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Monday through Friday 5 to 10 am

The latest news from national, regional, and local sources. Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne at NPR, Tom Rogers with AM 580 News, Meteorologist Ed Kieser or Mike Sola with weather updates.

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6:51 NPR Business News
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  • Monday: Legal Issues in the News: Amy Gajda examines current cases of law and their impact on you. (repeat at 9:40)
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8:49 Pre-Opening Market Report
9:00 BBC World Update
9:49 Opening Market Report

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"Extreme Makeover" and the Good and Bad of Reality TV

Sunday night, America will see the fantasy that Philo residents Nathan and Jenny Montgomery and their family have been living since last August. The ABC reality show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” destroyed the family’s dilapidated home and built them a new one, filled with new furnishings. Nathan Montgomery’s creation of the Salt and Light food bank helped get them selected.

“Extreme Makeover” belongs to a TV genre that’s often pummeled by critics for hype, over-commercialization and lowest-common-denominator values. But University of Illinois media observer James Hay says reality TV has real roots. He tells AM 580’s Tom Rogers the shows grew out of an ethic that took hold as the century changed and Americans chose a conservative government.

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Legal Issues in the News

Legal Issues in the News with Amy Gajda, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Law at the University of Illinois, examines interesting legal issues from news stories and elsewhere. Winner of seven Associated Press awards for best editorial commentary, Legal Issues airs Monday mornings at 7:25 and 9:40 am central on Morning Edition.

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