DATE: 5/3/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of May 9

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 9. 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 9 –- Women in Higher Education. Dr. Bob Becker, Director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University talks with Dr. Amy Thompson McCandless, a history professor at the College of Charleston and author of The Past in the Present: Women’s Higher Education in the Twentieth Century American South, published by the University of Alabama Press.

Extra Care for Caring Children . Dr. Gary Melton, director of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life (IFNL) at Clemson University finds out about this innovative program from Dr. Kerry Sease of the Center for Pediatric Medicine in the Greenville Hospital System and Brooke Howard, Parents as Teachers representative for Greenville County Schools.

Hub City’s Greatest Hits, a tenth anniversary spectacular. Authors Pat Jobe and Meg Barnhouse of Radio Free Bubba talk with Hub City executive director Betsy Teter, about the tenth anniversary celebration of the Hub City Writers Project, to be held May 13 and 14 at the Historic Harris Teeter Theatre located at 1200 East Main Street in Spartanburg . In ten years, the Hub City Writers Project has published more than 150 writers, published 23 books and received state and regional awards for its work. In 2002, Hub City received South Carolina ’s highest honor in the arts, the Elizabeth O’Neill Governor’s Award. It’s latest book, published in April 2005, is The Return of Radio Free Bubba, by Meg Barnhouse, Pat Jobe and Kim Taylor.

TUESDAY, MAY 10 – A live call-in segment ongardening in South Carolina . Clemson horticulture professor David Bradshaw takes calls on gardening issues. Dr. Bradshaw is an heirloom gardener and naturalist for the SC Botanical Garden. 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.

W EDNESDAY, MAY 11 – Fast fuels for grand slam days. H ost Libby Hoyle, Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science talks with registered dietician Dottie Ryan of the Southeast United Dairy Association (SUDIA) about healthy snacks and meals for families on the go. Get the fact sheet.

A live call-in segment on pet care topics. Dr. Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Dr. Bobby Long of Magnolia Veterinary Clinic in Anderson take listener questions on pet health care and other issues via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 – Invasives in your backyard. Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future talks with John Randall, national director of the Nature Conservancy’s Wildlife Invasive Species Team. The SC Native Plant Society sponsors Mr. Randall’s lecture at Greenville Technical College on May 17 at 7:00 pm .

The latest in termite research . Clemson Extension Entomologist Eric Benson and Cam Lay, assistant department head for Pesticide Regulation talk with termite specialist Dr. George Rambo at the 46 th Annual Pest Management School . For additional insect information, visit the Clemson University Entomology website.

Create Your Own Family Originals. Jon Keith talks with Lucie Eggleston and Lucy Lewis, authors of Create Your Own Family Originals, a bookcontaining over 500 ideas to preserve everyday humor, family lore and significant milestones.

“Talking right.” Chesnee writer Pat Jobe of Radio Free Bubba makes no apology—and has his reasons—for speaking the way he does.

Apple Tart with Cinnamon Ice Cream and Espresso-Chocolate Timbale with Ice Cream . Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Science , visits with Executive Chef Christian Thormose of Cross Creek Plantation in Seneca and Executive Chef Corey Pavuk of the Reserve at Lake Keowee.

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

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