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Young Palestinian Abu Zahra.

Surviving the Conflict

P.O.V. "9 Star Hotel"
9 pm Friday on WILL-TV

Powerful vérité film illuminates the plight of young Palestinians working illegally as construction laborers in an Israeli city.

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Share your recipes

Do you have a great tailgate, potluck or picnic recipe?

Send it in by July 28 for WILL-TV's newest cooking production!

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Firebrand of Liberty: How two black regiments changed the course of the Civil War.

Firebrand of Liberty

How two black regiments changed the course of the Civil War.

1:06 pm Wednesday on The Afternoon Magazine

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Diana Krall

Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz

Singer/pianist Diana Krall, a true superstar who has brought new fans to the jazz scene.

7 pm Friday, Aug. 1

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Summer Reading Suggestions

Reading on the beach

The hosts and producers of our local radio programs have supplied us with a list of reading suggestions for the beach, the pool, the garden, the porch, a hammock or even by the air conditioner!

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Find NPR Stations

NPR Map

Download the NPR Station List to find public radio when you're on the road

On AM580 News

Revival for an Old Nursing Home

A Pivotal Former Mayor Leaves Rantoul

The Next Page for Champaign County's Nursing Home

All AM580 News and Archives...

Today on Focus 580

10:06 AM:
While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped The NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, And Loom As The Next Financial Crisis

11:06 AM:
The Romani: A People Without a Country

All Focus 580 progam info & archives

Today on The Afternoon Magazine

1:06 pm:
Anytime Playdate: Inside The Preschool Entertainment Boom, or How Television Became My Baby's Best Friend

All Aft Mag program info & archives

Agricultural Broadcasting

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Timely market reports and expert analysis

AM 580 Agriculture Headed to Boone Iowa for Farm Progress Show 2008

More AM 580 Ag Happenings

Get the latest WILL Ag Audio/Market Analysis...

The Public Square

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Citizen commentaries on AM580

4:45 and 6:45 pm on Fridays

May 23, 2008:
Lisa Bralts on local, sustainable agriculture

All Public Square commentaries

Media Matters with Bob McChesney

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Sundays from 1 to 2 pm Central on AM580

Sunday, July 20, 2008:
Michael Perelman, economist at California State University

All Media Matters programs and archives...

Pete Seeger: The Inside History

Pete Seeger

10 pm Saturday

Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing?

A three-part series revealing the inside history of American folk music’s most famous and controversial performer.

Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli

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Friday 10 pm to midnight:
"...combines the retro feel of a 1940s living room broadcast with a boomer's passion for the Great American Songbook..."

Rhythm, Sweet and Hot

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Friday at 9 pm
A program of rare and wonderful recordings from the ‘20s through the ‘50s. Take a lively walk down memory lane!

Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

Memorial Stadium at night.

"Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit"
A new WILL-TV documentary premiering at 7 pm Tuesday, Sept. 9

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Top Award for China Documentary

U of I students at the Great Wall.

A U of I student radio documentary on China that aired on WILL-AM last summer was the national winner for radio in-depth reporting in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)'s 2007 contest.

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Reading Rainbow Winners

Reading Rainbow winners were honored at a celebration at WILL-TV.

WILL-TV has announced local winners of the 2008 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.

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Where to find WILL Digital TV

WILL-DT - opening the world of possibilities

Where to find WILL-TV's digital television channels over-the-air and on Cable TV systems

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Wide Angle: Lord’s Children

Former child soldiers with the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda.

9 pm Tuesday

Former child soldiers in Uganda try to overcome scars of kidnapping, rape and atrocities.

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Digital Television FAQ

Broadcast of analog TV in the United States ends on February 17, 2009. We have this new thing called Digital TV, which is even better than analog if you're set to receive it. Are you? Here are answers to key questions.

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Illinois Gardener, 7 pm Thursdays

Austree tree

The Austree

Jim Appleby discusses caring for Austree and American Bittersweet trees

Illinois Gardener website

Prairie Fire, 7:30 pm Thursdays

Thursday, July 24, 2008
SOARRING Foundation, Rockome Gardens, Crosswinds Equine Rescue, Virginia Theatre

Prairie Fire program info & video archives

From TV Worth Blogging

PBS Cleans Up

Emmy nominations were announced this week, and PBS was by no means overlooked, scoring 33 in Primetime categories and 38 News and Documentary nods.

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