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Friends of WOSU Board as healthcare and insurance in Columbus. A 2015 study showed that over President Kathy McGinnis 145,000 central Ohioans don’t have a high school diploma and lack the skills Vice President Kyle Anderson to get a job in these growing sectors. This mismatch between the well-paid Secretary/Treasurer Mac Joseph available jobs and the number of qualified workers to fill them is a serious issue in the Columbus region. Board Members Helping these workers overcome barriers and William Ballenger Melissa McHenry Ann DiMarco Betsy Pandora connect to the skills needed to land jobs is Jeri Grier Stacy Rastauskas part of a new WOSU Public Media initiative Jon Hsu Tom Rieland called American Graduate – Getting to Work. Karen Ickes Katy Rigsby A grant from the Corporation for Public Trip Lazarus Guadalupe Velasquez Kurt Lykins Broadcasting will help WOSU create podcasts, video segments, public forums, and social WOSU Mission: The mission of WOSU Public media initiatives focused on communicating Media is to enrich lives through content and experiences that engage, inform and inspire. the essential skills needed for students and workers to succeed in the local job market. Producer Leticia Wiggins out in the field Questions? Comments? WOSU will be working with numerous local Please send an email to [email protected] or call 614.292.9678. partners including affiliates of the Central Ohio Compact coalition. It will also be partnering with the public stations in Cleveland and Cincinnati to share resources and create programming to address these issues across Ohio. We’re very excited to share more about this impactful work, being led by director Marcelita Haskins and producer Leticia Wiggins. Our mission at WOSU Public Media is to engage, inform, and inspire. All three will be needed for this collaborative work to move the needle on skills training and job fulfillment in the coming years.
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2 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org A Transformative Gift
Local philanthropic couple Sandy and Andy Ross have made a $5 million commitment to WOSU Public Media. This transformative gift, the largest in WOSU’s history, lays the groundwork for WOSU’s plans for new headquarters in the 15th & High University District on the campus of The Ohio State University.
The Rosses have long supported WOSU, being stalwart members for over 30 years and making significant contributions to advance initiatives focused on education, classical music, news and civil discourse. Through leadership giving, they have previously helped WOSU develop a media lab for teens to create original programming, provided capital resources when Classical 101 changed FM frequency, and have consistently challenged others in the community to give by matching WOSU member gifts.
“Sandy and I have enjoyed everything WOSU has to offer for so long, and we want to help continue to support that quality programming well into the future,” said Andy Ross. “Whether I’m tinkering with engines and listening to 89.7 NPR News, or Sandy’s in the garden enjoying Classical 101, or we’re both watching PBS NewsHour in the evening, we Sandy and Andy Ross can’t imagine our lives without WOSU, and want to inspire others to have it in their lives.”
incredible generosity. Their gift ensures WOSU’s success Sandy and I have enjoyed everything for decades to come.” WOSU has to offer for so long, and we With a history of quality programming and trusted want to help continue to support that relationship with WOSU, the Rosses were comfortable and confident that their giving would be the critical anchor in quality programming well into the future. our exciting journey ahead.
“This generous and visionary gift provides for the future of When presented with the opportunity to assist in laying the WOSU. We have a bold plan to expand our local broadcast, foundation for WOSU to have a larger presence in central public engagement, and digital media capabilities to build Ohio, Andy and Sandy knew this was their time to make a our community in innovative ways. Andy and Sandy are focused impact with their philanthropy. making that plan possible,” said Tom Rieland, General Manager of WOSU Public Media. “Bringing WOSU to central campus will help spark media content innovations across Ohio State and throughout the Thank you, Andy and Sandy, for your tremendous generosity! broader Columbus community,” said Ohio State President Michael V. Drake. “I am grateful to Andy and Sandy for their
3 Primetime and Weekend Schedule for WOSU TV
Monday, October 1, 2018 10:00 pm Secrets of the Dead 7:00 am Sewing with Nancy 7:00 pm The Ohio Governor’s Debate The Woman in the Iron Coffin • Forensic experts 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting from Marietta College examine the remains of a young African American woman from 19th century New York. 8:00 am P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 8:30 am Garden Smart New York City, Hour One • Highlights include rare Thursday, October 4, 2018 baseball cards and a headboard from the set of The 9:00 am American Woodshop Godfather, Part II. 7:30 pm This Old House 9:30 am Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking New 9:00 pm POV 8:00 pm Broad & High Season 10:00 am The This Old House Hour In the season premiere, meet a Columbus designer who fuses African and Asian aesthetics 11:00 am Martha Bakes into her fashion and check out the launch a new in-studio music series with a performance by 11:30 am Sara's Weeknight Meals central Ohio band Mungbean. 12:00 pm Lidia's Kitchen 8:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods 12:30 pm Ciao Italia 1:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen New Season 1:30 pm Steven Raichlen's Project Fire 2:00 pm Cook's Country 2:30 pm Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking 3:00 pm Rick Steves' Europe Dark Money • An investigative reporter exposes the shadowy world 3:30 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope of unlimited, anonymous campaign 4:00 pm Travels with Darley contributions. 4:30 pm Nature 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 10:30 pm Mum February • It's Cathy's first Valentine's Day without Columbus Writ Large • Celebrating 6:00 pm The Great British Baking Show her husband, and her family comes round to keep reading and writing with Columbus’ her company. rich literary ties, including James 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Thurber’s home and the thriving local writing scene. 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances Tuesday, October 2, 2018 8:30 pm Keeping Up Appearances 7:30 pm Rick Steves’ Europe 9:00 pm Doc Martin 9:00 pm Father Brown The Flower of the Fairway • American Raylan 8:00 pm The Great American Read The Doctor Is Out • Marin find himself trapped by Reeve opens a golf course and during the inaugural Annie Winton, who desperately wants him to try Villains & Monsters • Explore literature's most competition, The Flower of the Fairway, participant and save her husband. notorious villains and what they can teach us about Bunty finds a body in the reeds.. our own dark impulses. 10:00 pm Death In Paradise 10:00 pm A Place to Call Home 9:00 pm FRONTLINE Meditated In Murder • Jack and the team And The Blind Shall See • Anna pushes Gino Trump’s Showdown • Trump’s fight against the investigate the mysterious death of the leader of beyond his limit, meanwhile Sarah's advice helps investigation of his campaign and whether he a spiritual retreat. Olivia find a new direction. obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing, Trump wages an unprecedented war against the Special Counsel, the FBI, and even his Friday, October 5, 2018 Sunday, October 7, 2018 own Attorney General. 7:30 pm In Good Shape - The Health Show New Sunday Morning Schedule Wednesday, October 3, 2018 New 8:00 pm Washington Week Season 6:00 am Washington Week 7:30 pm In The Know 8:30 pm Columbus on the Record 6:30 am In Good Shape - The Health Show 8:00 pm Nature 9:00 pm Great Performances 7:00 am Born to Explore with Richard Wiese Animal Misfits • Odd and unlikely creatures that Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2018 • An at first glance seem ill-equipped for survival are all-star concert honors Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, 7:30 am Legends of Airpower explored. Queen, film composer John Williams and more. 8:00 am Antiques Roadshow 9:00 pm NOVA Saturday, October 6, 2018 9:00 am Destination Craft with Jim West Operation Bridge Rescue • Follow the rebuilding of the 19th century Blenheim Covered Bridge. 6:00 am Motorweek 9:30 am Broad & High 6:30 am Best of the Joy of Painting 10:00 am Pati's Mexican Table
4 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org Sunday, October 7, 2018 (cont.) Tuesday, October 9, 2018 10:30 pm Shakespeare Uncovered 10:30 am Martha Stewart's Cooking School 7:30 pm Two for the Road The Merchant of Venice with F. Murray Abraham • F. Murray Abraham addresses the anti-Semitism 11:00 am Nigella: At My Table 8:00 pm The Great American Read that characterized Europe in Shakespeare's time. 11:30 am Our Ohio What We Do For Love • Fall in love with some of literature's most beautiful romances and explore 12:00 pm NOVA the many forms of love. Saturday, October 13, 2018 1:00 pm Father Brown 9:00 pm American Experience: The Circus 6:00 am Motorweek 2:00 pm Masterpiece Contemporary: Part 2 • Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 6:30 am Best of the Joy of Painting Worriker merged, but the circus faced competition from radio and movies. 7:00 am Sewing with Nancy 3:30 pm Masterpiece Contemporary: 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Worriker Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:00 am P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table 5:00 pm Columbus on the Record 7:30 pm In The Know 8:30 am Garden Smart 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:00 pm Nature 9:00 am American Woodshop 6:00 pm Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Animal Reunions • Feel the emotion as keepers Season Two, Episode 2 • Downton becomes and carers reunite with the wild animals that 9:30 am Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking a convalescent home with Thomas in charge. were once in their care. Lavinia and Richard's secret comes out. 10:00 am The this Old House 9:00 pm NOVA 11:00 am Martha Bakes 7:00 pm Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Volcano on Fire • Travel to the Virunga mountains Season Two, Episode 3 • Isobel and Cora lock in the Democratic Republic of Congo with an 11:30 am Sara's Weeknight Meals horns over control of Downton's medical role. intrepid team of volcano experts. Mrs. Bird starts a soup kitchen. 12:00 pm Lidia's Kitchen 10:00 pm NOVA 12:30 pm Ciao Italia 8:00 pm Durrells in Corfu Volcano on the Brink • Volcanologists descend When Aunt Hermione dies suddenly, Louisa into the crater of Nyiragongo, one of the world's 1:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen has to accompany her body back to England. least studied volcanoes. 1:30 pm Steven Raichlen's Project Fire 9:00 pm Poldark on Masterpiece 2:00 pm Cook's Country Season Four, Episode 2 • The Poldarks are Thursday, October 11, 2018 determined to get their relationship on track. 2:30 pm Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking The Enyses are expecting a child. 7:30 pm This Old House 3:00 pm Rick Steves' Europe 8:00 pm Broad & High 10:00 pm Spying on the Royals 3:30 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope In 1935, King George V suspects his son has been Handcrafted ceramic dolls spring to life by blackmailed. Edward is put under surveillance. Clintonville artist Randi Channel; explore the 4:00 pm Travels with Darley work of Mickalene Thomas currently on view at the Wex; and enjoy the jazz-inspired sounds of 4:30 pm Nature local hip-hop band Mistar Anderson. Monday, October 8, 2018 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods 7:00 pm Race for Governor: The Ohio 6:00 pm The Great British Baking Show Gubernatorial Debate 2018 (Live) Columbus Sports • Early baseball history plus tennis on the east side in the 1960’s and a look at 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow the Ohio Roller Derby. New York City, Hour Three • Highlights include 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances a Tiffany presentation watch and a 1943 Irving 9:00 pm Doc Martin - Seven Grumpy 8:30 pm Keeping Up Appearances Berlin manuscript. Seasons A behind-the-scenes look at the hit series features 9:00 pm Father Brown 9:00 pm American Experience: The Circus interviews with producers and cast members. The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau • Two items catch Father Brown's eye in the newspaper; 10:00 pm Death In Paradise Flambeau's death in Italy and The Iron Cross of Dark Memories • Old memories are raked up for Lombardy on display at Gloucester cathedral. Father JP when someone from his past is caught red- Brown becomes part of Flambeau's elaborate plan handed at a murder scene. and is injected with a slow acting poison.
10:00 pm A Place to Call Home Friday, October 12, 2018 Catch The Tiger • While Regina's behavior spirals, 7:30 pm In Good Shape - The Health Show George asks the family to go about business as usual. 8:00 pm Washington Week Sunday, October 14, 2018 8:30 pm Columbus on the Record 6:00 am Washington Week 9:00 pm Shakespeare Uncovered Much Ado About Nothing with Helen Hunt • 6:30 am In Good Shape - The Health Show Part 1 • America's first circus in Helen Hunt explores this exquisite comedy 7:00 am Born to Explore with Richard Wiese 1793, the arrival of P. T. Barnum and of comparison and contrast that Shakespeare Ringling brothers are highlighted. set in Italy. 7:30 am Legends of Airpower
All programs are subject to change. 5 Sunday, October 14, 2018 (cont.) 9:00 pm American Experience: Friday, October 19, 2018 Eugenics Crusade 8:00 am Antiques Roadshow 7:30 pm In Good Shape - The Health Show Learn the story of the unlikely and largely unknown 9:00 am Destination Craft with Jim West campaign to breed a "better" American race. 8:00 pm Washington Week 9:30 am Broad & High 8:30 pm Columbus on the Record Wednesday, October 17, 2018 10:00 am Pati's Mexican Table 9:00 pm Autumnwatch New England 7:30 pm In The Know The three-night live event wraps up its look at the 10:30 am Martha Stewart's Cooking School food, music, wildlife and history of New England 8:00 pm Autumnwatch New England 11:00 am Nigella: At My Table in autumn. 11:30 am Our Ohio 10:00 pm Shakespeare Uncovered Julius Caesar with Brian Cox • Brian Cox explores 12:00 pm NOVA how Julius Caesar challenges us to think about what values we want to live by. 1:00 pm Father Brown 2:00 pm Masterpiece Mystery! Saturday, October 20, 2018 3:30 pm Masterpiece Mystery! 6:00 am Motorweek 5:00 pm Columbus on the Record 6:30 am Best of the Joy of Painting 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 am Sewing with Nancy 6:00 pm Ohio US Senate Debate (Live) 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 7:00 pm Downton Abbey on Masterpiece 8:00 am P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table Season Two, Episode 5 • As the war nears its end, 8:30 am Garden Smart Downton's aristocrats and servants put their lives back together. 9:00 am American Woodshop Travel to the colorful landscapes of 8:00 pm Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece New England, meet unforgettable 9:30 am Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking wildlife characters, and experience Season Three, Episode 3 • Things are not running some of the best autumn has to offer. 10:00 am The This Old House so smoothly in Corfu as Louisa and Larry attend Aunt Hermione's burial.
9:00 pm Poldark on Masterpiece Season Four, Episode 3 • Ross makes a speech in 9:00 pm NOVA Parliament. Demelza contends with a failing mine Addiction • NOVA joins scientists and sufferers and Drake's broken heart. alike as they probe the mysteries of addiction. ARE YOUR DUCKS 10:00 pm Spying on the Royals 10:00 pm Neanderthal After his abdication, Edward and Wallis Simpson Andy Serkis teams up with expert palaeontologists IN A ROW? are tailed by US intelligence agents in America. to discover the true nature of our ancient ancestors and create a scientifically accurate 3D Neanderthal. Monday, October 15, 2018 Thursday, October 18, 2018 7:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods 7:30 pm This Old House 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Santa Clara, Hour One • An autograph book that 8:00 pm Broad & High has signatures of John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy and Explore the character and creativity of Columbus Mark Twain is appraised. and beyond.
9:00 pm American Masters: Itzhak Perlman 8:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods The life of violinist Itzhak Perlman is explored Fall into Central Ohio • The Circleville Pumpkin Whatever your stage in life, it is through conversations with musicians and friends. Festival, historic taverns, and Halloween a good idea to plan for how your celebrations in Westgate. affairs will be handled. A few simple 10:30 pm Mum steps today can give you peace of May • The family helps Cathy clear out her garage. 9:00 pm Autumnwatch New England mind tomorrow by ensuring that you The live event from New Hampshire continues and your loved ones are protected. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 with a look at the gold and red landscapes of fall in New England. Contact us TODAY for a free 7:00 pm Talking Jobs with Ohio's personal estate planning guide Next Governor 10:00 pm Death In Paradise 614.292.9678 8:00 pm The Great American Read Melodies of Murder • Jack and his team must crack a cold case that has haunted the Other Worlds • Take a magical journey to Commissioner for years. another world through some of America's best-loved novels.
6 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org Saturday, October 20, 2018 (cont.) 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 9:00 pm Native America 11:00 am Martha Bakes 6:00 pm Downton Abbey on Masterpiece From Caves to Cosmos • Ancient wisdom and modern science are combined to shed light on who 11:30 am Sara's Weeknight Meals Season Two, Episode 6 • The Spanish flu strikes were America's First Peoples. Downton. Mary, Sybil and Robert each confront a 12:00 pm Lidia's Kitchen moment of truth. 10:00 pm FRONTLINE 12:30 pm Ciao Italia The Pension Gamble • How state governments 8:00 pm Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece and Wall Street led America’s public pensions into 1:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen Season Three, Episode 4 • Larry's friend Gigi comes a $4-trillion hole. Correspondent Martin Smith to visit, as does Captain Creech, who has fallen on 1:30 pm Steven Raichlen's Project Fire investigates the consequences for teachers, police, hard times. firefighters, and other public servants. Who will be 2:00 pm Cook's Country held accountable? 9:00 pm Poldark on Masterpiece 2:30 pm Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking Season Four, Episode 4 • While George continues plotting his return to Westminster, Ross is reunited Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:00 pm Rick Steves' Europe with his family at home. 7:30 pm In The Know 3:30 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope 10:00 pm The Woman In White 8:00 pm Nature 4:00 pm Travels with Darley Episode One • Walter Hartright encounters Anne, Super Cats: Extreme Lives • The planet's ultimate who escaped from a nearby asylum, and falls in 4:30 pm Nature cats, including cheetahs, a snow leopard and a love with his pupil. Canada lynx, are explored. 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:00 pm The Great British Baking Show Monday, October 22, 2018 9:00 pm NOVA Flying Supersonic • The history of the Concorde, 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 7:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods the passenger plane that flew at twice the speed of sound, is revealed. 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 8:30 pm Keeping Up Appearances Santa Clara, Hour Three • Great finds include a 10:00 pm Neanderthal Booker T. Washington archive and a 17th-century Ella Al-Shamahi, assisted by Hollywood actor Andy 9:00 pm Father Brown Chinese transitional wine pot. Serkis, explores the fate of the Neanderthals. The Mask of the Demon • Lady Felicia knows the Hollywood star Rex Bishop who is filming a "B" 9:00 pm American Masters: Edgar Allan Poe movie The Brides of the Demon. When the director Discover the real story of the notorious author, Thursday, October 25, 2018 is found dead wearing a demon's mask, Inspector starring Denis O'Hare as Edgar Allan Poe. Mallory does not appreciate Father Brown's help. 7:30 pm This Old House 10:30 pm Mum 8:00 pm Broad & High 10:00 pm A Place to Call Home August • Cathy gets ready to go for lunch with Explore the character and creativity of Columbus All Good Things • Olivia chooses a new path. Harry a new friend. and beyond. finds a new home. Jack and Carolyn stand by their daughter. Tuesday, October 23, 2018 8:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods Cemeteries • Archaeologists look for Irish Sunday, October 21, 2018 7:30 pm Two for the Road Immigrants who died of Cholera while building the Ohio Canal; the care and tending of the 6:00 am Washington Week 8:00 pm The Great American Read oldest cemeteries in Columbus; Greenlawn Abbey preservation. 6:30 am In Good Shape - The Health Show 7:00 am Born to Explore with Richard Wiese 9:00 pm Death In Paradise The Complex Murder • Detective Inspector 7:30 am Legends of Airpower Humphrey Goodman and his team are left stumped 8:00 am Antiques Roadshow when millionaire environmentalist and scientist Dan Hagen is shot on his boat while out at sea. 9:00 am Destination Craft with Jim West 10:00 pm Death In Paradise 9:30 am Broad & High One for the Road • Saint Marie's governor is killed 10:00 am Pati's Mexican Table at her leaving party in the house's back garden. Her champagne, handed to her by Commissioner 10:30 am Martha Stewart's Cooking School Patterson, was poisoned with cyanide. 11:00 am Nigella: At My Table Friday, October 26, 2018 11:30 am Our Ohio 7:30 pm In Good Shape - The Health Show 12:00 pm NOVA 1:00 pm Father Brown 8:00 pm Washington Week 2:00 pm Autumnwatch New England 8:30 pm Columbus on the Record 3:00 pm Autumnwatch New England 9:00 pm Shakespeare Uncovered Grand Finale • Find out which of The Winter's Tale with Simon Russell Beale • 4:00 pm Autumnwatch New England the 100 nominated books is crowned The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's late America's best-loved novel. 5:00 pm Columbus on the Record romances, is a play driven by passion and obsession.
All programs are subject to change. 7 Friday, October 26, 2018 (cont.) 7:30 am Legends of Airpower Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:00 pm A Place to Call Home 8:00 am Antiques Roadshow 7:30 pm Two for the Road The death of a local schoolteacher leads Sarah to a shocking discovery. Elizabeth's new attitude 9:00 am Destination Craft with Jim West 8:00 pm Native America to life stuns the family. George takes charge of James and Olivia's separation as they struggle 9:30 am Broad & High to move on with their new lives. 10:00 am Pati's Mexican Table Saturday, October 27, 2018 10:30 am Martha Stewart's Cooking School 11:00 am Nigella: At My Table 6:00 am Motorweek 11:30 am Our Ohio 6:30 am Best of the Joy of Painting 12:00 pm NOVA 7:00 am Sewing with Nancy 1:00 pm Father Brown 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 2:00 pm And Then There Were None 8:00 am P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table 3:00 pm And Then There Were None 8:30 am Garden Smart 4:00 pm And Then There Were None 9:00 am American Woodshop 5:00 pm Columbus on the Record Nature to Nations • Explore the rise 9:30 am Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking of great American nations, lost cities 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 10:00 am The This Old House in Mexico, a temple in Peru and more. 6:00 pm Downton Abbey on Masterpiece 11:00 am Martha Bakes Season Two, Episode 7 • In the finale, the family 11:30 am Sara's Weeknight Meals gathers at Downton Abbey for Christmas. 9:00 pm FRONTLINE The Facebook Dilemma, Part 1 • Early warnings 12:00 pm A Chef's Life Harvest Special 8:00 pm Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece about Facebook’s impact on privacy and democracy Season Three, Episode 5 • A new Italian family in the U.S. and around the world. Dozens of 1:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen settles in Corfu and takes up more of Spiro's time original interviews and rare footage show how the than Louisa would like. 1:30 pm Steven Raichlen's Project Fire company faced claims of misuse while becoming an unprecedented global power. 2:00 pm Cook's Country 9:00 pm Poldark on Masterpiece Season Four, Episode 5 • Ross faces successive 10:00 pm FRONTLINE 2:30 pm Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking failures in Westminster and he is advised to take a The Facebook Dilemma, Part 2 • Facebook’s slier approach. response to charges of promoting “fake news” and 3:00 pm Rick Steves' Europe disrupting American politics. Dozens of original 10:00 pm The Woman In White interviews and rare footage show the company’s 3:30 pm Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Episode Two • Walter is sent away before role sowing division worldwide and the challenges 4:00 pm Travels with Darley learning the truth about Anne. Laura confesses facing the powerful social media platform. her feelings about Walter. 4:30 pm Nature Wednesday, October 31, 2018 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Monday, October 29, 2018 7:30 pm In The Know 6:00 pm The Great British Baking Show 7:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods 8:00 pm Nature 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow Super Cats: Cats In Every Corner • Discover how Kooky to Spooky • Celebrate Halloween with cats have conquered the world, thriving in almost 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances thrilling and chilling finds, like a rag doll nicknamed every landscape on Earth. 8:30 pm Keeping Up Appearances Chucky, a nightmarish Leonora Carrington painting and an eye-catching Bride of Frankenstein pressbook. 9:00 pm NOVA 9:00 pm Father Brown Ghosts of Murdered Kings • Archaeologists in The Brewer's Daughter • Sid falls for Grace 9:00 pm FRONTLINE Ireland's County Tipperary investigate the violent Fitzgerald, the married heiress to a brewery, and is The Facebook Dilemma, Part 1 • Early warnings deaths of bog body victims. her alibi when Mallory arrests her for murdering her about Facebook’s impact on privacy and democracy father in a fire. in the U.S. and around the world. Dozens of 10:00 pm Sinking Cities original interviews and rare footage show how the New York • How a warming earth, rising sea 10:00 pm A Place to Call Home company faced claims of misuse while becoming levels, and more intense and frequent superstorms an unprecedented global power. As Sarah's life continues to hang in the balance, impact coastal cities like New York. Carolyn starts to see her life crumble, and George 10:00 pm Columbus Neighborhoods comes closer to finding out the truth about Regina. Frightening and Enlightening • Halloween in Columbus. Sunday, October 28, 2018 Full program listings for WOSU Plus, WOSU Ohio and WOSU Kids are available at: 10:30 pm Mum 6:00 am Washington Week October • Kelly is worried about moving to Australia, and Michael and Derek are recovering wosu.org 6:30 am In Good Shape - The Health Show from a night out. 7:00 am Born to Explore with Richard Wiese
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Wonders of Mexico Travel south along Mexico's mountain spine, explore the tropical forests of the Maya and journey across the deserts of Northern Mexico to discover its amazing wildlife and culture.
The Outback Over the course of a year, journey with the people and animals of Australia's Kimberley region in North West Australia: a vast, rugged and remote wilderness, bursting with character.
Woman in White When a young man encounters a ghostly woman dressed all in white on a moonlit road, he is drawn into a web of intrigue that will transform his life forever. Offering his assistance to this distressed, spectral woman, he is later shocked to discover that she had just escaped from a nearby insane asylum.
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1 Antiques Roadshow POV Mum Monday New York City, Hour One Dark Money February
2 The Great American Read FRONTLINE Tuesday Villains & Monsters Trump’s Showdown
3 Nature NOVA Secrets of the Dead Wednesday Animal Misfits Operation Bridge Rescue The Woman in the Iron Coffin Columbus Doc Martin Death In Paradise 4 Broad & High Thursday Neighborhoods The Doctor Is Out Meditated In Murder
5 Washington Columbus on Great Performances Friday Week the Record Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2018
6 Keeping Up Keeping Up Father Brown A Place to Call Home Saturday Appearances Appearances The Flower of the Fairway And The Blind Shall See The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece 7 Spying on the Royals Neanderthal Sunday Season Three, Episode 2 Season Four, Episode 2 10:00pm • Wednesdays, October 17 Antiques Roadshow 8 Monday American Experience: The Circus, Part 1 and October 24 New York City, Hour Three The Great American Read Andy Serkis teams up with expert 9 American Experience: The Circus, Part 2 Tuesday What We Do for Love palaeontologists to discover the true nature of our ancient ancestors. 10 Nature NOVA NOVA Wednesday Animal Reunions Volatile Earth: Volcano On Fire Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink Columbus Doc Martin - Death In Paradise 11 Broad & High Thursday Neighborhoods Seven Grumpy Seasons Dark Memories Shakespeare Uncovered Shakespeare Uncovered 12 Washington Columbus on Friday Week the Record Much Ado About Nothing with The Merchant of Venice with Helen Hunt F. Murray Abraham
13 Keeping Up Keeping Up Father Brown A Place to Call Home Saturday Appearances Appearances The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau Catch The Tiger The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece 14 Spying on the Royals Sunday Season Three, Episode 3 Season Four, Episode 3 Antiques Roadshow Mum 15 American Masters: Itzhak Perlman Monday Santa Clara, Hour One May The Great American Read 16 American Experience: Eugenics Crusade Tuesday Other Worlds NOVA 17 Autumnwatch New England Neanderthal Wednesday Addiction Columbus Death In Paradise 18 Broad & High Autumnwatch New England Native America Thursday Neighborhoods Melodies of Murder 9:00pm • Tuesday, October 23 Washington Columbus on Shakespeare Uncovered 19 Friday Autumnwatch New England From Caves to Cosmos • Ancient Week the Record Julius Caesar with Brian Cox Keeping Up Keeping Up Father Brown A Place to Call Home wisdom and modern science are 20 Saturday combined to shed light on who were Appearances Appearances The Mask of the Demon All Good Things America's First Peoples. 21 The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece The Woman In White Sunday Season Three, Episode 4 Season Four, Episode 4 Episode One Antiques Roadshow Mum 22 American Masters: Edgar Allan Poe Monday Santa Clara, Hour Three August
23 The Great American Read Native America FRONTLINE Tuesday Grand Finale From Caves to Cosmos The Pension Gamble Nature NOVA 24 Neanderthal Wednesday Super Cats: Extreme Lives Flying Supersonic Columbus Death In Paradise Death In Paradise 25 Broad & High Thursday Neighborhoods The Complex Murder One for the Road
Washington Columbus on Shakespeare Uncovered Shakespeare Uncovered 26 The Winter's Tale with Simon Friday Week the Record Richard III with Antony Sher Russell Beale
27 Keeping Up Keeping Up Father Brown A Place to Call Home Saturday Appearances Appearances The Brewer's Daughter A Nagging Doubt
28 The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece The Woman In White Sunday Season Three, Episode 5 Season Four, Episode 5 Episode Two FRONTLINE: The Facebook Dilemma 29 Antiques Roadshow FRONTLINE Columbus Mum 9:00pm • Monday, October 29 Monday Kooky to Spooky The Facebook Dilemma, Part 1 Neighborhoods October 10:00pm • Tuesday, October 30 Native America FRONTLINE FRONTLINE 30 Tuesday Interviews and rare footage show how Nature to Nations The Facebook Dilemma, Part 1 The Facebook Dilemma, Part 2 Nature NOVA Sinking Cities Facebook faced claims of misuse while 31 Wednesday becoming an unprecedented power. Super Cats: Cats In Every Corner Ghosts of Murdered Kings New York
10 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org Primetime Schedule, 8pm - 11pm on WOSU Plus
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The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece Broad & High 1 Monday Globe Trekker Season Three, Episode 1 Season Four, Episode 1 The Best of Season 5 (1 hr)
2 Antiques Roadshow POV Mum Tuesday New York City, Hour One Dark Money February
3 The Great American Read FRONTLINE Wednesday Villains & Monsters Trump’s Showdown
4 Nature NOVA Secrets of the Dead Thursday Animal Misfits Operation Bridge Rescue The Woman in the Iron Coffin A Place to Call Home A Place to Call Home 5 Friday This Old House Globe Trekker Cane Toad Lest We Forget (1 hr) The Kate Austin City Limits 6 Dream of Italy Dream of Italy Saturday John Oates Lcd Soundsystem
7 Great Performances Ask This Old Rick Steves' Sunday A Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2018 House Europe Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire 9:00pm • Thursday, October 11 The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece 8 Monday Broad & High Globe Trekker Season Three, Episode 2 Season Four, Episode 2 (1 hr) Scientists seek clues to the forces at Antiques Roadshow work deep beneath the volcanoes 9 Tuesday American Experience: The Circus, Part 1 New York City, Hour Three that are splitting East Africa apart, to The Great American Read predict when the next devastating 10 Wednesday American Experience: The Circus, Part 2 What We Do for Love eruptions could occur.
11 Nature NOVA NOVA Thursday Animal Reunions Volatile Earth: Volcano On Fire Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink Place to Call Home Place to Call Home 12 Friday This Old House Globe Trekker True to Your Heart New Beginning (1 hr)
13 The Kate Austin City Limits Pati's Mexican Pati's Mexican Saturday Jane Lynch St. Vincent Table Table Shakespeare Uncovered Shakespeare Uncovered 14 Ask This Old Rick Steves' Sunday Much Ado About Nothing with The Merchant of Venice with House Europe Helen Hunt F. Murray Abraham The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece 15 Monday Broad & High Globe Trekker Season Three, Episode 3 Season Four, Episode 3 (1 hr) Antiques Roadshow Mum 16 American Masters: Itzhak Perlman Tuesday Santa Clara, Hour One May The Great American Read 17 American Experience: Eugenics Crusade Wednesday Other Worlds NOVA 18 Nature: Owl Power Neanderthal Thursday Addiction A Place to Call Home A Place to Call Home 19 This Old House Globe Trekker American Masters: Itzhak Perlman Friday Secret Love No Secrets, Ever (1 hr) 9:00pm • Tuesday, October 16 The Kate Austin City Limits Rudy Maxa's Joseph Rosendo's 20 Saturday Darlene Love John Prine World Travelscope The life of violinist Itzhak Perlman is Shakespeare Uncovered Shakespeare Uncovered Ask This Old Rick Steves' explored through conversations with 21 Measure for Measure with Sunday Julius Caesar with Brian Cox House Europe Romola Garai musicians and friends.
22 The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece The Woman In White Monday Season Three, Episode 4 Season Four, Episode 4 Episode One Antiques Roadshow Mum 23 American Masters: Edgar Allan Poe Tuesday Santa Clara, Hour Three August
24 The Great American Read Native America FRONTLINE Wednesday Grand Finale From Caves to Cosmos The Pension Gamble Nature NOVA 25 Neanderthal Thursday Super Cats: Extreme Lives Flying Supersonic A Place to Call Home A Place to Call Home 26 Friday This Old House Globe Trekker I Believe A Kiss to Build A Dream On (1 hr) The Kate Austin City Limits Sara's Weeknight 27 Ciao Italia Saturday Kiefer Sutherland Sam Smith/Anderson East Meals Shakespeare Uncovered Shakespeare Uncovered Ask This Old Rick Steves' 28 The Winter's Tale with Sunday Richard III with Antony Sher House Europe Simon Russell Beale
29 The Durrells In Corfu on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece The Woman In White Monday Season Three, Episode 5 Season Four, Episode 5 Episode Two Super Cats: Extreme Lives 8:00pm • Thursday, October 25 30 Antiques Roadshow FRONTLINE Columbus Mum Tuesday Kooky to Spooky The Facebook Dilemma, Part 1 Neighborhoods October Discover how cats have conquered 31 Native America FRONTLINE FRONTLINE Wednesday Nature to Nations The Facebook Dilemma, Part 1 The Facebook Dilemma, Part 2 the world, thriving in almost every landscape on Earth.
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5:00 am BBC World News PBS KIDS® October Specials Mondays: Sit and Be Fit
Tuesdays: Food Over 50
5:30 am Wednesdays: Classical Stretch
Thursdays: Cooking 80/20 With Robin Shea
Fridays: Sit and Be Fit
6:00 am Curious George
6:30 am Wild Kratts
October 19 at 6am & 2pm, October 30 at 2pm, 7:00 am Wild Kratts
October 31 at 6am 7:30 am Ready Jet Go! Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest It's Halloween! George is excited for the town Boo Festival and the costume contest. 8:00 am Nature Cat But when George hears the Legend of No Noggin, a headless scarecrow, the little monkey is intrigued and a little bit scared – and, as always, CURIOUS! 8:30 am Sesame Street
9:00 am Pinkalicious & Peterrific
9:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
10:00 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
10:30 am Splash and Bubbles
11:00 am Dinosaur Train
11:30 am Peg + Cat
October 19 at 7:30am, October 22 & 29 at 2:30pm, October 31 at 2pm 12:00 pm Super Why! Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween 12:30 pm Martha Speaks The Cat in the Hat and Nick and Sally go on a wild Halloween ride as they venture deep into the Ooky-ma-kooky Closet, where the kids discover the best Halloween costumes ever. 1:00 pm Bob the Builder
1:30 pm Arthur
2:00 pm Curious George
2:30 pm The Cat in the Hat
3:00 pm Nature Cat
3:30 pm Wild Kratts
4:00 pm WordGirl
October 22, 24, 26 at 6:30am October 26 at 1:30pm, 4:30 pm Odd Squad
& 3:30pm, October 31 at 7am October 31 at 1pm 5:00 pm Cyberchase & 3:30pm Arthur and the Haunted Tree House Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures While trick-or-treating, Francine meets an BBC World News America old woman with a mysterious past, while 5:30 pm The Wild Kratts aren't too sure what to Binky finds himself at Mr. Ratburn's amazing Fridays: State of Ohio do for Halloween. Should they go trick or haunted house. Muffy and Bailey decide treating or have a Halloween Party? to cut through a dark, rainy cemetery. 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour
7:00 pm Nightly Business Report
12 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org 89.7 NPR News Prepares Voters for Decisive Midterm Elections with Two Special Run Series This promises to be one of the most noteworthy midterm elections in the nation’s history. America finds itself its most divided in 50 years. It seems everyone has taken a side on issues ranging from the future of the Supreme Court, the economy, immigration, to healthcare, and foreign policy. 89.7 NPR News and its partners are teaming up to take the pulse of the voter and provide you with the information and context you need to cast an informed vote.
America On The Line – Weeknights, 8pm America On The Line, hosted by award-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart, convenes a gathering of everyday Americans to examine the why and how of political currents against the impending midterms. Jonathan will be joined by a rotating cast of regular contributors from all sides of the political spectrum and take calls from listeners from around the country. Wherever you stand on the political, social and policy issues of our time, America On The Line will be essential listening. The show, produced by WNYC in New York, airs live Monday – Thursday at 8pm through November 8.
The Politics Show from NPR – Sundays, 10am The Politics Show from NPR is the definitive guide to the 2018 midterms – a one-hour roundtable discussion that presents a deep dive on the major races, themes, and issues defining these historic elections.
Featuring the trademark wit that has long characterized the popular NPR Politics Podcast, The Politics Show from NPR features reporters who cover politics from a number of different perspectives – from NPR's White House and Congressional teams to Member station reporters covering local races. Their unique insights into the elections enable listeners to come away able to discuss the major choices facing voters this election.
The Politics Show from NPR airs Sunday mornings at 10am through November 11.
All programs are subject to change. 13 Musical Riches of Cuba This fall, Classical 101 is bringing the spice – and we’re not talking pumpkin spice, we’re talking Cuban spice! This month Columbus’ own Orlay Alonso returns to the air for a third season of Musica Cubana, with four new episodes of colorful music. The charismatic pianist takes host Christopher Purdy on a tour through the musical riches of Cuba – you should come, too!
Pianist Orlay Alonso trained in Havana before leaving Cuba with his parents in 1996. He settled in New York, later earning degrees from both the Mannes School of Music and Yale University. He earned his doctorate at OSU in 2015. He currently teaches at Capital University and performs widely around the Columbus area, including recent appearances with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
In early 2019, Orlay and his brother Orlando, also a very fine pianist, will be returning to the land of their birth for a series of duo piano recitals. This November, the two brothers will be performing a concert of Cuban music at the Southern Theatre, followed by a Cuban themed dance in downtown Columbus.
Experience the excitement and passion of Cuban music with the perfect host! Hear Musica Cubana Sundays at 1pm.
Front Row Center October is a good month for baritones on Front Row Center! October 12 features Thomas Quasthoff with Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, Nathan Gunn sings American songs on October 17, and Hermann Prey sings Schumann’s Liederkreis on October 26. And of course, there will be lots of opera. Friday nights at 7pm.
Sunday Baroque Back in 1977, NASA launched the Voyager The American Sound space probe to study Jupiter and Saturn. On Exploring Music With Bill McGlaughlin During October, The American Sound board was a 12-inch disc containing a variety celebrates musical contributions to the of sounds from Earth, including music. On The week of October 20, it’s the Magnificent Harlem Renaissance. Travel back a century October 14th, Sunday Baroque will feature Magyars! Hungary was settled by the to the streets of New York with James P. some of the baroque music included on that Magyars in the late 9th century and in 1000 Johnson’s Harlem Symphony, and experience historic, celestial soundtrack to celebrate became a state. Hungary adopted Latin Johnson’s Yamekraw – his famed response Astronomy Day, coming up on October 20th. Christianity in the 11th century, and the to Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Take in Sunday mornings from 6-10am. country’s rich musical heritage of church moving performances of Harry T. Burleigh’s music started: Gregorian plainchants, and legendary arrangements of spirituals, later in the Middle Ages with fully realized selections from Harry Lawrence Freeman’s polyphonic singing. Bill picks it up from opera Voodoo, and other composers – some there with the blending of religious music with Ohio connections. Listen to Classical and ethnic folksongs from the countryside, 101 and visit wosu.org/classical101 for reflected in the music of Liszt, Kodály, and engaging special features about classical Bartók. And let’s not forget the influences of music of the Harlem Renaissance. Hungarian gypsy music and Transylvanian Saturdays at 6pm and Tuesdays at 7pm. dances. Weeknights at 6pm.
14 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org 89.7 NPR News Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 5am BBC World Service BBC World Service 6am Columbus on the Record Morning Edition 7am Only A Game On Being 8am Weekend Edition 9am BBC NewsHour Weekend Edition 10am The Politics Show from NPR All Sides with Ann Fisher 11am Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! New Yorker Radio Hour 12pm Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Ask Me Another Me! On Point 1pm This American Life It's Been a Minute 2pm Planet Money/How I The Moth Radio Hour Built This Here & Now 3pm Snap Judgment Freakonomics Radio 4pm Milk Street Radio Reveal All Things Considered 5pm All Things Considered All Things Considered 6pm Marketplace The Daily Live from Here with 7pm Chris Thile Fresh Air Bluegrass Ramble 8pm Travel w/ Rick America on the Line Steves' Bluegrass Ramble 9pm All Sides All Sides with Ann Fisher Weekend Live from Here with Chris Thile (9-11pm) 10pm + BBC World Service 89.7 FM NPR News can also be heard on our regional network stations on HD Radio as well as streaming online at wosu.org and on WOSU’s mobile app.
Classical 101 schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 5am Classical Music Classical Music 6am Classical Music 7am Sunday Baroque with 8am Suzanne Bona Classical Music with Boyce Lancaster 9am
10am Classical Music with Cheryl Dring 11am Classical Music with Jennifer Hambrick Classical Music with Jennifer Hambrick 12pm
1pm By Request Musica Cubana with 2pm Christopher Purdy Classical Music 3pm Classical Music with Kent Teeters 4pm Classical Music Classical Music 5pm Essential Classics 6pm Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin The American Sound 7pm Essential The American Classical Guitar Symphony Classics Sound Alive! Showcase Classical Guitar Alive! Front Row 8pm Center Concierto Musica Sacra with 9pm Classical Music Christopher Purdy Classical Music 10pm + Classical Music Classical Music Classical 101 can also be heard in Columbus on HD Radio 89.7-2 as well as streaming online at wosu.org and on WOSU’s mobile app.
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