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WGLT Program Guide, July, 1992
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WGLT STAFF - General Manager: BRUCE BERGETHON
Develo-pment Director: KATHRYN CARTER Operations
Director: KEVIN L. CONLIN • News Director: MIKE McCURDY
• Assistant News Director: RYAN BAAS Reporter: LISA
LABUZ • Engineers· DAVE MULCAHEY & MARK Hill • Stalf
Announcers: MARC BOON & LAURA K KENNEDY • STUDENT
STAFF/ VOLUNTEERS - FRANK BLACK, JULIE DANOSKY,
STEVE FAST, SUE HEISER. VIV1AN JORDAN, THOM JOYCE,
SHANE LUITJENS, JOAN NETZBANDT, BRUCE OTTO, PHILIP
PULLEY, TODD SIMPSON, MIKE STOCKUM, CHRIS STOWERS,
JAMES WILLIAMS, TODD WINEBURNER and BECKY YAEGER
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Al Fleener of Osborn & Delong • Edited by Laura Kennedy It's like1, th1t bq th time qoa ue rea•i11 -I TOWN HALL MEETING EXAMINES CRITICAL ISSUES bis. W< llill be o,entln1 1 HI :c m ace relations. Repro to people of color. How are politicians ad the parents expecting too mt£h? rnsmltter at a nei1 and cnsldenblq ductive rights and dressing these issues? In the second The electoral process is the final topic UNDERWRITERS the status of women. hour of the show, TOWN HALL will delve to be covered on TOWN HALL on Sunday, trengtbened effectin ndiated power of Education. The elec into politics and people of color. Without November 1 at 7 PM. Among the ideas to toral process. All are "hot" issues, all are Jesse Jackson in the race, how will be discussed are: why don't more people $.DU mntts. I snq it's "likelf because the focus of a series of unique national Democrats court African-Americans and vote? Why are there moves to limit terms a T.klng center atage thla month In the WQLT town hall meetings airing here on WGLT. people of color? What are politicians say of office? Do the two major parties repre s Is n pnject on 11bich dozens of peaple This ambitious series from Pacifica Radio ing about Japanbashing and how does sent the will of most Americans? Underwriter Roater la THE ART COOP. ~ will air one Sunday a month, beginning this affect Asian-Americans? Host Lany Bensky is high~ respected --.n been 11arki11 for several qears. ud this month and running through The second program deals with by public radio listeners. During a live 0 The moat Important word which deacrlbea THE ,, November. Each program will be broad reproductive rights and the status of broadcast, he can skillfully balance points n hne been 1110, times ,~en it cast from a different city and focus on a women and is slated to air at 6 PM on of view from callers, the live audience, ART COOP"• reaaon for underwriting programming different issue. Sunday, August 16. TOWN HALL will sur and panel members. He also keeps the nied impassible that we could eur hold on WGLT I• commitment. llecauae of WGLT'• com ~ "TOWN HALL will use all the tech· vey the reproductive rights landscape and program's pace lively and provides insight 1nq C) niques available,· says TOWN HALL host the strategies the pro- and anti-choice ful commentary, based on his years in mitment to bringing you top-notch programming, q cert1intq of completion. I'll hl1eve Larry Bensky. 'We will use journalistic re Republicans have planned for the conven radio and print journalism. tb1t the ~roject's finished 1hen It is. 1nd porting, panels of experts, live studio aud~ tion. Also, v.tiat happens to poor women "PACIACA'S NATIONAL TOWN HALL THE ART COOP feel■ It'• n-ry to aupport 89.1 !:i ence and phone-ins to analyze the complex and young women around the country who MEETINGS put into the election what the FM to keep the high level of excellence on your u of this writing It's still a prospect. "' issues that are part of this election.· want abortions? In the second half of the politicians and other media leave out,· as ·we cannot be boxed in with single program TOWN HALL will study the status serts Bensky. ·we will try to come up with publlc radio atatlon. easy answers: echoes TOWN HALL's of women in the workplace. What progress the solutions and answers for a public "' award-winning producer Ginny Z. Berson. has been made in dealing with sexual ha that is.frustrated by a political system that According to manager Richard Schaad, THE ART "In TOWN HALL, we bring in diverse and rassment? What are the forces that keep will not let them be involved and a media intriguing points of view on each topic.· women's pay less than men, limit that is narrowing its opinions daily.· COOP -• WQLT •• ateward of broadcaatlng qual The TOWN HALL meetings will begin women's work to the "pink collar ghetto' Widen your own opinions by tuning Sunday, June 12 at 6 PM. This two-hour and create the "glass ceiling"? And what in to PACIFICA'$ NATIONAL TOWN HALL ity •• It pertain• to art ■nd Information. Richard live call-in show will focus on Race are the politicians offering? MEETINGS Sundays, July 12, August f-1• WGLT ahouldn't have to ahoulder thl• reapon• Relations. In the first hour, TOWN HALL Sunday,September 27 at 7 PM the 16, September 27 and November 1, will look at the U.S. economy, social pro focus will be on education. We'll seek out here on your station for news and infor alblllty alone, and ao THE ART COOP lenda a hand grams, the criminal justice system, and the real problems of education. Is it mation, WGLT. the destruction of cities - in relationship money? Are the teachers competent? ke with their underwriting aupport. "It'• Important to aupport WGLT,• -Y• Richard, "eapeclally ■t ■ time when declalona about publlc funding have become
pofltlcally charged." NAT 'KING' COLE: IN EVERY WAY
"Tho- of ua who work at THE ART COOP know at 'King' Cole holds a and was a seminal pianist whose music less singing from the late 3Os until his special place in the helped inspire the be-bop musicians of death in 1965. Included will be rare ex that the future of ■rt and our children•• cultural chapter one: genesis 1989. At that time, the average all been followed, it was the dead of hearts of Americans, the 1940s and 50s. cerpts from the Trio's radio transcriptions, processing time for non-commercial winter - not the best time to be Inheritance depend• on what we are wllllng to The idea of reaching beyond McLean and for many differ Join host Harry Belafonte and National c11d gems from Cole's own NBC-TV show. facilities modifications was a minimum clambering about on a 400 foot metal entm reasons. To some, he was an incom Public Radio in celebrating Cole's artistry Also featured will be the words of those County with the WGLT signal has been a commit to that heritage right now. WGLT ha• of 18 months. We were able to speed up tower. We applied for, and obtained, a parable balladeer, with 195Os hits like in a special two-hour presentation, NAT who knew him, and of musicians who still - .....-.the uars it's taken to 110,e to sustaining image for many years. Since the process somewhat by submitting a 1976, the station transmitter has six-month extension of ·our construction 'Mona Lisa," and ·unforgettable.· To oth 'KING' COLE: IN EVERY WAY. According to feel his influence - helping to define Nat proven y-r •ft- year that It I• our partn- In nour grant for federal matching funds in permit from the FCC. ers he was an elegant yet natural pres many sources, 1992 would have been his 'King' Cole's importance to American the carrot ntnt. I've often felt that I operated at 2300 watts, which allowed, January 1990. Even though the funds lahlng the rich cultural experience• that we want at best service to the county. Operating_ The pieces of the project began to ence on television, breaking ground for 75th birthday year. Though the exact year music and culture. were not granted, the project was other black entertainers. Cole was, and is, of his birth is debatable, DIBS ID at a higher power, though, is not as finally come together in early April of there can be no Don't miss NAT 'KING' COLE: In our llvea." in the middle of IAPOlis,ed approved by the FCC in September 1990 a cultural hero, but his presence simple as turning up the juice. Federal 1992. These included a $45,000 was felt dispute that the music of Nat 'King' Cole IN EVERY WAY, Sunday, July 5th from -only 13 months after it was submtted. perhaps most strongly in the jazz world. is worthy of tribute anytime. 2 - 4 PM right here on your station for la~rqnthiae novel bq Hnrqun or Rnfkn. Talk Communications Commission licensing transmitter that looks like an ove,wown By this point, Ben Paxton had He spent his early years as the leader of This very special l)l'ogram will feature music, WGLT. And thank• to the aupport of THE ART COOP, of radio stations includes power output refrigerator, transmission line retired, and I had the privilege of taking that's one of the first guitar- bass-piano trios, Cole's inventive l)ano playing and match- about ·1earning curves·· as the general WGLT can go on doing Ju■t that. guidelines that prevent stations from over as project manager. bigger than your forearm (priced liaison and coordinator ef the project. I've interfering with each other's signals, and accordingly), and a four bay antenna with for years it was thought that there was chapter three: money six parasitic reflectors that was very to no available 'space" for WGLT to and bureaucracy tricky to design. (Our new signal pattern gotten knOII firsthand about puts of operate at any higher power output. The next step in the process was to is shaped something like a kidney bean, Generations of staff at the station the federal. state nod universitq shepherd the FCC license from a piece in order to avoid interference with other tantalized themselves with the thought of of paper to a series of actual contracts. 'what if we reached more of Central noncommercial stations to the bureaucracq that I'd onlq heard about. rve We (project engineer Dave Mulcahey and southwest of Bloomington/Normal.) Illinois ... , • but for the most part this I} got to work immediately on preparing Assembly of the parts took place leHned about vertical polarizatioa. thought was considered a pipe dream. bid specifications for the project, a COMIIEIICIAL PRINTING PRO SOUND Cl!NTl!R in late May, after some adjustments to NI T w T, F ASSOCIATES 134 E. Beaufort, NoonaJ. Dreams never really die, though Oust detailed and time-consuming business. s s the tower, and most of the month of 515 North Center Street, Bloomington (309)452-7436 hoisting grips. and parasitic reflectors. ask Kevin Costner.) When GLT General But in the meantime, two new 5 5 (309)829-6326 Manager emeritus Ben Paxton began to factors had come into play. The first was June has been spent in testing HEARTLAND FINANCIAL FIRST AFFILIATED SERVICES, INC. r,e bung out with architects. consulting plan in 1987 to replace the station's old the state's and the University's fiscal necessary to the final licensing of the SECURfflES, INC. transmitter, MORNING EDITION Weekend 2101 N. Veterans Parkway Bloomington he commissioned several problems. Fiscal Year 1991 was a time new transmitter app.-atus. Newa 1540 E. College, Landrnaik Mall, Nonna I (309) 663-6936 u11turs and (309) 454.7040 everq single persoa in the engineering studies to see if there was a of great uncert9inty and several (Minnesota Mulual Life) possibility of increased power. In 1989, chapter five: the payoff recissionary moves in funding for higher 9 THE GARLIC PRESS BEST BUY ISi Purchns1n1 Oeputment. What follows is 9 108 North Street, Normal one of those studies came back in the education. While ISU was able to Next month, we' II be publishing 2103 N Veterans Parkway, Bloom ngton affirmative, assuming that the station (309) 452./3841 continue its commitment to funding an actual map of where you can hear Jazz (309) 663-8090 [fortunatelq] an abbreviated version of switched from a ' non-directional" to a OSBORN & DELONG $75,000 of our project, it was unlikely to WGLT in Central Illinois. As of this PAINTIN' PUCI! "directional' antenna, and moved to a be able to find the funds for the total 236 E Fron! Street, Bloomington s 1nq-f1ceted nnel. Rssuminu that writing, we've still been trying to get all 12N 12N (309) 828-6522 ARTIST MATl!RIALS different tower location (other than its 207 w. North Street, Normal project costs-now estimated at nearly the factors to come together to CLASSICAL current site on the ISU campus.) $140,000-in that fiscal year. THE ADD SHEET! (309)452-1274 the storq hns a happq ending, it will 111 approximate the maps the engineers E. Washington, Bloomrngton There was considerable excitement Rhythm 23Jt Also, by January 1991, when the ••• (309) 662-0005 OTHER PORTS inside the station at the prospect of made up over three years ago. Band WW. Nath Street, Nomlaf hnve been mort~ livinQ through. specs were ready to go out for bid, there •■ I u • • J. z z increased power, but a lot of work ahead had been some changes in the It's been a very interesting three and KURT'S AUTOBODY REPAIR (309) 454-5071 half years, as you might guess. But the 4 4 SHOP, INC. to make it real. Ben had already begun processes for project approval at the 2025 Ireland Grove Road, Bloomington PAXTONS, INC. to investigate alternate bottom line is that McLean County tower sites, c11d Board of Regents. Whereas initially we ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, 5 (309) 662-5823 207 E. Washmgton. Bloom ngton was in preliminary discussions (309) 827-6217 0 R , I S with had expected the project to go to bid by cttizens will get better reception of GLT's FRESH AIR THE PEOPLES BANK lnnotech Corporation, the owner of a March 1991, there local programming, aid that hundreds of Comedy 120 N. Center. Bloomington were now three new Newa VITESSE CYCLE SHOP tower west of Bloomington. The steps necessary: project approval, lease thousands of potential new listeners are 7 • 7 2201 E. Washlngloo, Bloomington 100 N. Linden Normal 210 Broact-Nay. Normal engineering report that established the approval (with the new tower site owner), now wtthin range of our signal. We're 8 (309) 454-1541 T H A T A 1500 E. College, f'bmal possibility of increased power would and bid approval. Each of these had to proud of our product, and happy that (309) 823-7000 LANDMARK GALLERY serve as a blueprint for the necessary 9 INTl!RIORS go to the Board of Regents before more many of you will be able to hear it in Rhythm ■ I u •• Folk applications to the FCC. And then of 10 • 10 W II PUTNAM CO. 200 E. Center LeRoy work could be done. new places. JAZZ NEW MUS IC 415 N. Center Street course there was the question of money. • 11 (309) 962-3011 LIGHT AT To make what seemed a series of There are literally dozens of people Bloomington long stories short, each of these steps Wor Id New (309) 829-7323 TWIN CITY AMATEUR who have helped to make this possible ASTRONOMERS chapter two: was taken. But since the SOR only Mu a I c A&• the first steps (and a few others whose job it was, for DIESEL DICK'S ISU Planetarium meets once a month, and had lots of 500 N. Madison, Bloo:nington (309) 438-5007 Ben Paxton and his boss, College of other pressing projects to consider, the better or worse, to make it seem (309) 828-1714 Continuing Education and Public Service final impossible.) Special kudos should go to COMMUNITY PLAYERS approvals were not possible until ART COOP 201 Aobinhood Lane, Blocmngton Dean Calvin Stockman, had previously project engineer Dave Mulcahey for his Lili,W0/1 Earth 207 Broact-Nay, Nonna! nearly a year later, when the lease TRLH (309) 663-2121 been able to obtain a commitment from approval came in December 1991. In careful oversight of the whole process; Sui. 6:3(µ7 am CLRSSICRL JAZZ &NEW OTHER MUSIC (309) 454-5544 CHAMPION TRAVEL Illinois State to fund transmitter that time, we had drawn up a contract former General Manager Ben Paxton for Alf 1hi(fS Cotisidered Chamberworl p (i ,. " 0 A M (i u D " F 0 R J u TONY WILLIAMS first rate piano man, distinctive vocals, great arranger JRZZ ·story of Neptune• (Blue Note) who's always on the edge. Put this next to "Will 'o' the ow did WGLT get to be From fast paced bop to a contemporary cover of a Wisp" and the 'Wedding Album." azz host Phil Pulley has for you Lennon/McCartney tune, percussionist Williams and OTIS CLAY selections of new jazz with lots of his able band turn in some tasty sounds. 25,000 watt• strong "I'll Treat You Right" (Bullseye) tributes and vibes ... STRAIGHT AHEAD Nobody bleeds the soul out of the blues like Otis Clay "Look Straight Ahead' (Atlantic Jazz) and where do we go NANCY KING ... always cutting the phrase ... blendi~ his gospel AND GLEN MOORE Marc Boon says they stole the show at the New roots to R& B and soul. 'Patato Radio' (Justice) Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and it's easy to see from here? Follow the Amodem jazz adventure that's quirky, fun and oh so why. Run, don't walk to get your copy of this all woman SUE FOLEY good. Be sure to check out their version of 'I Got band's soulful and straight up album. "Young Girl Blues· (Antones) Sue was weaned on Stevie Ray Vaughn and her Texas story of WGLT'a RISE Rhythm.• George and Ira Gershwin's song never sounded so sassy. ARTURO SANDOVAL roots run deep on this, her first CD. Her guitar playing ·1 Remember Clifford" (GRP) will place her among the top in blues music today. TO POWER In this Issue. EDDIE DANIELS The Cuban trumpeter's second release since AND GARY BURTON emigrating to the U.S. is a tribute to Clifford Brown. BONNIE RAITT "Benny Rides Again' (GRP) "The Collection" (Warner Bros) On Sunday, July 5, Great boppin' sounds with a hint of Latin flavoring. Eddie and clarinet and Gary on vibes doing a tribute to For those of us who have grown with Bonnie since the Benny Goodman and L1onell Hampton. Includes such STAN GETZ 70's, here's a must for your collection. And those who Join ua tor a nostalgic favorites as "Sing, Smg, Sing•, "Slipped Disc· and "Spring is Here" (Concord Jazz) know the 90s Bonnie, see what you missed. "Stompin' at the Savoy.' Also appearing: Marc The best of the latest Stan Getz releases. "Spring• Johnson and Peter Erskine. is volume 2 of a live recording from 1981, a LYNN AUGUST retrospective of NAT companion to "The Dolphin.' Stan's famous sound "Creole Cruiser' (Black Top) OTTMAR LIEBERT captured superbly. Oh,,y;llat a tasty CD. Enjoy with red beans and rice or AND LUNA NEGRA KING your favorite mud bug recipe. It's a C~un/Creole treat. COLE'S career. ·solo Para Ti" (Epic) From moving ballads to fast paced flamenco, Ottmar GOSPEL HUMMINGBIRDS And a week later It'• and his band Luna N!li(a serve up another selection of BLUES 'Steppin' Out' (Blind Pig) their very popular jazz styling. The new found popularity of gospel music is highlighted the PACIFICA NATIONAL in the voices of this quintet. It's funky and traditional, DAVID SANBORN without hitting you over the head - absolutely "Upfront· (Elektra) luesman Marc Boon knows you miraculous. TOWN MEETING. All The funky and soulful sounds coming from David's sax need to hear these babies .... show us once again why s one of the most popular MR. B performers in DELBERT MCCLINTON 'My Sunday Best· (Schoo/kids Records) this and more In this modem jazz. "Never Been Rocked Enough· (Curb) Marc Braun captured live for 70 minutes of brawling STEVE HOBBS Hot on the heels of his Grammy award comes an music from the piano. Mr. B has a great sound that month'• guldel ·cultural Diversity' (Timeless) EXCELLENT set featuring Bonnie Raitt, Paul Shaffer, you won't want to miss. From Latin spice to I ahead and everything in Melissa Ethridge and more. Amust for Delbert fans. between. Bob Sheppard, John Patitucci and Luis Conte LYLE LOVETT are among the players on the latest release from this JOHN HAMMOND, JR. 'Joshua Judges Ruth" (Curb/MCA) vibraphonist. "Got Love if You Want It" (Charisma/Point Blank) It's not your typical Lyle offering, but then agam, what When it comes to traditional blues, no one does it is? Atour-alANY LTD. CPA valid, and licensed, by the FCC. After Sat. 6-6:30 am of you whose curiosity about our Oaily6:59am (Frank) Black & Blues Hea1s of Space ~&DanceMan 205 N. Main, Blo