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GUESTS WEEK OF MARCH 17

Posted by: Gary O'Brien

Sunday, March 16, 2008 10:06 AM
Monday, March 17
2:15 p.m.
-News-Gazette arts writer Melissa Merli discusses the local arts scene.

3:15 p.m.
-Lynne Cox on her bestseller "Grayson," which tells the true
story of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl and a baby whale
off the coast of California.

3:45 p.m.
-HEALTH NEWS YOU CAN USE with the Mettler Center.

4:15 p.m.
-entertainer LeRoy "The Auctioneer" Van Dyke




Tuesday, March 18
2:15 p.m.
-Allen Shawn, author of "Wish I Could Be There: Notes From a Phobic Life," on how his phobias effected his daily life.

3:15 p..m.
-Celebrity biographer David Bret examines the career and personal life of legendary actor Clark Gable as it has never been told before.


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 19
2:15 p.m.
-David Newell, better known as Mr. McFeeley from "Mister Roger's Neighborhood" on National Sweater Day which honors Fred Rogers.

3:15 p.m.
-Jon Provost, child star of the classic television series "Lassie." He'll discuss his time on the show and his life in show business as told in his new book "Timmy's in the Well."

-4:15 p.m.
-Dr. Allan Hamilton on his book "The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope."





Thursday, March 20
2:15 p.m.
-News-Gazette film reviewer Richard Leskosky previews "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," the latest film in the News-Gazette Film Series at the Virginia Theatre.

3:15 p.m.
-Comedian Robert Schimmel on his book "Cancer on $5 a Day: How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life."

4:15 p.m.
-Club Krannert. Krannert's Bridget Lee Calfas joins Gary to discuss upcoming Krannert events.





Friday, March 21
-2:15 p.m.
-one of the stars of "The Producers," one of the shows in the News-Gazette Broadway Series at the U of I Assembly Hall's Star Theatre.

3:15 p.m.
-Thomas Jefferson wrote 'all men are created equal,' but he was surprisingly hostile towards women, according to historian Jon Kukla. He'll discuss his book "Mr. Jefferson's Women."

-4:15 p.m.
-re-airing of Stevie Jay's Friday morning visit with the hall-of-famer Mike Ditka

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