DATE: 9/28.07

CONTACT: Bob McAnally, (864) 656-7458

Your Day radio schedule for week of Oct. 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 Oct. 1. The program airs from noon to 1 p.m. , Monday through Thursday. Listeners can call in during a "live” show by using the toll-free phone number: 1-888-539-8859.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2007

The need for a world-class sustainable work force. Bob Becker , director of the Strom Thurmond Institute on Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University , talks with Jim Clinton, executive director of the Southern Growth Policies Board , who will address the conference: “Are We a Competitive Force - The need for a World-class Sustainable Workforce.” The event, to be held Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Carolina First Center in Greenville is presented by USC Upstate and the Leadership Development division of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce . For more information e-mail upstateconf@uscupstate.edu or call 864-503-5555.

Swamp Fest in Lower Richland County . Tracy Swartout, superintendent of Congaree National Park previews Swamp Fest, a family festival that takes place Oct. 5 and 6 at Congaree National Park , Mt. Moriah Church , and Kensington Mansion .

More on the eightieth anniversary of the Bristol Sessions . Glenn Hare of the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts learns more about this defining moment in the history of country music from Dr. Mark Hosler , music historian and professor in the Clemson University Department of Performing Arts. We’ll hear the story of Jimmie Rodgers in this second of two conversations on the 1927 recording sessions held in Bristol , Tennessee and directed by Victor Talking Machine Company Producer Ralph Peer . The first part of this discussion of the Bristol Sessions is available in the Your Day archives for Monday, Sept. 24.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2007

A live call-in opportunity to ask about insects, spiders and other household pests. Charlotte Holt hosts Cam Lay, assistant department head for Pesticide Regulation, and Eric Benson, Clemson Extension urban entomologist. Listeners may call in with questions or observations via the tollfree number: 888-539-8859. For additional insect information, visit the Clemson University Entomology website.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2007
A live call-in discussion on South Carolina natural resources and outdoor activities. Host Mike Willis , communications director for the SC Department of Natural Resources , is joined by colleagues from the SC DNR who will take li stener questions and comments via the tollfree number 888-539-8859.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007

The SC Women’s Connection . Donna London, director of the Jim Self Center on the Future , talks with Susan Retick, 9/11 widow and co-founder of Beyond the 11th , an organization that works to help Afghani war widows become more economically self-sufficient. Retick is the keynote speaker in the first of the " Women Making a Difference " series scheduled for Oct. 23-24 in Florence . The series is an initiative of the SC Women's Connection and the Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development.

Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center . Bob Schuster tours the Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center with Chairman of the Board Willard Strong .

TRAM Fair 2007. Nichole Livengood, executive director of the Travelers Rest Arts Mission (TRAM), previews the second annual TRAM Fair featuring over 40 “outsider” and folk artists from across the Southeast. The TRAM Fair takes place at Gateway Park on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Home schooling. The experiences in education of 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 .

Low Country Oyster Stew. Bob Schuster visits the kitchen of Chef Matt Paul at the downtown location of The Noisy Oyster on the corner of Market and East Bay in Charleston . On Wednesday, Oct. 10, Chef Paul will conduct a seafood cooking demonstration at Whole Foods in Mt. Pleasant .

For more information, contact Your Day at (864) 656-7458 or visit http://yourday.clemson.edu.

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