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Freedom Summer Tuesday, June 24 at 9pm ON WOSU TV WOSU Public Media • wosu.org • June 2014 WOSU Radio WOSU TV WOSU Members The Stories of Central Ohioans New PBS KIDS Lineup MemberCard Benefit: on 89.7 NPR News • Page 5 on WOSU TV • Page 3 SegAway Tours of Columbus • Page 2 VOLUME 35, NUMBER 6 Airfare (UPS 372670) is published monthly except for June, July and August by: ON THE COVER The 50th and WOSU Public Media iel Anniversary of The Birth of Local Radio R 2400 Olentangy River “Freedom Summer” m o Road, Columbus, OH featured in This is the first of a three-part series on the early years T 43210, (614) 292-9678 American Experience of WOSU by General Manager Tom Rieland. Copyright 2014 by The Page 10 As Ohio State celebrated its 50th year of A month Ohio State University. All rights reserved. No existence in 1920, the Electrical Engineering later, Ohio part of this magazine faculty was busy retooling their transmission State received may be reproduced capabilities. Prior to WWI, Ohio State was a radio license for in any form or by any means without express written widely known for its experimentation with an experimental radio permission from the publisher. Subscription is by a wireless telegraphy, the sending of Morse station called 8XI. It would be minimum contribution of $60 to WOSU Public Media, of which $3.25 is allocated to Airfare. Periodicals postage code through the air. In March 1920, faculty two years before local history was made paid at Columbus, Ohio. assisted an extraordinary freshman named on April 24, 1922, just five days before the Bob Higgy in assembling a transmitter to air first commercial station went on the air in POSTMASTER: Send address changes to phonographic records from the Robinson Lab Columbus. The Monday night broadcast Airfare, 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 wireless station. opened with an address from OSU President WOSU Public Media William Oxley Thompson: Graphic Designer/Assoc. Editor Ann Draghi The headline in the March 8th Ohio State Lantern nearly disguised the historic nature “We are starting tonight the first of a General Manager Tom Rieland of the accomplishment in Columbus: “Latest series of programs of entertainment and Chief Operating Officer Karen Olstad Director of Marketing New York Jazz Records Are Heard Over instruction for the citizens of central Ohio. Meredith Hart & Communications Frosh’s Wireless.” It would be the first known These programs will be of the highest type Membership Rob Walker radio broadcast of music in Columbus. including music, science and other subjects of popular interest. Happily, Columbus’ first Friends of WOSU Board Higgy even set a regular schedule for a radio program is being broadcasted from President Dale Heydlauff while and played jazz records on Wednesday Ohio State University.” Vice President Karen Ickes nights to the some 200 wireless listeners. Secretary/Treasurer Kathleen McGinnis The Lantern called Higgy “the first wireless This first broadcast included selections played Board Members telephone maker in Columbus.” on 78-rpm records courtesy of the Victor Joel Brown Tiffany Miller Talking Machine Company of Columbus: Allen Coleman Debbie Mitchell Dan Cvetanovich Christine Mortine Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra with “Poet and Laura Ecklar Kumar Rachuri Peasant,” “Honolulu Eyes,” and “Tytee.” It Fred Hadley Bill Ress Patricia Hatler Tom Rieland also included the first local radio newscast — BethAnn Hullinger Katy Rigsby a report of a fire at a downtown shirt factory. Sharron Kornegay Bill Schiffman Ray LaVoie Michael Schwaiger The station was still going by 8XI, but official Ed Lentz David Stallings call letters were coming soon. WOSU Mission: The mission of WOSU Public Media is to enrich lives through programming Next Month: Part II: WEAO and the Buckeyes and community services that educate, inform, entertain, and inspire. By Tom Rieland, General Manager Photo courtesy of : The Ohio State University Libraries University The Ohio State of courtesy : Photo Questions? Comments? Contact our Audience Services Advocate, Alysia Gobert-Smith, at (614) 292-9678 or via e-mail at [email protected] WOSU MemberCard Benefit of the Month JUNE’S FEATURE: SegAway Tours of Columbus Present your WOSU MemberCard during the month of June for this special offer! Valid for 2-for-1 (614) 222-3005 admission during the month of June. segawaytoursofcolumbus.com 2 New PBS KIDS® Weekday Summer Lineup: 6:00 am Sid the Science Kid 6:30 am Caillou 7:00 am Wild Kratts 7:30 am Wild Kratts 8:00 am Curious George Double the Fun! 8:30 am Curious George Kids Will Enjoy Even More of Their Favorite Programs on WOSU TV This Summer 9:00 am Peg + Cat 9:30 am Dinosaur Train Beginning June 2, the lineup of PBS KIDS® schedule reflects the change we see in our 10:00 am Sesame Street programs on WOSU TV will change. kid’s audience and allows us to entertain the WOSU TV has always made summer big kids as well as our preschoolers. If you’re 11:00 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood adjustments to the PBS KIDS lineup: kids are missing one of your favorites, you can always 11:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood out of school for the summer and the research watch PBS KIDS programs online anytime for 12:00 pm Super Why! has shown this is the ideal time of the year to free at www.pbskids.org/video. make changes. This summer, WOSU TV will 12:30 pm Thomas & Friends give kids more of the programs they like more Our PBS KIDS schedule will change again 1:00 pm Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! often, making it “Double the Fun.” in the fall when school is back in session 1:30 pm Peg + Cat and we introduce a ntz 2:00 pm Martha Speaks Many of our top-rated PBS KIDS programs brand new PBS He a will now air back-to-back throughout KIDS program, ci 2:30 pm Curious George a t S the day. This means kids will see more Odd Squad. 3:00 pm Curious George Curious George, Wild Kratts, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Arthur every weekday. 3:30 pm Arthur 4:00 pm Arthur We know that more kids ages 4 to 8 join our By Stacia Hentz, 4:30 pm Wild Kratts PBS KIDS audience every summer. This new TV Program Director 5:00 pm Wild Kratts and musical games through the PBS KIDS “Youth & Family Day” was made possible website in the Ross mediaLab. With all of the through the generous support of Presenting activities, children were able to interact with Sponsors AEP, Sandy & Andy Ross and Classical 101 personalities Jennifer Hambrick, Contributing Sponsors The DiMarco Family, Christopher Purdy and John Rittmeyer. Grange Insurance, Puffin Foundation On May 10, more than 200 families and West Ltd., The Susan Scherer Charitable children joined WOSU Public Media, ProMusica performed Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Foundation, and Nancy & Ray Waggoner. Classical 101 and ProMusica Chamber Tale, narrated by Classical 101 Host Boyce Orchestra for “Youth & Family Day,” a free Lancaster, with special accompaniment by afternoon of performances and musical students from Columbus International High activities at WOSU@COSI. The day featured School as well as homeschool students. games, arts and crafts, music making with digital media, and a concert by ProMusica The afternoon of musical merriment ended and local youth. Children of all ages had the with an instrument petting zoo, where chance to create their own conductor’s baton, children (and adults) were able to see if they play a musical memory game, make a shaker, were destined to be prodigies by trying their listen to classical music and draw, learn the hand at playing the violin, with instruments basics of opera, and explore digital media provided by the Loft Violin Shop. 3 Please consider supporting the generous corporate and organizational partners who support the programming on WOSU Public Media! • AAA • KEMBA ART • American College of • Kendal at Granville Continuing Nurse Midwives Care Retirement Community WOSU Arts and • American Electric Power (AEP) • King Arts Complex Media Partners • AEP Foundation • Lazarus Fund, Hattie and Robert • BalletMet • ARC Industries • Levi’s 4 Floors • Chamber Music Columbus • Assistive Technology of Ohio • Local Matters • CityMusic • Bailey Cavalieri • Luck Bros’ Coffee House • Columbus Metropolitan Club • BalletMet Columbus • Marburn Academy • Columbus Symphony P E • Bethel Dental Care • Meijer • COSI ERFORMANC • Blackwell Inn and • Methodist Eldercare Services • Gateway Film Center Conference Center, The • Miami University • Greater Columbus Arts Council • CAPA • Midland Theatre • Jazz Arts Group • Case Western Reserve • National Shows 2 University, Weatherhead • Midland Theatre • Newark-Granville Symphony • Newark-Granville Symphony School of Management PRESENTS • CATCO • Ohio Education Association • Ohioana Library • CATCO is Kids • Ohio Tuition Trust Authority (OTTA) • Opera Project Columbus • Central Ohio Symphony • Ohio University • Pizzuti Collection • Chamber Music Columbus • Opera Columbus • ProMusica Chamber Orchestra • Charles Barton Weaver Trust Fund • OSU College of the Arts • Thurber House • Chevron • OSU Department of Psychiatry • Wexner Center for the Arts • Chase • OSU Wexner Medical Center • Women’s Fund of Central Ohio • CityScene Magazine • Patience HealthCare • The Works • Columbus Athenaeum • Plante & Moran • Columbus Foundation, The • Pizzuti Collection • Columbus Laser and • Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 189 Cataract Center • Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur • Columbus Medical • Premier Allergy Ohio Association Foundation • ProMusica Consider • Columbus Metropolitan Club • Reinberger Foundation Underwriting on • Columbus Symphony Orchestra • Riffe Gallery • COSI • Ross, Sandy & Andy WOSU TV and Radio • Custom Air • Rutherford Funeral Homes On-air underwriting • Data Recovery Services and Crematories announcements on WOSU • Delta Dental • Sherrington Group, The Public Media recognize your • Edible Columbus • Short North Stage company’s support of public The 2014 • English Manor House • Smarter Schools broadcasting and give you • El Vaquero Summer Literary Picnics • State Auto Insurance Companies an opportunity to share your • Fisher & Phillips • State Farm Agent, Bill Alsnauer company’s message with our Five Wednesday evenings of good • Fortner Upholstery and • Telhio Credit Union highly desirable audiences.