DATE: 2/15/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Feb. 21

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. 21. 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. 21 –- Juan Williams on the significance of the Voting Rights Act, 40 years later. In a conversation recorded prior to his participation in the Clemson Presidential Colloquium on Feb. 3, NPR and Fox News commentator Juan Williams is the guest of Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future , a program of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University.

Fifty Years of Co-education at Clemson University. As the University begins a celebration of the contributions of its women alumni, Sandy Woodward talks with two of the first coeds at Clemson, Ginny Skelton and Becky Epting. Visit the Clemson University Calendar for more information on the celebration activities.

The Women’s Arts Festival at Clemson University . Glenn Hare talks with Clemson University Performing Arts professor Linda Li-Bleuel, coordinator of the 2005 Women’s Arts Festival at Clemson University , which takes place during Women’s History Month in March.

TUESDAY, FEB.22 -- A live call-in segment on gardening in South Carolina . Clemson Extension Horticulturist Bob Polomski and his guest Gary Forrester, Area Environmental Horticulture Agent from Horry County , take listener calls on lawn and garden issues. 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.

W EDNESDAY, FEB. 23 – Workplace Wellness. Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist in the Department of Packaging Sciences talks with registered dietician Dottie Ryan of the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA).

A live call-in program on pet healthcare issues . Dr. Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences hosts Dr. Nathan Craddock of Tiger Town Animal Hospital in Clemson. Listeners may call in with questions via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, FEB. 24 – Pilgrimage of Place. Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future visits with Elaine Harris, Mayor of Pacolet, SC, and Ellen Strother, director of the Pilgrimage of Place program at the Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development at the Sandhill Research and Education Center.

An archaeology field school experience at the Charleston Museum. Bob Schuster talks with a rchaeologist Martha Zierden about a five-day Archaeology Field School that will allow participants to join the archaeological staff in ongoing excavations at the Museum’s Dill Sanctuary, which encompasses 18 th century Stono Plantation. Online registration is available at the Museum’s website http://www.charlestonmuseum.org or by requesting a brochure from the Museum Institute Registrar at (843) 722-2996 extension 235.

Riders in the Sky: America ’s favorite cowboys. Roy Scott introduces us to Ranger Doug of the Grammy-winning Western music group Riders in the Sky, which performs at the Sockemdog Restaurant and Performance Center in Long Creek , SC on March 4 th.

Diver Scallops in puff pastry with yellow tomatoes, capers, and fresh basil. Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist in the Department of Packaging Sciences visits the kitchen of Executive Chef Bob Waggoner at the Charleston Grill located at the Charleston Place Hotel.

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

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