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JONI MITCHELL LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 AT 8PM & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 11PM ON WXXI-TV This film captures A CHANUKAH the artist’s incredibly emotional and triumphant CELEBRATION performance. WITH CHICAGO A CAPELLA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 AT 3PM ON CLASSICAL 91.5 Enjoy this choral music set to Chanukah texts with some musical twists.

TINSEL TALES A FESTIVAL OF DELIGHTS NPR CHRISTMAS FAVORITES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 AT 7PM ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 AT 12PM WXXI-WORLD ON AM 1370 Explore the evolution of David Sedaris, Bailey White, Hanukkah from its origin John Henry Faulk — as a small holiday within these and other NPR Judaism to one of voices, past and major prominence present, tell in assimilated stories of the Americans season. Jewish life.

AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN SPECIAL: WATKINS AND THE RAPIERS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS HOLIDAY SHOW SPECTACULAR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 AT 10PM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT THE ON WXXI-TV LITTLE THEATRE. DOORS OPEN 7PM. The entire cast is home for Watkins and The Rapiers dip the holidays and they’re into their collection of over sharing their tips and 60(!) original holiday tricks for planning tunes for this annual Our staff shares a stress-free tradition. some of their favorite gathering. HOLIDAY TRADITIONS See inside >> We’re part of your routine. Make us part of your approach. Become a BUSINESS PARTNER.

CONTACT: Alison Zero Jones [email protected] | (585) 258-0282 EXECUTIVE STAFF DEAR FRIEND, DECEMBER 2018 Norm Silverstein, President VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 Susan Rogers, Executive Vice President and General Manager WXXI is a public non-commercial Jeanne E. Fisher, Vice President, Radio As we approach the end of 2018, I’d like to reflect broadcasting station owned and operated by WXXI Public David Lott, Vice President, Technology and Operations on the accomplishments of the past year. In Broadcasting Council, a not-for- Elissa Orlando, Senior Vice President of TV and News addition to compelling programming from NPR, proﬁt corporation chartered by PBS and the Little Theatre, we are proud of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS the Board of Regents of New York work we do to engage with our community. I’m State. “Program Listings” (USPS Cynthia Reddeck-LiDestri, M.D., Chair pleased to share a few highlights from the year. Norm Silverstein 0742-390) is published monthly Robert A. Healy, Vice Chair at 280 State Street, Rochester, NY David A. Still, Treasurer Opioids and Heroin Epidemic Coverage: In April WXXI News partnered with 14614 to promote the programs and activities of the public Mark Cleary, Secretary journalists from public media organizations in Oregon and Ohio in a reporting broadcasting stations. series called Opioid Crisis: The Ripple Effect, which looked at the people and Periodical mailing postage issues indirectly affected by the opioid crisis. In October our work on this issue Member & Audience Services...... 585.258.0200 paid at Rochester, N.Y. continued as we partnered with PBS stations across New York State for New WXXI Main Number...... 585.325.7500 York’s Opioid Crisis, providing a week of special programming and reporting on Service Interruptions...... 585.258.0331 POSTMASTER: a state-wide level. Send changes of address to Audience Response Line...... 585.258.0360 WXXI Program Listings, Copies of Local Programs...... 585.258.0369 Education Day with the Education Commissioner: New York State Membership Department, P.O. Box 30021, Rochester, NY Reachout Radio...... 585.258.0333 Commissioner of Education MaryEllen Elia and members of the New York 14603-3021. Educational Resources...... 585.258.0278 State Board of Regents visited the station in August to learn more about the Volunteer Services...... 585.258.0249 critical work of our education department. We spotlighted the training we do for * Please note that all programs are Corporate Sponsorships...... 585.258.0282 subject to change. For up-to-date educators, the learning resources we offer, the family engagement events we program listings, special highlights and Newsroom ...... 585.258.0340 host, as well as our work with CPB’s American Graduate initiative and our Move local news, just log onto WXXI.org. WXXI On-line...... www.wxxi.org to Include partnership with the Golisano Foundation.

Open House: In September we opened our doors to the public for a day of fun and discovery. The biennial event brought more than 3,000 visitors into the station to meet our radio and TV hosts and many PBS Kids characters, walk through our TV studios, learn how to access WXXI on their smart devices, catch a short film presented by the Little Theatre, and sneak a peek of Second Opinion’s new season.

The Little’s Theatre 1 Restoration: The Little’s historic Theatre 1 reopened in October following significant renovations. The restoration included the installation of a remodeled stage, new theater seating that matches the original Art Deco style seats (with cup holders!), plus major technology improvements including an energy-efficient LED lighting system, new projection, and an upgraded sound system.

Documentaries: Our TV production team brought us two amazing documentaries this year. The first was Wendell Castle: A Portrait, which provided a look into the life of the master furniture artist, designer, sculptor, and educator. The film premiered at the Memorial Art Gallery on September 5th and made its WXXI-TV debut two weeks later. The second was Dialogue in Metal, which captured the journey of Jesse James of West Coast Choppers fame and world-renowned metal artist Albert Paley as they collaborated to make two sculptures. It premiered at The Little with a Q&A with Jesse and Albert before two sold-out crowds in October. The film premiered on WXXI-TV in November, and will be made available to PBS stations across the country this spring.

From trusted, balanced reporting to Classical 91.5’s local hosts and productions, from the great music your hear on WRUR-FM to our 24-hour radio reading services for people who are visually impaired, and from all we present on TV and at The Little, it has truly been a great year. This important work would not be possible without your support, and for that, we thank you.

Warmest holiday wishes and all the best for the New Year!

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Norm Silverstein [email protected] | @normWXXI Q&A with a CORPORATE SPONSOR Since 1966, EAST HOUSE has been offering personalized care for people with mental health and substance disorders while advocating for the better understanding and acceptance of these issues in the community. Through housing and recovery support services, East House works to move individuals from illness to health. President and CEO Greg Soehner shares more. Q. What do you wish more people knew about mental health? Mental health is as important as physical health. Many people who are suffering do not try to access mental health treatment because of the stigma associated with the disease. The more we talk about mental illness and the possibility of recovery, the more people will pursue treatment. Q. What would you say is the greatest myth about mental illness and substance use disorders? Neither mental illness nor addiction is a choice. They are diseases of the brain, not a moral or character flaw. If you approach these disorders as what they are, diseases, then it disengages EVENTS the myths. Q. How has the opioid epidemic influenced the public’s perception of addiction? The opioid epidemic has reinforced what we know: social determinates, such as safe housing, healthy food, and opportunities for education and employment are critical to recovery. This epidemic has also started a larger conversation about approaches to treatment. Waiting lists for detoxifcation and recovery services can be a barrier for someone struggling with addiction. Compiled with the fact that the profle of addiction is much more complicated than in past years with the complexity of available substances, there are no easy solutions. As a community, we must come together and demand our leaders to continue to fght for additional resources to help individuals dealing with this serious disease. Q. Advice for someone supporting a loved one that’s struggling? If you or a loved one is struggling, remember that you are not alone. There are many resources in our community to help you. If you are unsure where to begin, please call the East House Admissions Department at 585-238-4800. GREG SOEHNER easthouse.org EastHouseNY EastHouse NEWS & EAST HOUSE PRESIDENT AND CEO To learn more about underwriting on WXXI, email [email protected] LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA “A HEARTLAND HOLIDAY FEAST” TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 AT 9PM ON WXXI-TV Join Award-winning chef Lidia Bastianich as she travels to the heartland of America, immersing herself in diverse cultures that provide inspiration HOLIDAY for the holidays. SPECIALS

CALL the GREAT PERFORMANCES MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL MICHAEL 2014 AND 2015 BUBLÉ: TOUR STOP 148 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 AT 8PM AT 1PM ON WXXI-TV ON WXXI-TV With Christmas preparations in full Experience the superstar singer’s flow and the midwives busy caring visually thrilling and musically for the expectant mothers of Poplar, triumphant ‘To Be Loved Tour’. Repeats unexpected visitors cause joy Saturday, 12/8 at 9:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV. and chaos in equal measure. THE AMERICAN ST. NICK TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT 8PM ON WXXI-TV WXXI remembers Pittsford native CHRISTMAS Richard Brookins, who played WITH THE MORMON the lead role in this TABERNACLE CHOIR documentary that tells FEATURING the amazing true story SUTTON FOSTER of war, honor, luck and love. AND HUGH BONNEVILLE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT 9PM ON WXXI-TV Join Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster and “Downton Abbey” star Hugh Bonneville, guest musical artist and narrator for this year’s Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. NIGELLA’S CHRISTMAS TABLE HANDEL’S SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 AT 1PM ON WXXI-TV Against a backdrop of crackling MESSIAH log fires and sparkling lights, AND THE Nigella shares her tips for FOUNDLING HOSPITAL relaxed entertaining, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 bringing some new AT 10PM ON WXXI-TV and festive flavors Combining historical research to familiar and with vivid re-enactments viewers traditional are brought back to London, 1750, to fare. recreate the special fundraising concert that ushered in a new era of philanthropic giving and turned “Messiah” into an icon. To learn more about underwriting on WXXI, email [email protected]

ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS “My favorite tradition is 12/10 at 6AM, 12/11 at 7AM, 12/14 at hanging my Grandfather’s WXXI KIDS 6AM, 12/21 at 6:30AM, 12/24 at 6AM, 1st Christmas ornament on HOLIDAY SPECIALS 12/25 at 7AM our tree each year. It’s from 1919 and it is very fragile. ON WXXI-TV WILD KRATTS: It’s always the last ornament up and the first one down. A CREATURE CHRISTMAS I hold my breath in between.” 12/10 at 7AM, 12/14 at 7AM, 12/18 at Irene Fink 7:30AM, 12/24 TV PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR at 7AM, 12/25 at 8AM

LET’S GO LUNA! CURIOUS GEORGE: LUNA’S CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS 12/10 at 9AM, 12/12 at 8:30AM, 12/14 12/10 at 8AM, 12/12 at 7:30AM, 12/14 at 9AM, 12/16 at 9AM, 12/20 at 9AM, at 8AM, 12/19 at 8:30AM, 12/22 at 12/24 at 9AM, 12/25 at 10AM 8:30AM, 12/24 at 8AM, 12/25 at 9AM THE CAT IN THE HAT PEG + CAT + HOLIDAYS KNOWS A LOT ABOUT 12/10 at 11AM, 12/13 at CHRISTMAS 6AM, 12/14 at 11AM, 12/10 at 10AM, 12/14 12/24 at 11AM, at 10AM, 12/17 at 12/25 at 6AM 12PM, 12/24 at 10AM TELEVISIONPROGRAMMING

mornings DT 21.1 / CABLE 11 & 1221 6am Cyberchase WEEKDAYS SATURDAY SUNDAY 6:30 Cyberchase 6:00a Peg + Cat Mister Rogers Neighborhood Mister Rogers 7 World Girl 7:30 Arthur 6:30a Arthur Splash & Bubbles Splash & Bubbles 8 Martha Speaks 8:30 Peg + Cat 7:00a Ready Jet Go! Sesame Street Sesame Street 9 Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot... 7:30a Wild Kratts Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Splash & Bubbles 10 Sesame Street 8:00a Nature Cat Pinkalicious & Peterrific Pinkalicious & Peterrific 10:30 Super Why! 8:30a Curious George Curious George Curious George 11 Clifford the Big Red Dog 11:30 Caillou 9:00a Let’s Go Luna! Let’s Go Luna! Let’s Go Luna! 12p Sid the Science Kid 9:30a Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood A Wider World Nature Cat 12:30 WordWorld 1 Peep and the Big Wide World 10:00a Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood This Old House Ready Jet Go! 1:30 Splash & Bubbles 10:30a Pinkalicious Ask This Old House Wild Kratts 2 Let’s Go Luna! 2:30 Daniel Tiger 11:00a Sesame Street The Woodsmith Shop Need to Know 3 Daniel Tiger 11:30a Splash & Bubbles Ciao Italia Gzero World 3:30 Pinkalicious 4 Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot… NOON Dinosaur Train Lidia’s Kitchen* To the Contrary** 4:30 Dinosaur Train 5 Let’s Go Luna 12:30p Cat in the Hat Food Over 50* Second Opinion** 5:30 Ready Jet Go! << See previous page for Kids Holiday Specials *Not on 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22 **Not 12/2, 12/9 afternoons

SATURDAY December 1 AFTERNOON 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm Celtic Woman: Ancient Land | Wendell Castle: A Portrait (WXXI) | Dialogue in Metal (WXXI)

SUNDAY December 2 AFTERNOON 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions... | 70s Soul Superstars (My Music) | Perry Como Classics - Till the End of Time

Wealthtrack | Asia Insight | Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde-White | Conversation with Bill Moyers | Newsline | DW News create/ Taste/Louisiana | Project Smoke | Dining/Chef | Annabel Langbein | Travels/Darley | Weekends/Yankee | Rick Steves | Woodsmith | Greener World | For Your Home Please note that programs and times are subject to change. For up-to-date program listings, log on to TV/HD create / “Our family takes a hike WXXI.org. To report reception trouble for any WXXI through a rural tree farm channels, call (585) 258-0331. DT 21.1 / CABLE 11 & 1221 DT 21.2 / CABLE 1275 DT 21.3 / CABLE to pick 1276 the ‘perfect’ DT 21.4 / CABLE 1277 Christmas tree and cut DT 21.4 / CABLE 1277 it ourselves. It always involves lots of debate over the merits of each tree, the selection and who gets to cut and carry, followed by plentyDT 21.1 / CABLE 11 & 1221 late night of hot chocolate!” 6pm Nature Cat WEEKDAYS WEEKENDS Marion French 6:30 Nature Cat VP OF EDUCATION AND 7 Wild Kratts 11:00pm INTERACTIVE 7:30 Wild Kratts Amanpour and Company SERVICES 8 Odd Squad (On 12/3-7, 12/12, 12/17-19, 12/21,12/26) 8:30 Odd Squad 9 Arthur 11:30pm 9:30 Arthur Amanpour and Company Saturday, December 1 10 Sesame Street (On 12/10-11, 12/13-14, 12/20, 11p Paul Simon’s Central Park Concert Saturday, December 22 12/24-25, 12/27-28) 11p 800 Words 10:30 Dinosaur Train Sunday, December 2 12a Austin City Limits Tom Waits 11 Dinosaur Train 11p Aging Backwards 2 MIDNIGHT 11:30 Splash & Bubbles 12a Violins of Hope: Strings of Holocaust Sunday, December 23 BBC World News 11p Little Women on Masterpiece Pt. 2 12am Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot… (On 12/3-7, 12/12, 12/17-19, Saturday, December 8 12a And then There Were None Pt. 2 12:30 Dinosaur Train 12/21,12/26) 11p Joni Mitchell at the Isle of Wight 1 Let’s Go Luna! 12a David Gilmour: Live in Pompeii Saturday, December 29 1:30 Ready Jet Go! 12:30am 11p 800 Words Sunday, December 9 2 Let’s Go Luna BBC World News 12a Austin City Limits Iggy Pop (On 12/10-11, 12/13-14, 12/17-19, 11p Adirondacks 2:30 Nature Cat 12/2112/24-25, 12/27-28 Sunday, December 30 3 Wild Kratts Saturday, December 15 11p Little Women on Masterpiece Pt. 3 3:30 Pinkalcious & Peterrific 11p 800 Words 12a And then There Were None Pt. 3 12:30am 12a Austin City Limits Khalid/Mac DeMarco 4 Odd Squad Second Opinion 4:30 Odd Squad (On 12/3-7, 12/12, 12/20 Sunday, December 16 Please note: Monday, December 31 5 Let’s Go Luna! 12/21,12/26) 11p Little Women on Masterpiece Pt. 1 11:30p Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 5:30 Arthur 12a And then There Were None Pt. 1 The Mark Twain Prize evenings

SATURDAY December 1 EVENING 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm PBS NewsHour | Rick Steves | Lawrence Welk Do You Remember? | Perry Como Classics - Till the End of Time | Leonard Cohen - The Tower of Song

Focus on Europe | Firing Line | Skindigenous | Film-Maker | Tyrus Wong: American Masters | Oregon’s Animation... | Amer. Reframed We Breathe Again create/ MARATHON: Gift of Giving – Lifestyle hosts Jim West and Katie Brown take you to the finest holiday markets to learn how to add that extra special detail to a homemade gift.

SUNDAY December 2 EVENING 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm PBS NewsHour | Great Performances Tony Bennett and Diana Krall... | Great Performances Michael Bublé: Tour Stop 148 | Ken Burns: The Civil War

SATURDAY December 8 AFTERNOON *Forever Painless with Miranda Esmonde-White 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm (cont./12pm) Healthy Brain... | Ken Burns: The Civil War | 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D.

SUNDAY December 9 AFTERNOON 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm (cont./12pm) 3 Steps to Incredible Health!...| Concert for George | Englebert Humperdink in Hawaii (My Music)

SATURDAY December 8 EVENING 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm (cont./12pm) Healthy Brain... | Ken Burns: The Civil War | 3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. PBS NewsHour | Rick Steves | Lawrence Welk Winter | Englebert Humperdink in Hawaii (My Music) | Great Performances Michael Bublé: Tour Stop 148

(cont./12pm) * | Stories/the Stage | Brain Secrets with Dr. Michael Merzenich | Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise Out of the Shadows II / Move On Up (cont./6 p.m.) | Stories/The Stage | Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise Keep Your Head Up/Touch the Sky | America Reframed There Are Jews Here

SUNDAY December 9 EVENING 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm (cont./12pm) 3 Steps to Incredible Health!...| Concert for George | Englebert Humperdink in Hawaii (My Music) PBS NewsHour | Sarah Brightman: Hymn | Viewers’ Choice (Visit WXXI.org for tonight’s schedule)

*Frontline Trafficked in America TUESDAY December 11 EVENING 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm BBC World News | Nightly Business | PBS NewsHour | The American St. Nick | Letters from Baghdad | Frontline*

Chaplains Part 1 & 2 | America Reframed Winter at Westbeth | Beth Ames Swartz | PBS NewsHour

SUNDAY December 16 AFTERNOON *Brewed in New York The Hudson Valley 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm Great British Baking Show Christmas Masterclass Marathon | Brewed in NY* | Firing Line

SATURDAY December 22 AFTERNOON 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm Nigella’s Christmas Table | Test Kitchen: Home for the Holidays | Chef’s Life Holiday Special | Craft in America California | Craft in America Visionaries

SUNDAY December 16 EVENING 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm Great British Baking Show Christmas Masterclass Marathon | Brewed in NY* | Firing Line PBS NewsHour | New York Now | Little Women on Masterpiece Pt. 1 | And then There Were None Pt. 1/3 | Victoria, Season 2 A Soldier’s Daughter/The Green-Eyed Monster

THURSDAY December 20 EVENING *Second Opinion HIV 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm BBC World News | Nightly Business | PBS NewsHour | Need to Know | Second Opinion* | Inspector Lewis, Season 8 Magnum Opus | 800 Words

Weeknight Meals | Lidia’s Kitchen | Cook’s Country | Spice Kingdom | Rory O’Connell | This Old House | Globe Trekker Tough Trains: India’s... | Lidia’s Kitchen | Cook’s Country create/ MARATHON: Joy to the World – Vivian Howard, Nigella, Rory O’Connell, and the ATK crew show you how to prepare a feast and decorate your home for Christmas and Kwanzaa. SUNDAY December 23 AFTERNOON *Brewed in New York The Catskills 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2014 | Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2015 | This Old House | Ask/Old House | Brewed in NY* | Firing Line

MONDAY December 24 AFTERNOON

TUESDAY December 25 AFTERNOON *European Christmas Markets 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm Holidays at Hendricks 2018 | Christmas/Christ Chapel at Gustavus | Purdue 84th Christmas Show | European...* | Crane Candlelight Concert...

SUNDAY December 30 AFTERNOON *Brewed in New York The Capitol Region 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2016 | Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2017 | This Old House | Ask/Old House | Brewed in NY* | Firing Line

MONDAY December 24 EVENING 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm Sesame Street | Super Why! | Curious George: ...Monkey Christmas | Luna’s Christmas Around the World | Arthur’s Perfect Christmas | Holiday Handbells - Raleigh Ringers BBC World News | Nightly Business | PBS NewsHour | Antiques Roadshow Greatest Gifts | Great Performances Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn - The Broadway Musical

TUESDAY December 25 EVENING *Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Sutton Foster & Hugh Bonneville 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm Holidays at Hendricks 2018 | Christmas/Christ Chapel at Gustavus | Purdue 84th Christmas Show | European...* | Crane Candlelight Concert... BBC World News | Nightly Business | PBS NewsHour | We’ll Meet Again Korean War Brothers... | Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2018 | Christmas...*

SUNDAY December 30 EVENING 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2016 | Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2017 | This Old House | Ask/Old House | Brewed in NY* | Firing Line PBS NewsHour | New York Now | Little Women on Masterpiece Pt. 3 | And then There Were None Pt. 3/3 | Victoria Season 2 Entente Cordiale/Faith, Hope & Charity

“We’re starting a new tradition this year as HD 91.5 HD2 I record interviews with AM1370 PROGRAMMING family members about their Monday-Friday Saturday Sunday lives, hopes, and memories. We hope someday future Legislative Gazette/ 5:00 With Good Reason Capital Connection generations will enjoy listening to them, but it’s 6:00 The Treatment also a way for us to share Morning Edition Inside Europe our stories and get to 6:30 Steve Inskeep, Rachel Martin, The Business know each other better.” David Greene, and Noel King and local host Beth Adams 7:00 Only a Game Krista Tippett On Being Beth Adams Also on WRUR FM 88.5, WXXY-FM 90.3 MORNING EDITION HOST and WXXI-FM HD-2 8:00 Weekend Edition Weekend Edition with Scott Simon with Lulu Garcia-Navarro 9:00

10:00 1A Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me! Hidden Brain HANUKKAH LIGHTS with Joshua Johnson SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 AT 9PM 11:00 (855) 236-1212 [email protected] Hidden Brain Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me! A perennial NPR favorite with all new Hanukkah stories. Hosted by Susan Stamberg and Murray NOON This American Life Horwitz. Repeats Monday, December 3 at 1PM Connections with Evan Dawson and 10PM. 1-844-295-TALK (8255) Live from Here 1:00 [email protected] Travel with Rick Steves HAPPY(ISH) HOLIDAYS Chris Kimball’s 2:00 Here & Now (M-Th) Radio Lab Science Friday (F) Milk Street Radio FROM TERRIBLE, THANKS 3:00 TED Radio The Splendid Table FOR ASKING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 9PM 4:00 All Things Considered The Political Junkie Living on Earth Some people celebrate the holidays with cheer Audie Cornish, Mary Louise Kelly, and eggnog and magic. Others don’t celebrate at Ailsa Chang, and Ari Shapiro All Things Considered All Things Considered all. And a lot of people endure the holidays with 5:00 and local host Alex Crichton with Michel Martin with Michel Martin pain in their heart. From the podcast Terrible, Also on WRUR FM 88.5, WXXY-FM 90.3, Thanks for Asking Nora McInerny takes an 6:00 and WXXI-FM HD-2 honest look at why some aren’t so jolly during Latino USA This American Life this difficult time of year. 6:30 Marketplace TINSEL TALES: 7:00 Fresh Air On the Media Snap Judgment NPR CHRISTMAS FAVORITES MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 AT 12PM 8:00 Various Programming Technation On the Media David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk -- these and other NPR voices, past and present, 9:00 AM 1370 Special tell stories of the season. Hosted by Lynn Neary. Big Picture Science Connections with Evan Dawson Repeat of today’s show at 12pm CONNECTIONS 10:00 The Pulse Reveal YEAR END SPECIAL: ROCHESTER’S FAVORITE BOOKS 11:00 The Capitol Press Room Weekend Radio Le Show MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 AT 12PM Host Evan Dawson and producer Megan Mack MID. to 5ah BBC World Service BBC World Service BBC World Service take a look at what Rochester read in 2018 and is reading….with various guests. SELECTED SHORTS GIFT SET 2018 SUNDAYS AT 9PM, DECEMBER 16-30 AM 1370’s gift two you – this three-piece gift set of Selected Shorts. We start with Tough Love for the Holiday, airing December 16, where guest host Robert Sean Leonard introduces this unusual holiday program, which mixes tradition with humor. In Funny Favorites from Andy Borowitz, airing December 23, Borowitz shares some of his favorite comic writing. And, we end with Shaken & Stirred on December 30. Guest host Jane Curtin introduces some alcohol infused stories from an evening hosted by Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist. ROBERT SEAN LEONARD ANDY BOROWITZ JANE CURTIN WRUR is a partnership of the AM1370 PROGRAMMING WRUR-FM 88.5 PROGRAMMING University of Rochester and WXXI Public Broadcasting Monday-Friday Saturday Sunday

Midnight Beale Street Caravan The Latin Alternative 1:00 am The Difference

2:00 am Undercurrents Undercurrents 3:00 am World Café with Gregg McVicar with Gregg McVicar 4:00 am with Talia Schlanger

5:00 am Acoustic Café 6:00 am Morning Edition with Rob Reinhart with Steve Inskeep, David Green & Rachel Martin Folk Alley with Elena See 7:00 am and local host Beth Adams The Jewish Sound

8:00 am A Variety of Folk World of Gospel with Ray Baumler 9:00 am with Wayne Norwood Open Tunings 10:00 am with Scott Regan Best of Open Tunings Road to Joy 11:00 am with Scott Regan

Noon La Dolce Vita Global Village with Chris Heim Connections with Evan Dawson 1:00 pm with John Sebaste eTown

2:00 pm Afropop Worldwide World Café Mountain Stage with Talia Schlanger with Larry Groce 3:00 pm Sound Opinions

4:00 pm All Things Considered Whole Lotta Shakin’ with Audie Cornish, Ari Shapiro, and Mary Louise Kelly American Routes with Mike Murray 5:00 pm with local host Alex Crichton

6:00 pm In The Fold (M) Road to Joy (T) Mystery Train (W) Acoustic Café Live from Here 7:00 pm Rock Rewind (Th) Rejuvenation (F) with Rob Reinhart

8:00 pm Fur Peace Ranch The Difference

9:00 pm DJ Specialty Shows (M-Th) The Grateful Dead Hour Sundilla Radio Hour Blacks and Blues 10:00 pm with Doug Curry (Fridays) Stuck in the Psychedelic Era Passport Approved 11:00 pm with the Hermit

“We play Christmas ST PAUL WINTER’S 31 ANNUAL A WORLD CAFE HOLIDAY Eve Charades. Men vs. women. WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 AT 8PM Kids, neighbors, uncles, aunts, as well as MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 AT 8PM From the World Cafe archives, enjoy special unsuspecting visitors who Celebrate the return of the sun with an encore one-of-a-kind holiday performances from big- find themselves on a team. performance recorded in the world’s largest name artists including Jack Johnson, Carole King, There have been some Gothic cathedral. Musicians include gospel Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Oh-Hellos legendary matches, and and more. singer Theresa Thomason, multi-instrumentalist somehow the men always and singer Arto Tunçboyacıyan and double win! It’s either that or Beer reed wizard Paul McCandless. THE BIG TINY DESK HOLIDAY SPECIAL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 AT 9PM Mountain, but that’s a ECHOES NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2018 Hear NPR Music’s Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton whole different story.” MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 AT 10PM take a rocket ride to the stars, grow homesick for

You’ll hear Christmas tunes done in ways you the holidays, and find comfort from a few special Scott Regan HOST OF WRUR’S wouldn’t expect like “Frosty the Snowman” from guests and friends, including Angel Olsen, Rivers OPEN TUNINGS Paulina Cassidy that is spacey and sensual,Tori Cuomo of Weezer, and their favorite spaceman Amos with “Reindeer King” and Erik Wøllo’s Dan Deacon, and more. “Crystal Bells.” Repeats 12/25 at 10PM

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