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What happens next at Downton Abbey?Season 2 premieres Jan. 8 on WILL-TV

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january 2012 Volume XXXIX, Number 7

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We typically use this space to give you reports about new or improved services, projects and partnerships in our communities, advancements in technology or news on threats to the future of public broadcasting. But since public media is about creating two-way conversations, we thought it would be appropriate to feature some of the comments you’ve shared with us about why public media is important to you. As you “say aha!” to the in-depth news, information and entertainment we bring you through WILL TV, Radio and Online, we hope you continue to “open up” with your questions, comments and voices of support. Thank you!

“WILL has enriched our lives in numerous ways. When we had little children, we began with Sesame Street. There has also been news, music, educational programs and entertainment of all sorts. Now we enjoy Sesame Street again with our grandchildren. Thank you for everything.” --Ilyse & Vern Fein, Urbana

“I rely on Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Fresh Air for balanced, thorough coverage of a wide variety of news and entertainment stories. There is nothing that comes close to matching NPR’s impeccable coverage of the events that are unfolding around the world.” --Nancy Kinsey Caldwell, Effingham

“WILL is an essential part of my life. It gives my children a safe place to watch TV. Radio gives us our news and entertainment, we appreciate the local weather and information. Our whole family benefits from public broadcasting every day.” --Becky Mead, Urbana

“I really appreciate the community outreach WILL does with youth. It’s making a difference in so many lives. Thank you.” --Colleen Cook, Champaign

“I listen to 90.9 often during the day. I get news and information during my drive to and from work each day and I also enjoy listening to classical music.” --Diane Klock, Mahomet

“This is a vote for Media Matters. I’ve been laid off for two years, with ‘broke’ not quite capturing the situation, but this program is important enough to me to take the meat off my grocery list this week.” --Greg H., Chicago

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90.9 FM: A mix of classical music and NPR information programs, including local news. (Also heard at 106.5 in Danville.) See pages 4-5. 101.1 FM and 90.9 FM HD2: Locally produced music programs and classical music from C24. (101.1 is available in the Champaign-Urbana area.) See page 6. 580 AM: News and information, NPR, BBC, news, agriculture, talk shows. (Also heard on 90.9 FM HD3 with live streaming on will.illinois.edu.) See page 7.

TelevisionWILL Create Cooking, travel, gardening and home improvement, arts and crafts. 12.3; also available on Comcast and Mediacom. See page 8.WILL World PBS documentaries, news and public affairs. 12.2; also available on Comcast and Mediacom. See page 8.WILL-HD All your favorite PBS and local programming, in high definition when available. 12.1; Contact your cable or satellite provider for channel information. See pages 9-17. Online will.illinois.edu

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One of the most popular series in Masterpiece history is back for an exciting second season

as Downton Abbey resumes its story of love and intrigue at an English country estate. The seven-part series premieres at 8 pm Sunday, Jan. 8, on WILL-TV.

Last season opened with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, bringing dire consequences for Downton Abbey. Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville), the father of three daughters and no sons, welcomed an unexpected new heir—his middle-class distant cousin, Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens). The inevitable courtship between Matthew and Lord Grantham’s eldest daughter, Mary (Michelle Dockery), was as bewitching as it was unresolved. Of equal interest were the members of the estate’s staff, with their own romances and schemes.

The new season picks up in the middle of World War I, which accelerated the social change that was already transforming an age-old system of class and privilege. New episodes include thwarted and rekindled romances, forgotten and fresh scandals and numerous fresh plot twists.

The series won six Emmy Awards, including for outstanding miniseries or movie, along with best supporting actress kudos for Dame Maggie Smith and honors for writing, directing, cinematography and costumes.

t Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham

s Brendan Coyle as John Bates and Joanne Froggatt as Anna Smith.

You’re invited to a previewHere’s your chance to see what happens next to the noble family and their staff at Downton Abbey, now in the midst of WWI. This special early screening is at 6 pm Friday, Jan. 6—two days before the show airs on WILL-TV—at the iHotel in Champaign. The event is free, and in-cludes appetizers and beverages. Invite a friend to come with you! Seating is limit-ed; phone 217-333-7300 to reserve your spot(s) by Thursday, Jan. 5.

Aha!•DowntonAbbeyisfilmedatHighclere

Castle, a 1,000-acre estate in England’s Hampshire County.

•ThecastlewasdesignedbySirCharlesBarry, the architect for the Houses of Parliament.

•Thecastle’ssitehasbeenhometotheCarnarvon family since 1679.

•The5thEarlofCarnarvon,witharcheologist Howard Carter, discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922.

•LadyGranthamintheMasterpiece series could be based on Amina Carnarvon, an American who married the 5th Earl.

Downton Abbey returns!


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In Performance at the White House (9 pm Monday, Jan. 16, WILL-TV) pays tribute to the music of the civil rights era with performances by Yolanda Adams, Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson (left), John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Howard University Choir and The Freedom Singers, featuring Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett and Toshi Reagon. Actor Morgan Freeman is a guest speaker.

Music of the civil rights era

This opening night gala concert showcases the conducting style and interpretive gifts that have made Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Gustavo Dudamel (below, left) an international sensation. The concert’s all-Gershwin repertoire will include An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue and a solo performance of Someone to Watch Over Me, spotlighting the virtuoso jazz piano of special guest Herbie Hancock (below, right). The program airs on WILL-TV at 8 pm Friday, Jan. 6.

Check the TV listings for details on Great Performances’ Tony Bennett Duets 2 at 8 pm Friday, Jan. 27. It’s a follow-up special to the release of Bennett’s second duets album last fall, which received rave reviews.

Great Performances celebrates Gershwin Did you know?43% of Illinois Public Media’s annual budget comes from individuals and businesses.


Robert S. Culkeen, vice president of technology and operations at WJCT public radio and television in Jacksonville, Fla., has been named station manager of WILL television and radio at Illinois Public Media.

Bob has also been an adjunct faculty member at Florida State College in Jacksonville, teaching broadcast history and multimedia project management. Before taking his position at WJCT in 1998, Bob had been assistant director of video servicesanddistancelearningatWestfieldState University in Massachusetts and chief videographer at WUFT in Gainesville, Fla.

When he begins his new job Jan. 9, Bob will have primary responsibility for the daily operation of WILL-TV, WILL-AM and WILL-FM, including supervision of programming, production and engineering.

Bob said he’s excited by the opportunity to work at Illinois Public Media, in part because the job combines three areas that motivate him: broadcasting/media, higher education and community engagement. “I love the energy on a college campus,” he said. “It’s constantly changing. With a new freshman class coming in every year, you

have people with new ideas and who want to try new things.”

He said he looks forward to joining WILL’s community engagement efforts. The stations’ recent hunger awareness programming demonstrated genuine caring while giving people information about hunger in the area, he said. “I have

witnessed many media outlets conducting food, coat and gift drives, but at the end of the drive, there’s no other action.” With its multi-platform programming about local hunger over a number of days, Illinois Public Media sent a clear and supportive message to the community, he said.

Illinois Public Media General Manager Mark Leonard said Culkeen’s experience in production, operations and technology will be a huge asset to WILL as its Campbell Hall is transformed from an analog facility to a digital one. “His heart is grounded in the values of public broadcasting, and he understands the need to adopt greater efficienciesinourworkflowifwearetomaintain our quality and productivity.”

Bob replaces Kate Dobrovolny, who retired as station manager in May 2011.

Illinois Public Media names new WILL station manager

s From above left: the Blind Boys of Alabama and Joan Baez.


weekdays WILL-FM 90.9 and HD1 106.5 in Danville

6 amNPR Morning Editionwith Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep and Jim Meadows

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

NoonLive and Local with 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 Concert Great orchestras from the great concert venues. Listings are subject to change.

Monday:Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (new season)1/2 Edo de Waart, cond;

Milwaukee Symphony Chorus COPLAND; BEETHOVEN1/9 Edo de Waart, cond;

Joseph Kalichstein, piano BEETHOVEN; MAHLER 1/16 Edo de Waart, cond; Joyce Yang, piano RACHMANINOFF; RIMSKY-KORSAKOV1/23 Edo de Waart, cond; Frank Almond, violin GRIEG; BARBER1/30 Edo de Waart, cond;

Milwaukee Symphony Chorus TCHAIKOVSKY; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Tuesday:Chicago Symphony Orchestra1/3 Sir Mark Elder, cond; Janine Jansen, violin DVORAK1/10 Ricardo Muti, cond MENDLESSOHN; BUSONI1/17 Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond; Joshua Bell, violin BRUCH; SAINT-SAENS1/24 Bernard Haitink, cond HAYDN; SCHUBERT1/31 Stefane Deneve, cond PROKOFIEV; RAVEL

Wednesday: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center1/4 Anne-Marie McDermott, piano;

Ida Kavafian, violin; SHOSTAKOVICH; BRAHMS1/11 Alessio Bax, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; MAHLER; BARTOK1/18 Jeremy Denk, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; HAYDN; DVORAK1/25 Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; BEEETHOVEN; BRAHMS

The Keeping Score Series: 13 Days When Music Changed Forever1/4 The Dawn of Opera: MONTEVERDI1/11 The Baroque Era: BACH1/18 Classic Era Opera: MOZART1/25 Emergence of the Piano: BEETHOVEN

Thursday:Los Angeles Philharmonic (new season) 1/5 Gustavo Dudamel, cond MAHLER1/12 Leonard Slatkin, cond; Wynton Marsalis,

trumpet GERSHWIN; MARSALIS1/19 Gustavo Dudamel, cond; Jeremy Denk, piano MOZART; BEETHOVEN 1/26 Gustavo Dudamel, cond BRAHMS

Friday:Prairie PerformancesThis month we feature performances from the 2011 Allerton Music Barn Festival. See page 6 for details.

9 pmNight MusicGillian Martin, Bob Christiansen, Ward Jacobson, Scott Blankenship or John Zech keep you company through the night and into the morning. NPR News Headlines at 9:01.

t Joyce Yang (7 pm, 1/16)


saturdays & sundaysWILL-FM 90.9 and HD1 106.5 in Danville

saturdays7 amNPR Weekend Edition with Scott Simon

9 amClassics By RequestJohn Frayne plays requests for two hours at this time each Saturday. Submit requests at [email protected] or 217-265-5084. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01.

11 amClassics of the PhonographJohn Frayne’s weekly exploration of memorable recordings from the 20th century. 1/7 Acoustical Orchestral Records: Forgotten?1/14 Great Berlioz Conductors: Harty, Beecham,

Munch, Davis1/21 They Also Waltzed: Waldteufel and Others1/28 Women Violinists of the 1950s: Ida Haendel

and Erica Morini

Noon Afternoon at the OperaLive from the Met, 2011-12 season. 1/7 HÄNSEL AND GRETEL (in English) (Hump-

erdinck). Robin Ticciati, cond, with Aleksan-dra Kurzak, Alice Coote and the Met Chorus and Orchestra.

1/14 NORMA (Bellini). Richard Bonynge, cond, with Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Carlo Bergonzi and the Met Chorus and Orchestra (Archival broadcast of April 4, 1970)

1/21 THE ENCHANTED ISLAND (Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau). William Christie, cond, with Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Placido Domingo and the Met Chorus and Orchestra.

1/28 TOSCA (Puccini). Mikko Franck, cond, with Patricia Racette, Aleksandrs Antonenko, James Morris and the Met Chorus and Or-chestra.

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.

sundays7 amNPR Weekend Editionwith Audie Cornish

9 amSunday BaroqueSuzanne Bona provides relaxing early music by the likes of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac at 9:01. 1/1 Special: New Year’s Day from Vienna,

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1 pmFrom the TopA live performance program featuring America’s best young classical musicians, hosted by pianist Christo-pher O’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 pmHarmoniaAngela Mariani presents Baroque and early music. NPR News Headlines at 10:01.

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

midnightClassical MusicScott Blankenship and John Zech are your hosts throughout the night and into the morning.

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weekdays6-9 amClassical Music

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

Noon-1 pmLive and Local with 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

saturdays7-9 amClassical Music

9-11 amClassics by RequestJohn Frayne plays requests at this time each Sat-urday. Submit requests at [email protected] or 217-265-5084.

11 am-NoonClassics of the PhonographJohn Frayne’s weekly exploration of memorable recordings from the 20th century. See page 5 for listings.

Noon-overnightClassical Music

sundaysall day Classical Music

Start the new year with a laughThe Capitol Steps New Year’s Eve edition of Politics Takes a Holiday has enough comedy for an encore, so catch it at 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 1, on WILL-AM.

Don’t miss WILL-FM’s broadcasts of performances from the 2011 Allerton Music Barn Festival, showcasing world-renowned guest artists and University of Illinois School of Music faculty, at 7 pm Fridays this month on Prairie Performances.

Jan. 6 Opening Night: An Evening of Strauss Waltzes and Viennese Bonbons. The Allerton Salon Orchestra, under the direction of Donald Schleicher, performs classic waltzes including Johann Strauss’ The Blue Danube.

Jan. 13 Arturo Sandoval with UI Jazz Faculty. The Cuban-born trumpeter leads performances of jazz and Latin jazz tunes, both standards and Sandoval’s original compositions.

Jan. 20 Pacifica Quartet with John Dee and Ian Hobson. The U of I’s quartet-in-residence performs Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370, with oboist John Dee; Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, with pianist


Ian Hobson; and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74 (“The Harp”).

Jan. 27 Stefan Milenkovich and Rohan De Silva. Milenkovich, a violinist, performs Handel’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Major, while pianist De Silva performs Beethoven’s Sonata No. 7 in C Minor. Also included are works by Sarasate, Wieniawsky, Paganini and Kreisler.

Prairie Performances features 2011 Allerton Music Barn

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BBCWorld Service Inside Europe NPR Weekend Edition Says You Car Talk On the Media Media Matters The Tavis Smiley Show Special – Capitol Steps’ Politics Takes a Holiday (1/1) Wait Wait ... All Things Considered Keepin’ the Faith This American Life To the Best of Our Knowledge New Dimensions Le Show BBC World Service

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NPR Morning Edition with Jim Meadows BBC World Briefing Focus with David Inge NPR News 10:01/11:01 The Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn NPR News 12:01 Fresh Air The Closing Market Report NPR News 2:01 BBC Business Daily The World All Things Considered with Jeff Bossert Fresh Air BBC World Service On Point BBC World Service

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BBC Overnight Continued Commodity Week Mid-American 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 Living on Earth Latino USA Left, Right & Center Alternative Radio Bookworm New Letters on the Air BBC World Service

Pre-Opening Market Report: 8:49 am; Opening Market Report: 9:49 am; Market Update: 10:58 and 11:58 am; Ag and Stock Market Report: 12:55 pm; Settlements: 1:58 pm; Closing Market Report: 2:06 pm. To listen to archived ag reports, sign up for the Illinois Public Media Ag E-newsletter, or download our agricultural podcasts, visit www.willag.org. Call 217-333-3434 for market analysis, updated at 9:15 am and 3:15 pm daily.

AgricultureDave Dickey, agriculture director; Todd Gleason, host, Closing Market Report & Commodity Week

The news from Illinois Public Media’s award-winning staff of reporters — Jim Meadows, Jeff Bossert and Sean Powers—can be heard during Morning Edition, The Afternoon Magazine and All Things Considered.

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Cooking(midnight-2 am; 6-8 am; noon-2 pm; 6-8 pm)Sun and Wed: America’s Test Kitchen; Lidia’s Italy; Chef John Besh’s New Orleans; Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends Mon and Fri: Simply Ming; Lidia’s Italy; Ciao Italia; New Scandinavian CookingTue and Thur: Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food; Food Trip with Todd English; Kimchi Chronicles; Taste This!/Mexico One Plate at a Time (begins 1/12)

Travel(2-3 am; 8-9 am; 2-3 pm; 8-9 pm)Sun and Wed: Rick Steves’ Europe; Wild Photo Adventures Mon and Fri: Rick Steves’ Europe; Grannies on Safari Tue and Thu: Globetrekker; Globetrekker

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; Rough Cut with Tommy Mac; B Organic/Around the House with Matt and Shari (begins 1/6)Tue and Thu: Victory Garden; Woodwright’s Shop; American Woodshop; Glass with Vicki Payne Wed and Sun: Mid-American Gardener; Ask This Old House; For Your Home; Katie Brown Workshop

Primetime Schedule

Arts and Crafts(5-6 am; 11-noon; 5-6 pm; 11-midnight)Sun and Wed: Knit & Crochet Today/Knit & Crochet Now (begins 1/25); Gary Spetz’s Painting Wild Places with Watercolor/Donna Dewberry Show (begins 1/8) Mon and Fri: Sewing with Nancy; Grand View Tue and Thu: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting; Best of the Joy of Painting

Saturday Marathons in January A six-hour block of themed programmingJanuary 7: Healthy ResolutionsRecipes and lifestyle tips that are good for mind, body and soul.January 14: Lobster ShackJourney to New England, Finland, Mexico and beyond for lobster recipes from traditional to exotic.January 21: Island Hoppin’Hawaii, Spain’s Canary Islands, the island of Bermuda and more!January 28: Jacques’ Kitchen (Essential Pepin)Legendary chef Jacques Pepin offers advice, from cooking basics to preparing sophisticated soufflés.

See the full Create schedule at will.illinois.edu

Monday-Friday 9:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 Nightly Business Report 10:30 Journal Mondays 7:00 Nature (1/2); Conquistadors with Michael

Wood (1/9, 1/16); Racing to Bermuda: A Century on the Ocean (1/23); A Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographer (1/30)

8:00 Alaska’s Brooks Range (1/2); Nature 11:00 49th Star: Creating Alaska (1/2);

Conquistadors with Michael Wood (1/9, 1/16); The Lure of Surfing (1/23); The John Robinson Story (1/30)

Tuesdays 7:00 Carrier (1/17, 1/24, 1/31) 8:00 American Masters (1/3, 1/10); This Is Where

We Take Our Stand (1/17); Horsemen Cometh (1/24); World On Trial (1/31)

11:00 American Masters (1/3, 1/10); Carrier (1/17, 1/24, 1/31)

Wednesdays 7:00 Independent Lens 8:00 Frontline 11:00 To Be Heard (1/4); Globalization at the

Crossroads (1/11); Independent Lens (1/18, 1/25)

Thursdays 7:00 NOVA (1/5); Inside Nature’s Giants (1/19,

1/26) 8:00 Mystery of Chaco Canyon (1/5); Secrets of

the Dead 11:00 NOVA

Fridays 7:00 American Experience (1/13, 1/27) 7:30 American Masters (1/6)

8:00 History Detectives (1/13, 1/20, 1/27) 11:00 American Masters (1/6); George Catlin

and the Plains Indians (1/13); American Experience (1/20, 1/27)

11:30 Death of the Old West (1/13)

Saturdays 7:00 Washington Week 7:30 McLaughlin Group 8:00 Need to Know 8:30 Inside Washington 9:00 Egypt’s Golden Empire (1/7); Tutankhamun

(1/14); Model T’s to War (1/21); American Masters (1/28)

10:00 Egypt’s Golden Empire (1/7, 1/14); Yanks Fight the Kaiser (1/21)

10:30 Bonaparte’s Retreat (1/14); Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One (1/28)

11:00 To Be Heard (1/7); Moyers & Company

Sundays 7:00 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (1/1);

Independent Lens (1/15); POV (1/22); Global Voices (1/29)

7:30 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (1/1); Independent Lens (1/8)

8:00 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (1/1); Afropop (1/22, 1/29)

8:30 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (1/1) 9:00 Global Voices (1/1, 1/8, 1/15, 1/29) 9:30 Global Voices (1/22) 10:00 To Be Heard (1/8); Globalization at the

Crossroads (1/15)1 0:30 Images of Tony Gleaton (1/1); Lest We

Forget: A Survivor’s Story (1/22); Take 2 (1/29)

11:00 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (1/1); Global Voices

11:30 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (1/1)

See the full World schedule at will.illinois.edu


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1:00 pm Sewing M: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Tu: Sewing with Nancy W: Quilting Arts Th: Martha’s Sewing Room F: Knitting Daily

1:30 pm Painting and How To M: Best of Joy of Painting Tu: Paint This with Jerry Yarnell W: Painting with Paulson Th: Around the House/Color World

with Gary Spetz (begins 1/12) F: Katie Brown Workshop

2:00 pm How To M: Rough Cut Tu: Wai Lana Yoga W: Garden Smart Th: For Your Home F: Woodsmith Shop/Wood-

wright’s Shop (begins 1/13)

Monday - Friday Saturday SundayFrench in Action Destinos Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Cyberchase Fetch! Electric Company Biz Kid$ Moyers & Company America’s Heartland Market to Market The McLaughlin Group Religion + Ethics Newsweekly See above or listings

Market to Market (M) Nightly Business Report (T-F) Body Electric (M, W, F) Sit and Be Fit (T, Th) Clifford Wild Kratts Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Sesame Street Sid the Science Kid WordWorld Super Why! Barney & Friends The Cat in the Hat A Place of Our Own Sewing Programs Painting and How To Programs How To Programs Martha Speaks Arthur WordGirl Wild Kratts Design Squad Nation (F) Electric Company/ Fetch! (F) BBC World News Nightly Business Report PBS NewsHour

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Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Angelina Ballerina Curious George The Cat in the Hat Super WHY! Dinosaur Train Thomas & Friends Bob the Builder Sid the Science Kid Motorweek Growing a Greener World P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table Mid-American Gardener Victory Garden America’s Test Kitchen Cook's Country Essential Pepin Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef Cuisine Culture/Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence (begins 1/14) Kimchi Chronicles Tracks Ahead Heartland Highways Hometime This Old House Hour Rick Steves’ Europe Lawrence Welk

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Specials

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january tv features

Meet the mob of street-smart kangaroos moving into Australia’s capital city and the ecologists who follow their every move. Over the course of one drought-stricken year, follow mob leader, Black Spot, and kangaroo mother, Madge, with her two young joeys—mischievous Sonny and tiny pouch-bound Alice. Nature: Kangaroo Mob (7 pm Wednesday, Jan. 11) looks at what hap-pens when human development encroaches on wildlife habitat and two very different species are forced to co-exist.

American Experience offers a new biog-raphy of George Armstrong Custer, one of the Union Army’s greatest cavalry officers whose life ricocheted from triumph to disas-ter. Custer’s Last Stand (7 pm Tuesday, Jan. 17) reveals how Custer’s reputation was saved by his wife, who almost single-handedly turned the Battle of the Little Bighorn into one of the most iconic events in American history and mythologized Custer’s role as heroic sacrifice in the service of country.

The show opens its 16th season in Tulsa, Okla., at 7 pm Monday, Jan. 2, with more great finds: a poignant signed note from Mother Teresa to a woodcarver who sent her a walking cane; a custom model 1894 Winchester rifle that may have been used in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and a collection of late 17th/early 18th-cen-tury Chinese libation cups carved from rhinoceros horn—which now hold the number one spot of all-time highest value Roadshow appraisals.

A different kind of mob action

MYTH VS. FACT

The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, starring soprano Anna Netrebko in her highly anticipated first North American performances of the title role, is the 2012 season opener of Great Performances at the Met (8 pm Friday, Jan. 20). The opera, which dramatizes the final days of Anne Boleyn, is directed by David McVicar and conducted by Marco Armiliato. The cast includes mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova, bass Ildar Abdrazakov, tenor Stephen Costello and mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford.

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One of the programs, Masterpiece of a Mystery (8 pm Wednesday, Jan. 25) uncovers the story be-hind a portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress now thought to be an undiscovered masterwork by Leonardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million. NOVA introduces a new breed of experts who are approaching art mysteries like this one as if they were crime scenes, and follows art sleuths as they deploy new techniques to com-bat the multi-billion dollar criminal market in stolen and fraudulent art.

Independent Lens presents

The Woodmans

In a family of ambitious artists, Francesca Woodman’s talent burned the brightest, but she burnt out the fastest. The cel-ebrated photographer commit-ted suicide at age 22, leaving her family with a complicated mix of pride in her legacy, guilt about her death and anger over the shortness of her life. The program airs at 9 pm Friday, Jan. 6.

The final days of

Anne BoleynA month of new shows from NOVA

Antiques Roadshow

ALL NEW

Photo: Courtesy of Pascal Cotte

Photo: Courtesy of Betty and George Woodman

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

BritCom Saturday Night 8:00 As Time Goes By 8:30 Waiting for God 9:00 Keeping Up Appearances 9:30 Black Books10:00 Red Green Show10:30 Doctor Who11:15 Doctor Who Confidential

1Sunday 6:30 Great Performances (TV-G)

From Vienna: New Year’s Celebration 2012 The Vienna Philharmonic’s traditional New Year’s program is the largest worldwide event in classical music, reaching people in 72 coun-tries. Repeated midnight Monday.

8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Downton Abbey, Series I. Part 4 of 4. The heir crisis at Downton Abbey takes an unexpected turn as rumors fly about Mary’s virtue. Her sister Sybil takes a risk in her secret political life. Anna unearths Bates’ mysterious past and O’Brien and Thomas plot their exit strategy. Repeated 1:30 am Monday; 2 am Tuesday; and 6:30 pm 1/8.

9:30 Rick Steves’ Europe (TV-G) England’s Bath & York. Rick explores Roman hot springs, cruises quiet canals, marvels at England’s finest Gothic church and gets a surprising dose of Viking history.

10:00 Ebert Presents at the Movies (TV-PG) 10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-PG) (DVS)

Papua New Guinea.

2Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G)

Tulsa, Okla. Part 1 of 3. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednes-day; and 3 am and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Tampa, Fla. Part 1 of 3.

9:00 Martin Luther (TV-G) Driven to Defiance. Part 1 of 2. As Luther dis-covers that it is his own faith, not the Catholic Church, that will guarantee his salvation, he begins to attack the practice of selling indul-gences, putting himself on an irreversible path to conflict with the most powerful institution of the day. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 3 am Wednesday.

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

3Tuesday 7:00 Egypt’s Golden Empire (TV-PG)

The Warrior Pharaohs. Part 1 of 3. The story of the king of Thebes who, along with his two sons became liberators of Egypt, before their successor stole the throne. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 3 am Thursday.

8:00 Egypt’s Golden Empire (TV-PG) Pharaohs of the Sun. Part 2 of 3. A look at the reign of Amenhotep III and his son, who with Queen Nefertiti, moved the entire court to the new capital city of Ar-mana before Tutankhamun was crowned king at the age of 10. Repeated 2 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

9:00 Frontline TBA.


4Wednesday 7:00 Nature (TV-PG) (DVS)

Birds of the Gods. David Attenborough introduces a young team of scientists on a grueling expedition to find and film the native birds of paradise. Repeated midnight Thursday; 4 am Friday; and 4 am Monday.

8:00 NOVA (TV-PG) Deadliest Volcanoes. From Japan’s Mount Fuji to the “sleeping giant” submerged beneath Naples to the Yellowstone “supervolcano,” travel with scientists who are attempting to predict if and when these volcanoes will erupt again. Repeated 1 am Thursday; and 3 am Friday.

9:00 NOVA (TV-PG) (DVS) Deadliest Earthquakes. A NOVA camera crew follows a team of US geologists as they enter Haiti in the immediate after-math of the 2010 eathquake, hunting for crucial evidence on its cause. Repeated 2 am Thursday.

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

5Thursday 7:00 Mid-American Gardener (TV-G)

Repeated 11 am Saturday. 7:30 This Old House (TV-G) 8:00 Hustle (TV-14)

Big Daddy Calling. After a mafia boss beats up Albert, the gang decides to pick the mafioso’s Big Daddy fruit machine and its $5 million dollar jackpot. Re-peated 4:30 pm Sunday.

9:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV-PG) Triangle at Rhodes. Poirot is called back to the Palace Hotel after his holiday to investigate the death of a fellow guest. Repeated 3:30 pm Sunday.


6Friday 7:00 Friday Night Public Affairs

See above left. 8:00 Great Performances (TV-G)

Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic Celebrate


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Gershwin. See article page 2. Repeated 1 am Saturday; 3 am Sunday; 2 am Monday; and 4 am Tuesday.

9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) The Woodmans. See article page 11.

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

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

Repeated from 7 pm Monday. 8:00 BritCom Saturday Night

See page 12.11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG)

The Head and the Heart/Gomez.

8Sunday 6:30 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG)

Downton Abbey, Series I. Part 4 of 4. Repeated from 8 pm 1/1.

8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Downton Abbey, Series II. Part 1 of 7. Two years into World War I, Downton Abbey is in turmoil as Matthew and other young men go to war. The women also pitch in, and many couples see their romantic dreams dashed. Repeated 2 am Tuesday; and 6 pm 1/15.

10:00 Rick Steves’ Europe (TV-G) London: Mod and Trad. Rick checks out the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum’s Great Court, then banters with Beefeaters at the Tower of London and strolls the trendy south bank of the Thames.

10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-PG) (DVS) Antarctica.

11:30 Jubilee (TV-G) Tab Benoit.


Tulsa, Okla. Part 2 of 3. See article page 10.

Repeated 1 am Tuesday; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday.


9:00 Martin Luther (TV-G) The Reluctant Revolutionary. Part 2 of 2. As the Catholic Church uses its might to try to silence Luther, he develops a new system of faith that places the freedom of the individual believer above the rituals of the Church. Repeated midnight Tuesday; and 3 am Wednesday.


10Tuesday 7:00 Egypt’s Golden Empire (TV-PG)

The Last Great Pharaoh. Part 3 of 3. The story of Ramses the Great, whose reign was the high point in the life of the New Kingdom, but also the precursor of its ruin and destruc-tion. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 4 am Thursday.

8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) Billy The Kid. The true story of Henry McCarty, alias Billy the Kid—from his hardscrabble childhood in New Mexico to his fascination with Mexican culture and his hero status among the Hispanic community. Repeated 2 am Wednesday; and 3 am Thursday.

9:00 Frontline TBA.



Kangaroo Mob. See article page 10. Repeated midnight Thursday; and 4 am Monday.

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WILL-TV 8:00 NOVA (TV-PG)

Bombing Hitler’s Dams. NOVA re-creates the six key engineering challenges of the 1943 bombing of two large dams in Germany’s industrial heartland, accomplished with a revo-lutionary weapon invented by British engineer Barnes Wallis. Repeated 1 am Thursday; and 3 am Friday.




Return of the Prodigal. After trying to sell the Sydney Opera House, Mickey returns to London to find that half of his crew have gone to America and his mentor Albert is locked up. Repeated 4 pm Sunday.

9:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV-PG) Problem at Sea. When a fellow passenger is robbed and stabbed to death on a Mediter-ranean cruise, the ship’s captain asks Poirot to investigate. Repeated 3 pm Sunday.



See page 12. 8:00 Great Performances (TV-PG)

Let Me Down Easy. See article page 17. Repeated 1 am Saturday; and 2 am Monday.



Tulsa, Okla. Part 2 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.

8:00 BritCom Saturday Night See page 12.

11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Arcade Fire.


Downton Abbey, Series II. Part 1 of 7. Repeated from 8 pm 1/8.

8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Downton Abbey, Series II. Part 2 of 7. Down-ton is turned into a convalescent home with Thomas in charge. Meanwhile, Lavinia and Sir Richard’s secret comes out, Anna tracks down Bates and Branson seizes his chance to strike a blow for Ireland. Repeated 2 am Tuesday; and 7 pm 1/22.

9:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) Sherlock: A Study In Pink. When an unidenti-fied woman, dressed all in pink, turns up murdered in an abandoned building, Sherlock

must use the science of deduction to catch the killer. Repeated 12:30 am Monday; and 3 am Tuesday.

10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-PG) (DVS) Barcelona City Guide.

11:30 Jubilee (TV-G) Shemekia Copeland.


Tulsa, Okla. Part 3 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tues-day; 4 am Wednesday; and 7 pm Saturday.


9:00 In Performance at the White House (TV-G) A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement. See article page 2. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 3 am Wednesday; and 4 am Friday.


17Tuesday 7:00 American Experience (TV-PG) (DVS)

Custer’s Last Stand. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; 3 am Thursday; and 2 am Monday.

9:00 Frontline TBA.



Broken Tail: A Tiger’s Last Journey. The story of a tiger cub living in one of best protected tiger reserves before running from his sanctu-ary and being killed by a train nearly 200 miles from his home. Repeated midnight Thursday; and 4 am Monday.

8:00 NOVA 3D Spies of WWII. A look at the untold story of air photo intelligence that helped ensure the success of the D-Day landings and played a role in defeating Hitler. Repeated 1 am Thursday.

9:00 Inside Nature’s Giants (TV-PG) Sperm Whale. This award-winning four-part series explores the anatomy of the largest ani-mals on the planet to reveal how their bodies work.Repeated 2 am Thursday.




New Recruits. Emma and Shaun become team members and learn what a long con involves. Meanwhile, Carlton Wood and Harry Fielding have stolen a security system and


WILL-TVMickey wants to use the new recruits to teach them a lesson. Repeated 5 pm Sunday.

9:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV-PG) The Incredible Theft. As pre-war Britain strives to produce a new fighter aircraft, Lord Mayfield invites Air Marshall Carrington to his country home to discuss the secret plans, part of which goes missing. Repeated 4 pm Sunday.



See page 12. 8:00 Great Performances at the Met (TV-PG)

Anna Bolena. See article page 10. Repeated 1 am Saturday.

11:30 Charlie Rose


Tulsa, Okla. Part 3 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.


11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Fleet Foxes/Joanna Newsom.



8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Downton Abbey, Series II. Part 3 of 7. Isobel and Cora lock horns over control of Downton’s medical role. Mrs. Bird starts a soup kitchen while Matthew and William embark on a peril-ous patrol behind German lines. Repeated 1:30 am Tuesday; and 7 pm 1/29.

9:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) Sherlock: The Blind Banker. When a banker is found dead inside his locked apartment, Sher-lock and Watson must follow the clues that lead to an underground crime gang. Repeated 12:30 am Monday; and 2:30 am Tuesday.

10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-PG) (DVS) Nigeria.

11:30 Jubilee (TV-G) Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers.


Eugene, Ore. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 4 am Tuesday; 3 am Thursday; and 7 pm Saturday.

8:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Houston, Texas. Part 1 of 3. Repeated 4 am Thursday.

9:00 American Masters (TV-G) Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune. See article page 17. Repeated midnight Tuesday; 3 am Wednesday; and 2:30 am Saturday.

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

24Tuesday 7:00 American Experience (TV-PG) (DVS)

Wyatt Earp. Popular portrayals of Earp belie the complexities of the man whose image was transformed after his death by hard-luck Americans in search of a western folk hero; now American Experience shows the real man. Repeated 2 am Wednesday.

8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) Geronimo. At a time when surrender seemed to be the only option, Geronimo and his tiny band of Chiricahuas fought on, becoming the last Native American fighting force to formally surrender to the U.S. government. Repeated 1 am Wednesday; and 3 am Friday.

9:00 Frontline TBA.



Fortress of the Bears. On southeast Alaska’s Admiralty Island this year, for the first time, the variety of salmon species failed to arrive for spawning season, giving the state’s brown bears a bitter taste of what the future may hold. Repeated midnight Thursday; 4 am Friday; and 3:30 am Monday.

8:00 NOVA (TV-G) Mystery of a Masterpiece. See article page 11. Repeated 1 am Thursday.

9:00 Inside Nature’s Giants (TV-PG) Monster Python. As hunters attempt to control the python population of roughly 100,000 in Florida’s Everglades, a reptile expert dissects two of the snakes to reveal the science behind their invincibility. Repeated 2 am Thursday.




Lest Ye Be Judged. The gang goes after a judge who is yet to collect his reward, so it’s down to Mickey to help convince him to get it. Elsewhere, things are not looking good for Albert. Repeated 5 pm Sunday.

9:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV-PG) The King of Clubs. A young film star’s fiance hires Poirot to clear her name after a movie studio owner is found murdered. Repeated 4 pm Sunday.



See page 12.


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8:00 Great Performances (TV-G) Tony Bennett Duets 2. Bennett’s second duets album was released this fall to great acclaim, pairing the crooner with Lady Gaga, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, among others, and featuring the final Amy Winehouse performance before her untimely death. Repeated 1 am Saturday; 2 am Sunday; and 2 am Monday.

9:30 Frankie Manning: Never Stop Swinging (TV-G) This documentary features the last major inter-view with Manning before his death, as well as archival footage of his dancing from the 1930s to 2009 in New York, Hollywood, Sweden, France, Italy and Singapore.



Eugene, Ore. Part 1 of 3. Repeated from 7 pm Monday.


11:30 Austin City Limits (TV-PG) Florence + The Machine/Lykke Li.



8:00 Masterpiece Classic (TV-PG) Downton Abbey, Series II. Part 4 of 7. In the climactic battle of the war, Matthew and Wil-liam go over the top to an uncertain fate. Vera plays a cruel endgame with Bates and Anna while Daisy faces the most severe test of her life. Repeated 2 am Tuesday.

9:00 Masterpiece Mystery! (TV-PG) (DVS) Sherlock: The Great Game. Sherlock must

solve perplexing and dangerous puzzles specifically laid out for him as he and Watson try to catch the villain before innocent people are harmed. Repeated 12:30 am Monday; and 3 am Tuesday.

10:30 Globe Trekker (TV-G) (DVS) Special: Pirates, Galleons & Treasure.

11:30 Jubilee (TV-G) Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band.


Eugene, Ore. Part 2 of 3. Repeated 1 am Tuesday.

8:00 Antiques Roadshow (TV-G) Houston, Texas. Part 2 of 3.

9:00 Bag It (TV-G) In this touching and often funny film, follow Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world.


31Tuesday 7:00 American Experience (TV-PG)

Annie Oakley. The story of a sharpshooter who pulled herself from poverty to become known as a symbol of the Wild West.

8:00 American Experience (TV-PG) Jesse James. Less heroic than brutal, James was a product of the American Civil War; a Confederate partisan of expansive ambition, unbending politics and surprising cunning, who gladly helped invent his own valiant legend.

9:00 Frontline TBA.


More MozartFederico Agostini, violin Csaba Erdélyi, viola Bernhard Scully, French hornJohn Dee, oboe J. David Harris, clarinet Henry Skolnick, bassoon

Mozart “The Abduction from the Seraglio” Overture Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for Winds Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for Strings Symphony No. 35 in D Major, “Hafner”

Sinfonia da CameraIan Hobson, music director

Saturday, February 117:30 p.m.

Contact Krannert Center Ticket Office for tickets.Call 217/333-6280 or 800/KCPATIX or visit www.krannertcenter.com

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One of the most politically active singer-songwriters to emerge in the anti-Vietnam War era, Phil Ochs was known for his protest lyrics in songs such as I Ain’t Marching Anymore, Power and the Glory, The War Is Over, and There But for Fortune—fa-

mously covered by Joan Baez. Now in Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune, American

Masters reveals how Ochs inspired political activism with his music be-

fore becoming disillusioned with the government and several of

his heroes. The program airs at 9 pm Monday, Jan. 23.

Anna Deavere Smith on Great Performances

Called “the most exciting individual in American theater” by Newsweek magazine, Anna Deavere Smith (The West Wing, Nurse Jackie) interviews cyclist Lance Armstrong, supermodel Lauren Hut-ton and Texas governor Ann Richards, as well as a rodeo bull rider, a New Orleans hospital doctor and the director of a South African orphanage—all sharing their experiences in confronting the price and politics of health, facing the end of life and encountering the ultimate resilience of the human spirit. The actress then performs as the interviewees in their own words as Great Perfor-mances presents Let Me Down Easy at 8 pm Friday, Jan. 13.

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Animals slithered, hopped and flew across the big interac-tive white board in Amanda Wetherell’s first grade Gibson City classroom as small groups of kids took turns standing in front of the screen to classify animals.

The students prodded and cheered each other as they decided which animal category was correct for lizards, herons, moose and other animals on the board. The touch-screen learning activity was part of Illinois Edition, a new teaching tool from Illinois Public Media and other public broadcasting stations in the state, which integrates technology into the classroom to teach core subjects.

In June, PBS rolled out a new service called PBS LearningMedia, a library of free digital media resources and support materials de-signed for classroom use and professional development. Illinois Public Media worked with public broadcasters across the state to create Illinois Edition, a customized ver-sion of the PBS service, and then asked a group of more than 50 teachers across the state, including Wetherell, to test it.

Illinois Edition contains more than 16,000 research-based instructional resources including videos, interactive images, audio files, mobile apps and lesson plans. In the fall, teachers from 24 Illinois schools tested the service and provided feedback on the most effective ways of using the online resources. Evangeline S. Pianfetti from the University of Illinois College of Education designed questions for the pilot and ana-lyzed the results. A full report on the pilot project will be available in early 2012.

Covering K-16 science, math, English lan-guage arts, performing arts and the social sciences, Illinois Edition draws from popu-lar and trusted PBS shows, such as NOVA,

Frontline, Nature and Cyberchase, as well as materials from universities, museums and libraries.

Wetherell said she has used a variety of resources from Illinois Edition, including videos, games and suggested related non-digital activities. “My students are so en-gaged by digital materials. There’s a place for books, but the kids really connect and learn from interactive activities,” she said. Illinois Edition enables teachers to search for activities by grade level and topic and to bookmark them so they can find them again. “Having this free resource is such a benefit,” she said. “I think more and more teachers will begin using it.”

Illinois Public Media educational outreach director Molly Delaney said teachers par-ticipating in the pilot have made sugges-tions that will help improve the service, including requesting additional resources for teaching young children about Veter-an’s Day and more videos and interactives to support high school algebra.

“By working directly with teachers across the state, we are discovering which media resources are most effective in the class-room and which areas need additional content to support state and national stan-dards and create a balanced curriculum,” Molly said.

While some of Wetherell’s students partici-pated in the white board activity, the rest of the class made bat books using facts they learned from Illinois Edition videos about bats, including a video about ghost bats in

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Indiana. Their books included: “Bats can eat fruit and they can eat bugs.” “Bats can fly and they can see in the night.” “Bats can fly 60 miles an hour.”

The first graders used crayons to deco-rate the bat-shaped book covers. Weth-erell was able to allay one concern that many of the kids had during the activity. “I know that many of you are worried about having to use up your black cray-on to color your bats. Don’t worry,” she told them. There were smiles all round when, before lunch, she handed each child a brand new box of Crayolas.

Have you tuned in to the WILL Create Channel? See page 8 for programs.

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As a black woman and a feminist, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock tells the story of her life and her public support of nine black students who regis-tered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957.

The students’ attempts to enroll provoked a confrontation with Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, who called out the National Guard to prevent the Little Rock Nine from entering the school. White mobs met at the school, threatening to kill the black students, and harassing students and civil rights activists, including Bates. President Dwight Eisenhower intervened by federal-izing the Arkansas National Guard and dispatching the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to restore order.

A free screening of the film and a discussion of the issues it raises will take place at 6 pm Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Robeson Rooms A & B of the Champaign Public Library (200 W. Green St.). Illinois Public Media and the li-brary are partners in presenting the 10-film Community Cinema series for 2011-2012. The film will be shown with closed captions for the hearing impaired and an English sign language interpreter will sign the dis-cussion.

January Community CinemaDaisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock

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One call to 1-866-789-8627 tells you how easy it is to donate your vehicle to WILL, plus earn a tax deduction.

Full details at will.illinois.edu (look for the car donation box)

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