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March 2011

Public Broadcasting Funding Now Up to Senate
  

170 million americans for public broadcastingAlthough President Obama's federal budget included the continuation of funding for public broadcasting through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill thatwould eliminate CPB. The question of future federal funding for public radio and television stations now rests with the U.S. Senate. 

Federal funding is vital to public broadcasting stations, including WUOT. CPB funding currently provides approximately 10% of WUOT's annual revenue. While the station relies directly on this funding, CPB support also serves as a solid foundation that allows WUOT to secure additional funding for local and national news and music programs. If CPB is eliminated, not only would WUOT lose some local and national programs, but the station also would be burdened with extra unknown expenses, such as broadcast copyright fees. 

Senators want to hear from their constituents about the issues put before them and have made it easy for voters to provide input. The following numbers for Tennessee's Senators are answered 24/7:

Senator Lamar Alexander           (202) 224-4944  
Senator Bob Corker                   (202) 224-3344

For more information, visit www.170millionAmericans.org.

 

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NEW Membership Benefit  

 

membership iconWUOT's members provide about 1/3 of this public radio station's funding, helping to keep our programming on the air and streaming on the web. To thank our donors, WUOT has created a new membership benefit. When you donate to WUOT, you are automatically entered in a monthly drawing for a free CD. The first drawing will be in March and will continue monthly thereafter; the prize will be automatically mailed to the address in our membership files. The winner each month will be announced in E-notes, on our website, and on our Facebook page. If you have any questions about this new benefit, please contact Lisa Beckman at lbeckma1@utk.edu or (865) 974-9558.

Thank you, WUOT members, for your valued support that makes this the vibrant public radio station it is. And good luck in the drawing!


 

 

You do not need to make a donation to enter this drawing. To enter, email your name and address to lbeckma1@utk.edu or mail it to WUOT 209 Communications Bldg Knoxville TN 37996-0322

 

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PROGRAMMING


AIRNOTES - Program Guide

WUOT grid schedule 

WUOT-2 grid schedule (HD channel) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The Good Show"  A question that haunted Charles Darwin: if natural selection boils down to survival of the fittest, how do you explain why one creature might stick its neck out for another? The standard view of evolution is that living things are shaped by cold-hearted competition. And there is no doubt that today's plants and animals carry the genetic legacy of ancestors who fought fiercely to survive and reproduce. Do we really live in a selfish, dog-eat-dog world? Or has evolution carved out a hidden code that rewards genuine cooperation? 

Friday, March 25 at noon

 

  

 

On-going Monthly Specials...
 
 

 

DialogueDIALOGUE - WUOT's monthly live call-in program. Hosts: Matt Shafer Powell and Chrissy Keuper.

The Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness was an ambitious, hopeful plan with the kind of laudable goal that seemingly everyone would get behind.  But not everyone did.  And now the whole plan is being overhauled.  On this Dialogue, we'll speak with Stephanie Metheny and Ron Peabody-two of the people charged with bringing it back to life.  And we'll take your calls at 865.974.5050.
Wednesday, March 2 at 1 p.m.

 

 

Jay ClarkSTUDIO 865/Flipside - WUOT's monthly program featuring local music and musicians. Host: Todd Steed Songwriter Jay Clark (left) is featured. Clark will perform some of his best songs as well as debut a new work he composed for the University of Tennessee's National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) BioSongs Project.  
On the Flipside, Knoxville drummer Carissa Stolting will share several gems from her record collection.

Wednesday, March 2 at 8 p.m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stream WUOT on Your Mobile Device

 

You've heard about WUOT's iPhone app, but you don't really need an app to listen to us on your iPhone, Blackberry or Android phone. It's easy to stream. Go to WUOT's website and you'll see links to listen online to WUOT and WUOT-2. Click on the link for the channel you want, and when you get to that page, find the section for iPhones and iPod Touch devices and click directly on the Listen link. You'll be streaming a smart station on your smart phone in no time.

 

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Christine Jessel Joins WUOT to Report on Education Issues 
 

Christine JesselChristine Jessel has joined WUOT as an education reporter/producer.

Jessel's two-year appointment is funded through a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that created a Local Journalism Center called the Southern Regional Education Desk. The Southern Regional Education Desk comprises eight Southern public radio and television partners. The partners will share the $1.2 million CPB grant, which allows each to hire a journalist specifically assigned to report on the unique educational challenges of the Southern region as well as examine potential solutions. In addition to reporting and producing broadcast content, the partners will create an interactive Web site and Web modules that will distribute and curate content, and will undertake community engagement activities through events, partnerships and social media.
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WUOT Welcomes New and Renewing Underwriters

 

The following organizations became new underwriters or renewed their support of WUOT programming in February. You can find a complete list of our sponsors with links to their websites on our Underwriters webpage. If you have the opportunity, please thank them for supporting WUOT Public Radio!

 

Bijou Theatre
Carson-Newman College
Dogwood Arts Festival
Flower Pot, The
Fluor-B&W | Oak Ridge

Marco Instituee for Medieval and  Renaissance Studies at the University of Tennessee 

Metropolitan Drug Commission
New Horizon Montessori School
Technology 2020

 


 

All Underwriters 

 

WUOT-Sponsored Events in March