DATE: 12/6/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Dec. 12

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 Dec. 12. 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, DECEMBER 12 –-Is obesity an epidemic in America ? Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University , talks with Dr. Thomas W. Gettys, chief of the Division of Experimental Obesity at Louisiana State University ’s Pennington Biomedical Center .

Weathered Emotions. Beaufort writer Vivian Bikulege, a columnist with the Lowcountry Weekly, shares her experience during a 10-day trip that took her from her new home in South Carolina to the Pennsylvania house in which she was raised and back home again.

Baritone Jubilant Sykes. Roy Scott talks with the classically trained baritone Jubilant Sykes, who performs with guitar master Christopher Parkening on Thursday, Dec. 15 in the Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center in Greenville .

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 – A live call-in segment ongardening in South Carolina . Clemson University Horticulture Professor David Bradshaw, a naturalist and heirloom gardener for the S.C. Botanical Garden , takes calls on lawn and garden issues. 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 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 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, DECEMBER 14 – A live call-in segment on baking for the holidays . Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science, welcomes Belinda Ellis, consumer affairs director from White Lily Flour. Listeners may call in with questions via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

Springerle Cookies: Hoyle also talks with Ken Hamilton of Olivia's Bakery in Mountville about his annual effort to continue the tradition of baking Springerle cookies, an edible art form that dates back to the 16 th century. These cookies are made from carved molds that illustrate Biblical stories or events of everyday life including social gatherings or harvest time and are hand-painted.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 – Saving the Lighthouse. Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future, visits with Dr. Richard Beck, dentist and co-chair of efforts to Save the Light, an organization fighting to preserve the Morris Island Lighthouse near Charleston .

Humor therapy. Jon Keith talks with Christine Clifford, president of The Cancer Club, about her own experience with breast cancer and the philosophy of her organization.

Feel the Presence: Traditional African American Music in South Carolina. Bob McAnally talks with Saddler Taylor, folklife curator of the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina , about a new CD featuring traditional music from South Carolina artists, many of them past recipients of the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Feel the Presence: Traditional African American Music in South Carolina is the latest CD in the Considerable Grace series and is available from the McKissick Museum (803-77 7-6403 or barbarag@gwm.sc.edu).

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

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