DATE: 3/7/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Mar. 7

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 Mar. 7. 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, MAR. 7 –- The George W. Bush Presidency: Patriotism Displayed, Politics Confirmed, and Protests Pending . Dr. Bob Becker, Director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University talks with two of the guest speakers at a recent event of the Clemson University Presidential Colloquium : Dr. George C. Edwards, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University and Dr. Charles O. Jones of the Brookings Institution.

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities. The Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life (IFNL) at Clemson University hosts Dr. Ann Turnbull, Co-Director of the Beach Center on Disability and Professor of Special Education at the University of Kansas and Sarah Cohen, a parent participant in Family Connection of South Carolina . The annual Family Connection conference “Of Hopes and Dreams XI:  The Games of Life,” is planned for Saturday, March 19, at Fort Jackson in Columbia , SC.

The Legacy of the Calhoun Women. Sandy Woodward talks with USC doctoral candidate Ann Russell about Anna Calhoun Clemson and her contribution to the history of Clemson University.

The Blues of Buddy Guy. Roy Scott talks with blues guitar legend Buddy Guy who performs at the Peace Center in Greenville on March 15 and the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach on March 17.

TUESDAY, MAR. 8 – A live call-in segment on gardening in South Carolina . Clemson Extension Horticulturist Bob Polomski will take listener calls on lawn and garden issues. His guest is Patrick McMillan, curator of the Clemson University Herbarium, a professional field biologist who specializes in plant community ecology and monocot taxonomy. 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, MAR. 9 – Food Safety: from the Surface Up. An extended segment on food safety with Libby Hoyle, Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Sciences recorded at the National Food Safety Conference held at the Springmaid Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center on Feb. 23-25, 2005 . She talks with Linda Harris of the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California at Davis, Randy Worobo of the Department of Food Science and Technology at Cornell University , and Carl Winter, director of the FoodSafe Program and an Extension toxicologist in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC-Davis. This conference was sponsored by the S-295 Multi-state Food Safety Project Technical Committee and the Clemson University Food Safety Program and funded by USDA CSREES National Integrated Food Safety Initiative .

THURSDAY, MAR. 10 – The Status of Women in South Carolina . Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future talks with Women’s Studies professor Dr. Elisa Sparks of the Clemson University English Department and economist Holley Ulbrich, a Senior Fellow in the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs about a recent report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

The Great Swamp Sanctuary Project . Bob McAnally visits a Walterboro wildlife sanctuary in Colleton County , SC , to talk with local historian Anna Lou Marvin and Charlie Sweat, City Council representative on the board of the Great Swamp Sanctuary Project.

Helping Louise Hay. Chesnee writer Pat Jobe of Radio Free Bubba supplies some of what Louise Hay left out of her self-help book You can Heal your Life.

Hearts of Palm Salad. Libby Hoyle, Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science , visits 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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