DATE: 4/25/06

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of May 1

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 1. 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 1

Home rule challenges in South Carolina.Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University, speaks with Howard Duvall, the executive director of the Municipal Association of South Carolina, during the Feb. 22 Hometown Legislative Action Day, sponsored by the Municipal Association.

Diamond Hill Plywood 200. Bob Schuster talks with John Ramsey, president of Diamond Hill Plywood Company, about his personal connection to the Darlington Raceway and his company’s sponsorship of NASCAR’s Diamond Hill Plywood 200 planned for May 6 in Darlington .

Touring with The Will Rogers Follies. Roy Scott talks with Amy Decker about her experience in the role of Will Rogers’ wife Betty Blake. The Will Rogers Follies, with Larry Gatlin playing the lead, is showing at the Peace Center in Greenville , May 2-7.

Carolina Legends at Andrew Jackson State Park. Dyana Daniels visits with Laura Ledford, interpretive ranger at Andrew Jackson State Park in Lancaster County , to learn more about the park and its 17 th annual Carolina Legends Festival of traditional music, arts, and crafts, which takes place on Mother’s Day weekend, May 13.

TUESDAY, MAY 2
A live call-in hour on gardening topics. Clemson Extension Horticulturist Bob Polomski and Horry County Extension Agent Gary Forrester will take listeners’ questions on lawn and garden issues. Call in to ask for advice via the toll-free number 888-539-8859. For additional information on horticulture, entomology, and food safety and preservation, visit the Clemson Extension Home and Garden Information Center.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

A live call-in hour to ask about wildlife, fishing, hunting or boating. Mike Willis, communications director for the SC Department of Natural Resources, (SCDNR) hosts DNR colleagues who will take listeners’ questions on boating, fishing, hunting, and wildlife. Callers may use the toll-free number 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, MAY 4

The ETV Road Show – Lowcountry. Your Day comes to you live from Washington Street at Memorial Fountain in downtown Walterboro as the ETV Road Show continues its statewide tour of South Carolina .  Your Day in Walterboro will kick off the Lowcountry edition of the ETV Road Show.   The public is cordially invited to attend.

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

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