DATE: 12/14/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Jan. 2

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 Jan. 2.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, JAN. 2 –- The midterm elections of 2006. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University , gets a preview of the upcoming election year from Adam Warber, a professor in the Clemson University Political Science Department who specializes in the American Presidency.

Cycling in South Carolina . Eric Rodgers talks with Don Sparks, president of Charleston Moves, a non-profit organization that seeks to promote walking, running, cycling, and transit to ensure a healthy community and lifestyles during the 2005 Charleston Cycle Fest.

A healthy living tip. Dr. Ann Kulze, author of Dr. Ann's 10-Step Diet: A Simple Plan for Permanent Weight Loss and Lifelong Vitality, provides nutrition advice. For more information visit the Governor’s Healthy South Carolina Challenge.

South Carolina history books for children. Michelle Martin, specialist in children's and young adult literature in the Clemson University English Department, talks with Kate Salley Palmer and her son James Palmer about Kate’s picture book, Palmetto: Symbol of Courage, and about Francis Marion and the Legend of the Swamp Fox, a new book written by Kate and illustrated by James. Both books are available from Warbranch Press.

TUESDAY, JAN. 3 – 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, JAN. 4 – A game plan for weight loss and sensible eating. Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Sciences, gets some ideas and suggestions from registered dietician Dottie Ryan of the Southeast United Dairy Association. For more information call 800-651-MILK.

A live call-in segment on wildlife and other natural resources. Host Mike Willis, communications director for the SC Department of Natural Resources, and SCDNR Hunter and Boater Education Coordinator Jim Wagers take questions on wildlife, hunting, fishing, boating and related topics . Listeners may take part via the toll-free number 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, JAN. 5 – The Rosenwald Schools Initiative . Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future, talks with Tracy Hayes of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, about the Rosenwald Schools Initiative Program, an effort to preserve the history of the school buildings and teacher housing built across the South by Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Company , beginning in 1917. 

Praying for a Ride to Cape Cod . A short, short story from Columbia writer Ceille Baird Welch, one of the winners of the 2005 Piccolo Fiction Open, a literary component of the Piccolo Spoleto Arts Festival and sponsored by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs.

Research in prevention and public health. Jon Keith talks with Shannon Dzubin, program manager of Research!America’sPrevention Research Initiative, an effort to increase awareness and support for disease prevention research.

On tour with Hairspray. Roy Scott talks with a principal from the national touring company of Hairspray. A part of The Greenville News Broadway Series, the musical opens Jan. 10 and runs through Jan. 15 at the Peace Center in Greenville

The Duet Dinner. L ibby Hoyle, Clemson Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science , visits with Chef Jim Spratling of Saltus River Grill in Beaufort, one of a dozen chefs from across the state who served as mentors to ProStart culinary arts students for an evening of fine dining sponsored by the Hospitality Association of South Carolina.

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

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