DATE: 10/28/02 CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458 EDITOR: Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741 Your Day radio schedule for week of Oct. 28 CLEMSON -- The following "Your Day" radio programs from Clemson University Radio Productions are scheduled to air on the South Carolina Educational Radio Network for the week of Oct. 28. The program airs from noon to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Listeners can call in questions during a "live" show by using the toll-free phone number: 1-888-539-8859. MONDAY, OCT. 28 S.C. Focus -- Pre-Election Speculation. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute, talks with Clemson University Political Science Professor Bruce Ransom, chair of the Policy Studies Program and senior fellow at the Thurmond Institute. Community Matters -- Banding Together: The Southern Connector Connection. Maureen Lee of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life and Linda Smith, director of the Golden Strip Family and Child Development Center and coordinator of Strong Communities for Children in the Golden Strip, visit with Karen Chambers, principal of Sue Cleveland Elementary School and Jeannie Munson, principal of Woodmont High School. The Arts -- Preacher Talk. Charlotte Holt brings together Methodist ministers Pat Jobe, author of 365 Ways to Criticize the Preacher and Jeanne Ross Neal, to talk about his novel and their experiences as friends and preachers. TUESDAY, OCT. 29 -- Palmetto Gardening -- A live call-in program on lawn and gardening topics hosted by Charleston County Extension Agent Brian Smith and Berkeley County Extension Agent Paul Thompson. Got Bugs? -- A live call-in program on insects and other household pests hosted by Charlotte Holt with Cam Lay, assistant department head of Pesticide Regulation at Clemson University and Eric Benson, Clemson Extension entomologist. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30 -- Pet Talk -- Backyard Wildlife. A live call-in program hosted by Ann Lee McPhail and Glenn Birrenkott, chair of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, with special guest Candace Cummings, Clemson University urban wildlife specialist. Food for Thought -- Childhood and Adolescent Obesity. Live call-in program hosted by Libby Hoyle, Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Packaging Science Department. Her guest is Angela Forbes, registered dietician and Clemson Extension agent in Lancaster and Chester Counties. THURSDAY, OCT. 31 -- Focus on the Future -- Richland 101. In a conversation recorded during the 35th annual conference of the S.C. Association of Counties, Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future talks with Stephany Snowden, public information director for Richland County. Lifestyles for Your Health -- Advances in Surgery. Jon Keith talks with Dr. William Gallanders, assistant professor of surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, about a history-making operation. Out and About -- Funeral and Mourning Customs and Rituals. Scholar Sheila Riley, former deputy director of the S.C. State Museum, explains the influence of Queen Victoria upon the rules for mourning. For more information on these programs, contact Bob McAnally, producer, at (864) 656-7458. END