Sunday, January 26 at 8pm on WOSU TV Downton Abbey Season 4 Premiere Sunday, January 5 at 9pm WOSU Public Media • wosu.org • January 2014 WOSU Radio WOSU TV WOSU Members Connecting You to the World, Your American Masters: Salinger MemberCard Benefit: ProMusica Community on 89.7 NPR News • Page 5 on WOSU TV • Page 11 Chamber Orchestra • Page 2 VOLUME 35, NUMBER 1 Airfare (UPS 372670) is published monthly except for June, July and August by: ON THE COVER Columbus WOSU Public Media Neighborhoods: and iel 2400 Olentangy River Clintonville Listenership Growing for Classical 101 R Road, Columbus, OH m streetcar. o 43210, (614) 292-9678 It’s been three years since Classical 101 went Music Director T Pages 3 & 12 on the air at 101.1 FM and we’re excited to David Danzmayr. Copyright 2014 by The report listenership continues to grow! More All this is on Ohio State University. people across central and southern Ohio are Classical 101, All rights reserved. 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This Season, Secrets Change Everything Downton Abbey Season Four premieres January 5 at 9pm on WOSU TV Downton Abbey Season Four begins with the Films and MASTERPIECE coproduction. sad realization of Matthew Crawley’s death. The series has won myriad awards and has And how Lady Mary has been able to cope become nothing short of a TV phenomenon. (or not) with the loss of her young husband. In total, 24 million viewers tuned in to the She’s now a widow and a new mother. third season of Downton Abbey. Its finale was the #1 show on television, beating all A captivating fourth season returns amidst broadcast and cable in primetime.* more drama and intrigue at the majestic English country estate. The all-star cast is So this season, Lady Mary must continue to back, again with Academy Award®-winner prevail, despite her shocking loss. Will she Downton Abbey is back with all of the Shirley MacLaine, and Emmy® and Golden be swayed to embrace life again as she’s comedy, love, hatred, jealousy, rivalry, Globe® award-winner Paul Giamatti joins for pursued by a handful of dashing suitors? And ambition, despair and ambition you’ve come the season finale as Cora’s playboy brother see how Dowager Countess of Grantham, to expect. And the tantalizing drama isn’t Harold. Don’t miss a minute of each of the herself a widow, tries to help Mary adjust. over just yet; a fifth season is in the works… seven episodes on WOSU TV every Sunday night, starting with the broadcast premiere And now, will a liberated Mr. Bates finally Tune in to the premiere of Downton Abbey on Sunday, January 5 at 9pm. have a chance to look to a happy future of his Season Four on Sunday, January 5 at 9pm on own with his true love, Anna? Their fate may WOSU TV. 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