DATE: 8/4/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Aug. 8

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 Aug. 8. 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, AUG. 8 –- Jazz in Seneca . Dr. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University , visits with Bill Chiusano, manager of the Oconee Community Theatre and music teacher Monty Craig about the arts in this upstate community, in a conversation recorded on May 6 at Arts on the Alley.

Children’s access to health care: How bad is it? Gary Melton, director of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life (IFNL) at Clemson University , talks with IFNL colleague and Nursing Professor Bonnie Holiday and Dr. Francis Rushton of Beaufort Pediatrics.

Eat more beans. In a healthy living tip, Dr. Ann Kulze suggests we incorporate more beans, peas, and nuts in our diet. For more information visit the Governor’s Healthy South Carolina Challenge.

Onstage and backstage with Charles Wadsworth and Friends. Mickey Harder, director of the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, talks with Charles Wadsworth and his friends, violinist Chee-Yun, cellist Andrés Díaz, clarinetist Todd Palmer, and pianist Wendy Chen. W e enjoy selections from their Feb. 3 performance at Clemson University presented by the Utsey Chamber Series Endowment.

TUESDAY, AUG. 9 –A live call-in segment on gardening in South Carolina . Clemson Horticulture Professor David Bradshaw, a naturalist and heirloom gardener in the SC Botanical Garden, will take your questions . Use the toll-free number 888-539-8859. For additional gardening advice, contact the Clemson Extension Home and Garden Information Center.

A live call-in segment on insects and other household pests. Ask the bug guys for information and advice about the creatures you’ve encountered. Charlotte Holt hosts Cam Lay, assistant department head for Pesticide Regulation, and Dr. Eric Benson, Clemson Extension urban entomologist. 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, AUG. 10 – Preserving the bounty. A live call-in segment on food preservation with Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Sciences, and Sue Hovey, Clemson Extension agent from Union County . Listeners may call in with questions via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859. For further food preservation information, contact the Clemson Extension Home and Garden Information Center

A live call-in segment on pet care topics. Dr. Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, and Dr. Nathan Craddock of Tiger Town Animal Hospital in Clemson, take listener questions on pet health care and other issues via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, AUG. 11 – Historic Preservation and affordable housing. Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future talks with Evan Thompson, executive director of Historic Beaufort Foundation , a participant in “Blueprint for Success,” South Carolina’s sixth annual statewide historic preservation conference.

The Jubilee Festival of Heritage. Robin Waites, executive director of Historic Columbia, gives us a preview of this 27th Annual African-American Festival and a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event planned for Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Mann-Simons Cottage from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. For more information call 803-252-1770 or email aroy@historiccolumbia.org.

Watering newly planted shrubs and trees. Clemson Extension Horticulturist Bob Polomski offers some advice on watering needs and schedules.

Developments in plastic surgery. Jon Keith talks with Dr. Ram Kalus, a plastic surgeon with Plastic Surgery of the Carolinas in Columbia .

A beach music birthday celebration. Roy Scott talks with Harry Turner, president of Beach Music Association International and author of This Magic Moment: Musical Reflections of a Generation about the 80 th birthday celebration planned for Monday, Aug. 15, for beach music legend Bill Pinkney of the Drifters.

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

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