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Member Guide | July 2021 Powered by You® A CAPITOL FOURTH Sunday, July 4 • 7pm & 9pm 2 JULY 2021 Communications Building 1003 Mail Code 6602 Southern Illinois University 1100 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, IL 62901 JULY 2021 • VOL. 41, NO. 1 WSIU | WUSI WSEC | WQEC | WMEC WSIU RADIO Listen online POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to address shown above. HD 8.1, 16.1 HD 14.1, 27.1, 22.1 WSIU 91.9FM at wsiu.org & CREATE 8.2, 16.2 CREATE 14.2, 27.2, 22.2 WUSI 90.3FM via the WSIU WORLD 8.3, 16.3 WORLD 14.3, 27.3, 22.3 WVSI 88.9FM Mobile & NPR WSIU Public Broadcasting Interim Executive Director: Jak Tichenor: [email protected] PBS KIDS 24/7 8.4 PBS KIDS 24/7 14.4, 27.4, 22.4 One Apps! 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    WXXI-TV/HD | WORLD | CREATE | AM1370 | CLASSICAL 91.5 | WRUR 88.5 | THE LITTLE PROGRAMPUBLIC TELEVISION & PUBLIC RADIO FOR ROCHESTER LISTINGSSEPTEMBER 2016 Julia Child’s SEE WXXI’S SPECIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY THE FRENCH CHEF INSERT INSIDE! CHOCOLATE MOUSSE AND CARAMEL CUSTARD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 8PM ON WXXI-TV As WXXI looks back on 50 years, we invite you to step back in time and relive the magic of The French Chef: Chocolate Mousse and Caramel Custard, the first program that aired on Channel 21on September 6, 1966. Join Julia Child on WXXI’s anniversary date as she cooks her famous Chocolate Mousse and we look back to pay tribute to the woman who was the first to host a national television cooking series – a program genre now a mainstay for TV viewers everywhere. Grab your mixing bowls and aprons, because it’s time to get to the kitchen! CLASSICAL 91.5 LIVE REMOTE FROM THE CLOTHESLINE ARTS FESTIVAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1-3PM DETAILS INSIDE >> DANIELLE PONDER AND THE TOMORROW PEOPLE THE LITTLE THEATRE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 AT 8PM DETAILS INSIDE >> OVER THE DECADES As we celebrate our 50th anniversary, we thought we’d share some program guide covers designed over the years. EXECUTIVE STAFF DEAR FRIENDS, SEPTEMBER 2016 No rm Silverstein, President On September 6, WXXI begins celebrating its VOLUME 7, ISSUE 9 Susan Rogers, Executive Vice President and General Manager 50th anniversary. When I think about the men and WXXI is a public non-commercial Je anne E. Fisher, Vice President, Radio women who had the foresight and the courage broadcasting station owned and operated by WXXI Public Kent Hatfield, Vice President, Technology and Operations to fight the battles to bring public television to Broadcasting Council, a not-for- El issa Orlando, Senior Vice President of TV and News the Greater Rochester area, I think about their profit corporation chartered by passion, commitment and vision.