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World War II at the U of I

Enjoy World War II music and learn more about the effects of World War II on the U of I.

6 pm Thursday, Aug. 28
Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana.

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Red Grange

Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

Football legends...architectural pioneers...war heroes...and steadfast Illini spirit. The surprising history of Memorial Stadium.

Premieres at 7 pm Tuesday, Sept. 9, on WILL-TV

Visit the Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit website

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Beyond UFOs

1:06 Thursday on AM 580's The Afternoon Magazine

Host Celeste Quinn and author Jeffrey Bennett explore startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets.

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Barack Obama

The NewsHour Democratic Convention Coverage

7-10 pm Monday-Thursday, Aug. 25-28

Anchored by Jim Lehrer. Uninterrupted coverage of podium activities and speeches, reporting from the floor of the convention, newsmaker interviews, and political analysis.

Wednesday night: Joe Biden and Bill Clinton speak.

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NPR Democratic National Convention Coverage

Democratic National Convention in Denver.

NPR's live convention coverage airs from 7-10 pm Monday-Thursday.

Wednesday night: Joe Biden and Bill Clinton speak.

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On AM580 News

A Student Reporter's Experience in Georgia

New Energy Worries, New Vehicles

Revival for an Old Nursing Home

All AM580 News and Archives...

Today on Focus 580

11:06 AM:
The International Criminal Court and War Crimes Tribunals

10:06 AM:
The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, And Costs Lives

All Focus 580 progam info & archives

Today on The Afternoon Magazine

1:06 pm:
Beyond UFOS: The Search For Extraterrestrial Life And Its Astonishing Implications For Our Future

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

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The Public Square

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Citizen commentaries on AM580

4:45 and 6:45 pm on Fridays

August 08, 2008:
Robert Naiman of Just Foreign Policy on offshore oil drilling

All Public Square commentaries

Media Matters with Bob McChesney

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Sundays from 1 to 2 pm Central on AM580

Sunday, August 24, 2008:
Gigi Durham, author of The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It

All Media Matters programs and archives...

American Routes

Mother Goose

Nursery Rhyme Blues: Music By, For and About Kids
8 pm Saturday, Sept. 6

Rock the cradle, with music that is by, for and about kids -- but hip enough for children of all ages. Swing Mother Goose in jazz, blues and country; plus animal tales in rock and funk.

Recognizing Working People

Woody Guthrie.

This Land is Your Land, 4:06 pm Friday on WILL-FM

A new season of Broadway Revisited starts off the Labor Holiday weekend with songs from the off-Broadway show, Woody Guthrie's American Song.

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..."

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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Picnics, Potlucks and Tailgates

Picnics, Potlucks and Tailgates

7 pm Monday, Sept. 8, on WILL-TV

Fall in the air calls for food on the go!

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WILL WWII Project Wins Emmy Nominations

Elmer Jones

Two WILL-TV programs, both part of the station’s Central Illinois World War II Stories project, have been nominated for regional 2008 Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America Chapter.

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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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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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Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit

Red Grange

Football legends...architectural pioneers...war heroes...and steadfast Illini spirit. The surprising history of Memorial Stadium.

Premieres at 7 pm Tuesday, Sept. 9, on WILL-TV

Visit the Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit website

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Illinois Gardener, 7 pm Thursdays

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Hanging Baskets

Hanging baskets are great for non-traditional gardens, on your porch, patio or any area that could accommodate the basket.

More about hanging baskets

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Prairie Fire, 7:30 pm Thursdays

Thursday, September 18, 2008
Edgar Lee Masters; Vachel Lindsay; Carl Sandburg

Prairie Fire program info & video archives

From TV Worth Blogging

If PBS Doesn't Do It, Who Will?

I usually refrain from criticism of the commercial networks. If we're as good as we say we are, we shouldn't have to point out others' negatives. Besides, most people who watch public TV view other channels as well; why risk insulting their taste by slamming one of their favorite shows?

Yet, there's one programming decision on which I hope we can agree: the commercial broadcast networks' lack of interest in the Democratic and Republican National Conventions is appalling.

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