DATE: 6/6/07

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of June 11

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 June 11. 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, JUNE 11, 2007
The Nanny State.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 role of government in public health.

The SC Forestry Commission and exotic pest alerts. Clemson University Extension Urban Entomologist Eric Benson talks with Laurie Reed, an entomologist with the SC Forestry Commission, about the work of the Forestry Commission, including the insect and disease program that issues exotic pest alerts.

Eliza Jane Schneider. Glenn Hare talks with this actress/singer-songwriter/oral historian/voice artist who presents the one-woman theatre piece Freedom of Speech at Clemson University ’s Brooks Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, June 16, at 8 p.m.

The tomato: fruit or vegetable? Columnist and Chef Christian Thormose gives us a culinary history of the tomato, from its first cultivation in ancient Peru to its current popularity in American cuisine. Thormose is Executive Chef at Seasons By the Lake restaurant located at the Madren Conference Center in Clemson. Get his recipe for tomato salsa.

Goats in a pick-up truck. Some thoughts from Meg Barnhouse , minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg, author of Waking Up the Karma Fairy: Life Lessons and Other Holy Adventures and a co-author of The Best of Radio Free Bubba and The Return of Radio Free Bubba. Her latest book is Did I Say That Out Loud?

TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2007

A live call-in hour on insects and other household pests. Charlotte Holt hosts the Bug Guys: Cam Lay, assistant head of the Department of Pesticide Regulation and Eric Benson, Clemson Extension urban entomologist.  Phone in with questions via the tollfree number 888-539-8859. For additional insect information, visit the Clemson University Entomology website.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007
A live call-in hour on pet healthcare issues . Glenn Birrenkott of the Clemson University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, hosts Dr. Nathan Craddock of Tiger Town Animal Hospital in Clemson. Listeners may call in with questions via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2007
Making connections in Cayce, SC. Donna London, director of the Jim Self Center on the Future, talks with Cayce Mayor Avery Wilkerson at the recent Hometown Legislative Action Day conducted by the Municipal Association of South Carolina.

Unintended consequences. A commissioned work by w riter Pat Jobe, co-author of The Best of Radio Free Bubba and Return of Radio Free Bubba, both published by Hub City Writers Project. Jobe is the host of the Independent Television series The Connection.

Call in to ask about the abundance of fresh produce. Abbeville County Extension Agent Rhonda Matthews and Spartanburg County Extension Agent Kristin Welch discuss the ready availability of fresh produce at this time of year and take questions on how to select, prepare, and preserve fresh vegetables and fruits. Listeners may call in with questions and suggestions via the toll-free number: 888-539-8859.

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

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