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September 2018 • wosu.org Poldark on Masterpiece, Season Four Starts Sunday, September 30 at 9pm details on page 8 All programs are subject to change. VOLUME 39 • NUMBER 9 Airfare (UPS 372670) is published except for June, July and September by: WOSU Public Media 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 614.292.9678 A Tremendous Loss Copyright 2018 by The Ohio State University. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form or by any means without express written You may not know the name of permission from the publisher. Subscription is by a Tom Lahr, but inside WOSU his minimum contribution of $60 to WOSU Public Media, of which $3.25 is allocated to Airfare. Periodicals career is legendary. postage paid at Columbus, Ohio. Over four decades, Tom moved POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Airfare, up in the ranks of WOSU Public 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 Media to become chief engineer WOSU Public Media of the television operations. General Manager Tom Rieland He spent countless hours fixing equipment and keeping the station on the air. Director of Marketing Meredith Hart Tom made many midnight runs to WOSU transmitter sites to restore power & Communications after a lightning strike or other failure, to assure you would have a TV signal in Membership Rob Walker the morning. He loved his job and was one of the most conscientious people Friends of WOSU Board you would meet. When Tom retired in 2009, we hired him back part-time to President Kathy McGinnis mentor our engineering team. Vice President Kyle Anderson Secretary/Treasurer Mac Joseph Tom Lahr’s death in late July at the age of 72 shook our staff. He was as much a part of WOSU as anyone in the history of the organization. Board Members Tom was known as the kind of person who would get a complaint about a William Ballenger Kurt Lykins Ann DiMarco Melissa McHenry signal issue from one of our viewers and promptly show up at their doorstep Jeri Grier Stacy Rastauskas to help with their antenna placement. He developed many relationships by Jon Hsu Tom Rieland his friendly, easygoing personality. Tom led our television transition to digital Karen Ickes Katy Rigsby Trip Lazarus Guadalupe Velasquez broadcasting starting in 2003, which allowed WOSU to broadcast the four channels it does today. WOSU Mission: The mission of WOSU Public Media is to enrich lives through content and He told me the most fulfilling project in his career was our station-wide effort experiences that engage, inform and inspire. to make sure the elderly and poor in our community could still receive a TV signal after the digital transition. He installed hundreds of converter boxes in Questions? Comments? homes and apartments that allowed older televisions to continue to receive Please send an email to [email protected] or call 614.292.9678. a signal from WOSU and other local broadcasters. Tom is survived by Marilyn Smith, his wife of 34 years, who was a reporter and radio anchor for WOSU until her recent retirement, and by his daughter Caitlin and son Steven. His presence at WOSU is deeply missed. Tom Rieland General Manager, WOSU Public Media 2 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org Will the Forever War Ever End? WOSU Public Media and the John Glenn College of Public History at Ohio State and a CNN military analyst. He assumed Affairs invite you to the next event in the Dialogue series of this position in September 2008 after a 26-year career in the provocative conversations. On Tuesday, September 11, the 17th US Army that culminated in his service in Iraq as the executive anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, Ann Fisher, host of All Sides officer to General David Petraeus, the Commanding General with Ann Fisher on 89.7 NPR News will be joined by Dr. Peter of Multi-National Force-Iraq, during the period of the surge in Mansoor for a discussion on national security. 2007-2008. He has authored a history of this experience, Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the On Patriot’s Day, this Dialogue event will consider if the Remaking of the Iraq War, which was a finalist for the inaugural “Forever War” will ever end – US military engagement in Iraq, Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History in 2013. Iran, Afghanistan and extended conflicts in the Middle East. And what this continuing commitment of troops overseas Join the compelling conversation Tuesday, September 11 means for national security at home and abroad. at 6pm at the Fawcett Center on Ohio State’s campus. Details and registration at wosu.org/dialogue. Mansoor is the General Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Chair of Military Let’s Get Ready to Ramble Maybe you celebrate your anniversary with a quiet dinner and a dignified toast. Well, that just won’t do for The Bluegrass Ramble’s 40th. Join us for a three-hour live broadcast of what we’re calling “The Bluegrass Ramble Anniversary Broadcast” on stage at The Fawcett Center on OSU’s campus at 6pm, Sunday, September 23. We’ll have bands, refreshments, commemorative souvenirs, and a pre-show jam session. The emcees for the evening will be long-running and popular hosts Rich Baker, Chet DeLong, and Chris Johnston. The celebration starts at 4:30pm when parking lot pickers are invited to jam outside the Fawcett Center before the broadcast. Bring an instrument and a lawn chair for the chance to make great music with total strangers! Enjoy a cash bar and refreshments before the 6pm live broadcast. Among the musicians featured will be Tom Ewing and Friends. Ewing is no stranger to The Bluegrass Ramble — it was his idea to begin the program in 1978, and he was the original host. Ewing also spent ten years performing with Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass. In addition, he is also the author of the new biography, Bill Monroe: the Life and Music of the Bluegrass Man. Simply put, Ewing is one of the most knowledgeable authorities on bluegrass music’s founding figure. “The Bluegrass Ramble Anniversary Broadcast” promises to be one of the most memorable events in the program’s long history. The event is free to attend, but reservations are required and each attendee must be registered individually. The registration also includes a parking pass. Register at wosu.org/ramble. 3 Primetime and Weekend Schedule for WOSU TV Saturday, September 1, 2018 8:30 am Wild Kratts Monday, September 3, 2018 6:00 am Motorweek 9:00 am Odd Squad 7:30 pm Two for the Road 6:30 am Best of the Joy of Painting 9:30 am Hands On Crafts for Kids 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00 am Sewing with Nancy Austin, Hour Three • Fantastic finds include a 10:00 am Kid Stew scrapbook of World War II photos and an 1875 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 10:30 am Curiosity Quest Pictorial St. Louis atlas. 8:00 am P. Allen Smith's Garden Home 11:00 am Our Ohio 9:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 8:30 am Garden Smart Bismarck, Hour One • Highlights include a 1939 11:30 am Broad & High collection from the rescue operation of sunken 9:00 am American Woodshop 12:00 pm Columbus Neighborhoods Navy submarine USS Squalus. 9:30 am Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking 12:30 pm Craftsman's Legacy 10:00 pm 1962 World's Fair: When Seattle Invented The Future 10:00 am The This Old House Hour 1:00 pm Wild Travels Archival footage showcases the exciting six-month 11:00 am Martha Bakes 1:30 pm Wild Travels celebration of science and technology in 1962. 11:30 am Sara's Weeknight Meals 2:00 pm Wild Travels Tuesday, September 4, 2018 12:00 pm Lidia's Kitchen 2:30 pm Wild Travels 7:30 pm Rick Steves’ Europe 12:30 pm Ciao Italia 3:00 pm Wild Travels 8:00 pm Mark Twain – Part Two 1:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen 3:30 pm Wild Travels 1:30 pm Steven Raichlen's Project Fire 10:00 pm American Experience: 4:00 pm Breaking Big: Michael Strahan The Secret of Tuxedo Park 2:00 pm Cook's Country 4:30 pm Breaking Big: Sen. Kirsten Discover the top-secret defense laboratory that Gillibrand developed radar-detection systems which would 2:30 pm Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking help defeat the German Air Force and U-boats 3:00 pm Rick Steves' Europe 5:00 pm Columbus on the Record during World War II. 3:30 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Wednesday, September 5, 2018 4:00 pm Samantha Brown's Places to Love 6:00 pm Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Season One, Episode 1 • When the Titanic 7:30 pm Travel Detective with Peter 4:30 pm Nature sinks Lord Grantham loses his immediate heirs Greenberg throwing Downton Abbey into turmoil. 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:00 pm Nature 6:00 pm The Great British Baking Show 7:30 pm Maigret Nature's Perfect Partners • Learn the value of teamwork among animal partners, even ones as 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow odd but perfect as hippos and fish. 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances New 9:00 pm Ancient Invisible Cities Series 8:30 pm Keeping Up Appearances Cairo • 3D scanning is used to explore Egypt's ancient treasures, including the Great Pyramid of Giza. 9:00 pm Father Brown The Face of the Enemy • Lady Felicia and Sid return 10:00 pm NOVA to visit Kembleford.