Gary O'Blog
GUESTS WEEK OF MARCH 10
Posted by: Gary O'Brien
Sunday, March 9, 2008 8:37 PM
Monday, March 102:15 p.m.
-Diane Ackerman on a little known story of how two Polish Christian zookeepers from the Warsaw Zoo saved over 300 people from the Nazis by hiding them at the zoo. The story is told in the book "The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story."
3:15 p.m.
-re-airing of Stevie Jay's conversation with Illini basketball coach Bruce Weber.
3:45 p.m.
-HEALTH NEWS YOU CAN USE with the Mettler Center.
4:15 p.m.
-author and entertainment writer James Riordan on his books on Jim Morrison of the Doors and Oliver Stone plus we'll discuss the organization he founded after the death of his teenage son. The message: "Make it Stick: Don't Drink and Drive; Don't Ride With Someone Who Does."
Tuesday, March 11
2:15 p.m.
-to be announced
3:15 p..m.
-Marshall Grant, Original member of Johnny Cash's famous backup group, The Tennessee Two. He played rhythm guitar for Cash from the start of his career through 1980, and then went on the become the manager for The Statler Brothers until recently. He tells his story of life peforming with Johnny Cash, through the good days and challenging, in his book "I Was There When It Happened."
4:15 p.m.
-"Talking Dirt" with Shane Cultra from Country Arbours Nursery. We'll discuss prepping the lawn and garden for spring, plus we'll take listener questions.
Wednesday, March 12
2:15 p.m.
-The Billy Barooz/Guido's ILLINI NOTEBOOK with the voice of the Fighting Illini, Brian Barnhart.
3:15 p.m.
-music critic and writer Ashley Kahn on one of the great albums of all-time of any genre. He tells the behind the scenes story in his book "Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece."
-4:15 p.m.
-Michael Toe-gus on the story of two fishing boats that went out to catch lobster in seemingly good weather. The National Weather Service failed to inform boaters a weather buoy was malfunctioning. He tells the story in his book "Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea."
Thursday, March 13
2:15 p.m.
-former New York City Mayor Ed Koch.
3:15 p.m.
-Abraham Bolden on his memoir "The Echo From Dealey Plaza: The True Story of the First African American on the White House Secret Service Detail and His Quest For Justice After the Assasination of JFK."
4:15 p.m.
-Felicia Sullivan on the true story of disappearance of her mother the night she graduated from college. She hasn't been heard from since. Sullivan's mother got caught up in the ways of their dangerous Brooklyn neighborhood. Ashamed, she created a new persona to distance herself from her mother's tragic life only to find she had become her mother too. Her book is "The Sky Isn't Visible From Here; Scenes From A Life."
Friday, March 7
-2:15 p.m.
-re-airing of Stevie Jay's Friday morning visit with the hall-of-famer Mike Ditka
3:15 p.m.
-From recordings to movies to the Broadway stage, Mel Brooks is one of the funniest men in entertainment! James Robert Parrish looks at his life and career in his book "It's Good to Be King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks."
-4:15 p.m.
-former Oklahoma Governor, U.S. Senator and current President of the University of Oklahoma David Boren on his "Letter to America," which looks at what he says are the major crises facing America today.
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