Year’s Eve celebration. The first, on WILL-FM, features live jazz from Toast of the Nation on The

Evening Concert begin-ning at 7 pm. Hosted by Rhonda Hamilton, the live music starts in Boston with the dynamic pianist Hiromi performing at the Berklee College of Music and continues coast to coast until 4 am! On TV, acclaimed mezzo-soprano Susan Graham will ring in the New Year with Lorin Maazel and the New York

Philharmonic in a Live from Lincoln Center offering at 7 pm December 31. The program will include L’Amour est un oiseau rebelled (Habanera) and Près des remparts de Séville (Seguidilla) from Act I of Bizet’s Carmen; the Composer’s Aria from R. Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos; and Vilja from Lehár’s The Merry Widow.

Gramophone Magazine hails Graham as “America’s favorite mezzo,” while The New York Times asserts that she “has for the better part of a decade impressed audiences with her creamy singing and chiseled characterizations.”

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Two Honors Concerts Celebrate ArtistsWe devote the last Saturday of each year on FM 90.9 to awards concerts, and this year there are two to enjoy!

At 3 pm Saturday, December 27, you’ll hear The NEA Opera Honors Gala.The first honorees are soprano Leontyne Price, composer Carlisle Floyd, admin-istrator Richard Gaddes and conduc-tor James Levine. Also participating in the event are Placido Domingo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gins-burg and Sarah Jessica Parker. Musical highlights include arias from Falstaff, Susannah and The Marriage of Figaro.

That evening at 8 pm, we’ll present our annual broadcast of The National Heri-tage Fellowships Awards Concert. These awards are presented by the NEA to folk and traditional artists who have dem-onstrated the highest artistic achieve-ments in their respective disciplines. As a group, they reflect the diverse heritage and cultural traditions that transcend their beginnings to become part of our national character. Americans all, they bring age-old customs, crafts and ways of living to the flux of American life, a plu-ralism that makes us strong and defines us, in the words of Walt Whitman, as “not merely a nation but a teeming nation of nations.” The concert will feature tradi-tional New Orleans jazz from Dr. Michael White and bluegrass from Mac Wiseman, as well as Native American, Peruvian, Ethiopian, Brazilian and Korean art forms. Nick Spitzer of American Routes serves as master of ceremonies.

See Dick and Tommy Take on CBSSmothered: The Censorship Struggles of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour examines the turmoil that surrounded the late-1960s variety show, including the events that led to its cancellation. The program airs December 5 at 9 pm.

With a young and brash stable of writers and performers, includ-ing Steve Martin and Rob Reiner, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour brought an edgy new brand of political comedy to the airwaves for three seasons. When they were fired in 1969, brothers Dick and Tommy Smothers took on their network, CBS, in the courts and won. This is the fascinating true story as told by its key players, including the Smothers Brothers, show writers Rob Reiner and Mason Williams, performers Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Harry Belafonte, and former CBS executives.

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580 pulled her in. She heard a woman describing how her mother had encour-aged her to take the 23rd Psalm into her heart. “What was so moving to me was the gift of the narrator for storytelling,” Yolanda said. “The pace and rhythm of the story, the emotion that was power-ful but contained, and the way that she unfolded the story — all of these ele-ments were so effective, and her voice so perfectly matched for the story.”

Yolanda believed she was listening to This American Life, a nationally distrib-uted public radio program. “At the end of the story, when they announced this was a Youth Media Workshop story pro-duced by local teens, I was just floored. I was really, really surprised. The next day, I was telling everyone about it.”

The story, produced by Clorisa Mainor when she was an 8th grader at Edison Middle School, featured her mother tell-ing how the 23rd Psalm connects her to her own mother and to God.

The intoxicating strains of Franz Lehar and other masters of the operetta and zarzuela stage dominate Domingo, Netrebko & Villazon: Three Stars in Vienna on a December 8 program of Great Performances at 8:10 pm. The legendary Plácido Domingo joins new superstars Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón for an open-air concert recorded in June 2008 at the steps to Vienna’s magnifi-cent Schönbrunn Palace.

Domingo, still a thrilling opera superstar after 45 years, remains a peerless master of suave lyricism. Netrebko, the fiery Russian soprano, has taken the opera world by storm in a triumphant international career. And Villazón—the dashing Mexican tenor with the achingly expressive voice—was discovered and mentored

Yolanda Zepeda was nearing the end of a five-hour drive back to central Illinois from Ohio when she heard something unusual on the radio. “I heard this voice. I thought, ‘Wow! This isn’t a voice I’m used to hearing on the radio.’ ”

Hearing an ethnic voice caught her at-tention and then the story on WILL-AM

by Domingo. The concert’s reper-toire includes popular favorites by Lehar, Verdi, Strauss and many others, led by noted French conductor Ber-trand de Billy, directing the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.

On December 15 at 8:30 pm, the Rich-ard Tucker Opera Gala concert from New York’s Lincoln Center features celebrated stars such as Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Simon Keenlyside, Di-ana Damrau and others singing popular pieces by Mozart, Verdi, Rossini, Wagner and Bernstein. Maestro Asher Fisch conducts members of the Metropolitan

Opera Orchestra and the New York Choral Society.

Great Performances at the Met launches its third season December 29 at 8 pm with the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Doctor Atomic, John Adams’ powerful portrait of the physicist presiding over the creation of the atom bomb. December 19 at 9 pm Independent Lens takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this opera.

Yolanda, who lives in Rantoul and works in Champaign-Urbana, meant to im-mediately email the station about the impact the piece had on her, but forgot until she kept thinking about the story. “It kept coming back to me. This story would not let me go,” she said.

The Youth Media Workshop works with African-American teens in public schools to teach them how to produce media. Last year’s students, including Clorisa, interviewed people close to them, includ-ing teachers, parents and siblings. To hear their stories, visit will.illinois.edu/youthmediaworkshop.

“I hear a lot of programs on the radio about people far away,” Yolanda said. “WILL produces programs featuring central Illinois voices. They’re fresh and they’re local. That’s what made me get really excited.”

“WILL is my source for community ex-pression,” said Yolanda.

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High-Definition Primetime Listings

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 Program listings are available on our Web site, will.illinois.edu.

Where to find WILL-DT Channels

WILL Digital TVSundays 7:00 Nature 8:00 Mystery of Love (12/7) Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East

Los Angeles (12/14) Masterpiece Theatre (12/21 & 28) 9:00 Soul Searching: The Journey of

Thomas Merton (12/14)10:00 Nature (12/7) Austin City Limits11:00 Mystery of Love (12/7) Nature

Mondays 7:00 Antiques Roadshow 8:00 Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in

America (12/1) Boomer Century 1946-2046 (12/8) Get Ready for Digital TV (12/15) Life A House Built: The Jimmy &

Rosalynn Carter Work Project(12/22) Great Performances at the Met (12/29)

Dr. Atomic. See article page 3. 8:30 Richard Tucker Opera Gala (12/15) 9:00 Christmas at Luther: Night of Glory,

Dawn of Peace (12/22)10:00 Antiques Roadshow (12/1 & 8) Charlie Rose (12/15 & 22)11:00 Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in

America (12/1) Boomer Century 1946-2046 (12/8) Tavis Smiley (12/15, 22 & 29)11:30 Tavis Smiley (12/15, 22 & 29)

Tuesdays 7:00 NOVA 8:00 Independent Lens Frontline (12/9) 9:00 Independent Lens (12/9, 23 & 30) 9:30 Get Ready for Digital TV (12/16)10:00 NOVA (12/2 & 12/9) Charlie Rose (12/16 & 23)10:30 Get Ready for Digital TV (12/30)11:00 Independent Lens (12/2) Frontline (12/9) Tavis Smiley (12/16 & 23)11:30 Tavis Smiley (12/16 & 23)

Wednesdays 7:00 History Detectives (12/3) Emperors of the Ice (12/10) Great Performances (12/17) Dance in America San Francisco

Ballet’s Nutcracker. See article page 1. Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle

Choir (12/24) Live from Lincoln Center (12/31) 8:00 Tonic Sol-Fa Christmas (12/3) P.O.V. (12/10) Christmas at Luther: Night of Glory,

Dawn of Peace (12/24) 9:00 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle

Choir (12/3) L.A. Holiday Celebration 2008 (12/17 &

24) Live from Lincoln Center (12/31) 9:30 Room Nearby (12/10)10:00 History Detectives (12/3) Charlie Rose (12/10, 17 & 24)11:00 Tonic Sol-Fa Christmas (12/3) Tavis Smiley (12/10, 17, 24 & 31)11:30 Tavis Smiley (12/10, 17, 24 & 31)

Thursdays 7:00 This Old House Hour 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Independent Lens (12/4)

Renaissance Christmas (12/11) Faith Hill, Joy to the World (12/18) Life A House Built: The Jimmy & Rosal-

ynn Carter Work Project (12/25)10:00 This Old House Hour (12/4) Charlie Rose11:00 Antiques Roadshow (12/4) Tavis Smiley (12/11, 18 & 25)11:30 Tavis Smiley (12/11, 18 & 25)

Fridays 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 NOW on PBS 8:00 Bill Moyers Journal 9:00 Anuna: Christmas Memories (12/5) How Art Made the World10:00 Washington Week (12/5) Charlie Rose10:30 NOW (12/5)11:00 Bill Moyers Journal

Tavis Smiley (12/12, 19 & 26)11:30 Tavis Smiley (12/12, 19 & 26)

Saturdays 7:00 Nova (12/6) Renaissance Christmas (12/13) 8:00 Austin City Limits (12/6) Boomer Century 1946-2046 (12/13) Get Ready for Digital TV (12/20) Nova (12/27) 8:30 Richard Tucker Opera Gala (12/20) 9:00 Katie Brown Workshop (12/6) 9:30 Katie Brown Workshop (12/6)10:00 Nova (12/6) Austin City Limits11:00 Austin City Limits (12/6) Nature

Thanks to the more than 1,200 people who answered our September member survey. Your responses will help us serve you better in the months to come. More than 500 people said they were likely to use a Web version of the magazine, so you can now read and refer to each month’s issue of Patterns on the WILL Web site at will.illinois.edu/patterns. If you would like to be notified by email when the next issue goes online, just visit the WILL homepage—will.illinois.edu—and click on the right hand side feature, “Sign

up for WILL E-Newsletters.” However, another 47 percent of respondents said they aren’t likely to use a Web version and still prefer the printed magazine. Several people asked us to return to the former method of listing the Monday through Friday programs after 10 pm, so you’ll see that change in this issue. Another frequent request was for more information about the digital TV channels, Create and World, and we hope to include TV listings for them in the January issue.

Member Survey: The Results are In!

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WILL-TVDaytime David Thiel, program director All WILL-TV programs are close captioned for the hearing impaired.

5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Noon 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00

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

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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 Equitrekking 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 Market to Market The McLaughlin Group Religion + Ethics Newsweekly Foreign Exchange Motorweek Woodwright’s Shop Hometime This Old House Hour Parklands of the Midwest Victory Garden Everyday Edisons Red Green Show Doctor Who

Friday Night Public Affairs 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Now on PBS 8:00 Bill Moyers Journal

BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Are You Being Served 9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles10:00 YourWeather 10:04 Red Green Show 10:26 Doctor Who11:10 Doctor Who ConfidentialNote: Preempted on Saturday, December 6.

*Winterfest Week 1-2:30 Monday 12/1 - Rodney Yee: Yoga 1-2:30 Tuesday 12/2 - Sewing with Nancy 1-2:30 Wednesday 12/3 - Suze Orman 1-2:30 Thursday 12/4 - Brain Fitness1-2:30 Friday 12/5 - Haley’s Hints

(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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1:00 pm Sewing* M: Knit and Crochet Today Tu: Sewing with Nancy W: America Sews Th: Martha’s Sewing Room F: Quilting Arts

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

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

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Note: On Christmas Day and during the Winterfest weekend of December 6 & 7, daytime programming may vary.Please check listings. Also, see information to the right.

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1Monday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG)

The Wolf That Changed America. In fall 1893, a young bounty hunter arrived in New Mexico to kill the leader of a maraud-ing, cattle killing wolf 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.

8:20 Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a Masterpiece See article below.

9:40 Are You Being Served?10:20 Are You Being Served? Again!11:03 Charlie Rose

2Tuesday 7:00 Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound

See article left. Repeated 1 pm Thursday; 1:30 pm Saturday; and 1:30 pm Sunday.

8:30 Last Lecture (TV-G) Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who died in July 2008 from pancreatic can-cer, gave his last lecture at the university on how to live life. In this Sept. 18, 2007 talk, he discussed lessons learned through achieving childhood dreams and enabling the dreams of others.

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

3Wednesday 7:00 Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

See article page 7. Repeated 10:20 pm Thursday.

8:20 Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey - Holiday Special A major force in the contemporary music landscape, vocalists Lisa, Chloë, Órla, Méav and Hayley and fiddler Máiréad perform beloved songs of the season.

10:10 Your Weather10:15 Illinois Lawmakers11:15 Charlie Rose

�Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener

Host Dianne Noland and a panel of ex-perts take your gardening questions in this special one-hour live episode.

8:00 Panda Tales A look at giant panda cub, Zhen Zhen, during her first year at the San Diego Zoo, with a focus on how the zoo’s efforts have affected the resurgence of this endearing species.

9:00 Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia (TV-G) See article page 7.

10:20 Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit Repeated from 7 pm Wednesday.

12:00 Charlie Rose

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison explores the historical context of Johnny Cash’s seminal concert album of the same title. Based on writer Michael Steissguth’s ac-

Use It, Don’t Lose It!The success of the first PBS program in the Brain Fitness Program series brings a new offering specifically designed to help you get the most from your senses as you age. In Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound, we look at the two important senses of vision and hearing, how they change throughout life and what we can do to keep them healthy and fully functional. In the past two years, a global team of 50 scientists, including Dr. Margaret Living-stone (at right), has developed computer-based stimulus sets, or exercises, that drive beneficial changes in the brain. This methodology is now expanded to address auditory and visual processing and memory.

claimed book, the program weaves compelling interviews with archival photography to recreate Cash’s January 13, 1968, performance at Folsom Prison. Participants include Rosanne Cash, band member Marty Stuart, former inmate Millard Ded-man and inmate/singer Glen Sher-ley, who wrote “Greystone Chapel” for Cash.

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a Masterpiece 8:20 pm Monday, December 1

Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound 7 pm Tuesday, December 2 Repeated 1 pm Thursday; 1:30 pm Saturday; and 1:30 pm Sunday.

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�Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

See page 5. 9:00 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles

of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV-PG) See article page 2.

11:03 Charlie Rose

�Saturday9:00 am Dr. Wayne Dyer: The Power of

Intention (TV-G)Noon Rodney Yee: The Practical Power of

Yoga 1:30 Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound

See article page 6. 3:00 Secrets of Enlightenment with Deepak

Chopra (TV-PG) 4:30 Priests In Concert at Armagh Cathedral 6:00 The Lawrence Welk Show 7:00 Andre Rieu: Live In Vienna (TV-G)

The imperial Hofburg Palace’s front square sets the stage for works from the most famous Viennese composers, performed by The Johann Strauss Orchestra and Choir, the Ballet of Vienna State Opera, debutantes from the Elmayer Dance School, the Platinum Tenors and sopranos Carmen Monarcha, Carla Maffioletti, Miru-sia Louwerse and Suzan Erens. Repeated 8:10 pm Sunday.

8:55 Roy Orbison & Friends - A Black and White Night (TV-G) Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy Orbison is joined by Jackson Brown, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Steven Soles, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Jennifer Warnes, J.D. Souther, and T-Bone Burnett for a legendary evening of rock and roll, filmed entirely in black and white.

A new WILL-TV local documentary captures the history of legendary Me-morial Stadium, its construction and the memories made in the 85 years since it opened. Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit premiered in Sep-tember to coincide with the rededica-tion of the renovated stadium.

The documentary, produced by WILL-TV’s John Paul and Denise LaGrassa, includes little-known facts, such as the story of a boy who was

The Essence of Philly SoulCapturing the live power of one of the most popular styles of music, Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia features some of the most recog-nizable songs ever written. This program chronicles the original sound that put Philadelphia’s music on the international map. Filmed in HD before a live audience in Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino in July 2008, the show’s performers include The O’Jay’s, Harold Melvin’s Bluenotes, Rus-sell Thompkins and the New Stylistics, Jerry Butler, The Intruders, The Soul Survivors, The Delphonics, The Three Degrees, Bunny Sigler and Jean Carne, as well as the 28-piece TSOP Orchestra.

Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia 9 pm Thursday, December 4

Memorial Stadium Documentary Pays Tribute to a Lasting Spiritborn and lived at the stadium. It also offers new insights into Red Grange’s dedication game performance, exam-ines how George Huff and Robert Zup-pke used innovation to build the Illinois football program and what the structure means to former players Dick Butkus and Jim Grabowski.

Our companion Web site, will.illinois.edu/stadium, features more surprising stories and a venue for sharing your Me-

morial Stadium memories. Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit is made possible by a grant from the Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters. Additional funding was provided by the King Family in memory of Fred L. King.

Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit 7 pm Wednesday, December 3 Repeated 10:20 pm Thursday.

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10:20 Your Weather10:25 The Red Green Story: We’re all in this

together11:55 Austin City Limits (TV-G)

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�Sunday 1:30 Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound

Repeated from 7 pm Tuesday. 3:00 NOVA

Saved by the Sun. As the earth heats up and the price of fossil fuels soars, a mix of scientists, economists and citizens are utilizing innovative technologies, new busi-ness models and financial incentives to harness solar power’s untapped potential. Repeated 7 pm Monday.

4:30 Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (TV-PG) The State Visit. Parts 1 & 2.

6:00 Yanni: Voices Popular performer Yanni and four young vocalists combine talents in an evening of new compositions and Yanni classics. Also

featured is a behind-the-scenes preview of Yanni’s new CD.

7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS) Christmas In Yellowstone. Breathtaking landscapes frame scenes of wolves and coyotes, elk and bison, bears and otters as they make their way through the most challenging season. Repeated 7 pm Dec. 21; and 4 am Dec. 23.

8:10 Andre Rieu: Live In Vienna (TV-G) Repeated from 7 pm Saturday.

10:05 Berlin Celebration Concert (TV-G) 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.

�Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow

Portland, Ore. Part 2 of 3. 8:10 Great Performances (TV-G)

Domingo, Netrebko & Villazon: Three Stars in Vienna. See article page 3.

9:30 Loreena McKennitt: A Moveable Feast 9:58 Your Weather10:02 Last of the Summer Wine10:32 Are You Being Served? Again!11:03 Charlie Rose

9Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG)

Saved by the Sun. Repeated from 3 pm Sunday.

8:30 Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure (TV-G) This documentary tells the story of our nation’s aging infrastructure systems for water, wastewater and stormwater—critical to public health and essential to economic development. Maintenance and upgrades needed for these systems may comprise the single largest public works endeavor in our country’s history.

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

10Wednesday 7:00 Emperors of the Ice

National Geographic’s Crittercam team, along with Doctors Jerry Kooyman and Paul Ponganis of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, embark on an adventure of science and survival by hitching a ride with a majestic emperor penguin for a view un-der Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf. Repeated 4 am Friday and 4 am Monday.

8:00 P.O.V. Inheritance. See article page 10. Repeated midnight; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

9:30 Ten Crucial Days - The Road to Liberty (TV-G) An examination of events—the Continental Army’s 1776 Christmas-night crossing of the Delaware River, the Battle of Trenton, the Second Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Princeton—that forever altered the course of history and marked a turning point in America’s quest for independence. This story of survival and triumph is told through letters, diaries,

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“Favorites”Wednesday, December 31, 2008 7:00 p.m.

Virginia Theatre, Champaign Box Office 356-9063 featuring The CHORALE singing songs of inspiration

Todd Payne singing “Favorite Songs of Favorite Singers” Scholarship winner, Derek Maninfior on piano

Warren York at the Wurlitzer Dan Perrino with the popular sing-along

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maps, artifacts, military re-enactments and location footage.


11Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire

Sea History Museum/Popeye Museum/ Superman Museum/B-R-S Baseball Museum.

8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G) 9:00 Spain...On The Road Again (TV-G) (DVS) 9:58 Your Weather10:02 Last of the Summer Wine10:32 Are You Being Served? Again!11:03 Charlie Rose

12Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

See page 5. 9:00 Independent Lens

Doc. A biography of literary figure Harold Louis ‘Doc’ Humes by his daughter exam-ines Humes’ ideas about politics, literature and protest, while also shedding light on his paranoia and mental illness.


13Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Portland, Ore. Part 3 of 3. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night

See page 5.11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-G)

Crowded House.

1�Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG)

Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History. We dressed and trained them like humans, sent them into space and infected them with diseases. Now, a few dedicated individuals are giving these long-suffering creatures the freedom and sanctuary they deserve. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Wolves In Paradise (TV-PG) As a recovering population of wolves and grizzly bears moves from Yellowstone National Park into the increasingly populated valleys of southern Montana, they come into potential conflict with local ranchers struggling to preserve their land as well as their way of life.

9:00 Digital TV: What You Need to Do 9:58 Your Weather10:02 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS)

Southern Mexico. 11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Ben Sollee and Mike Farris.

1�Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Trash to Treasure. Repeated 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 Get Ready for Digital TV (TV-G) Norm Abram and Kevin O’Connor of This Old House, along with Maria Hinojosa, come together to prepare you for a suc-cessful switch to digital television in Febru-ary 2009. Repeated 1:30 am Tuesday; 3:30 am Thursday; and 2:30 am Sunday.

8:30 Richard Tucker Opera Gala (TV-G) Salute to American Music. See article page 3. Repeated midnight and 2:30 am Wednesday.


1�Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS)

Pocahontas Revealed. The stories of John Smith, Chief Powhatan and his daughter, Pocahontas, are the stuff of myth and legend. With the discovery by Virginia archaeologists of Chief Powhatan’s capital, Werowocomoco, science is revealing the Native American side of this story. Repeated 1:30 am Wednesday and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Gates of the Arctic: Alaska’s Brooks Range (TV-G) (DVS) High-definition photography and first-hand traveler accounts showcase this mountain chain stretching from northern Alaska into Canada’s Yukon Territory as one of North American’s most pristine areas.

9:00 Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton Some 40 years after his death, this look at Merton’s path as Trappist monk, poet, essayist, spiritual writer, peace activist, environmentalist and hermit also examines the struggles of his spiritual search.


1�Wednesday 7:00 Great Performances (TV-G)

Dance In America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker. See article page 1.

9:00 L.A. Holiday Celebration 2008 Catch top music and dance performances from the most recent holiday celebration at the Music Center. Repeated 2 am Friday; 3 am Monday; 3 am Friday 12/26; and 3 am Monday 12/29.


1�Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Prairie Fire

Robert Allerton Park/Vietnamese Veterans Memorial Mural/Fort Massac State Park/ Mary Todd Lincoln.

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

9:00 Spain...On The Road Again (TV-G) (DVS) 9:58 Your Weather10:02 Last of the Summer Wine10:32 Are You Being Served? Again! 11:03 Charlie Rose

19Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

See page 5. 9:00 Independent Lens

Wonders Are Many: The Making of Dr. Atomic. This behind-the-scenes documen-tary follows Composer John Adams and Director Peter Sellars over the course of a year as they forge the tale of J. Robert Oppenheimer into a music drama like no other. Repeated 1 am Sunday.

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

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Imagine watching Schindler’s List and knowing the sadistic Nazi camp commandant played by Ralph Fiennes was your father. P.O.V. Inheritance is the story of Monika Hertwig, the daughter of mass murderer Amon Goeth. Hertwig seeks out Helen Jonas-Rosenzweig, who was enslaved by Goeth and is one of the few living eyewitnesses to his unspeakable brutality. Their emotional meeting unearths linger-ing questions about how the actions of parents can continue to affect the next generations.

P.O.V. Inheritance 8 pm Wednesday, December 10 Repeated midnight; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

Coming to Terms with a Father’s Sins

20Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Trash to Treasure. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 5.

11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Bloc Party/Ghostland Observatory.

21Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-G) (DVS)

Christmas In Yellowstone. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Theatre (TV-MA) (DVS) Prime Suspect VII. The Final Act, Part 1. Helen Mirren returns as Jane Tennison, a single-minded, compulsive and difficult cop, in the final installment of this series. When a 14-year old student is found dead, Tennison banishes retirement plans to solve the case. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday.

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

Venezuela.11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Si Kahn and Mary Sue Twohy.

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

Roadshow Remembers. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 American Masters (TV-PG) The Brothers Warner. An intimate portrait

of the independent filmmakers who built an empire and revolutionized Hollywood, this program features rare archival footage, family photos and documents to reveal the story of four close-knit brothers who were the first to use mass media to educate, entertain and enlighten. Repeated 1 am Sunday.

9:00 Life A House Built: The Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project This program captures the Carters’ 25-year involvement with Habitat for Humanity, while chronicling a rebuilding project in New Orleans. Repeated midnight; 2 am Wednesday; 1 am Friday; and 2 am Saturday.

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

23Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (DVS)

Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold/The Race for Absolute Zero. A two-episode look at historical recreations of low-temperature research and interviews with noted histori-ans and scientists.

9:00 Renaissance Christmas (TV-G) Join Chicago’s celebrated Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass ensemble as they celebrate the sounds of the holiday season in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

9:58 Your Weather10:02 Last of the Summer Wine Christmas

Specials 10:33 Are You Being Served?11:03 Charlie Rose

2�Wednesday 7:00 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle

Choir Featuring the King’s Singers (TV-G) England’s premier vocal choral ensemble joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a magnificent Christmas celebration. Repeated midnight; noon Thursday; 4 am Friday; and 4 am Monday.

8:00 Christmas at Luther: Night of Glory, Dawn of Peace More than 650 student musicians and a symphony orchestra perform for a 1700-seat performance hall in one of the largest and most highly regarded collegiate music programs in the world. Repeated 1 am and 2 pm Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 2 am Monday.

9:00 Faith Hill, Joy to the World: A Sound-stage Special See article page 1. Repeated 7 pm Thursday.

10:02 Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials

10:34 Are You Being Served? 11:03 Charlie Rose

2�Thursday 8:00 am Arthur’s Perfect Christmas 9:00 am Heidi 4 Paws: A Furry Tale 10:00 am Great Performances (TV-G)

Dance In America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker. Repeated from 7 pm Dec. 17.

Noon Christmas with the Mormon Taberacle Choir Featuring the King’s Singers (TV-G). Repeated from 7 pm Wednesday.

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More than four years after they landed on Mars, NASA’s twin robot explorers, Spirit and Opportu-nity, have lasted 16 times longer and driven 20 times farther than expected. Along the way, they’ve endured the worst Martian storm ever recorded and survived near-fatal software glitches, a broken wheel and hair-raising climbs and descents on steep slopes. Since

An inspiring story of generations of young artists and audiences who proudly expressed their cross-cultural identity with a unique style of rock ’n roll, born and nurtured in America’s largest Mexican-American community. Narrated by Edward James Olmos, the program is filled with intimate first-person storytelling, rare film and photos and exuberant music from artists such as Lalo Guerrero, the Father of Chicano Music; the legendary Ritchie Valens and classic bands such as Cannibal and the Headhunters, who toured with the Beatles, Thee Midniters of “Whittier Blvd.” fame, El Chicano, Tierra and perhaps the greatest of them all, Los Lobos.

1:00 Anuna: Christmas Memories 2:00 Christmas at Luther: Night of Glory,

Dawn of Peace Repeated from 8 pm Wednesday.

3:00 Christmas at St. Olaf: Where Peace and Love and Hope Abide (TV-G)

4:00 Heidi 4 Paws: A Furry Tale 5:00 BBC World News 5:30 Nightly Business Report 6:00 The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer 7:00 Faith Hill, Joy to the World:

A Soundstage Special Repeated from 9 pm Wednesday.

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

9:00 Spain...On The Road Again (TV-G) (DVS) Island Hopping.

10:02 Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials

10:35 Are You Being Served? 11:05 Charlie Rose

2�Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

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

Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway. The 1975 Maysles brothers cult classic film, Grey Gardens, told the story of the eccentric and often humorous mother-daughter relationship between Edith Beale and her daughter, Edie, who were aunt

Explorers of the Red Planet

NOVA Is There Life on Mars? 7 pm Tuesday, December 30 Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

May 25, 2008, they’ve had new company on the red planet: NASA’s Phoenix probe, which dramatically “tasted” water ice on the planet in July. In Is There Life on Mars?, NOVA showcases the latest scientific results from the rovers and Phoenix, which are poised to reveal provocative new clues in the tantalizing search for water and life on the Red Planet.

Musical Multiculturalism

Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East Los Angeles 9 pm Tuesday, December 30

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Interval: April Verch Band3 UI Jazz Trombone Ensemble4 UI Concert Bands IIA and IIB

UI Jazz Combos4, 11, 18 Krannert Uncorked5 UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I

UI Latin Jazz Ensemble5-7 The Nutcracker6 UI Brass Choir7 Annual Carol Concert

Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony10 UI Symphony Orchestra11 Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra:

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7:30 p.m.

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Corelli ChristmasConcerto (op. 6,no. 8), Magnificatin D by Zelenka, and seasonalmotets.

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and cousin to Jacqueline Kennedy Onas-sis. This program looks at how the Beales’ lives set the stage for the Maysles film and a later Broadway musical, both of which impacted the art, entertainment and fash-ion communities. Repeated 2 am Sunday.

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

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

Roadshow Remembers. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 5.

11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-G) Wilco.

2�Sunday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS)

Unforgettable Elephants. After filming African elephants for 15 years, Martyn Col-beck shares his spectacular footage and unique insights. Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Theatre (TV-MA) (DVS) Prime Suspect VII. The Final Act, Part 2. Tennison continues her investigation even though the death of her father has pushed her into depression. As she battles an addiction to drugs and alcohol, Tennison’s superiors push her towards retirement. Repeated midnight and 2 am Tuesday.

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

Southwest Australia.11:00 Woodsongs (TV-G)

Elizabeth Cook and Special Consensus.

29Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Wild Things. Repeated 4 am Wednesday. 8:00 Great Performances at the Met

Doctor Atomic. Canadian baritone Gerald Finley stars as J. Robert Oppenheimer, “Father of the A-Bomb,” and Alan Gilbert conducts.

11:03 Charlie Rose

30Tuesday 7:00 NOVA (DVS)

Is There Life On Mars? See article page 11. Repeated 1 am Wednesday.

8:00 Frontline 9:00 Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East Los

Angeles (TV-PG) See article page 11.

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

31Wednesday 7:00 Live from Lincoln Center

New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve. See article page 1. Repeated 9 pm.

9:00 Live from Lincoln Center New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve. Repeated from 7 pm.


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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 (12/6) America Abroad: Pipeline Politics and Caspian Conflict (12/13) Radio Lab: Diagnosis (12/20) A Season’s Griot (12/27) 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

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We continue our month of sparkling performances with two inspiring programs on WILL-AM.

The Pleasures of Winter 2008 is a collection of favorite live performances by acclaimed folk duo Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, which will air at 1 pm on December 25. Gleaned from years of holiday radio specials, the music ranges from lively and sometimes humorous offerings to pieces that reflect the more thoughtful side of winter and the holi-day season. Accompanied by their versatile house band, Swingology, the hosts are joined by singers Laurel Massé and Ruthy Merenda, banjoist Tony Trischka, singer/clari-netist Peter Davis, trumpeter Peter Ecklund and others. They present beautiful Celtic and Scandinavian waltzes and fiddle tunes, vintage jazz (Cannonball Adderly’s Sermonette, Louis Armstrong’s Zat You Santa Claus?), bluegrass (Rovin’ on a Winter’s Night) plus Unger and Mason’s original songs and fiddle tunes (The Snowstorm, Lights of Chanukah, Twenty Below).

At 6 pm December 27, it’s time for A Season’s Griot, public radio’s Kwanzaa celebration. Hosted for the last 16 years by acclaimed storyteller Madafo Lloyd Wilson, this annual one-hour special captures African-American and African tales and traditions. Wilson and friends recall the wonderful days of growing up in his hometown of Wilm-ington, N.C., during the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s by present-ing traditional and original works of poetry, music and prose that speak to the institution of family, the security of community and the unspoken and spoken principles and values of the black community. There are tall tales from the playground, street corner symphony, jive talk, fiery Sunday morning impressions and much more. Familiar and favorite elements of A Season’s Griot also return, with plenty of music and an original composition by the show’s poet laureate, Beverly Fields Burnette. A Season’s Griot also airs at 11 pm December 27 on FM 90.9.

Note: If you were one of the 463 listeners who requested more informa-tion about digital radio in our recent member survey, you should have re-ceived a fact sheet and bookmark from WILL. If you would like a copy, call 217-333-7300 or visit will.illinois.edu. Here are the answers to two frequently asked questions.

Is there a difference between digital radio and HD Radio? While digital audio exists in a number of forms, the FCC-approved method of delivering digital radio signals in the United States is known as HD Radio. Broadcasters on other continents use other systems. HD (hybrid digital) Ra-dio technology allows broadcasters to provide 21st century digital service and marks the most significant advance-ment in radio broadcasting since the introduction of FM stereo more than 50 years ago.

How is HD Radio different from digi-tal satellite radio such as Sirius XM? While Sirius XM uses digital trans-mission, a key difference is that our digital broadcasts are over-the-air, free and available to all listeners, whereas satellite radio is a monthly national service that does not provide local news, weather or other local content. However, like the satellite services, HD Radio listeners will have to purchase new receivers.

Last “Talk to” Shows of 2008Friday, December 19 at 7:50 am and 12:40 pm are this year’s last opportunities to consult with chief meteorologist Ed Kieser (left) and weather producer Mike Sola about your weather-related questions. Talk to Ed and Talk to Mike will return to their usual schedule on WILL-AM in January.

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Weekdays WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1

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 clas-sical 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 morn-ing listeners:12/17 HOLIDAY SPECIALS: A Harpist’s Christmas / Carols for

Dancing (see listings for 12/15 below)

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.12/31 6 pm HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Watch Night.

A celebration of the year’s end vigil that has gained unique meaning in the African-American experience.

7 pm HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Toast of the Nation! Count down to 2009 with FM 90.9 this New Year’s Eve! Party until 4 am with live jazz from coast to coast. See article page 1.

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

Monday:New York Philharmonic12/1 Christoph Eschenbach, cond;

Lang Lang, piano BEETHOVEN, BRUCKNER12/8 HOLIDAY SPECIAL: A Music of the

Baroque Christmas. Brass and choral music of the 16th and

17th centuries by Gabrieli, Sweelinck, Purcell, Monteverdi and others.

12/15 HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Carols for Dancing / A Harpist’s Christmas.

An exploration of the intimate connection between familiar holiday music and Renaissance and medieval dance, followed by America’s premiere harpist, Yolanda Kondonassis, celebrating the season with treasures of Christmas harp music. Airs again from 9-11 am Wednesday, 12/17.

12/22 Lorin Maazel, cond; Glenn Dicterow, violin; Liang Wang, Sherry Sylar, Robert Botti, oboe; Judith LeClair, bassoon; Philip Myers, R. Allen Spanjer, horn; Julia Fischer, violin

BACH, MOZART, R. SCHUMANN

Detroit Symphony Orchestra12/29 John Adams, Thomas Wilkins, Yan Pascal

Tortelier, Edo de Waart, cond; Leila Josefowicz, violin; Branford Marsalis, saxophone; Jennifer Larmore, soprano; Nikolaj Znaider, violin

ADAMS, IBERT, RAVEL, BRAHMS

Tuesday:Live @ The Concertgebouw!12/2 Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Yannick Nezet-Seguin, cond;

Nicholas Angelich, piano RAVEL, DE FALLA, DEBUSSY12/9 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Paavo Jarvi, cond; Severin von

Eckardstein, piano BEETHOVEN, BARTOK12/16 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, cond All-SIBELIUS program12/23 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons, cond WEBER, R. SCHUMANN, MUSSORGSKY12/30 The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra Neeme Jarvi, cond; Baiba Skride, violin ANDRIESSEN, SHOSTAKOVICH,

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Wednesday: Holiday Specials12/3 Choirs and Carols / Christmas Around

the Country. Lisa Simeone hosts musicians from around the world in NPR’s studios, including Trio Medieval, the Riga Dom Boys Choir, Finland’s YL Choir, the Pittsburgh Brass and Trio Voronezh, followed by an hour of holiday music-making from coast to coast.

12/10 Cantus: All is Calm / A Choral Christmas Card. A musical drama about the 1914 WWI Christmas Truce, when opposing forces in the fields of France spontaneously put down their guns, walked

across no-man’s land, and sang together; that’s followed by a sampler of carols from the country’s best choirs, hosted by Valerie Kahler

12/17 Conspirare: Christmas at the Carillon / Echoes of Christmas. Holiday singing from a surprising Austin, Texas choir, and the Dale Warland Singers.

12/24 Christmas with Madrigalia / The Jonathan Winters Christmas Carol. Holiday singing and the Dickens classic, perfect for Christmas Eve listening.

12/31 Toast of the Nation! (live New Year’s Eve jazz continues until 4 am)

Thursday:San Francisco Symphony12/4 Herbert Blomstedt, cond;

Joshua Bell, violin BEETHOVEN, NIELSEN12/11 Herbert Blomstedt, cond;

Stephen Hough, piano SCHUBERT, MOZART, HAYDN12/18 Vladimir Ashkenazy, cond;

Simon Trpceski, piano BORISOVA-OLLAS, RACHMANINOFF,

TCHAIKOVSKY12/25 Kurt Masur, cond; Sarah Chang, violin MENDELSSOHN, BRUCH, R. STRAUSS

10:01 pmNPR News Headlines(except 12/31)

10:06 pm (M-Th)Classical MusicWard Jacobson, Bob Christiansen or Alison Young keep you company through the wee hours.12/31 SPECIAL: Toast of the Nation! (live New

Year’s Eve jazz continues until 4 am)


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Clockwise from left:Yolanda Kondonassis (8 pm, 12/15 and 9 am 12/17), Baiba Skride (8 pm, 12/30), Yannick Nezet–Sequin (8 pm, 12/2)

12/26 John Harmon. An enthralling jazz pianist, a tireless educator and a widely commissioned composer who has explored fusion and classical chamber works.

8 pmRiverwalk JazzThe Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays classic jazz. David Holt co-hosts with Jim.12/5 Hot Licks & Sweet Things: A Tour of

San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. San Francisco’s waterfront red light district, where Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver played.

12/12 The Test of Time: A Century of Song. Find out how Scott Joplin composed his Maple Leaf Rag, how the dance craze “cakewalk” was touted a “sex dance” by the press, and how a man who never went wrote America’s third most popular song, Take Me Out to the Ballgame.

12/19 New Orleans Jazz Pioneers & Their Legacy. Including drummers Papa Celestin and Paul Barbarin, and cornetist Johnny Wiggs.

12/26 Nina Ferro, Live! The energetic style and musical grace of this soulful songstress ensure an entertaining and powerful evening of slick jazz standards and sultry ballads.

9 pmRhythm, Sweet & HotRare and wonderful recordings from the ’20s through the ’50s, primarily from 78s.

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.

4:01 pmNPR News Headlines

4:06 pmBroadway RevisitedThe American musical theater, explored by Art Hilgart.efore they opened.

5:06 pmFascinatin’ RhythmMichael Lasser’s Peabody Award-winning program examines the history of American popular song.12/5 Warren & Gordon. Harry Warren left

Warners, Mack Gordon left Paramount, and they teamed up at 20th Century Fox to write some of the great ballads of the 40s.

12/12 Remembering Bobby Short. A celebration of cabaret singer Bobby Short, who mastered a unique blend of swing and elegance in the most intimate of spaces.

12/19 Home for Christmas. The songs are as much about home as they are about the season. The linkage is essential, of the essence.

12/26 Let’s Begin. Songs for starting over or starting again or starting new. They’re about the singer and about the place where the beginning starts.

6 pmThe Song is YouBonnie Grice talks with all sorts of people about the sorts of music that influenced them.12/5 Loudon Wainwright III. Yes, he’s

Rufus’s dad, and he played the OB-GYN in Knocked Up, but he’s also one of the founding fathers of folk-pop music.

7 pmMarian McPartland’s Piano JazzGreat playing, great conversation!12/5 Grace Kelly. This 16-year-old jazz

phenom began making waves in Boston with her sax playing while still a pre-teen. She’s played with legends, including Phil Woods.

12/12 Sam Reider. Another amazing young jazz pianist, still a student at Columbia University, who’s already released an album with his group, Uptown Trio.

12/19 Rebecca Parris. Her rich and sultry voice has spawned comparisons to Rosemary Clooney and Dinah Washington, but her sound is very much her own.

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!

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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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 Saturday morning compan-ion, with classical music, weather, the occasional interview, NPR news headlines at 7:01 and Gar-rison Keillor’s almanac at 8:01 am.

9:01 amNPR News Headlines

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

10 amClassics of the PhonographJohn Frayne’s weekly exploration of classical music from the pre-digital recording era.12/6 The Met Opera broadcast begins early, at

this time, today.12/13 Because of an early Met broadcast start,

From the Top will air at this time today.12/20 Because of an early Met broadcast start,

From the Top will air at this time today.12/27 Leonard Bernstein: The Columbia

Years. 1950 to1976. [rescheduled from 11/29]

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.)12/6 Program pre-empted today by early Met

broadcast.12/13 [NOTE 10 AM START TODAY] The

Ravinia Festival in suburban Chicago plays host to this week’s show.

12/20 [NOTE 10 AM START TODAY] From Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, the line-up of outstanding performers includes a 13-year-old pianist and a 9-year-old guitarist.

12/27 From New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, a 17-year-old from New Jersey performing the first movement of Debussy’s Cello Sonata.

12 NoonAfternoon at the Opera Live from the Met!Margaret Juntwaite hosts, John Frayne provides the extras. Plus, the first NEA Opera Awards program!12/6 TRISTAN AND ISOLDE: Wagner. Daniel

Barenboim, cond, with Katarina Dalayman, Michelle DeYoung, Peter Seiffert, Gerd Grochowski and Kwangchul Youn. [10 AM START]

12/13 THE QUEEN OF SPADES: Tchaikovsky. Seiji Ozawa, cond, with Maria Guleghina, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Felicity Palmer, Ben Heppner, Mark Delavan and Vladimir Stoyanov, [11:30 AM]

12/20 THAÏS: Massenet. Jesus Lopez-Cobos, cond, with Renee Fleming, Michael Schade and Thomas Hampson. [11:30 AM]

12/27 THE MAGIC FLUTE: Mozart. Asher Fisch, cond, with Nicole Cabell, Cyndia Sieden, Dimitri Pittas, Rodion Pogossov and Eric Owens.

3 PM SPECIAL: NEA Opera Honors Gala. The first honorees are soprano Leontyne Price, composer Carlisle Floyd, administrator Richard Gaddes and conductor James Levine.


4:06 pmFootlight ParadeBill Rudman presents musical theater from Broad-way to Hollywood.12/6 1957 on Screen. Sinatra in Pal Joey,

Astaire in two films, and a younger generation that included Audrey Hepburn, Pat Boone and Elvis Presley.

12/13 A Tribute to Bobby Short. An hour in the company of the debonair cabaret artist who sang more songs from Broadway and Hollywood than anyone else.

12/20 1970 on Stage and Screen. The best of the year including Sondheim’s landmark Company, Richard Rodgers’s Two by Two and Lauren Bacall in Applause.

12/27 Gershwin at 110. A visit with the late Gershwin biographer Edward Jablonski, who offers a guided tour of his favorite recordings by an American master.

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 art-ists, as well as conversation about our communities and our world.nen.

8 pmAmerican RoutesA program of and about all the roots and branches of American music, with host Nick Spitzer.12/6 Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke. The

man who melded gospel, soul and pop in music and life, from Clarksdale to Chicago and from the church to the Copa.

12/13 Bustin’ & Loose: Go-Go and Zydeco with Chuck Brown and Jeffrey Broussard. From Washington DC the Godfather of Go-Go, funk and jazz guitarist Brown, and then zydeco with Creole cowboy Broussard on fiddle and accordion.

12/20 Christmas with Diana Krall and the Heath Brothers. Jazz pianist/singer Krall recalls her childhood on Vancouver Island and how those traditions are being carried on in her own home today. Jimmy and Tootie Heath of the Heath Brothers also reminisce.

12/27 uSPECIAL: The 2008 National Heritage Awards. This year’s show features traditional New Orleans jazz, bluegrass, and Native American, Peruvian, Ethiopian, Brazilian and Korean art forms. See article page 2.

10 pmThe Saturday SpecialMusic of the winter holidays. 12/6 Songs of Joy and Peace: The Yo-Yo

Ma Holiday Party. James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Diana Krall, Dave Brubeck, Paquito d’Rivera, Chris Thile, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti and others collaborate with Ma on a range of sacred and secular songs.

12/13 Jazz Piano Christmas. Brazilian pianist/singer Eliane Elias; Afro-Cuban jazz pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill, and New Orlean’s own premier jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis.

12/20 A Paul Winter Solstice Celebration. The Winter Consort, with Eugene Friesen, Paul Sullivan and Brazilian percussionist Cafe, leading us through the longest night of the year, with singer/guitarist Renato Braz and “Icarus” double-reed man Paul McCandless.

12/27 Happy Joyous Hanukkah. A concert from Grammy-award-winners the Klezmatics.

11 pmThe World Music HourDan Storper and Rosalie Howarth take you through music of many different cultures.12/20 SPECIAL: A Paul Winter Solstice

Celebration (continued)12/27 SPECIAL: A Season’s Griot. Tall

tales from the playground, street corner symphony, jive talk, fiery Sunday morning impressions and much more. Our annual Kwanzaa celebration! See article page 14.

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.

s Alison Krauss (10 pm, 12/6)


Sundays WILL-FM 90.9

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

9 amSunday BaroqueSuzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, 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 program from Scotland, featuring traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere.12/7 Roots Run Deep. Musical communities

across the US and Canada show their roots with great traditional fiddling and expressive singing, blending American and Celtic music.

12/14 Ferintosh. Ferintosh talk about their distinctive blend of Celtic and Baroque music, and how they draw inspiration from 18th century collections of Scottish airs and dance tunes.

12/21 Season’s Greetings. Join us around the hearth for our annual holiday gathering of seasonal music and greetings.

12/28 Midwinter Sun. This programs presents music inspired by the shortest days of the year and the ancient spirit of Yule.

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 regional concert broadcasts, interviews, reviews and previews. Much of De-cember is devoted, however, to holiday specials.12/7 A Leroy Anderson Christmas. (8p)

Leonard Slatkin and the composer’s son, Kurt Anderson, host performances by the BBC Concert Orchestra and Anderson’s Pops Concert Orchestra.

The Jonathan Winters Christmas Carol. (9p) A public radio tradition: master comedian Winters presents a distinctive

reading of the holiday classic, from a special performing edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations.

12/14 The Rose Ensemble: An Early American Christmas. (8p) Gorgeous Shaker tunes, Kentucky harmonies, and Acadian dances, by one of America’s premiere early-music ensembles. ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. (9p) A retelling in drama and music the story of how Clement Moore’s famous poem was written, and how it’s seen from a child’s perspective. Also airs on AM 580.

12/21 The Christmas Revels: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice 2008. A musical celebration of the winter holidays featuring traditional carols, songs, and folk dance tunes.

12/28 Illinois Chamber Orchestra (10/17,18/08)

Festa Italiana Karen Lynne Deal, cond; Kim Risinger,

piccolo ROSSINI: The Silken Ladder Overture RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs and Dances No 3 VERDI: La Traviata (The Woman Who

Strayed) Act 3 Prelude VIVALDI: Piccolo Concerto MENDELSSOHN: Sym No 4 Italian


10:06 pmHarmoniaAngela Mariani presents an hour of Baroque and early music.12/7 Traditions: Weddings. Medieval wedding

songs, music from Renaissance and Baroque royal celebrations, and excerpts from a wedding cantata by J.S. Bach.

12/14 Traditions: Dancing. If singing has always been part of the human experience, then dancing is surely its equal: dancing from medieval Italy to 18th-century Scotland.

12/21 Traditions: Christmas. Harmonia celebrates the holidays with a Baroque Christmas, including popular works along with a few surprises.

12/28 Traditions: The New Year. Marking the end of a year and the beginning of a new one. The program will center on January 1st as well as look at other “new year” celebrations.

11 pmThe Romantic HoursMusic, poetry and romance, seamlessly woven by Mona Golabek.11/2 Love letterigginson.

MidnightClassical MusicScott Blankenship eases you into the new week.

s Leroy Anderson (8 pm, 12/7)


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WILL Featured in National PBS SpotWILL’s work with communi-ty youth will be featured in a national PBS spot for the “My Source” promotional cam-paign. WILL-TV was selected as one of four TV stations within the PBS system to be featured.

In October, a Chicago video crew was in central Illinois to film a 60-second spot that will air on public television stations around the country. The crew went to Champaign’s Edison Middle School to film students in WILL’s Youth Media Workshop and to Hoopeston to film people involved in WILL’s project with Hoopeston teens (see article page 20). They also spent a day at WILL, where they interviewed former Youth Media Workshop students about how the experience had influenced them, and talked to YMW co-directors Kimberlie Kranich and William Patterson.

Watch for the spot, airing now on WILL-TV!

Community volunteer and substitute teacher Pamela Fort had the kernel of an idea to help youth in her city of Joliet. “I wanted to work with youth and teach them how to make a mini-docu-mentary,” she said. “My background is in TV production.”

Fort didn’t have any equipment. She didn’t have an organized program. She just had the desire to help. She got on the Internet and Googled “youth me-dia.” “What came up on the computer was Youth Media Workshop at WILL in Champaign-Urbana, just downstate from me in Joliet,” she said. “I couldn’t believe someone right here in Illinois was doing what I wanted to do.”

Fort called WILL’s Youth Media Work-shop co-director Kimberlie Kranich, who had been working with African-American teens for five years to teach them media and journalism skills. Kranich provided advice and encour-agement. Fort recruited students from Washington Junior High and Washing-ton Academy, who made three 30-min-ute programs during the past school year that were shown on Joliet cable ac-cess television about teenage pregnancy, health care and smoking.

In October, Pamela brought three Joliet students to WILL, where our Youth Media students trained Joliet students in video shooting and radio sound pro-duction. “We’re thrilled that Pamela is using the Youth Media Workshop model

s Amaris Bailey, right, of WILL’s Youth Media Workshop demonstrates engineering a radio interview using the audio mixing board to Joliet student Jasmine Moore.

Joliet Youth Media Students Get Training at WILL

in Joliet, and that students from the two groups could meet at WILL and learn about production from each other,” Kimberlie said. Our local stu-dents took the lead in training the Joliet students, using production equipment they now know so well.”

Will Patterson, co-director of WILL’s Youth Media Workshop, traveled to Joliet to meet with Fort and learn more about the community, its educational

opportunities, and how they impact young people. “Ms. Fort provided the leadership for young people to capture stories, and a year later, produce and deliver a product that provides a window into the life of young African-American girls in Joliet — fabulous,” Will said.

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Chilis, Soups and Stews: Send Us Your Best Recipes!When your house is filled with the aroma of a bubbling stew or you fall in love with your cousin’s prize-winning chili recipe, think of WILL-TV!

We’d like you to send us your favorite recipes for steaming winter fare for our newest cooking special, Chilis, Soups and Stews, which will air in March. WILL will put together a cookbook and choose several chefs to join hosts David Inge and Doyle Moore in the studio for the live show.

Email your recipes to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, or mail them to Heather Miller, WILL-TV, 300 N. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801. For more information, call Heather at 800-898-1065.

Prairie Center Health Systems Inc. and WILL AM-FM-TV have been awarded the Exceptional Rural Program Award by the National Rural Alcohol & Drug Abuse Network Inc. for a project that helped develop an action plan to address the needs of teenagers in Hoopeston.

The award, part of the Harold E. Hughes Awards of Excellence com-petition, is given annually to a rural program that exemplifies outstanding contribution to the rural alcohol and drug abuse field.

As a result of the two-year project in Hoopeston, an in-school Big Broth-ers-Big Sisters mentoring program was established and is ongoing, matching teens with elementary students in need; a Mayor’s Youth Council, meeting weekly, has been formed by the mayor, giving the youth a direct voice in their community; and a social service agency expanded its hours to provide an alco-hol-free place for older teens to come to listen to music and socialize during evenings.

WILL and Prairie Center began dis-cussions with both young people and community leaders in Hoopeston, in conjunction with WILL-TV’s airing of the PBS documentary series Country Boys about two teenage boys trying to overcome the poverty and family dysfunction of their childhood in rural America.

Hoopeston Youth Project Wins National Award

In Hoopeston, both teens and adults raised the issue of substance abuse as a particular concern. WILL-AM 580 News examined the challenges faced by teens in Hoopeston with a series of reports by news director Tom Rogers.

The spring 2006 work of Prairie Center and WILL was the springboard for the energized students and adults to come together in the fall of 2006 for a teen-led community-wide town hall meeting organized by the teens and attended by more than 65 community residents. The students challenged the adult audience to help them find more local recre-

ational outlets, more part-time employ-ment, more mentoring and additional outlets for youth to have a say in their community.

Betty Seidel, Prairie Center director of development, said the project was focused on hope. “I think we helped the young people and the community leaders realize that there was hope that they could create more positive oppor-tunities for their youth, for their future leaders,” Seidel said.

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This month the WILL underwriter spotlight shines on Provena Covenant Medical Center. Just as WILL strives to bring you the best in radio, TV and online services, Prove-na is working to bring central Illinois the latest advances in medicine.

Now Provena Covenant Medical Center has teamed up with the Human Motion Institute, a firm specializing in the coordination and delivery of care, to enhance their orthopedic and rehabilitation services, as well as to create a musculoskeletal program of distinction in east central Illinois.

The partnership will focus on achieving exceptional pa-tient satisfaction by providing superior clinical outcomes and optimizing the coordination of care. To reach this goal, Provena Covenant’s Human Motion Institute will develop a comprehensive program for the patient’s entire continuum of orthopedic care, including prevention, as-sessment, treatment and rehabilitation.

Provena Covenant provides an array of musculoskeletal services including joint replacement and reconstruction, sports medicine, spine and extensive rehab services. They are recognized nationally by Healthgrades® as a Five Star provider of joint replacement procedures.

“We are quite pleased about our new partnership with the Human Motion Institute® to enhance the orthopedic and rehabilitation services we offer to our patients,” said David Bertauski, Provena Covenant’s president and chief execu-tive officer. “Our goal is to make Provena Covenant Medi-cal Center the premier choice for musculoskeletal services in east central Illinois.”

For additional information about the Provena Covenant Human Motion Institute, call toll free, 1-800-245-6697.

WILL thanks Provena Covenant Medical Center for their continuing support of WILL and public broadcasting in our communities.

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u Tune in January 1 to hear the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in their annual New Year’s concert, broadcast around the world to an estimated audience of over one billion people!

Ring in the New Year with the Capitol Steps at 1 and 6 pm on New Year’s Day.

On WILL-TV, Antiques Roadshow begins a new season with a trip to Palm Springs. Make ’Em Laugh explores funny business in America. And historian Michael Wood takes us to India in a new, six-part miniseries.

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At the Provena Covenant Human Motion Institute, we apply our clinical expertise to quickly and accurately establish and develop a plan of care that meets the needs of each patient suffering from joint pain or discomfort.

For information about the Provena Covenant Human Motion Institute, call 1.800.245.6697.

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