Illinois State University ISU ReD: Research and eData WGLT Program Guides Arts and Sciences Fall 9-1-2009 WGLT Program Guide, September-October, 2009 Illinois State University Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/wgltpg Recommended Citation Illinois State University, "WGLT Program Guide, September-October, 2009" (2009). WGLT Program Guides. 226. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/wgltpg/226 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Arts and Sciences at ISU ReD: Research and eData. It has been accepted for inclusion in WGLT Program Guides by an authorized administrator of ISU ReD: Research and eData. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GLT Radio Faces 2009 GLT presents An evening with NPR's All Things Considered® This year's GLT Radio Faces guest is reporter and All Things Considered®co-host Melissa Block. She is part of the NPR team that won both George Foster RADIO Peabody and Edward R. Murrow Awards for the with sr.2ecial quest Brendan Banaszak coverage of the earthquake in China last year. GLT I FACES Assistant News Director Charlie Schlenker talked with Melissa about part of that experience. Friday, November 6, 2009 Charlie Schlenker: During one story in Chengdu you followed a family through 5:00 - 6:30 pm - Cocktail hour ($100 level only) a long, heart-wrenching day as they searched for relatives. In part of that coverage 6:45 - 9:30 pm - Dinner and presentation your voice carried emotion and distress. C learly, you had the necessary detachment (both ticket levels) to report the story and to find the absolute best way to tell it, but you were recogniz­ ing and acknowledging the human qualities of what was going on. How did you strike that balance? Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center Ballroom 10 Brickyard Drive Bloomington, Illinois Melissa Block: You know, I'm not sure that I thought about it because the reporting was so raw and experiential it just happened. I was really aware that I was unable to The In-Depth Story $100 per person filter my emotion as I was there. I was doing what we call stand-ups, describing what Ticket includes an elegant cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres, I was seeing. I was mindful of the fact that I was going further emotionally than I open bar, and the opportunity to meet Melissa Block and Brendan Banaszak, certainly had ever gone in any reporting before, but I don't think I was really ratio­ followed by a full dinner with wine and the presentation. nally thinking it through of how far do I go. I would just say it was impossible to put up any emotional filter, because it was so powerful and so devastating, there was no In The News $65 per person way it wouldn't be reflected in my voice. Ticket includes a full dinner with wine and the presentation. CS: The first three or four times I heard that story, I found it very difficult to listen This GLT event sponsored by: to as a parent. You live and die with those parents as they search. Tickets on sale now on line at wglt.org MB: Frankly, I can't listen to that story. I waited a long time and I'm not sure I h ave or by calling (309) 438-2255. COUNTRY listened to the whole thing. It's just too raw. We got a tremendous outpouring of response from people who heard it. I'm glad that listeners connected. But, it was FINANCIAL excruciating to report. I remember when we sent that piece in I told my editor, "Look, it's really painful and I worry this may be over the top. It just might be too On the Cover: much for listeners and if it is, just cut it. We can't tell. We're too close to it." They Melissa Block and didn't cut a word. Brendan Banaszak reporting on CS: What has happened to that family? devastation in MB: The one sort of upside of the story is that we've been able to stay in touch with China following the family who had lost their nearly two-year-old son in the earthquake. The family 2008 earthquake. has just had a new baby boy. I hear he's doing well. The family is doing better. Not well, but better and life goes on. So it's been gratifying to have that connection. well at NPR. I remember reading a GLT Guide The ATC Voyage of Brendan presents interview with Charlie Schlenker where he was GLT (and he's coming home!) asked what his favorite story was to cover, and his by GLT General Manager Bruce Bergethon answer was 'the next one.' I've carried that with me. Brendan Banaszak, ISU class of 2002, is one of GLT's most distinguished recent Bruce: What do you enjoy most about being a alumni. As a student, Brendan was our local host for All Things Considered®. producer at ATC? RADIO Now a producer for the national NPR edition of All Things Considered®, Brendan was among the ATC team receiving the prestigious Peabody Award for covering Brendan: You have to be a jack of all trades, so it last year's earthquake in Sichuan Province, China (a Charlie Schlenker interview keeps things fresh. In addition to more traditional of ATC co-host Melissa Block is on pg 2). Both Block and Banaszak are this year's roles, I've also been the "man behind the buzzer" at FACES Radio Faces on November 6. NPR debates when candidates went too long, and I had to call my electrician father from Baghdad Bruce Bergethon: Could you briefly describe your background prior to to get his opinion on why our generator kept short This GLT event sponsored by: attending ISU? circuiting the A/C at the bureau. Brendan Banaszak: I attended Downers Grove South High School, which Bruce: What's your most memorable experience operated a radio station (WDGC). It was there that I first got interested in working of the Peabody-winning China coverage? FINANCIAL in radio, hosting punk music shows. Brendan: We did a story on a family burying their grandmother, whose house Bruce: What skills did you learn at GLT that you've used at NPR? collapsed on her during the quake. After they finished the burial the family insisted that we sit and eat a meal with them. They had lost everything - house, Brendan: All the basics I learned at GLT have translated to NPR. Writing for radio, knowledge of the technical aspects, the NPR 'sound.' Having directed numerous possessions, loved ones, and still they had the generosity to feed us. It was a very GLT fund drives instilled a certain level of Zen-like calm in me that translated poignant moment and emblematic of what I experienced there. Pesto Pasta Primavera (vegetarian) Cheese Stuffed Tortellini Tossed with Sun Dried Tomato Basil Pesto, Artichokes, The In-Depth Story $100 per person Broccoli, Sweet Bell Peppers and Garlic Ticket includes an elegant cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres, Alfredo Cream. Pacific Red Snapper open bar, and the opportunity to meet Melissa Block and Brendan Banaszak, All entrees include Salad, Dinner Rolls followed by a full dinner with wine and the presentation. Filet Of Snapper Dusted in Herbs and Butter, Fresh Seasonal Vegetables, and Spices Broiled to Perfectionwith a Chef's Choice Selection of Potato or Rice, In The News $65 per person Delicate Herb Butter Glaze. a Luscious Dessert, and Table Wine. Ticket includes a full dinner with wine and the presentation. '. C by GLT Program Director Mike McCurdy Think of new music releases as an iceberg. There's what shows above the surface (what you hear most on radio) and then there's all of this really good, interesting music below the pop music water line. Every week, All Songs Considered and Conversations from the World Cafe (heard on our all-talk station, GLT HD3 News & Ideas), sort the flotsam and jetsam from the sunken treasure, giving you the insight to create the soundtrack you really want for your life. (I downloaded two tunes while poking around the All Songs Considered™ website to write this article.) Favorite Songs of 2009 from Bob Boilen, host ofAll Songs Considered All Songs Considered Harold T. Wilkins or How to Wait for a Very Long lime On GLT HD3 News & Ideas, you can hear this show three times every week- Artist: Fanfarlo Album: Reservoir end (11:00 pm Saturday, 3:00 pm Sunday, and 3:00 pm Monday). Host Bob Fanfarlo is a British group led by a Swedish singer. This song was inspired by a Boilen and Producer Robin Hilton help you discover new music with the help historical figure, a fellow named Harold T. Wilkins, who was a journalist caught of critics, guest DJs, and pre-release previews. There's also discovery through up in his fascination with flying saucers. peer group, as the show asks listeners to submit their favorites. Charlie Darwin Their newest feature brings you live concerts without clinking beer bottles and Artist: The Low Anthem Album: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin crowd chatter. After seeing the soft-spoken Laura Gibson lose out to a noisy I get chills the moment I hear this guy's voice. This is The Low Anthem's second audience in Austin, Boilen launched the Tiny Desk Concert series by asking record. It has underpinnings of Charles Darwin's history, all set in a folky and Gibson to play a concert at Boilen's desk.