Volume 46 – Issue 1 January-March 2017

In This Issue: One-Day Drive Does the Job! On Monday, December 5, we did something we’ve never done before: we had an impromptu, one day, ten- Page 3: End of the World of Opera hour fund drive to help shore up some of the shortfalls we encountered during our past two fund drives. And right on cue, WYSU listeners came through beautifully! One hundred eleven listeners renewed their support, gave an extra gift, or became a member for the first time, affirming their commitment to keeping public radio strong. Gary Sexton, Director of WYSU on air during the fund drive. Page 3: UNDERWRITER SPOTLIGHT: The one-day drive brought in Home Savings over $11,500, which will go a long way towards purchasing the kinds of programs listeners have come to expect from WYSU: the finest in news, music and entertainment. We are so fortunate to have listeners who believe in the value of high quality programming, the kind that WYSU produces every day. All of us here at WYSU – staff, students and volunteers – thank you sincerely for your generous support to 88.5 WYSU FM, now in its 48th year of service to the community.

Volunteers Page 7: Mad Tickets now on sale at working the fund www.wysu.org ! drive at the new WYSU offices.

Radio you need to know. 88.5 Youngstown 88.1 Ashtabula 97.5 New Wilmington Program Listings 2017 January—March 2017 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Mid. Mid.

1:00 Jazz 1:00 Midnight - 2 a.m. 2:00 Classical Music 2:00 Midnight - 5 a.m. (Mon. - Fri.) 2 a.m. - 6 a.m. (Sat. - Sun.) 3:00 3:00

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6:00 6:00 Hearts of Space Alternative Radio Morning Edition 6 a.m. - 7 a.m. 6 a.m. - 7 a.m. 7:00 5 a.m. - 9 a.m. 7:00 On the Media On Being 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. 8:00 8:00

Weekend Edition Weekend Edition 9:00 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. 9:00

10:00 10:00 Car Talk Classical Music with Barbara Krauss 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. A Prairie Home 11:00 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Companion 11:00 Wait, Wait ... Don’t Tell Me! 10 a.m. - Noon 11 a.m. - Noon Noon Noon TED Radio Hour Car Talk Noon - 1 p.m. Noon - 1 p.m. 1:00 1:00 Radiolab Wait, Wait ... Don’t Tell Me! Classical Music with Gary Sexton Performance 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. 2:00 Today 2:00 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Bullseye with Jesse Thorn Says You 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. 3:00 3:00 Fresh Air Fresh Air Weekend A Way With Words 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 4:00 4:00 Only A Game The Splendid Table 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. 5:00 5:00 All Things Considered Weekend ATC 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6:00 Thistle and Shamrock 6:00 Folk Festival Marketplace, 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. A Prairie Home 7:00 Companion 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. 7:00 Folk Festival with Performance Today 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Charles Darling 8:00 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 8:00 (Monday - Thursday) The Jazz Sofa with Classical Music 9:00 Rick Popovich The Jazz Sofa with 8:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. 9:00 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Rick Popovich 10:00 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Sunday Baroque 10:00 Classical Music 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. 9 p.m. - Midnight 11:00 11:00 Jazz Now’s the Time Classical Music 11 p.m. - Midnight 11 p.m. - Midnight 11 p.m. - Midnight Mid. Mid. All programs are subject to change without notice.

2 WYSU UNDERWRITER SPOTLIGHT ON Home Savings Foundation The Home Savings Foundation, founded by the Home Savings In addition, Home Savings is proud to be completing a major & Loan Company in 1998, is committed to reinvesting in the renovation of the Boardman office at 7525 Market Street. The local communities it serves by providing leadership, employee project is set to be complete in April. involvement and financial support. Both the company and the And as always, Home Savings Foundation remains loyal to foundation take great pride in encouraging the education of future public radio and its listeners by renewing long-time underwriting leaders of our community through ongoing support of Youngstown support for 88.5 WYSU in the coming year. State University. In 2017, the staff of Home Savings is excited to be expanding Thank you, Home Savings and Home Savings Foundation! in several areas. First, Home Savings is moving into the new Ohio markets of Akron, Canton and St. Clairsville, with the acquisition of Premier Bank & Trust. Premier will join Home Savings in the first quarter – pending regulatory and shareholder approval – and Home Savings will add private banking and trust services for clients at that time.

End of The World of Opera Sunday, December 10th marked the final performance of World of Opera, as the program will no longer be produced and distributed by WDAV Classical Public Radio and South Carolina Public Radio. The European Broadcasting Union, which has generously provided the recorded live opera performances that are the mainstay of that series, is no longer able to do so. WYSU is replacing World of Opera with Sunday Baroque, airing Sunday nights, 9:00 – 11:00 p.m.

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In November we threw a holiday party for WYSU supporting members and underwriters. Held at the SOAP Gallery in downtown Youngstown, appetizers and cocktails were provided by Jack Kravitz and Inspired Catering. Nearly 100 guests enjoyed the sounds of the Esto Jazz group. Shirley Hodge was the winner of our door prize, which included symphony tickets and dinner at Overture at the DeYor! We hope you join us for other membership events in 2017. In the meantime, pass the word on to your non-member friends – supporting WYSU has many great benefits, including: • A complimentary subscription to Need To Know, WYSU’s newsletter and program guide. • The WYSU Need to Know Card, with product and service discounts at participating partners throughout the WYSU listening area. • Access and discounts for special WYSU-sponsored events throughout the year, such as the popular WYSU Blossom Summer Festival Bus Trips, Mad About the Arts, and all WYSU Member Appreciation Parties, holiday gatherings, and open-house receptions. • Early access to tickets for special events and concerts, and chances to win free tickets for those events. • The satisfaction that results from knowing you are supporting quality news and public radio programming, and that you are partnering with a valuable, community resource like WYSU. Please consider increasing your level of contribution. You can do so online at www.wysu.org, or by calling 330-941-3363.

WYSU MEMBERSHIP LEVELS Student Membership – $25 Drive Time (Basic Membership) – $40 Amp Up – $60 Megahertz – $88.50 Community Partner – $120 Day Sponsor – $200 Dollar A Day Club – $365 Need To Know Club – $500 Tower Club – $1,000 Find us on FACEBOOK We post a lot on Facebook, and many times you will find information there about WYSU events and program information. We also post photographs there. If you come to our events, or volunteer for us, you might even be in them! So find us…on Facebook!

4 Folk Festival 2/19 Contemporary Folk, Part LXVI. 1/28 Joe Lovano. Versatile saxophonist with Charles Darling, Sunday, 7 pm Recent folk and folk-like singers featured, (mostly on tenor), one of the dominant including Gina Forsyth, Don Flemons, forces in jazz today. Peter Janson, and Wyatt Easterling. 1/1 New Year’s Folk Sampler, Part 2/4 The Dukes of Dixieland. Peppy New CXXVI. Diverse messages from Simon 2/26 Folk 90 – Joan Baez. The soaring Orleans band, a phenomenon in the ’50s and Garfunkel, Bessie Smith, Lee talents of a young woman who took the and ’60s. Murdock, Bob Wills, Ed McCurdy, Stan folk revival era by storm and left a lasting 2/11 George Shearing. British pianist Rogers, and The Brothers Fourl. musical imprint. (1919-2011) with an unusual approach to 1/8 Country Cookin’, Part CI. Stars 3/5 Folk Sampler, Part CXXVII. Still chords and a mammoth popular appeal. Cash & Carter, Country Gentlemen, another mix of ballads, ditties, blues, 2/18 Sun Ra. Keyboard performer, Patty Loveless, Sam Bush, Etta Baker, and country sounds, many requested by bandleader, creator of his own astral Austin Lounge Lizards, Nitty Gritty listeners. Dirt Band, and Byron Berline and John mythology, maker of some powerful and Hickman. 3/12 A St. Patrick’s Salute. Patrick Street, fascinating music. Clancy brothers, and Cleveland’s The New 2/25 Preservation Hall. New Orleans 1/15 Play it Again, Sam, Part XIII. Barley Corn, and the Steel Valley’s own institution presenting veteran performers Comparing two or more variants in County Mayo play Irish music. folksongs “John Hardy,” “Worried Man of original-formula jazz. Blues,” “Geordie,” “Lonesome Valley,” and 3/19 Play it Again, Sam, Part VIII. Two 3/4 Kenny Burrell. Amazingly durable “If I Had My Way.” or more versions of the same song are guitarist, recorded (often as leader) with contrasted, including “Liza Jane,” “Careless mainstream and modern masters and still 1/22 Folk 90 – Peter, Paul and Mary. Love,” “Buffalo Skinners,” and “Mr. at it. A popular group in the 1960s, the trio Tambourine Man.” plays some of their greatest hits, which 3/11 Albert Ayler. Inspirational free-jazz include “If I Had a Hammer,” “Lemon 3/26 And Now For Something saxophonist, as far avant as the garde can Tree,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” and “Puff Completely Different, Part XXVII. A zany get. the Magic Dragon.” blend of folk, and folk-like sounds as well as popular music from the 1920s and ’30s. 3/18 Kenny Clarke. One of the great 1/29 Dulcimers, Harmonicas, Uncle Barney may even reappear! creators of modern-jazz drumming, less Autoharps. Folk instruments in the well-remembered than some of his peers hands of talented artists Bill Spence, as a result of spending his later years in Sonny Terry, Kilby Snow, and Mike Now’s The Time Europe. Fenton. with Martin Berger, Saturday, 11 pm 3/25 Sir Charles Thompson. Pianist, 2/5 Animal Folk. Dogs, cats, frogs, part of the early bebop scene and a grand manatees, elephants, and, absolutely, 1/7 Ellington Small Groups. Duke mainstream master. penguins are featured in a musical toast encouraged his brilliant employees to to the animal kingdom. record on their own, with splendid results. The newsletter 2/12 The Music of Woody Guthrie. 1/14 Ray Bryant. Modern-mainstream is also available online at Explores the creative music of the dust pianist, ever-bluesy, in many contexts. wysu.org bowl balladeer. with Joel Rafael Band, Billy Bragg and Wilco, Magpie, Pete 1/21 Bunk Johnson and Lu Watters. Seeger, and, of course, Woody himself. The rediscovered ancient trumpeter, as All programs are subject to change guest with a devoted San Francisco trad- without notice. revivalist group, recorded in the ’40s.

• Friday, February 17 – MAD ABOUT THE ARTS! At the McDonough Museum of Art, YSU. Tickets Your Contact Information at www.wysu.org is Safe with Us • Thursday, March 16 – Dave Rivello Ensemble, WYSU-FM refrains from in concert with Dana School of Music, Chestnut disclosing contributor or donor Room, Kilcawley Center, YSU, 7:30 p.m. names or other personally • Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 – YSU Summer Festival of the identifiable information to any Arts – Visit the WYSU tent! nonaffiliated third party.

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Reach out to WYSU’s unique audience through program underwriting! It’s an economical and effective way to convey your message and express your support for a first-class community resource. Contact the Development Office: 330-941-3364 6 WYSU STAFF Cindy Bella – Administrative Assistant Chris Hartman – Assistant Broadcast Engineer for IT & Operations Barbara Krauss – Announcer/Producer Ron Krauss – Broadcast Engineer David Luscher – Associate Director MAD Susan Moorer – Development Officer ABOUT THE ARTS Tricia Perry – Funding Officer Rick Popovich – Announcer/Producer Friday, February 17 • 7–10 p.m. Gary Sexton – Director WYSU and the McDonough Museum of PROGRAM HOSTS/PRODUCERS Art at Youngstown State University are proud Martin Berger – Now’s the Time to be part of a community that realizes the Charles Darling – Folk Festival significant and positive impact of the arts on Tim Francisco – Interviewer education, entertainment, the economy and Willie Lofton – Production Assistant overall quality of life. We are, in fact, “mad Gina Marinelli – Doing Good about the arts” and hope you are, too! Join us on Friday, February 17 for our STUDENT STAFF signature fundraiser. Mad About the Arts Ashley Dillon – Music Librarian opens at 7:00 pm at the McDonough with Emily Karr – Office Assistant the sounds of YSU’s elite Jazz Ensemble. Excellent wines, beverages, hors d’oeuvres and Hannah Kibby – Office Assistant desserts will be provided by vendors who Dylan Kurcon – Office Assistant have prepared menus just for Mad About the Gregory Sili – Music Librarian Arts! The McDonough galleries will feature Hannah Wilhelm – Student Board Operator two exciting exhibitions: Photographs from Mexico by Alex Webb and Selections from the Collection of the Ross Art Museum of Ohio Wesleyan University. The dance floor will be open all night! Tickets are on sale now at www.wysu.org. They start at $80 each, and will be mailed to ADVISORY BOARD you in early February.

Tom Hull (cont.) FY2012 Current WYSU Underwriters Gary Davenport Chris Meta Maggie McClendon Jessica Winters

FY2013 FY2016 Stacey Adger Fred Alexander LuWayne Annos Bob Clyde LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® Judy Barron Dan Kuzma OF PENNSYLVANIA Fr. Bob Bonnot Lisa Long MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK Leslie Cusano John Manhollan

Dr. Thomas Shipka FY2014 FY2017 ’ Matt Alspaugh Lauren Arnold ebischer s Karen O’Malia Zauderer Christa Coleman-Ng A {Absolutely} Jewe lry John Fahnert FY2015 Mike Kraynanski Heidi Daniel Patricia Fleming Tuesday Musical Lynn Greene

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