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patternsStorytelling builds better communities

By Kimberlie Kranich Director of Community Engagement

Broadcasting is a great tradition at Illinois Public Media and we are proud of earning numerous industry awards for our storytelling. We’re also carving out new territory: local storytelling within a community context. We start this on-air process off-air in your community by convening conversations about your dreams and fears. Then as we tell your stories, we strive to connect you to resources through partnerships with local organizations and though relevant, localized content on our Web site.

Our WILL Connect: Economy initiative is one example. We held six community conversations in Macon, Champaign and Vermilion Counties. An increased need to feed the hungry and retraining of workers were two of the needs you expressed. We shared the stories related to those needs and created programs to address them. We didn’t do it perfectly. But we learned a great deal and we’ll start a new series of community conversations this summer, perhaps in your neighborhood.

We’re also teaching others to be storytellers. For example, using FLIP video cameras and free editing software, we’ve trained African-American school children in our Youth Media Workshop how to tell intergenerational stories about their community. In some cases, the impact has been life-changing. “A lot of the people we interviewed, they were told to take shop and cooking and stuff. They were told they weren’t college material,” said one participant. “So in hearing all those other people’s stories, I am going to make sure I am college material.”

We’re now preparing teachers to implement the Youth Media Workshop in their schools. See page 17 for one of this year’s examples of success.

C-U Fit Families, our anti-obesity initiative, tells the stories of innovation and achievement in Champaign-Urbana’s collective and individual efforts to increase active living, access to healthy food, nutritious school lunches and safe routes to school and work.

We aren’t social workers, but we are public service media. And that means we have a role to play in helping the communities we serve by listening, building partnerships and telling stories that help connect people to the solutions they seek.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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The persnickety and perceptive Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is one of Agatha Christie’s most beloved creations. Never one to shy away from self praise, Poirot exercises his “little grey cells,” helping police investigate crimes and murders—whether or not they seek his help.

Now the much-anticipated new adaptation of Christie’s most popular novel, Murder on the Orient Express, debuts at 8 pm Sunday, July 11.

David Suchet (Henry VIII, The Way We Live Now) stars as Poirot, leading an all-star international cast that includes Dame Eileen Atkins (Cranford), Hugh Bonneville (Miss Austen Regrets) and David Morrissey (Sense and Sensibility).

Securing a last-minute ticket on the Orient Express from Istanbul to London, Poirot finds himself amongst a host of eclectic fellow passengers. When the train becomes caught in a snowdrift and a passenger is found brutally murdered mid-voyage, the famous super sleuth is called upon to investigate the crime and find the culprit.

Don’t miss this train trip!Join David Suchet for a blissfully homicide-free excursion aboard the modern-day namesake train in Orient Express: A Masterpiece Special at 7 pm Wednesday, July 7. Combining beautiful videography with fascinating stories, Suchet leads an epic journey that showcases a series of romantic cities and stunning scenery.

Also new is The Third Girl (8 pm July 18) in which a demon-haunted heiress is convinced she has committed murder, but Poirot believes she is innocent. Eccentric crime novelist Ariadne Oliver (Zoe Wannamaker) helps crack the case. Rounding out the fresh adaptations is Appointment with Death (7 pm July 25) where an archeological dig is the scene for murder in the Middle East, leading Poirot to unravel a tragic tale of twisted family secrets. The cast of suspects includes Tim Curry (Spamalot) and Elizabeth McGovern (A Room with a View).

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our democracy, and how that principle translates in today’s environment of electronic information. Retired Supreme Court justice O’Connor (above) is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon Wood and National Book Award winner Annette Gordon-Reed.

And at 12:30 pm (repeated at 6:30 pm) on AM 580, don’t miss Capitol Steps: Politics Takes a Holiday 4th of July Edition. With new material originating from Washington daily, this special is certain to entertain!

Celebrate America’s independenceThe fun starts with this year’s A Capitol Fourth at 7 pm Sunday, July 4 (repeated at 8:30 pm) on WILL-TV. The program marks its 30th anniversary this year and will once again be broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Host Jimmy Smits welcomes a variety of musicians, including country music sensation Darius Rucker, classical pianist Lang Lang, the National Symphony Orchestra and the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets. In addition, Reba McEntire (right) will receive the National Artistic Achievement Award in recognition of her lifetime of music contributions, along with her dedication to the performing arts.

Beyond the musical performances, A Capitol Fourth will capture extended coverage of the fireworks display with 18 cameras stationed around the city—from the White House to the Washington Monument to the banks of the Potomac River.

Then, tune to AM 580 at 11 am Monday, July 5, to catch a one-hour Humankind Special with Sandra Day O’Connor. The program explores how America’s founders viewed the importance of an informed citizenry in the functioning of

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Exploring the George Schultz yearsA new three-part series chronicles the career and contributions of Secretary of State George Shultz, the key shaper of foreign policy in President Ronald Reagan’s administration. It airs at 9 pm Mondays, beginning July 12.

The first installment, A Call to Service, (July 12) introduces Shultz through the details of his early life: his service as a U.S. Marine, his academic career as a free-market economist at MIT and as dean of the business school at the University of Chicago and his early cabinet posts as secretary of labor and secretary of the treasury under President Nixon.

In part two, To Start the World Again (July 19), Schultz works to set up a summit meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev while continuing to deal with the Nicaraguan Contras, the release of hostages in Iran and the election of Corazon Aquino over Ferdinand Marcos as president of the Philippines.

Swords to Plowshares (July 26) details Shultz’s preparations for the summit meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev, leading to the most significant nuclear arms reduction pact of the Cold War. Following this pinnacle of his government service career, Schultz leaves the State Department in January 1989 to join the Hoover Institution at Stanford University while continuing to serve as a passionate advocate for nuclear disarmament.

The former Beatle is the newest winner of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, awarded last month by President Obama. McCartney is the third recipient of the prize, following Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.

PBS captured the post-award concert as part of its In Performance at the White House series, and it airs at 7 pm Wednesday, July 28. McCartney shares the stage with the Jonas Brothers, Faith Hill, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Jerry Seinfeld and others.

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9 amClassic Morningswith Vic Di GeronimoJoin Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!

NoonLive and Localwith Kevin KellyKevin’s get-together features music and a daily serv-ing of news about, and interviews with, area music-makers, plus a calendar of regional music events.

1 pmAfternoon ClassicsJulie Amacher, Lynn Warfel and Mindy Ratner keep you company throughout the afternoon. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac is at 1:01. NPR News Headlines at 3:01.

5 pmNPR All Things Consideredwith Robert Siegel, Melissa Block and Michele Norris

7 pmThe Evening ConcertGreat orchestras from the great concert halls!Monday: Chamber Music Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and Concerts from the Library of Congress7/5 IdaKavafian,violin:BACH;DVORAK AronQuartet:KORNGOLD;MILHAUD7/12 Anne-MarieMcDermott,piano: MENDELSSOHN;STRAVINSKY;MOZART BudapestQuartet:DVORAK;MOZART; BRAHMS7/19 OrionStringQuartet:HAYDN:NIELSEN LynnHarrell,Cello:SCHUBERT;SAINT- SAENS7/26 MarjiDanilow,doublebass:VIVALDI; SCHUBERT JohnHolloway,violin:BOISMORTIER; VIVALDI;MARCELLOTuesday: The New York Philharmonic This Week7/6 AlanGilbert,cond;LisaBatiashvili,violin BRAHMS;SIBELIUS;LINDBERG7/13 AlanGilbert,ProfileNo.1 AlanGilbert,cond; BERNSTEIN;MAHLER;R.STRAUSS

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Wednesday: Chicago Symphony Orchestra7/7 CharlesDutoit,cond; RACHMANINOFF;SHOSTAKOVICH7/14 BernardHaitink,cond; WEBER;BEETHOVEN;BRAHMS,etc.7/21 MitsukoUchida,condandpiano; MainlyMOZART7/28 BernardHaitink,cond; RAVEL;MENDELSSOHN;MOZARTThursday:Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts7/1 BeethovenFestivalinBonn ManfredHoneck,cond;Pittsburgh SymphonyOrch.;BambergSymphonyOrch. WEBER;BEETHOVEN;BACH;JOSEF STRAUSS;etc.7/8 BeethovenFestivalinBonn KentNagano,cond;MahlerChamber Orchestra BEETHOVEN;R.STRAUSS;BRAHMS7/15 BeethovenFestivalinBonn Richard Brautigam, fortepiano Anall-BEETHOVENprogram7/22 Rhapsody for Cello and Piano GautierCapucon,cello; Gabriela Montero, piano PROKOFIEV;MENDELSSOHN;RACH- MANINOFF7/29 EarlyMusicDaysinHerne MichiGaigg,cond;L’OrfeoBaroqueOrch. BEETHOVEN;SCHUBERT;LANNER;etc.

Friday: Prairie PerformancesJoin us this summer for performances by a variety of groups not usually heard on our program, such as UniversityofIllinoisensembles,alongwithstudentand faculty recitals and recordings of other Illinois artists.Fromtimetotime,we’llalsofeaturepost-performance interviews. It’s a laid-back July on the prairie!

9 pmNight MusicGillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, ScottBlankenshiporJohnZechkeepyoucompanythrough the night and into the morning. NPR News Headlines at 9:01.


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9 amClassics By RequestJohnFrayneplaysrequestsfortwohoursatthistimeeachSaturdaymorning.Submitrequestsatclassreq@illinois.eduor217-265-5084. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.

11 amClassics of the PhonographJohnFrayne’sweeklyexplorationofclassicalmusicfrom the pre-digital recording era. This month, John features archival programs.7/3 Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra7/10 Spanish Revival: Joachim Rodrigo7/17 William Kapell in Australia7/24 Casals and Bach: Cello Suites7/31 Great Recordings: Beecham’s Mozart

Noon Afternoon at the OperaTheLyricOperaon-airseasonendswiththeJuly3broadcast.Fortherestofthemonth,broadcastswilloriginatefromtheLosAngelesOpera.7/3 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Mozart). Sir AndrewDavis,cond,withJoyceDiDonato and Kyle Ketelsen.7/10 TAMERLANO(Handel).WilliamLacey,cond, withBejunMehtaandPlacidoDomingo.7/17 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (Rossini). Michele Mariotti, cond, with Nathan Gunn, JuanDiegoFlorez,andJoyceDiDonato.7/24 DAS RHEINGOLD (Wagner). James Conlon cond, with Vitalij Kowaljow, GordonHawkins,andMichelleDeYoung.7/31 DIE WALKUERE (Wagner). James Conlon, cond,withPlacidoDomingo,LindaWatson, andEricHalfvarson.

4 pmNPR All Things Considered

5 pmA Prairie Home CompanionGarrison Keillor and friends present music, skits, and the latest news from Lake Wobegon. [Also Sundays at 2 pm]

7 pmClassics All NightBob Christiansen and Scott Blankenship keep you company Saturday night and into Sunday morning. NPR News Headlines at 7:01 and 10:01.

7 amNPR Weekend EditionwithLianeHansen

9 amSunday BaroqueSuzanneBonaprovidesrelaxingearlymusicbythelikesofBach,HandelandVivaldi.GarrisonKeillor'sThe Writer's Almanac at 9:01.

1 pmFrom the TopA live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, hosted by pianist ChristopherO’Riley.

2 pmA Prairie Home CompanionGarrison Keillor and friends present music, skits and the latest news from Lake Wobegon.

4 pmNPR All Things Considered

5 pmClassical MusicMindy Ratner and Valerie Kahler are your hosts. NPR News Headlines at 7:01.

10 pmHarmoniaAngelaMarianipresentsBaroqueandearlymusic.NPR News Headlines at 10:01.

11 pmThe Romantic HoursMusic, poetry and romance with Mona Golabek.

midnightClassical MusicScottBlankenshipandJohnZechareyourhoststhroughout the night and into the morning.

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saturdaysweekdays6-9 amClassical Music

9 am-noonClassic Morningswith Vic Di GeronimoJoin Vic for music and companionship and make each morning a classic morning!

Noon-1Live and Localwith Kevin KellyKevin’s get-together features music and a daily serv-ing of news about, and interviews with, area music-makers, plus a calendar of regional music events.

1 pm - overnightClassical Music/Friday: Prairie Performances 7-9 pm

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9-11 am Classics by Request JohnFrayneplaysrequestsatthistimeeachSatur-daymorning.Submitrequestsatclassreq@illinois.edu or 217-265-5084.

11 am-NoonClassics of the PhonographJohnFrayne’sweeklyexplorationofclassicalmusicfrom the pre-digital recording era. See page 5 for listings.

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Our new Morning Edition host is here to help you start each weekday with news, information and more. Here’s a chance to learn more about Sean Powers and why he’s looking forward to connecting with WILL Radio listeners.

Tell us about your background and what sparked your interest in journalism.I grew up just south of Chicago and gradu-ated from the University of Missouri's school of journalism. I knew it was my calling after I produced a documentary on teenage pregnancy for WHFH, my high school’s 1500-watt, student-run radio station. Shortly after the documentary aired, I launched a website with my research, links and the documentary itself. Over the course of several years, I heard from people all over the world who told me how this story touched them.

How have your previous experiences in public radio built the foundation for your new role?I’ve been fortunate to have great opportuni-ties, working as a producer for the Public Radio Exchange, as a political reporter for Illinois Public Radio based in Springfield,Ill., and as a producer, reporter and NPR All Things Consid-

ered weekend host for KBIA in Columbia, Mo. As public radio changes, I applaud Illinois Public Media for making great strides with a careful approach to integrate its news and information programs across radio, TV and the Web. I feel that my experiences can help shape this approach, based on some of the ideas and practices that have worked well for other public broadcasters. It’s important to take a bold stance on being innovative, but also critical to be responsive to the communi-ties we serve.

What do you find most intriguing about hosting Morning Edition?Being able to reach out to listeners, not just while on air, but with a variety of technology and social media tools that create an ongoing conversation on issues they care about. I’m looking forward to involving area residents in comment and discussion about news stories. That’s what being a multimedia journalist is all about and this is a great opportunity to do it.

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BBC Overnight Continued Commodity Week Illinois Gardener NPR Weekend Edition Car Talk Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me State Week in Review Commodity Week Travel with Rick Steves This American Life The Midnight Special NPR All Things Considered The People’s Pharmacy Commonwealth Club (Sidetrack 7/3) Living on Earth Latino USA World Vision Report Alternative Radio Bookworm New Letters on the Air BBC World Service

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Cooking(midnight-2 am; 6-8 am; noon-2 pm; 6-8 pm)Sun and Wed: Cook’s Country/Cook’s Illustrated (begins 7/18), Lidia’s Italy, Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie, Barbecue UniversityMon and Fri: Simply Ming, Lidia’s Italy, Daisy Cooks! With Daisy Martinez, Tommy Tang’s Easy Thai CookingTue and Thur: Endless Feast, Baking with Julia, Christina Cooks, Primal Grill with Steve Raichlen

Travel(2-3 am; 8-9 am; 2-3 pm; 8-9 pm)Sun and Wed: Rick Steves Europe, TravelscopeMon and Fri: Rick Steves Europe, Smart Travels: Pacific Rim with Rudy/Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy (begins 7/23)Tue and Thu: Rick Steves Europe, Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge

Gardening/Home Improvement(3-5 am; 9-11 am; 3-5 pm; 9-11 pm)Mon and Fri: Garden Smart/Garden Home (F), This Old House, Hometime, Garden StoryTue and Thu: Victory Garden, New Yankee Workshop, Woodsmith Shop/Woodturning Shop (begins 7/15), Moment of LuxuryWed and Sun: Garden Smart/Garden Home (S), Ask This Old House, For Your Home, Katie Brown Workshop

Arts and Crafts(5-6 am; 11-noon; 5-6 pm; 11-midnight)Sun and Wed: Knit and Crochet Now, Passport & PaletteMon and Fri: Sewing with Nancy, One Stroke PaintingTue and Thu: Scheewe Art Workshop, Best of the Joy of Painting

Saturday Marathons in JulyA six-hour block of themed programmingJuly 3: Living in America Take a tour of America’s most patriotic destinations, along with recipes and tips!July 10: Passport & Palette Pack your beret and paintbrush and get ready to see the world through the eyes of an artist. July 17: Down Under Explore the unique places and culture of Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania.July 24: Stalk & Vine Join Burt Wolf, Chrisina Pirello, Katie Brown and Ming Tsai as they show new ways to enjoy treats from the garden.July 31: Kitchen MakeoverFind out how to give that old kitchen a new look.

Monday-FridayNightly News Programming 9:00 PBS NewsHour10:00 Nightly Business Report10:30 Journal

Mondays 7:00 Rare Bird (7/12); National Park to Park Highway (7/19); Nature (7/26) 7:30 America’s Religious Environmental Movement (7/5) 8:00 Nature (7/12, 7/19, 7/26) 11:00 Independent Lens (7/5); Broad-Winged Hawk (7/12); National Park to Park Highway (7/19); NOVA (7/26)

Tuesdays 7:00 Flight to Freedom (7/6); Conquistadors (7/13, 7/20); Magic of the White City (7/27) 8:00 History Detectives 11:00 Flight to Freedom (7/6); Conquistadors (7/13, 7/20); Magic of the White City (7/27)

Wednesdays 7:00 P.O.V. (7/28) 7:30 Independent Lens (7/7) 8:00 Independent Lens (7/14); Global Voices (7/21, 7/28)11:00 P.O.V. (7/7); New Metropolis (7/14, 7/21); By Invitation Only (7/28)11:30 P.O.V. (7/14, 7/21)

Thursdays 7:00 NOVA 8:00 Scientific American Frontiers; NOVA (7/15); Flying the Secret Sky (7/22);

Secrets of the Dead (7/29)11:00 Scientific American Frontiers (7/1); NOVA (7/8); Independent Lens (7/15); Western Pennsylvania’s Tuskegee Airmen (7/22); Legend of Pancho Barnes (7/29)

Fridays 7:00 Tavis Smiley Reports (7/23); Kalb Report (7/30) 8:00 American Experience (7/2); Baseball in Sacramento (7/16); Frontline (7/23); Kalb Report (7/30) 8:30 Quick Feet, Soft Hands (7/9) 11:00 Baseball; Afropop (7/23); Kalb Report (7/30)

Saturdays 7:00 Rebels and Redcoats (7/3); Faces of America (7/10, 7/17); NOVA (7/24); Afropop (7/31) 8:00 Faces of America; Skin Stories (7/24); Afropop (7/31) 9:00 Faces of America; Liberty or Death (7/3); History Detectives (7/10); NOVA (7/31)10:00 Scientific American Frontiers; Faces of America (7/17, 7/24); Skin Stories (7/31) 11:00 Faces of America; Rebels and Redcoats (7/3); NOVA (7/24); Afropop (7/31)

Sundays 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 McLaughlin Group 8:00 Need to Know 9:00 Global Voices 10:00 Global Voices (7/4, 7/11); P.O.V. (7/25)10:30 New Metropolis (7/18) 11:00 Washington Week11:30 McLaughlin Group

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*Great Performances at the Met: Hamlet, 7/18.

Market to Market (M) Nightly Business Report (T-F) Body Electric (M, W, F) Sit and Be Fit (T, Th) Between the Lions Cyberchase Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Sesame Street Clifford WordWorld Barney & Friends Dragon Tales Sid the Science Kid A Place of Our Own Sewing Programs Painting and How To Programs How Tos Martha Speaks Arthur WordGirl Electric Company/ Sci Girls (F) Fetch/Design Squad (F) BBC World News Nightly Business Report PBS NewsHour

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Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Angelina Ballerina Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Thomas & Friends Bob the Builder Martha Speaks A Place of Our Own This Old House Hour Illinois Gardener Victory Garden America’s Test Kitchen Cook's Country Simply Ming Tommy Tang’s Thai Cooking/ Rachel’s Favorite Food at Home (begins 7/24) Barbecue America/ Primal Grill (begins 7/24) Lidia’s Italy Illinois Adventure Heartland Highways History Detectives Rare Visions Rick Steves’ Europe Lawrence Welk

French in Action Destinos Curious George Sid the Science Kid Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Clifford the Big Red Dog Word Girl Electric Company Biz Kid$ To the Contrary Wealthtrack America’s Heartland Market to Market The McLaughlin Group Religion + Ethics Newsweekly European Journal Motorweek Woodsmith Shop* Hometime This Old House Hour Garden Home/Growing a Greener World (begins 7/11) Victory Garden My Generation Red Green Show Doctor Who

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What’s for breakfast?In this celebration of going out for a morning meal in America, Rick Sebak visits interesting and unusual breakfast spots—from a Cuban cafe in downtown St. Augustine to a Midwestern eatery in a shopping center outside Columbus, Ohio. Breakfast Special (7 pm Wednesday, July 14) lets you fill up on pancakes in rural New York state, try loco moco in Hilo, Hawaii, and see what’s cooking at the Tin Shed in Portland, Oregon.

Don’t miss the best in international independent documentaries at 9 pm each Friday in July.

Meet Shadya Zoabi, a charismatic 17-year-old karate world champion who strives to succeed on her own terms within her traditional Muslim village in northern Israel. Despite her father’s support, she faces the challenge of balancing her dreams with her religious commitments and others’ expectations. Shadya airs July 30.

On July 2, Promises offers a look at the Middle East conflict through the eyes of seven children growing up in Jerusalem, living only 20 minutes apart but locked in separate worlds. The program explores the boundaries that lie between Palestinian and Israeli children, and a few who dared to cross the lines to meet their neighbors.

In The Beetle, (July 9), director Yishai Orian, the owner of an old Volkswagen Beetle, goes on a journey that begins with the previous owners of the car, continues to Jordan to renovate the vehicle and ends

with the birth of his first child. The exciting, funny, sad and intimate memories of the Beetle’s previous owners blend with the director’s personal story.

Motherland Afghanistan (July 16), by Afghan-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi, examines her father’s work as an obstetrician/gynecologist in Afghanistan, where one in seven women dies in childbirth. We first meet him at Kabul’s recently renamed Laura Bush Maternity Ward and then in an isolated provincial hospital, to which patients often travel for several days to get treatment.

Black Gold (July 23) looks at the second most valuable trading commodity in the world—coffee. As westerners revel in designer lattes, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the bitter taste of injustice. Tracing one man’s fight for fair trade, this film is an eye-opening exposé of the $80 billion coffee industry. The short film Calicot is also included.

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▲Presumed Guilty

Imagine being arrested on the street, told you have committed a murder you know nothing about and then finding yourself sentenced to 20 years in jail. In December 2005, this happened to Antonio Zúñiga in Mexico City and, like thousands of other innocent people, he was wrongfully imprisoned. P.O.V. presents the story of two young lawyers and their struggle to free Zúñiga in the award-winning Presumed Guilty at 9 pm Tuesday, July 27.

Other P.O.V. episodes coming at 9 pm Tuesdays in July:

Promised Land – July 6 Though apartheid ended in South Africa in 1994, economic injustices between blacks and whites remain unresolved. As this documentary reveals, the most potentially explosive issue is land redistribution. The film follows two black communities as they struggle to reclaim land from white owners.

Good Fortune – July 13 In Kenya’s rural countryside, Jackson’s farm is being flooded by an American investor who hopes to alleviate poverty by creating a multimillion-dollar rice farm. Across the country in Nairobi, Silva’s home and business in Africa’s largest shantytown are being demolished as part of a U.N. slum-upgrading project. The gripping stories of two Kenyans battling to save their homes from large-scale development present a unique opportunity see foreign aid through eyes of the people it is intended to help.

American Masters turns its lens on Merle HaggardHe hopped his first freight train at the age of 10, became a chronic truant and was locked up some 17 times as a youngster. Haggard was an inmate in the audience when Johnny Cash gave his 1959 New Year’s Day concert in San Quentin—and, as he’s said repeatedly, “my life changed forever.”

In Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself, American Masters followed the legendary musician on camera for the past two years—at home on his ranch and on tour, in addition to interviewing Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss and others close to Haggard. At 72, he recently survived major lung surgery and is now in good health as he hits new artistic and commercial highs. Don’t miss the program at 8 pm Wednesday, July 21.

El General – July 20 Past and present collide as award-winning filmmaker Natalia Almada brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother, daughter of Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became Mexico’s president in 1924.

P.O.V. focuses on personal challenges



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For his third Tavis Smiley Reports special, Smiley travels to New Orleans to capture the mood and spirit of the city’s courageous residents five years after the levees

failed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The episode, Been in the Storm Too Long, premiers at 7 pm Wednesday, July 21, on WILL-TV.

New Orleans five years after Katrina This special is the result of an ongoing collaboration between Tavis Smiley and Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme that began in 2006 when Smiley aired Demme’s documentary, Right to Return: New Home Movies from the Lower 9th Ward, as a week-long series on PBS. Since 2005, Demme has chronicled the people of New Orleans as they struggle to recover and rebuild their city. Smiley now returns to interview some of the city’s most resilient residents who share their rich cultural heritage as they rebuild schools, churches and homes against enormous odds.

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WILL-TVFriday Night Public Affairs 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 Need to Know 8:30 BBC Newsnight

BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 Are You Being Served? 9:30 Chef!10:00 Red Green Show10:30 Doctor Who11:15 Doctor Who Confidential

1Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Heartland Highways 8:00 This Old House Hour(TV-G)

Repeated 10 Saturday and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Soundstage(TV-PG)

Norah Jones. 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose

2Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

Seeabove. 9:00 Global Voices(TV-PG)(DVS)

Promises.Seearticlepage10.10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose

3Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Providence, R.I.Part3of3.Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night Seeabove.

11:30 Austin City Limits(TV-PG)Gnarls Barkley/Thievery Corporation.

4Sunday 7:00 A Capitol Fourth(TV-G)

Seearticlepage2.Repeated 12:30 am Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

8:30 A Capitol Fourth(TV-G)10:00 Globe Trekker(TV-G)(DVS)

Queensland & The Great Barrier Reef.11:00 Jubilee(TV-G)

Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition.

5Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow(TV-G)

Salt Lake City, Utah.Part1of3.Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives(TV-PG)Aclipofwhatmightbethefirsttalkingpicture;sketchesoffive-andeight-poundgoldnuggetsandwhatcouldbeasectionofthefirstTransatlanticCable. Repeated

midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Lost and Found: The Legacy of the USS Lagarto (TV-G)ThisNavysubmarineandhercrewof86menvanishedin1945.Afterthesubwasfoundmorethan60yearslater,thisdocumentaryexploresthestoriesofthecrewandtheirfamilies,thesubandthetownspeoplewhobuiltitinthetinyshipyardofManitowoc,Wis.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served?11:00 Charlie Rose

6Tuesday 7:00 NOVA(TV-G)(DVS)

Missing In MiG Alley.Intheworld’sfirstjetwar,RussianandAmericanfightersclashedoverKorea,oftennevertoreturn.NOVAfol-lowsthepoignantandsometimesharrowingeffortsoffamilymemberstotracewhathap-penedtopilotswhowentmissingoverhalfacenturyago.Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Carrier (TV-14)(DVS)All Hands.MeetsomeoftheyoungmenandwomenaboardtheUSSNimitzasitpullsoutofCoronado,Calif.Repeated midnight Wednesday; 3 am Friday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:00 P.O.V.(TV-PG)Promised Land.Seearticlepage11.Repeated 3 am Thursday; and 2 am Friday.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose

7Wednesday 7:00 David Suchet on the Orient Express:

A Masterpiece Special (TV-G)Seearticlepage1.Repeated 1 am Friday; 2 am Saturday; 9:30 pm Sunday; 1:30 am Monday; and 3:30 am Tuesday.

8:00 Baseball (TV-G)(DVS)The National Pastime.ThesixthinningofKenBurns’serieslooksatthebaseballseasonof1941whenJoeDiMaggioandTedWilliamsarestarsandtheBrooklynDodgerswintheirfirstpennantin20years.Repeated 12:03 Thursday.

10:34 Are You Being Served? 11:05 Charlie Rose

�Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Heartland Highways 8:00 This Old House Hour (TV-G)

Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Pioneers of Television(TV-G)

Sitcoms.ThemostentertainingclipsfromI Love Lucy,The Honeymooners,The Andy Griffith ShowandThe Dick Van Dyke Show,alongwithcommentsfromAndyGriffith,MaryTylerMooreandDickVanDyke.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose


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�Friday 7:00 Public Affairs

Seepage12. 9:00 Global Voices(TV-PG)

The Beetle.Seearticlepage10.10:00 Last of the Summer Wine10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose

10Saturday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow(TV-G)

Salt Lake City, Utah.Part1of3.Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night Seepage12.

11:30 Live from the Artists Den(TV-PG)Ringo Starr with Ben Harper and Relentless 7.

11Sunday 7:00 Nature(TV-G)(DVS)

Eagles of Mull.TheislandofMull,offthecoastofwesternScotland,offersanamazingdiversityoflife,includinggoldeneagles,rarewhitetailedeaglegulls,minkewhales,bottle-nosedolphins,greysealsandsharks.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery!(TV-PG)(DVS)Poirot X: Murder on the Orient Express.Seearticlepage1.Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 David Suchet on the Orient Express: A Masterpiece Special(TV-G)Repeated from 7 pm Wednesday.

10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-G)(DVS)Food Hour: Lebanon.

11:30 Jammin at Hippie Jack’s(TV-PG)The John Cowan Band.


Salt Lake City, Utah.Part2of3.Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives(TV-PG)AvandalizedsculptureofPresidentAndrewJackson;aletterfromRedCrossfounderClaraBartonandananarchist’snotebook.Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years (TV-G)A Call to Service.Part1of3.Seearticlepage3.Repeated 3 am Wednesday; and 3 am Monday.


13Tuesday 7:00 NOVA(TV-PG)(DVS)

The Deadliest Plane Crash.AninvestigationofthecollisionoftwoBoeing747airlinersontherunwayofatinyairportintheCanaryIslands,killing583passengersandcrew.Repeated 1 am Wednesday.

8:00 Carrier(TV-14)(DVS)Controlled Chaos.DiscoverthebondsthattakeplaceamongthemenandwomenaboardtheperilousenvironmentoftheUSSNimitz.Repeated midnight Wednesday; 1 am Sunday; and 2 am Monday.

9:00 P.O.V.(TV-PG)Good Fortune.Seearticlepage11.Repeated 3 am Thursday; and 2 am Friday.


14Wednesday 7:00 Breakfast Special(TV-G)

Seearticlepage10.Repeated 1 am and 4 am Friday; 2 am Saturday; and 4 am Monday.

8:00 Baseball(TV-G)(DVS)The Capital of Baseball.RarenewsreelfilmandinterviewsintheseventhinningcelebratethegloriousheydayofNewYorkCitybase-ball.Repeated 12:15 am Thursday.

10:16 Last of the Summer Wine

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Repeated 10 am Saturday. 9:00 Pioneers of Television(TV-G)

Late Night.ThestoriesofSteveAllen,JackPaar,JohnnyCarsonandMervGriffin(inhislastinterview)headlinethisepisodeabouttheformativeyearsoflate-nighttelevision.




Motherland Afghanistan.Seearticlepage10.10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:29 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose




11:30 Live from the Artists Den(TV-PG)Tori Amos.

1�Sunday 2:00 Great Performances at the Met

Hamlet.SimonKeenlysideandMarlisPetersenheadlinetheAmbroiseThomasopera,basedonShakespeare’splay,inanewproductiondirectedbyPatriceCaurierandMosheLeiser.

7:00 Nature(TV-PG)(DVS)Andes: The Dragon’s Back.Whenthismoun-tainrangerosefromthesea,itcreatedabridgethatjoinedNorthandSouthAmerica,allowingfloraandfaunafromeachtomixanddiversify.Repeated 4 am Tuesday.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG)(DVS)Poirot X: The Third Girl.Seearticlepage1.Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles10:00 Globe Trekker(TV-G)(DVS)

Caribbean Islands: St. Lucia, Martinique & Montserrat.

11:00 Jubilee(TV-G)The Grascals.

1�Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow(TV-G)

Salt Lake City, Utah.Part3of3.Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 3 am

and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives(TV-PG) Repeated 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years(TV-G)To Start The World Again.Part2of3.Seearticlepage3.Repeated midnight Tuesday; 3 am Wednesday; and 2 am Sunday.


20Tuesday7:00 NOVA(TV-PG)(DVS)

B-29 Frozen In Time.ComealongonanArcticexpeditiontorefurbishaB-29thatmadeanemergencylandingin1947.Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Carrier(TV-14)(DVS)Super Secrets.AlldetailsabouttheUSSNimitz,fromitslocationanditinerarytotheinteractionsofthoseaboardandtheinnerworkingsoftheship’sequipment,areclassi-fied.Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 1 am Sunday.

9:00 P.O.V.(TV-PG)El General.Seearticlepage11.Repeated 2 am Thursday; and 3 am Monday.


21Wednesday7:00 Tavis Smiley Reports

New Orleans: Been in the Storm Too Long.Thisthirdprimetimespecialtakesanintimatelookatthelivesofahandfulofthecity’smostresilientresidents,fiveyearsafterKatrina.Seearticlepage16.

8:00 American Masters(TV-PG)Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself.Seearticlepage11.Repeated midnight Thursday; 2 am Friday; and 1:30 am Monday.

9:30 Outlaw Lewis Redmond(TV-G)Themostfamousoutlawofhisday,Red-mondmanagedabootlegnetworkthatrangedthroughthreestates,foughtandeludedthelawmensenttocapturehim,andhelpedpoormountainpeoplepaytheirtaxesandsavetheirfamilyland.



Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 Illinois Pioneers 8:00 This Old House Hour(TV-G)

Repeated 10 am Saturday; and 3 pm Sunday. 9:00 Pioneers of Television(TV-G)

Variety.FromEdSullivan’s“ToastoftheTown”andMiltonBerle’s“TexacoStarThe-ater”toPatBoone,TheCarolBurnettShowandLaugh-In,thisepisodecapturesthebestofvarietyshows.

10:00 Last of the Summer Wine


WILL-TV10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose



Black Gold/Calicot.Seearticlepage10.10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose




11:30 Live from the Artists Den(TV-PG)David Gray.

25Sunday 7:00 Nature(TV-G)

Oceans In Glass: Behind The Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.Recognizedasoneoftheworld’smostsignificantaquariums,MontereyBaypresentsentirehabitats,virtualslicesofoceanthatinclude30,000animalsandplants.

8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG)(DVS)Poirot X: Appointment with Death.Seearticlepage1.Repeated midnight Monday; and 2 am Tuesday.

9:30 Ever Decreasing Circles 10:00 Globe Trekker(TV-G)(DVS)

Midwest U.S.A.11:00 Jubilee(TV-G)

Best of Renfro Valley Bluegrass Festival.


Las Vegas, Nev.Part1of3.Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 History Detectives(TV-PG)TBA.Repeated midnight Tuesday; 2 am Wednesday; and 4 pm Saturday.

9:00 Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years(TV-G)Swords Into Plowshares.Part3of3.See article page 3. Repeated 3 am Wednesday.


27Tuesday 7:00 NOVA(TV-G)(DVS)

Who Killed The Red Baron?AnexcitingnewinvestigationofthedeathofGermany’smostfearedfighterace,ManfredvonRichthofen,overturnstheconventionaltheoryofhisde-mise.Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 Carrier(TV-14)(DVS)Squared Away.AstheNimitzsailstowardthePersianGulf,unfoldingeventshighlightthe

frictionbetweenenlistedpersonnelandtheirsuperiors.Repeated midnight Wednesday; and 3 am Thursday.

9:00 P.O.V.(TV-PG)Presumed Guilty.Seearticlepage11.Repeated 2 am Thursday.


2�Wednesday 7:00 In Performance at the White House(TV-G)

Paul McCartney: Library of Congress Gersh-win Prize for Popular Song.Seearticlepage3.Repeated midnight Thursday; 1 am and 3:30 am Friday.

8:30 In Performance at the White House(TV-G)Paul McCartney: Library of Congress Gersh-win Prize for Popular Song.Repeated from 7 pm.


2�Thursday 7:00 Illinois Gardener


Repeated 10 am Saturday. 9:00 Pioneers of Television(TV-G)

Game Shows.FromitsbeginningsonradiotoGrouchoMarx’s“YouBetYourLife”anditsheydayinthe1960s,alookatoneofbroadcasting’sstrongestgenres.




Shadya.Seearticlepage10.10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 10:30 Are You Being Served? 11:00 Charlie Rose


Las Vegas, Nev.Part1of3.Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday NightSeepage12.

11:30 Live from the Artists Den(TV-PG)Corinne Bailey Rae.


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reach producer at Illinois Public Media, who served as mentor and videography instructor to some of the students.

Another student, 6th grader Corbin Phillips, interviewed former Champaign school ad-ministrator Alvin Griggs, who mentioned a race riot at Centennial High School in 1971. “That sparked Corbin’s interest so he went to the archives and educated himself about the riot and then went back and interviewed Mr. Griggs again,” Henry said.

The after-school program is a collaboration between Illinois Public Media and William Patterson, associate director of the African American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois, and is supported in part by the Adobe Youth Voices Fund and the Unit 4 Champaign School District. YMW projects were led by teachers Amos Lee and Kim Anderson at Champaign Jefferson Middle School; Michelle Bahr and Laurie Jacob at Champaign Edison Middle School; and Whitney Stewart and Josh Wiechert at Champaign Franklin Middle School. Henry and U of I broadcast journalism student Erica McKinney were mentors to the stu-dents.

See Jay’s story, “Poet on the Mound,” along with other students’ video stories, blogs, pho-tos and more at illinoisyouthmedia.org. Click on the projects link and look for “Jefferson, Edison & Franklin 2010.”

Ernie Westfield is a Champaign business-man and a former player in baseball’s Negro Leagues. So when Champaign 8th grader Jay Miles sat down to interview him for a Youth Media Workshop (YMW) video story, Jay expected the conversation to revolve around sports and business.

But as the questions and answers progressed, Jay discovered something that took the inter-change to a whole new level. Westfield is also a poet. As it happens, young Jay is a budding poet himself.

Their shared love of writing poetry, along with Westfield’s passion for letting young people know it’s okay to express their feel-ings through poetry, turned his interviews into a different kind of learning experi-ence for Jay. He went back and interviewed Westfield again, and focused his questions solely on Westfield’s poetry. Jay was shy about telling Westfield directly that he wrote po-etry, too. “But during the second interview, he asked me, and I told him I did,” Jay said. “A lot of people who love poetry are afraid to come out with it, but he’s not.”

Students participating in the 7th year of YMW, which teaches media production and life skills to African American teens, inter-viewed older people in their community. “Many of the students found something that took their interview 180 degrees from what they had planned,” said Henry Radcliffe, out-

Youth Media student connects with “Poet on the Mound”


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18 PATTERNS • JUNE 2010

The first school in Champaign County was a log cabin near Mahomet where children from five pioneer families gathered to learn reading, writing and arithmetic.

The first Champaign public school, known as “The Little Brick,” stood on the corner of Randolph and Hill streets. Champaign was then divided into two school districts, one west of First Street and one east of First.

On the July episode of Illinois Pioneers, airing at 7:30 pm Thursday, July 22, host John Paul talks to his guests, Erma Bridgewater and Cheryl Van Ness, about their recollections of Champaign schools, and looks at historic photos of schools, classrooms and leaders such as Dr. Hartwell C. Howard.

Bridgewater helped integrate Lincoln School, now an apartment building at the corner of Healey and State streets, in 1917. She graduated from Champaign High School in 1931.

Illinois Pioneers: Where Champaign children went to learnVan Ness attended Bondville grade school, which was closed by the district in 1971. She was in the first graduating class from Centennial High School.

“It will be a chance to look at how the school district has evolved over the years,” John said. “We’ll talk about what high school was like when my two guests attend-ed Champaign and Centennial.” The pro-gram will also look at some of the schools that are no longer there, cover some of the sports teams that won state championships, and examine periods when enrollment soared, resulting in the building of schools to keep up with the numbers of children, he said.

Illinois Pioneers is made possible, in part, by The Noel Foundation, by donors to the Champaign 150th Anniversary Celebration Fund and by the Office of Corporate Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Illinois Pioneers: Where Champaign children went to learn

Champaign high school students, above; Class of 1886, Champaign High School, right; children in Avenue School, one of the first schools in Champaign, below.


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While we’re at it, here are some other numbers from this year’s May 8 sale:

100,000 vinyl recordings donated 16,075 dollars raised for Illinois Radio Reader 2,500 CDs donated 295 miles traveled by a shopper from Columbus, Ohio 100 pieces of audio/visual equipment donated 80 people in line when doors opened at 8 am 60 DVDs donated 36 dedicated volunteers who worked from collection to set up to day of sale

“Special thanks to Lincoln Square Village, Busey Bank, Rick Law of Rick Law Roofing, Derrick Goen, Don Boskey, Pat Shepard, Jim and Judy Vandeventer, Scott Dobbins, George Carlisle, Eric Dahlheim, Jim Scholer and Rick Schoell for all of their help in setting up the event,” said Deane Geiken, director of Illinois Radio Reader. “I also appreciate all of John Frayne’s outstanding work with the collectibles and, of course, everyone who purchased items at the sale!”

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Ag program for urbanites: In My BackyardWILL-AM’s Ag Hour, the Closing Market Report and The Farming World, has a new segment devoted to stories about smaller farms and about the passion of those who grow and eat food. In My Backyard airs at 2:52 pm on Fridays and features five minutes of commentary and stories by Lisa Bralts (right), director of Market at the Square farmers’ market in Urbana.

In her debut commentary on June 4, Lisa looked at small-scale agricultural activities that live in Big Ag’s shadow—the parts we don’t see from the interstate. Closer prox-imity and relationships between growers and eaters encourage conversation not just about growing food, but also about food preparation and preservation, arts that are slowly becoming lost, she said.

“I keep thinking about the immediate im-pact of what each of us does at home, and in our neighborhoods and towns,” Lisa said. “I know from experience and seeing it hap-pen again and again that watching someone build a garden or plant a seed or make yogurt or bake bread can get a person think-ing, “Hey—maybe I can do that.”

Lisa, who has a background in community radio and has written for the Champaign-Urbana Smile Politely online magazine, said she’s excited about the opportunity to let people know about places and activi-ties that are hidden in plain sight and that could inspire people.

Dave Dickey, Illinois Public Media director of agricultural programming, said he hopes the segment will make WILL’s agriculture programs more accessible for urban listen-ers. “Lisa is a wonderful writer who is pas-sionate about food—and as a city dweller herself, she will bring that perspective to her stories,” he said.

“Everyone eats—and therefore has a stake in our food infrastructure,” Dave said. “We hope that In My Backyard gives listeners a greater appreciation and understanding of the foods they eat—from seed to table.”

The Urbana and Champaign Farmers’ Markets and WILL have a common goal: enriching the community. That’s one reason both markets underwrite programs on WILL. They have been doing so for nearly as long as they’ve been around.

Lisa Bralts, director of the Urbana Market at the Square, says the Urbana Market is a place where people discover parts of the community they didn’t know about before. “Someone will come looking for peaches, then while walking around they might see eggs or cheese or an unusual vegetable and think: I didn’t know you can get that locally.” Even better, market shoppers can meet the people who grow the food they are buying and learn about how it was raised and might be prepared. Just as WILL provides perspectives that aren’t found on commercial stations, the Urbana Market at the Square offers consumers alternative views on food, agriculture and the local economy. “The Market isn’t just for foodies,” says Bralts, “it’s about the whole community.”

The Historic First Street Farmers Market in downtown Champaign opened just last year, but its goals are equally ambitious. Liaison Valerie McWilliams said the North First Street Association was concerned about a “food desert” north of downtown Champaign, where fresh produce was not readily available. Now thanks to the efforts of market manager Wendy Langacker, local produce, entertainment and education about

sChris Shroyer, right, regional president of Busey Bank, presents a donation from Busey to Cheryl Middaugh, director of marketing & development with the Eastern Illinois Foodbank as WILL’s Les Schulte stands by. Busey and the local IGA stores contributed one dollar, the cost of three meals, to the food bank for every call WILL received during the spring TV pledge drive.

gardening and agriculture are offered there every week over the summer.

Both farmers’ markets run programs for children and donate produce to area food banks. In the future they hope to extend such outreach while continuing to underwrite WILL. In supporting Illinois Public Media, the farmers’ markets reach diverse and receptive parts of the community while pursuing their own goal of enriching it.

Corporate Support Profile: Urbana and Champaign Farmers’ Markets

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