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Fresh Air Returns to WILL-AM!
7 pm weeknights
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning magazine of contemporary arts and issues, returns to WILL-AM.
Durbin-Sauerberg Debate
6:30 pm Tuesday on WILL-AM 580
Sen. Richard Durbin and his Republican challenger Steve Sauerberg face off during a segment of "Chicago Tonight" on WTTW-TV, Chicago.
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From AM580 News
Rural Issues and the Campaign: Ethanol Plants
Story air date: Monday, October 06, 2008
AM 580 is joining with public radio stations across the country to look into how the Presidential race impacts rural residents.
The debate over alternate energy sources like wind and solar power is not only aimed at reducing dependence on natural resources like coal and natural gas.
Driving cars and using other machines rely more on these sources. While John McCain stresses greater production of oil, and nuclear energy, Barack Obama speaks more of using alternates. One getting a lot of attention in recent years is ethanol. But lately, supply and demand have hurt the development of new facilities that produce it. AM 580’s Jeff Bossert looks at how the state of the industry is affecting two rural Central Illinois towns and what the presidential candidates’ energy policies could mean for their future.
More AM580 News and Archives...
Agricultural Broadcasting
Timely market reports and expert analysis
Book Your Post Planting AM 580 Agricultural Panel Now!
Get the latest WILL Ag Audio/Market Analysis...
Media Matters with Bob McChesney
Sundays from 1 to 2 pm Central on AM580
Sunday, October 05, 2008:
Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic Policy Research, author of the CEPR report "The United States and the World: Where Are We Headed?"
All Media Matters programs and archives...
Keepin' the Faith with Steve Shoemaker
Sundays from 5 to 6 pm Central on AM580
Sunday, September 28, 2008:
Mennonite Faith and Life, with Rev. Janet Rasmusson, pastor of First Mennonite Church, Urbana
All Keepin' the Faith programs and archives...
Legal Issues in the News
Monday mornings at 7:25 and 9:40 am central on WILL-AM
Amy Gajda, Professor of Legal Writing at the University of Illinois College of Law, examines interesting legal issues from news stories and elsewhere. Winner of seven Associated Press awards for best editorial commentary.
Monday, October 06, 2008 :
Intolerance of Political Yard Signs Could Be a Criminal Offense
All Legal Issues in the News archives...
Sidetrack with Jason Croft
First Saturday of the month at 6 pm
September 2008
This time around, we find out about the sport of mutton busting—young kids riding sheep…revisit an interview from the archives about International Talk Like A Pirate Day…and we present an encore broadcast of a tribute to singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg—a remembrance from those who know him when he played in Champaign-Urbana.
Today on Focus 580
Interviews on global affairs and daily life
Listener call-in lines during the show:
217-333-9455 or toll-free 800-222-9455
10 am:
Fallen Giants: A History Of Himalayan Mountaineering From The Age Of Empire To The Age Of Extremes
Stewart Weaver, Professor of History at the University of Rochester and book Co-Author
11 am:
"World Englishes in the Global Context"
Kingsley R. Bolton, Ph.D., Professor of English Linguistics at Stockholm University
Yamuna Kachru, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Linguistics at the University of Illinois
Today on The Afternoon Magazine
News, interviews, weather, markets, sports, the works
1:06 pm:
Folk Music
Rich Warren, Host of The Midnight Special on WFMT-FM and WILL-FM
The Public Square
Citizen commentaries on AM580
4:45 and 6:45 pm on Fridays
Friday, October 03, 2008:
Barbara Kessel on the privatization of war, emergencies and everyday life
All Public Square commentaries and archives...
Environmental Alamanac
A weekly commentary by Rob Kanter from the University of Illinois Environmental Council (Thursdays at 4:45 pm and 6:45 pm)
Something of Interest
Features from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois (Wednesdays at 6:19 pm)
News from NPR
U.S. News:
- Selling Spree Sends Dow Below 10,000 Mark
- Obama Video Highlights McCain's Keating Five Link
- Treasury Outlines Plan On Illiquid Assets
World News:
- Europe Works To Stem Banking Crisis
- In Pakistan, Some Seek Spy Agency Reform
- Nobel Panel Decides Against U.S. HIV Discovery
Politics & Society:
- Lehman CEO Testifies On Capitol Hill
- Worries About Voter Intimidation Run High
- Mental Health Parity Approved With Bailout Bill
