DATE: 8/6/07

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Aug. 13

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 August 13, 2007 . 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, AUGUST 13, 2007
Evaluating South Carolina schools. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University talks with Sheila Gallagher, president of the South Carolina Education Association.

Realizing the Writer and Illustrator Within. Michelle Martin of the Clemson University English Department learns more about an upcoming conference for children’s writers and illustrators, sponsored by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Carolinas and the Emrys Foundation. Her guests are organizer Katy Smith and Melinda Long, teacher and New York Times-bestselling author of the picture books How I Became a Pirate and Pirates Don't Change Diapers.  The conference takes place Saturday, Aug 25, from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts in Greenville .

Appalachian Traditional Music. Enjoy selections from a July 23, 2004 concert by Dirk Powell, featuring the Foghorn String Band from Portland , Oregon and Riley Baugus from North Carolina , along with a backstage conversation between Dirk Powell and Mickey Harder, director of the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at Clemson University .

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2007

A live call-in hour on lawn and gardening topics. Horry County Extension Agent Gary Forrester and Georgetown County Extension Agent Carlin Munnerlyn will take listeners’ questions about plants and gardening techniques. Use the toll-free number 888-539-8859 to join the conversation. For additional gardening advice, contact the Clemson Extension Home and Garden Information Center.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2007
A live call-in hour on the Internet and related technologies.  Eric Rodgers hosts Internet expert and blogger Phil Yanov, executive director of the GSA Technology Council and president of Thinkhammer Communications. Listeners can call in via the tollfree number 888-539-8859 to ask questions about using the Internet, computers, new digital devices, and related topics.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2007
Revitalizing North Augusta . Donna London, director of the Jim Self Center on the Future, makes a visit to the site of the new riverfront development in North Augusta with G.M. "Skip" Grkovic, director of Economic & Community Development, and Samuel Bennett, city administrator. Incorporating service learning into teaching. Marty Duckenfield, coordinator of the first International Conference on Service-Learning in Teacher Education held in Brussels in July, talks with participant Penny Callahan of Providence College.

Building a better chickenfeed. Peter Kent talks with Clemson University biologist Jeremy Tzeng about current research into new uses of nanotechnology, including a method of preventing salmonella bacteria in chickens.

Stress and the student. Furman University President and columnist David Shi warns us that college students face more stressful situations than in the past.

The history of the lemon. Columnist and Chef Christian Thormose recounts the horticultural and culinary story of the lemon. Thormose is executive chef at Seasons By the Lake restaurant located at the Madren Conference Center in Clemson.

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

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