Focus
WILL - Focus - October 24, 2012 ~
Bob Spitz, Journalist and Author
Host: Craig Cohen
Book Jacket of Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
This August marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Julia Child. Child practically invented the television cooking program – would there be a Food Network without her? - and helped usher in the early years of PBS. But her life was so much more than the French Chef. Her files as a member of the OSS, the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA, were declassified in 2008, leading to a flood of information about her fascinating life. Her time in the OSS led her to France, where she took cooking classes and was determined to master Franch cooking. Journalist Bob Spitz spent time with Child in the early 1990s, and the conversations about food they had then form the basis of his new book Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child.
WILL - Focus - August 27, 2012 ~
Justin Martin, Writer and Biographer
Host: David Inge
This is a repeat broadcast from Monday, July 18, 2011, 11 am
WILL - Focus - August 24, 2012 ~
Leo Damrosch, Ph.D., the Ernest Bernbau Professor of Literature, Harvard University
Host: David Inge
This is a repeat broadcast from Monday, May 17, 2010, 11 am
WILL - Focus - August 24, 2012 ~
Stacy Schiff, Award-Winning Author
Host: David Inge
This is a repeat broadcast from Monday, November 15, 2010, 11 am
WILL - Focus - August 21, 2012 ~
Rebecca Skloot, Award-Winning Science Writer
Host: David Inge
This is a repeat broadcast from Monday, March 22, 2010, 11 am
WILL - Focus - August 08, 2012 ~
Laura Hillenbrand, Award-Winning Writer
Host: David Inge
This is a repeat broadcast from Wednesday, January 05, 2012, 11 am
WILL - Focus - July 27, 2012
This is a repeat broadcast from Thursday, May 31, 2012, 11 am
WILL - Focus - July 09, 2012 ~
We’ll explore the life and times of one of baseball’s most eccentric personalities, Bill Veeck. Many will remember him for all of the wacky things he did to get people to the ball park. But this one-time owner of the Chicago White Sox had a serious impact on the game, introducing innovations we now take for granted. He was also an early advocate for the inclusion of black players. Our guest will be Paul Dickson, author of the new biography "Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick."
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, May 11, 2012, 10 am
WILL - Focus - May 31, 2012
NPR’s Cokie Roberts shares stories about growing up in a political family. She was in Urbana earlier in the month to speak at this year’s commencement ceremony. Before that, she stopped by our studios to talk about some of her experiences in journalism. As it was the day before Mother’s Day, she told some stories about her Mom, who, like her Dad, was a member of Congress. We also talked about some of the important, yet overlooked women in early American politics.
This interview was recorded on May 12, 2012.
WILL - Focus - May 07, 2012 ~
With Robert L. Switzer, Ph,.D. (Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of Illinois)
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