DATE:          5/9/05
CONTACT:   Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of May 16

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 May 16. 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, MAY 16 -The Neglect of South Carolina ’s Rural Schools.   Dr. Bob Becker , director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University talks with Dr. Greg Hawkins , Director of the Jim Self Center on the Future , about the circumstances leading to Corridor of Shame , a documentary on Abbeville County School District, et al. v. the State of South Carolina, et al . in which 36 SC school districts have filed suit against the state for failure to provide equal educational opportunities to children attending poor, rural schools.
 
To collaborate or not? That is the question . Kerry Coffey of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life (IFNL) at Clemson University asks Carl Sharperson, president and CEO of Sharperson’s Executive Leadership about a SC Rural Communities Compassion Project distance learning event to take place on Wednesday, May 25.

African American Children’s Picture Books.  Dr. Michelle Martin , a specialist in children’s and young adult literature with the Clemson University English Department reads and discusses some new books with Camille Cooper from Clemson University ’s Cooper Library .

TUESDAY, MAY 17 -- A live call-in segment on gardening in South Carolina .  Sam Cheatham takes calls on gardening 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 .

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 -- A lesson in bread-making. Host Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science, visits with Irby and Lisa Rentz at Eat Good Breads bakery in Beaufort.

A live call-in segment on spring grooming needs and other pet care topics.  Dr. Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Dr. Nathan Craddock of Tiger Town Animal Hospital in Clemson are joined by Upstate groomer Debbie Beckwith of the Southern Institute of Pet Grooming in Central.  They’ll take listener questions on pet grooming and health care issues via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859. 
          
THURSDAY, MAY 19 -- Leadership South Carolina .  Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future, talks with Helen Munnerlyn, executive director and Marc Johnson, chair of the executive board of Leadership South Carolina , a successful leadership development program of the Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development, a division of Public Service Activities for Clemson University .

The true story of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.  A brief history lesson by Dr. David Shi , president of Furman University .

Living longer and better through exercise. Jon Keith talks with certified personal trainer Louise Keadle at Gold’s Gym in Columbia about warding off medical conditions by keeping fit.

Clowning around. Bob Schuster visits with Anderson entertainer Jim Barnes, a.k.a. Buttons the Clown.

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

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