DATE: 2/9/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Feb. 14

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 Feb. 14. 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, FEB. 14 –- Better Planning for SC Growth. Dr. Bob Becker, Director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University talks with Bill Molnar, director of the Clemson Institute on Economic and Community Development located at the Sandhills Research and Education Center .

More Making it Grow. Charleston County Extension Agent F. Brian Smith talks with the hosts of this offshoot of the popular SC ETV program Making it Grow: Florence County Extension Agent Amanda McNulty and Sumter County Extension Agent Tony Melton.

Poetry of Dr. Jay Paul. Clemson University English Professor Catherine Paul visits with poet Jay Paul, professor of creative writing and director of the Honors program at Christopher Newport University in Newport News , VA. Dr. Paul’s collection of poems is Going Home in Flood Time, published by Ink Drop Press.

The Failing Memories of the Fifty-Somethings. Furman University President David Shi describes his experience with an aging memory.

TUESDAY, FEB.15 -- A live call-in segment on gardening in South Carolina . Retired Lexington County Extension agent Sam Cheatham takes your lawn and garden 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 about the creatures you’ve encountered. Charlotte Holt hosts Clemson Extension Entomologist Eric Benson and Cam Lay, assistant department head for Pesticide Regulation. Use the toll-free number 888-539-8859. For additional insect information, visit the Clemson University Entomology website.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16 -- A visit to an upstate coffee roaster. Clemson Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist Libby Hoyle visits Little River Roasting Company located at 460 Marion Avenue in Spartanburg , SC. For information call (864) 582-7900.

A live call-in program on pet healthcare issues. Dr. Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences hosts Dr. Bobby Long of Magnolia Veterinary Clinic in Anderson . Listeners may call in with questions via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, FEB. 17 -- The 2005 Conference of the Appalachian Society of American Foresters. Bob Schuster talks with participants of this meeting of the Appalachian Society of American Foresters held on

January 26-28 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center : Dr. John Helms, 2005 President of the Society of American Foresters, Mr. Jud Edeburn, Chair of the Appalachian Society of American Foresters, and Dr. Al Schuler, research economist with the US Forestry Service.

The Brain Injury Alliance . Jon Keith talks with Maya Lenyoun and Danny Weaver of the Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina .

Mom Tags Along. Spartanburg writer Meg Barnhouse recalls attending a rock concert with her teenaged sons.

Mango Chutney. Clemson Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist Libby Hoyle takes us to the kitchen of McCrady’s in Charleston to visit with Chef Michael Kramer.

For more information on these programs, contact Bob McAnally, producer, at (864) 656-7458.

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