DATE: 7/9/07

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of July 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 July 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, JULY 16, 2007

Online medical information. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University, talks with Debbie Jackson, columnist and associate provost at Clemson University about the use of the Internet as a source of medical and health advice.

Lifeline Response Systems. Gary Melton, director of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University, talks with Dr. Andrew Dibner, founder of Lifeline Systems, and Tina Johnston, the Lifeline Coordinator for Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca.

Making the most of DNA. Peter Kent talks with Bert Abbott, Clemson University professor of Genetics and Biochemistry in Life Science Studies about his research into the genetics of trees.

Tying the knots. Roy Scott talks with Daniel Machowski, a marine biologist from the SC Department of Natural Resources and a member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers.

The Beach Exodus. A biblical account of a South Carolina tradition from Dr. Edwin Leap, an emergency room physician at Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca, and author of a collection of essays on his ER experiences: Working Knights. Dr. Leap’s columns can be found in the Greenville News, the Seneca Daily Journal-Messenger, and Emergency Medicine News. His latest collection of essays on family is called Cats Don’t Hike.

TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007

Selected moments from the archives of recent gardening discussions. This collection of questions and answers taken off the air following recent editions of our live call-in programs on horticultural topics features Clemson Extension personnel, horticulture faculty, and employees of the SC Botanical Garden. For additional gardening information, visit the Clemson Extension Home and Garden Information Center.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007

Selected moments from the off-air archives of recent technology discussions. In this collection of questions and answers taken off the air, Eric Rodgers is joined by Phil Yanov, executive director of the GSA Technology Council and president of Thinkhammer Communications.

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007

Why We Fight. Donna London of the Jim Self Center on the Future continues a conversation with documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki about his film, Why We Fight, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. An earlier conversation with Eugene Jarecki can be found in the Your Day archives for Thursday, July 12.

Touring an Upstate brewery. Eric Rodgers visits Thomas Creek Brewery, a family owned and operated micro-brewery located in Greenville, and talks with Thomas Davis, owner, brew-master, and brewery manager.

Motionless kids and the obesity epidemic. Karen Kemper of the Clemson University Department of Public Health Sciences shares some alarming facts and provides some helpful suggestions for getting kids to start moving. For more tips on combating obesity visit the Governor’s Healthy South Carolina Challenge.

Asking for money. Some thoughts on fundraising from writer Pat Jobe, co-author of The Best of Radio Free Bubba and Return of Radio Free Bubba, both published by Hub City Writers Project. Pat Jobe is the host of the Independent Television program The Connection.

Peach Melba. As the season for fresh peaches is upon us, culinary columnist and Chef Christian Thormose gives us a lesson in the history of the fruit—and a recipe for a peach dessert. Thormose is executive chef at Seasons By the Lake restaurant located at the Madren Conference Center in Clemson.

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