will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/episode/pf1995-11-09 WILL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Series Episode WILL learns the history of Tuscola's WDZ Radio; Mary Kay Solecki tells us about prairie dock plants at the Pine Ridge Cemetery; we page through some of the treasures of the U of I Library's Rare Books collection; we learn about the architecture of the White Place housing development Abstract Segment Arts/Culture, Champaign, Champaign County, History, Libraries/Museums/Cultural Centers, Literature, University of Illinois, University of Illinois, Urbana, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Prairie Fire looks at some of the most valuable items in the University of Illinois Library collection. The items, then on display at the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, include James Jones’ heavily hand-edited typescript of “From Here to Eternity,” the H.G. Wells and Carl Sandburg collections, and original photographs from the 1936 Olympics by controversial German photographer Leni Reifenstahl. Abstract Alison Davis Producer Segment Environment, Horticulture, Parks/Outdoor Recreation, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Alison Davis Producer Mary Kay Solecki Advisor Segment Arts/Culture, Illinois Culture/History, Radio, Tuscola, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Live country music, a singing news show and up-to-date market reports attracted listeners throughout central Illinois to WDZ radio in Tuscola during the 1930s and ‘40s. Prairie Fireon remembers the early days of WDZ when local musicians such as Smiley Burnette, who later became Gene Autry’s sidekick, and Lazy Jim Day, who went on to the Grand Ole Opry, performed live on the air. “It was real old-time country radio,” said Prairie Fire host Alison Davis. “A lot of people still remember it fondly.” The program looks back at programs like “The Kitchen Barn Dance” that endeared the station to its fans. Davis interviews Martha Brown, who worked for the station’s owner, and Red Proffitt, who performed on the air as part of the Proffitt Brothers when he was 9 years old. Abstract Alison Davis Producer WILL-TV, University of Illinois Copyright Holder Publisher ¬© 2009 University of Illinois 1995-11-09T09:06:00-06:00 1995-11-09T09:06:00-06:00 video/mp4 http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/mpeg4/pf1995-11-09.mp4 Moving Image MPEG video MPEG-4 00:28 eng pf1995-11-09.mp4 WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1995-11-09T09:06:00-06:00 1995-11-09T09:06:00-06:00 video/x-flv http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/flash/pf1995-11-09.flv Moving Image Flash Video Flash Media 8 00:28 eng pf1995-11-09.flv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1995-11-09T09:06:00-06:00 1995-11-09T09:06:00-06:00 video/vnd.rn-realvideo http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/pf1995-11-09.rv Moving Image 00:28:00