DATE: 4/18/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of April 25

CLEMSON -- The following "Your Day" radio programs from Clemson University Radio Productions are scheduled to air on South Carolina ETV Radio for the week of April 25. 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, APRIL 25 –- International students. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University, talks with Jim Cross, vice provost for International Programs and Services and professor of political science at Clemson University.

The diaries of Landon Carter .Furman University President David Shi discusses the writings of early America 's finest diarist, the 18 th century Virginian Landon Carter. Learn more by reading Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom: Revolution and Rebellion on a Virginia Plantation by Rhys Isaac.

Clemson celebrates Strong Communities. A selection of moments from a Jan. 21 celebration at Reedy River Missionary Baptist Church in Mauldin, hosted by the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life (IFNL).

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 – A live call-in segment ongardening in South Carolina . Hosted by Charleston County Extension agent F. Brian Smith. Listeners may call in with questions via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859. For additional help with gardening topics visit Clemson Extension’s Home & Garden Information Center.

A live call-in segment on insects and other household pests. Ask for information and advice about the creatures you’ve encountered from Eric Benson, Clemson Extension urban entomologist, and Cam Lay, assistant department head for Pesticide Regulation . Use the toll-free number to take part in the discussion: 888-539-8859. For additional insect information, visit the Clemson University Entomology website.

W EDNESDAY, APRIL 27 – Ensuring food safety in fresh fruits and vegetables. Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science, visits with post-harvest specialist Dr. Jim Rushing at the USDA laboratory located in the Clemson University Coastal Education and Research Center in Charleston .

A live call-in segment on pet care topics. Dr. Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Dr. Bobby Long of Magnolia Veterinary Clinic in Anderson take calls from listeners via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28 – Planning and Planting: Integrating Urban and Community Forestry and Planning. Mark Buscaino, National Director of Urban and Community Forestry for the US Forest Service during the 2005 conference sponsored by the American Planning Association and the SC Urban and Community Forestry Council.

Research at the university level. Sandy Woodward talks with Frankie Felder, associate dean of graduate studies at Clemson University and Bruce Rafert, dean of the Graduate School, about the Focus on Research program at Clemson University . Take the Focus on Research Quiz.

Pan Seared Flounder Fillet in a White Wine Ginger Cream with Snow Peas Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science, visits Chef Bob Waggoner of the Charleston Grill located at the Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston.

For more information on these programs, contact Your Day at (864) 656-7458.

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