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Illinois State University ISU ReD: Research and eData WGLT Program Guides Arts and Sciences Fall 12-1-1980 WGLT Program Guide, December-January, 1980-81 Illinois State University Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/wgltpg Recommended Citation Illinois State University, "WGLT Program Guide, December-January, 1980-81" (1980). WGLT Program Guides. 19. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/wgltpg/19 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Arts and Sciences at ISU ReD: Research and eData. It has been accepted for inclusion in WGLT Program Guides by an authorized administrator of ISU ReD: Research and eData. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LD 65 · I ' front Songs \\ Without Points (tragment) DECEMBER JANUARY Notes From Illinois State University Program Guide The Development Office Normal, IL 61761 It is not unusual to stop and look back to Managing Editor: Nancy N. Briere evaluate your work when you've been on the (309) 438-2255 Editor: Floyd Arthur Brewer job a year. That is a good plan that helps you to WGLT89.1FM is a non-commercial radio station Graphic Artist: Julie Graff see where you were and where you're headed. operated by Illinois State University in Normal, IL My only change in plans is that my "anniver The station is financed by the Illinois State Univer General Manager: G. Ben Paxton sary message" has become a farewell message Station Manager & Public Affairs Director: Rod sity General Revenue Fund, the Corporation for as well. In December I will be leaving WGL T Public Broadcasting, local and area business un Neavei/1 for Savannah, Georgia where both my Hus Development Director: Nancy N. Briere derwriting, and the Friends of WGL T. We provide band, J.F., and I have accepted work with unique and informative programming which in Chief Engineer: Mike Rood Georgia Public Radio. cludes classical, jazz, and ethnic music, along with Music & Fine Arts Director: Paul Feinman In the year that I was with WGLT, the station joined the network, increased its staff, expanded a wide variety of public affairs and general interest Operations Director: Charlie Bronson the broadcast day and the record library, added new equipment, and suffered the "slings and Assistant News & Public Affairs Director: Nancy educational programs. arrows" of not having a dish to receive satellite transmissions. DiSanto WGL T89.1FM is associated with the Corporation The development office, with the help of volunteers and interns, held the most successful Engineer/ Announcer: Don White for Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio fundraiser ever-but, before everyone starts feeling smug, let me remind you that it was several Announcer/Producer: John Burk (NPR), Public Radio in Mid-America (PRIMA), thousand dollars less than the goal! We also designed your monthly program guide. We think that Secretary/Receptionist: Helen Holzer National Radio Broadcasters Association the programming on WGL Tis worth bringing to your attention. But the guide isn't worth our time if (NRBA), Illinois Broadcasters Association (IBA), you're not reading it. Illinois News Broadcasters Association (!NBA) Audience Research: Theresa Gregory, We also designed some T-shirts (have we received your order yet?) and coordinated WGL T's and Illinois News Network (INN). Denise Robinson largest Awareness Campaign (newspaper ads, flyers, posters and billboards). With the help of our board member, Don Allen , the mailing list is being computerized. Development Staff: Floyd Brewer, David In more recent developments, several businesses have become active in our underwriting Claeys, Patricia Glaser, Julie Graff, Belinda program. We appreciate their support, and, if you do, it is important that they hear it from you! Lawhorn There is one important element missing at WGLT: public support. Oh, it's true that many of you are loyal contributers, and your loyalty and trust is much appreciated. But, it is discouraging to think Volunteer Producer/Hosts: Benton Bristol, that, in 1980, there were only 210 WGL T supporters in our listening area! J.F. Briere, Dwight Brooks, Julian Dawson, If you listen to the station and enjoy what you hear, SUPPORT it. If you get the program guide, Thomas Fatten, John Freed, Mike King, Chris SUPPORT it by reading it or passing it on. If you hear of a program or series that you think your Schwelle, David Shrader, Roar Schaad, Daryl friends would enjoy, SUPPORT it by telling them. You can support the station in simple ways; i.e., if Rowe, Tim Walker. John Sayre you change your address and fail to notify us, it causes us to be inefficient and for precious funds to Music Library: Karena Bailey, Carol Krebs, be wasted. Ji/I Schroeder, Rene Schwoerer, Terrence Funds being raised are dedicated to the acquisition of satellite receiving equipment. This equip Seaphus, Susan Wittmer ment will directly affect you: the technical quality of the sound will be improved in many instances; many live specials, passed over now due to lack of equipment, will be available; special side-band ser News & Public Affairs: Mike Cos/ow, Gretchen vices, such as programming for the visually handicapped, will become a possibility; and program Monti, Ike Olney, Julie Stoneburner, Bruce schedules will not have to be scrapped when tapes fail to arrive on time in the mail. These are just a Zanca few reasons why the satellite receiving equipment is so important. Operations: Mary Lou Simonis, Gina Stortz Chief Engineer Mike Flood is already proceeding with plans for our receiving dish. Thusfar, there has been site approval by an independent engineering consultant firm; and two demodulators, Production/ Announcers: Jamie Brandt, Mike which translate the radio frequency into an audio frequency signal, have been purchased. Flood about the cover: Bucek, Mark Burgess, Joe Davis, Tim Emmons, The musical artwork found in this reports that "there is just no way to place an order for the rest of the equipment until the cash is in Jim McManus, John Murie/lo, Cardell Purdie, hand." program guide is found in the book The Larry Kotowski, Tom Stolberg, Yvonne WGL Tis a listener-supported station, and if you want the station to improve, more support will Definitive Biography of P.D. Q. Boch, by Schmoel/er Tost Peter Schickele. My thanks goes to Ran be necessary. This is not a time when you can look the other way and hope that your neighbors give dom House, Inc. who granted permission to Community Advisory Board: Bill W. Allen, Don enough to meet the need. It just won't happen. The station needs the help of ALL its listeners, and it use it. I hope that you find it as amusing as I Allen, Terry Bush, William Colvin, Marucha needs it NOW. did. For you P.D.Q. Bach fans, Tom Fatten Hartley, Francis Irvin, Carolyn Lundquist, Y. As we go to press, my successor has not been named. I hope you will welcome that person into will feature a P.D.Q. Bach selection each Sun Margo Mendoza, Arthur Na/zinger, Donald the community as you welcomed me last year. Make a committment to support the development day during December on Die Bibliothek.- Phillips, Carol Reitan, Mrs. Joan Theriot, Tim office. Walker, Rev. William L. White. Best wishes to you all .. and, good listening! December Programs George Frideric Handel's MESSIAH is the most widely performed work associated with Christmas. But its modern performances by 100-member orchestras and choruses numbering ten times that figure bear little resemblance to the way Handel conceived the work in 1742. In his time, an ensemble con sisting of more than 20 players would have been considered large. WGL T will present a live performance of Handel's MESSIAH as it was originally performed in the 18th century. The original Handel orchestration, with authentic 18th century instruments, will be performed by Michigan's Ars Musica Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Musicum Chorus under mondays the baton of Edward Parmentier. The choir is especially trained in the Baroque style, and the soloists specialize in early vocal music. The broadcast will be heard on December 24, 1980, at 6 p.m. An oratorio, MESSIAH follows all the prescribed conventions, ecompassing an extended set 6:00 This Morning with John Burk- Music and features with local news on the hour and national ting of a religious libretto for chorus, orchestra, and vocal soloists, appropriate for either concert or news on the half. church performance. The popularity of the form reached its zenith in 18th century Britain, when 10:00 Potpourri-a musical mix with your host Paul Feinman. Handel composed what has become the most widely known oratorio in music history. 12:00 Midday Magazine-Rod Neaveill produces and hosts this half-hour news package which in Says NPR's Fred Calland, host for the program, "Despite the exaggerations that one can en cludes international, national, local and regional news and weather analysis. Also included are counter in many of today's gargantuan performances, MESSIAH provides a deeply universal and market summaries and commentaries from the Cato Forum and the International Center for intimate revelation, a message of hope and all-embracing peace. The more intimate the forces Economic Policy Studies. He is joined by Charlie Bronson with a look at sports. which deliver it to the listeners, the more profound its meaning." 12:30 Making Every Day Count-with Nancy DiSanto. 12:45 (1), (15), (29) Prime Time-topics of interest to older adults. (8), (22) Environmental Health Perspectives-an attempt to look at those factors which affect man's health and which are associated with man's environment. The topics range widely Now that Thanksgiving has passed and the Christmas and New Year season is upon us, I would from directions on entering the environmental health professions to the protection of food and like to reflect upon the past few months at WGL T.