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WGLT Program Guide, September, 1981

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~ffl is a non-commercial radio station operated by Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. The station is financed by the Illinois State University General Revenue Fund, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, area business underwriting, and the Friends of WGLT. We provide unique and informative programming which includes classical, jazz, and ethnic music, along with a wide variety of public affairs and general interest educational pro­ grams.

The Professional Staff ...

General Manager: G. Ben Paxton Station Manager & Public Affairs Director: Rod Neaveill Development Director: Terry M . Bush Chief Engineer: Mike Flood Operations Director: Charlie Bronson Assistant News & Public Affairs Director: Nancy DiSanto Production Supervisor: Don White Music/ Fine Arts Director: John Burk Producer/ Announcer: Tony Brooks Reporter / Producer: Carol Carey Secretary/ Receptionist: Helen Holzer Reporter / Producer: Gretchen Monti COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD: Dr Andrew Barto­ lone, Dr. William Colvin, Richard Funk, Marucha >- -~ (0 Hartley, Francis Irvin, Margaret King, Joan McKinley, ... r-,.. Margot Mendoza, Arthur Nafziger, Donald Phillips, ~ .- ·- (0 Tim Walker, Rev. William L. White, Joan Thieriot, Don C: Cl) Allen. ::> ·­ Q) g ·- Now is the time .... -~ = en - Cl) cu ·c5 E :Z·= 0 ,____~ffl September Program Guide

CONCERT GUITAR MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY ady, Edith Mathis, Trudeliese Schmidt & Tuesday, 8 PM Morning Edition-Carol Carey and NPR's Bob Edwards with a complete package of local and national news. sports. commentary and features to start Claes H. Ahnsjoe 6:00am your day. 6:00am September--'! Morning Concert with September 1 2 John Mur,ello, Mark Bur- This Morning with John Burk-a diverse array of brief compositions to pry your eyes open; weather, local and national news and cultural features Leo Brouwer B:OOam Jazz Waves with Nancy gess. Lorna Bane-concert B:OOam Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg DiSanto and K;Hend San Francisco Company September 8 and recital music from the Bailey- the best in jazz most profound symphony Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor Turan-Mirza Kamal & Lynn Gangbar 10:00 am and special interviews 10:00 am to the lightest song. Lead Singers: Karl Ridderbusch, Kurt Jazz Waves with Charlie Bronson-big band and mellow Jazz perfect for morning l1sten1ng. with Jazz artists. September 1 5 Rydl, Gottfried Hornick, William Johns, 11:00 am La Voz de Latino, Unidoa 11:00am Michael & Anthony Hauser, Douglas Broadcast in Spanish & Marvellee Cariaga Neidt & Alice Artzt 12:00 noon 12:00 noon September 1 9 September 22 • Mid-Day Magazine-Rod Neaveill with local, regional, national and international news. Verdi: Mid-Day Magazine Tarrago Guitar Quartet weather, market summaries. commentaries from the Cato Forum and the lnterna11onal Company Center for Economic Polley Studies. Rod 1s Joined by Charlie Bronson with sports National Town Meeting- Niksa Bareza, Conductor September 29 Live audiences questions Opera Prelude with Mark Studs Terkel Almanac- Interviews with: Sept. 6- celebrities and newsmak- Burgess- a spirited " over- Lead Singers: Matteo Manuguerra, Manuel Barrueco 12:30 pm ture" for our weekly opera Tennessee Williams; Sept. ers of national interest Patricia Wise, Peter Dvorsky & Kurt Rydl Making Every Day Count Agenda-Rod Neave,11 broadcast with ,nstrumen- 13- Helen Caldicott; Sept. -features. conversation with government and INTERNATIONAL CONCERT HALL A shortened Mid-Day The Past is Prologue-An tal music from the WGLT 20-Joe Klein; Sept. 27- September 26 & calendar of special ,n - educational leaders on BBC Science Magazine- Magazine will air at 11 45 historic examination of terest to older listeners. issues discussed at recent News reports, recent re- record library Hope Cooke. Reimann: Lear (American premiere) Wednesday, 8 PM am cooking through the ages meetings. search and discoveries San Francisco Opera Company September 2 from the world of science with John Freed. Safety for Everyone Dr Gerd Albrecht, Conductor American Composers Orchestra Prime Time-issues effect- 12:45 pm ing dally hie of seniors Benton Bristol on farm and Lead Singers: Thomas Stewart, Chester Jorge Mester, Conductor home safety. Ludgin, David Knutson, Jacque Trussel, Ursla Oppens, Piano Die Bibliothek-Tom Fat- 1:00pm Helga Dernesch, Rita Shane, Emily works by Converse, Felciano, Copland, ten & music from Milner 1:00 pm Library collect,ons. Rawlins & Robert Lloyd Piston & Lundborg This Afternoon with Don White-an afternoon of concert mus,c with requests welcome on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Phone 436-5431 with NPR World of Opera your request. NPR Recital Hall-Kaaren 3:00pm September 9 presents "ldomeneo" by Hushagen with perform- JAZZ ALIVE! Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Mozart. Sept. 5. San Fran- ances by soloists and solo Saturday, 9 PM cisco Opera, Sept. 12 thru Svissera ltaliana & Trio di Trieste ensembles recorded live Sept. 26. across the country and September 5 Marc Andrea, Conductor All Things Considered-National Public Radio's Peabody Award winning program of news and features with Linda Wertheimer and 4:00pm abroad. Dr. Billy Taylor hosts the Third Annual Derbes: Due Notturni Sanford Ungar. Women's Jazz Festival. Pianist Jill Schumann:Symphony#4 All Things Considered-Weekend news from National McManus leads the 1980 All-Stars. 5:00pm Evening Magazine-Local news and features with Nancy D1Santo and Mike Coslow. sports w,th Charlie Bronson 5:00 p.m. Beethoven: Triple Concerto Public Radio September 1 2 September 16 6:00pm Washington Week In From the Left Bank Jazz Society in Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields 6:00pm Talking Machine with Options in Education- Review Baltimore, Jack DeJohnette is heard Gyorgy Pauk, Conductor John Burk-the 78 rpm An ,n-depth look at issues with his own group, "Special Edition." Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso, Opus 3, #10 era, ,ts virtuosi and con• confronting the American Atlantic Dateline-hosted This Evening-Eminently digestible concert music for the dinner hour with requests welcome on Tuesdays and ductors education system. by Edward P. Morgan 6:30pm Avison: Concerto #12 (after D. Scarlatti) Thursdays. Phone 436-5431 with your request. Hosted by. Morgan. September 19 Mendelssohn: Symphony #9 for String Pianist, saxophonist, composer, teacher John Muriello Mark Burgess John Muriello John Muriello 7:00pm Orchestra First Hearing-Lloyd Jaki Byard performs at The Public NPR Journal The Past is Prologue Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Moss and a panel of ex- Theatre in New York City in a concert perts review the latest displaying his virtuosity as a soloist and September 23 classical releases. a small ensemble performer/composer Utrechts Symphony Orchestra The Taj Express 7:30pm with special guests. Christopher Seaman, Conductor B:OOpm Fusion- Charlie Bronson works by Laporte, van Beurden, Panuf­ Music From ISU-David Concert Guitar-A series International Concert New York Philharmonic 8:00pm September 26 Shrader and Julian Daw- of full-length guitar con- Hall- Fred Calland with St. Louis Symphony presents Jazz rock nik, Loevendie, Truynel & Usmanbas - Zubin Mehta, guest con- Milwaukee Symphony Saxophonist Lee Konitz is featured from son host this ser-ies of certs featuring "Great" symphonies d,aected by inter- ductors and renowned under the d,rect,on of recitals. nationally celebrated con - Leonard Slatkin the third annual Art Park Jazz Festival in September 30 guitarists and young guit- soloists 9:00pm arists of promise. ductors. Jazz Alive-recorded hve Buffalo, New York, leading his nine­ L'Orchestre de Paris wherever the best ,n 1azz ,s piece orchestra in a set of original com­ Daniel Barenboim, Conductor 10:00pm performed Ebony Affair-popular music planned for a younger audience. Hosted by· 10:00 pm positions and jazz standards. Debussy: La Mer More Jazz-Joe Davis Saint-Saens: "Organ" Symphony, #3 11:00pm Pam Purnell Dan Mabry Tony Brooks Joe Dav,s presents modern 1azz from More Jazz 11:00pm 1950 to the present NPR RECITAL HALL Stravinsky: Deux Melodies & Abraham 1:00am 'Round Midnight-Jazz 1:00am Sunday, 3 PM & Issac sign-off Ballads sign-off Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, *When the National Press Club meets, a shortened Mid-Day Magazine will be aired at 11 :45 A.M. September 6 Canadian Brass Ensemble NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC September 13 ORCHESTRA Robert Cohen, Cello & John Van Bus­ Thursday, 8 PM Beethoven: #4 ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Taylor, Mezzo; Dennis Bailey, ; September 26 kirk, Piano Principal Conductor: Zubin Mehta R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Friday, 8 PM Walter Plante, Tenor; Brent Ellis, Bari­ Schumann: Piano Concerto Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano tone; James Rensink, . Zimmermann: Photoptosis September 20 September 3 Principal Conductor: Leonard Slatkin St. Louis Symphony Chorus, Glen Ellyn Berlioz: Sung-Ju Lee, Violin & Sandra Rivers, Rorem: Sunday Morning (New York September 17 September 5 Children's Chorus. Rudolph Firkusny, Piano Piano Premier) Verdi: Amram: Violin Concerto (World Premier) Copland: Quiet City and Old American Montserrat Caba/le, Soprano; Bianca Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict Overture NPR WORLD OF OPERA September 27 September 19 Songs Berim; Mezzo; Placido Domingo, Tenor; Tchaikovsky: Symphony #5 Saturday, 1 PM Stephanie Brown, Piano Franck: Psyche and Symphonic Varia­ Schuman:Symphony#3 Paul Plishka, Bass. Charles Castleman, Violin tions for Piano and Orchestra September 5 Leonard Bernstein, Conductor September 24 W. A. Mozart: ldomeneo Marilyn Horne, Mezzo September 12 Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto #2 Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Szymanowski: (or The Honegger: Symphonie "Liturgique," #3 Choir September 1 0 Dvo~ak: Serenade in E for Strings Shepherd) , Conductor Leopold Hager, Conductor Walter: In Praise of Folly(World Premier) Schumann: Symphony #2 Barbara Shuttleworth, Soprano; Janice Andre Watts, Piano Lead Singers: Peter Schreier, Julia Var- September EVENING MAGAZINE WGLT: Your Classical CELEBRATES Connection Program ANNIVERSARY During an average week we provide our listeners with more than forty hours of classical music for their Guide This month marks the one year anniversary of a enjoyment. Throughout the day you can hear a variety full hour Evening Magazine, our locally produced of regularly scheduled programs as well as special report of news, weather, sports and features about programs aired periodically. life in McLean County hosted by Nancy DiSanto and On a regular basis, WGLT brings you short clas­ MANAGER'S MEMO Mike Coslow. sical pieces, along with news, weather and features As a public radio station, we feel it is our job to from 8 to 10 a.m. weekdays. The perfect combination Now is the time. WGLTis in an excellent position provide you with more in-depth coverage of social to pry your eyes open. to finish installation of its satellite receiving antenna­ issues and the impact they have locally. Our coverage Weekday afternoons and evenings connect up a project which began with our 1980 on-air fund­ of state and regional news tells our listeners why with classical programming from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 raising drive. things happen, not just that events occurred. We pro­ p.m. On Tuesdays and Thursdays program your own Since 1979, National Public Radio has distributed vide feature stories, for example, on issues such as classical concert by calling in requests at 436-5431 . programs to its member stations via satellite. Because handicapped access, test-tube babies, and the con­ Classical music continues with solo and sym­ we are one of several network affiliates that do not yet struction of the Clinton power plant to give you the phonic presentations from 8 to 10 p.m. You can enjoy have a dish, NPR has also continued its tape distribu­ inside information on today's changing society. United an enticing evening listening to symphonies directed tion service to provide us with programs like "Jazz Press International recently awarded Evening Maga­ by internationally celebrated conductors. Alive," " Concert Guitar," and a number of symphony zine hostess Nancy DiSanto an honorable mention for And, on Saturdays, WGLT presents an entire orchestras, to name a few. her feature on the 1980 Illinois Shakespeare Festival afternoon of opera. This month NPR World of Opera The network plans to discontinue its tape distri­ and first place in Sports Reporting to News and Public presents "ldomerno" by Mozart, September 5 and the bution service and has offered WGLT a $10,000 grant Affairs Director Rod Neaveill for his Evening Maga­ San Francisco Opera, September 12 through Sep­ toward the purchase of the necessary satellite recep­ zine feature on the growing field of sports medicine. tember 26. tion equipment. That grant covers about half the cost Because we want to provide you with the best of the "dish." We have also received a $5,000 loan coverage available, we have incorporated a number from the ISU Foundation. The remaining $5,000 we of news services in the production of the program. In must raise from the community. addition to UPI and weather wire services, we receive To that end, we will be an on-airfund reports from the Illinois News Network in Springfield drive August 31-September 5 to raise the final funds and stock and commodity market reports from local needed to complete the project. brokerages. The dish is a very high priority for WGLT. It is Tune in to the Evening Magazine weekdays from essential to maintain network programming; it will 5 to 6 PM and "discover the difference" local listener­ make additional programs available to us. And, in the supported public radio can make in providing in-depth long run, it will save us considerable money. news coverage. Beginning September 1, we must pay about $880 per month to obtain network programming- an ex­ pense we cannot afford indefinitely. So, now is the time. It is up to our listeners to make the dish a reality and maintain WGLT's affilia­ tion with the National Public Radio network