WXXI-TV/HD | WORLD | CREATE | AM1370 | CLASSICAL 91.5 | WRUR 88.5 | THE LITTLE | WXXI-KIDS PUBLIC TELEVISION & PUBLIC RADIO FOR ROCHESTER OCTOBER 2018 MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 In our on-going commitment to raising awareness about the opioids crisis and sharing information and resources, WXXI and PBS stations across New York State are dedicating a week of special programming and reporting to this epidemic. The week will feature a handful of television programs including Frontline and NOVA specials as well as WXXI’s own Opioids from the Inside, Need to Know, and Overdose: Inside the Epidemic. In addition to programming, WXXI News will bring you several in-depth reports and Connections with Evan Dawson will host a special edition before a live studio audience. To learn more, see the inside cover of this guide. LIVE FROM FRANKENSTEIN HOCHSTEIN 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOSTED BY MONA SEGHATOLESLAMI MARY SHELLEY’S NOVEL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 AT 12:10PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 3 PM AT THE LITTLE THEATRE ON CLASSICAL 91.5 DETAILS INSIDE >> DETAILS INSIDE >> PROGRAM GUIDE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 For a complete list of programming visit: WXXI.org/opioid-prog WXXI NEWS COVERAGE FRONTLINE: CHASING HEROIN MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 ON AM 1370 AND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 9:30 P.M. ON WXXI-TV WRUR-FM 88.5 DURING MORNING EDITION AND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Frontline looks at America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative WXXI News continues its coverage of the opioid crisis. Stories can light - telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating be heard on AM 1370 and WRUR-FM 88.5 throughout the week, and the epidemic’s years-in-the-making social context, deeply examining available to listen and read online at WXXINews.org. shifts in drug policy, and exploring what happens when addiction is treated like a public health issue, not a crime. Also airs 10/20 at 10pm on WXXI-TV. CONNECTIONS WITH EVAN DAWSON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 FROM 12 P.M. TO 2 P.M. ON AM 1370, WRUR-FM, SECOND OPINION: ADDICTION TO PAIN MEDICATION WEOS-FM, AND WXXINEWS.ORG In anticipation of the October 15 week of opioid coverage, Connection SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 AT 3 P.M. ON WXXI-TV presents this special edition with a live studio audience. Host What usually starts innocently enough as taking pain medication Evan Dawson will be joined by local leaders in healthcare and law appropriately prescribed by a doctor, can turn into a deadly addiction enforcement who will provide an update on the state of the crisis for some. Jennifer Matesa shares her story of the darkest days of her in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region. We’ll also hear stories of addiction to her recovery. Also airs 10/17 at 12:30am on WXXI-TV. recovery. To learn more and reserve your seat, visit WXXINews.org. OVERDOSE: INSIDE THE EPIDEMIC OPIOIDS FROM INSIDE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 AT 5 P.M. ON WXXI-TV TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 AT 4 P.M. ON WXXI-WORLD In this Second Opinion special Mary and Joe Mullin courageously This WXXI, Blue Sky Project, and PBS WORLD production follows share their son’s story of opioid and heroin addiction. the journey of three women, all mothers, who have served time in PHOTO CREDIT: NIC MINETOR New York State jails for opioid-related crimes. Also airs 10/20 at 6:30pm on WXXI-TV. DO NO HARM: THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 FROM 1-4 P.M. ON WXXI-TV NOVA: ADDICTION This three-part series exposes how this catastrophic man-made WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 9 P.M. ON WXXI-TV public health crisis began. It features poignant stories from NOVA joins scientists and sufferers alike as they probe the recovering addicts and families with losses; reveals the insights of mysteries of addiction. They are discovering that addiction is leading doctors and law enforcement officers; reports the failure not simply a lack of willpower; drug abuse produces significant of drug companies to take appropriate responsibility for the crisis; chemical changes in the brain… changes that are hard to control, traces what monies legislators have received; and focuses on those and hard to reverse. Also airs 10/18 at 7pm and 10/19 at 12am, who fight back with effective, long-lasting treatment programs. 8am, and 2pm on WXXI-WORLD. Please note: Part 1 of this three-part series also airs on 10/15 at 9pm PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID BUCHAN / VARIETY / SHUTTERSTOCK on WXXI-TV. EXECUTIVE STAFF DEAR FRIEND, OCTOBER 2018 No rm Silverstein, President VOLUME 9, ISSUE 10 Susan Rogers, Executive Vice President and General Manager WXXI is a public non-commercial Je anne E. Fisher, Vice President, Radio broadcasting station owned I hope you were able to join us for the David Lott, Vice President, Technology and Operations and operated by WXXI Public recent WXXI Open House. If so, you Broadcasting Council, a not-for- El issa Orlando, Senior Vice President of TV and News profit corporation chartered by may have heard about our upcoming BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS PROGRAM GUIDE the Board of Regents of New York programming and news initiative called State. “Program Listings” (USPS Cynthia Reddeck-LiDestri, M.D., Chair New York’s Opioid Crisis. Norm Silverstein MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 0742-390) is published monthly Robert A. Healy, Vice Chair at 280 State Street, Rochester, NY For a complete list of programming visit: WXXI.org/opioid-prog David A. Still, Treasurer 14614 to promote the programs You may remember the Opioid Crisis: The Ripple Effect reporting series and activities of the public Mark Cleary, Secretary broadcasting stations. that our news team produced last April in partnership with several Periodical mailing postage major media stations, one in Portland, Oregon, the other in Cleveland, paid at Rochester, N.Y. Member & Audience Services ........... 585.258.0200 Ohio. Since then we’ve seen a greater awareness about this epidemic WXXI Main Number ..................585.325.7500 that affects whole communities, not just those suffering from addiction. POSTMASTER: Service Interruptions .................585.258.0331 Send changes of address to Audience Response Line ..............585.258.0360 It has an effect on our economy, education system, justice system, WXXI Program Listings, Copies of Local Programs .............585.258.0369 and neighborhoods. But our work to raise awareness and connect our Membership Department, P.O. Box 30021, Rochester, NY Reachout Radio .....................585.258.0333 community to resources is not done, which is why this October, WXXI 14603-3021. Educational Resources ...............585.258.0278 and PBS stations across New York State are dedicating a week of Volunteer Services ...................585.258.0249 programming and reporting to the opioid crisis. * Please note that all programs are Corporate Sponsorships ..............585.258.0282 subject to change. For up-to-date Newsroom .........................585.258.0340 program listings, special highlights and New York’s Opioid Crisis runs Monday, October 15 through Sunday, local news, just log onto WXXI.org. WXXI On-line ........................ www.wxxi.org October 21. Our TV department has scheduled more than a dozen specials and documentaries addressing the issue, including a Frontline special and our own Second Opinion and Need to Know episodes. Our news department will produce several in-depth reports, and Connections with Evan Dawson will host his talk show from Studio A before a live audience. (See the page on the left to learn more, and you can visit: WXXI.org/opioids-prog.) This October we’ll also be hosting a listening party using our award- winning podcast series EXITED. Produced by the WXXI News’ Inclusion Desk, the podcast shares the journey of eight young people with disabilities as they transition into adulthood. The first of four EXITED listening parties planned throughout the year will focus on the different tracks available to special education students in high school. It will be hosted at our station on October 4. (More information about the listening party is on the inside back cover of this magazine.) October 4 is also the premiere date for Season 15 of our national health care series, Second Opinion, airing that evening at 8:30p.m. on WXXI-TV. The new season tackles complex health issues including alcoholism, biologics in orthopedics, and HIV. The HIV episode (airing in November) features Olympic diver Greg Louganis, who was diagnosed with HIV in the late 1980s. October promises to be a busy month of programming with a lot of important issues on radio, television and on-line. Thank you for your support. It’s what makes our service to the community possible, and we certainly couldn’t do it without you! Sincerely, Norm Silverstein [email protected] | @normWXXI Q&A WITH A WXXI UNDERWRITER Located in Victor, GANONDAGAN STATE HISTORIC SITE is dedicated to sharing knowledge about the Seneca and their relationship to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. Spanning 569 acres, Ganondagan is the original site of a 17th century Seneca town that existed there peacefully more than 350 years ago. Today, visitors can enjoy hiking trails, a full-size Seneca Bark Longhouse, and the Seneca Art & Culture Center. WXXI connects with G. Peter Jemison, historic site manager, to learn more about Ganondagan and the Haudenosaunee. Q. What are the defining principles of the Haudenosaunee? The message of peace, power and righteousness. Q. Tell us about the Iroquois White Corn Project. The goal is to get our people eating our traditional food by making it available ready to cook. We G. PETER JEMISON, also want to encourage our farmers to grow the corn so we can process it and bring it back into the HISTORIC SITE MANAGER communities.