DATE: 10/13/05

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Oct. 17

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 Oct. 17. 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, OCT. 17

American dependence upon oil. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University talks with Dr. Molly Espey, associate professor in the Clemson University Department of Applied Economics and Statistics.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Karen Kemper of the Clemson University Department of Public Health Sciences talks with her colleague Deb Charles, an instructor whose Health Communications class at the Joseph F. Sullivan Center is conducting research and performing outreach in breast cancer awareness in South Carolina, sponsored by the upstate affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

The Lowcountry Liar . Glenn Hare visits with Charleston-based storyteller Brian McCreight, whose book, The Legend of the Lowcountry Liar and Other Tales of a Tall Order is available from Pineapple Press. McCreight appears Oct. 21-22 at the South Carolina Storytelling Festival at Charlestowne Landing in Charleston , on Oct. 26-27 at the SC Library Association annual conference at the Richland County Public Library and on Oct. 28 at the Mt. Pleasant Barnes & Noble store.

A souvenir of the upstate. We meet upstate musician Bobby Holliday and get a preview of his new CD: Crown of the Carolinas: the Angel’s Share, composed of songs he’s written about well-loved natural attractions in upstate South Carolina .

TUESDAY, OCT. 18

A live call-in segment on lawn and garden issues. Charleston County Extension Agent Brian Smith takes your questions. Listeners may call in with questions via 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. Charlotte Holt hosts Cam Lay, assistant department head for Pesticide Regulation, and Eric Benson, Clemson Extension urban entomologist. Listeners may call in with questions via the toll-free number 888-539-8859. For additional insect information, visit the Clemson University Entomology website.

W EDNESDAY, OCT. 19

The Carolina Q-cup barbecue competition . Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension food and nutrition specialist in the Clemson University Department of Packaging Sciences and Lake High , Jr., president of the SC Barbecue Association will take questions and comments from listeners about S.C. barbecue traditions. The second annual Carolina Q Cup competition takes place Oct. 29 th at the State Farmers Market in Columbia . Listeners may take part via the toll-free number 888-539-8859.

A live call-in segment on pet healthcare issues. Host Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences is joined by Clemson veterinarian Dr. Nathan Craddock of Tigertown Animal Hospital . Listeners may take part via the toll-free number 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, OCT. 20

Tobacco-related illness in South Carolina . Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future talks with Newberry County family practitioner Dr. Oscar Lovelace, a participant in the third annual S.C. Alliance for Cancer Chemoprevention Symposium held in May 2005 at Clemson University .

The Golden Rule Revisited. Emergency room physician Dr. Edwin Leap has an epiphany about his aged patients and his own children while working the night shift at an upstate hospital in this essay from his book: Working Knights.

Natural breast reconstruction following cancer surgery. Jon Keith talks with Dr. James Craigie, a plastic surgeon in Mt. Pleasant , about a unique form of natural breast reconstruction utilizing the patient’s own skin and fat tissue.

Reality TV in Darlington . Bob Schuster talks with Nick Panagopulos and Travis Gray of Brainbox Productions, the company that produced Driver X: Race for the Ride, a reality series that airs on Discovery beginning on Oct. 30.

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

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