DATE: 3/2/07

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of March 5

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 March 5. 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, MARCH 5, 2007
Government and environmental public policy issues . Dr. Bob Becker, director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University, talks with Fred L. Smith, founder and president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a public interest group dedicated to free enterprise and limited government.

Coastal development in South Carolina . Bob Schuster speaks with Senator Scott Richardson of Beaufort County at a recent meeting of the Legislative Coastal Caucus held at the Baruch Institute for Coastal Ecology and Forest Science.

Quilting the Sun. Dr. Michelle Martin of the Clemson University English Department talks with author, poet and playwright Grace Cavalieri about the inspiration for her play Quilting the Sun which premiered Feb. 22 and continues through March 10 at Centre Stage in Greenville .

Mother Jones. Columnist and Furman University President David Shi recalls the life of Mary Harris Jones, an American Labor activist and champion of the working poor.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007
A live call-in hour on gardening topics. Naturalist Lisa Wagner, Director of Education for the SC Botanical Garden is joined by Horticulturist and Assistant Garden Manager Sherry Aultman. They’ll discuss projects with garden stone, the topic of a March 10 lecture by Barbara Pleasant, and they’ll take listener questions on gardening practices via the tollfree number 888-539-8859. For additional information on gardening, integrated pest management, and food safety and preservation, visit the website of the Clemson Extension Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC).

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007
A live call-in segment on South Carolina ’s natural resources. Host Mike Willis, communications director for the SC Department of Natural Resources and his colleagues from the DNR will take questions on wildlife, hunting, fishing, boating and related topics . Listeners may take part via the toll-free number 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007

Legislative issues and the SC timber industry.  Donna London, director of the Jim Self Center on the Future, talks with Bob Scott, president of the SC Forestry Association at the Association’s 38th annual meeting held November 16, 2006 .

Coastal development in South Carolina . Bob Schuster speaks with Dr. Rick DeVoe , executive director of the SC Sea Grant Consortium at a recent meeting of the Legislative Coastal Caucus held at the Baruch Institute for Coastal Ecology and Forest Science.

Developments in satellite radio . Eric Rodgers discusses the merger of Sirius and XM satellite radio with blogger Phil Yanov, executive director of the GSA Technology Council and president of Thinkhammer Communications.

A live call-in segment on food safety and packaged produce. Clemson Extension Agent Rhonda Matthews of Abbeville County hosts Clemson Horticulturist Dr. Jim Rushing, interim director of the Coastal Research and Education Center in Charleston . Listeners may call in with questions on food recalls and other food safety issues via the toll-free number 888-539-8859.

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

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