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 October 2012

 

 
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And the Winner Is... 

 

 

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We're proud to announce that the Artist Mug Contest winner for the 2012 Fall Fund Drive is Chris Lowe! His creative design features a hip saxophone player blasting out the names of some of WUOT's programs. It's a fantastic mug to add to your collection or give to a friend! It will be available for a minimum donation of $75 online at  https://webapps.dii.utk.edu/wuot/epay_payment.asp around the end of October and during the drive, which is Nov. 12-17. Congratulations, Chris!

 

 

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WUOT Recognizes New and Renewing Underwriters  

 

The following organizations became new underwriters or renewed their support of WUOT programming in September. There's a complete list of WUOT's sponsors with links to their websites on the Underwriters page of our website. Please thank these organizations for supporting WUOT Public Radio!

 

 

Animal Emergency and Specialty Center

Antique Market, The

Athens Downtown Business Association

U.S. Cellular Stage at the Bijou Theatre

Church Street United Methodist Church

Community Shares

District Gallery, The

Downtown Wine + Spirits

East Tennessee PBS

Episcopal School of Knoxville, The

First Presbyterian Church

First Tennessee

Hines Valley Farm

Just Ripe

Knoxville Choral Society

Lincoln Memorial University

Tennessee Theatre Foundation

University of Tennessee College of Nursing, Global Disaster Nursing Program 

University of Tennessee Cultural Attractions Committee

 

 

All Underwriters  

 

If you'd like to raise awareness for your organization or a special event by becoming a WUOT underwriter, contact Cindy Hassil at (865) 974-6167.  

 

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NPR's Backseat Book Club

 

In early October, All Things Considered resumes NPR's Backseat Book Club, a special segment aimed at young people between the ages of 9 to 14, hosted by Michele Norris. Each month ATC chooses a special book and asks kids to read it and submit questions or comments for the author to backseatbookclub@npr.org. When the author is interviewed, the club members' questions will frame the conversation. They can ask authors where they got their inspiration, why they chose a particular locale, or how they know so much about the topics they write about. The next installment will feature the classic Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell. Author Jane Smiley, who wrote the foreword for the recent Penguin Classics edition, discusses the beloved animal adventure book.

 

 
 
 
 
From the National Desk 
 
  From NPR's Ombudsman: Pulling The Curtain Back On NPR's Election Coverage 
Readers and listeners complain about bias in individual segments of NPR's coverage, but Managing Editor David Sweeney says overall balance in the aggregate is what counts. We listened to a morning news meeting to see how the NPR sausage gets made.

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Forging A Path Through The World Of Art
The next time you're admiring a painting in a museum, look closely: what appears to be the work of a 19th century American master could be the work of forger Ken Perenyi. Perenyi made millions of dollars over a 30-year forging career, and tells his story in Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger.  

 

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Vacancies At The Bats Motel  
A man-made bat cave in Tennessee is looking for tenants. This cave was built to give bats a clean place to live away from white-nose syndrome -- but can the human-built cave lure bats away from their infected surroundings?

 

 

  

Programming Note 


WUOT will be carrying the four Presidential debates this month. The dates are Oct. 3, 11, 16, and 22, beginning at 9 p.m. 

  

 

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SED News

 

The Southern Education Desk recently updated its website. In addition to providing education news coverage across the southeast, SED now has a new lineup of community bloggers. Check out the site at southerneducationdesk.org, and don't forget to connect with SED on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

 

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Mother and Child - WUOT Series Oct. 1-3 Delves Into How Painkiller Abuse Affects Lives  
 

Although prescription drug abuse in East Tennessee can be difficult to quantify, experts agree it has reached epidemic proportions. October 1-3, Matt Shafer Powell will explore the ways in which painkiller abuse has affected three different women:

  • Carla is a nurse practitioner from Knoxville involved with a special program at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in which babies who inherit their mothers' dependency on painkillers are guided through the difficult process of withdrawal.
  • Katie is a doctoral student from Johnson City who looks back on her experiences living alone with her mother, a pharmacist who was addicted to some of the same prescription drugs she dispensed to her customers.
  • Tammi is a loving, nurturing mother from Oak Ridge who raised three of her four young boys while high on painkillers.
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Dialogue in October - In Conjunction with Mother and Child Series (above)

 

Dialogue WUOT's monthly live call-in program. Hosted by a member of WUOT's News Staff. 
This special edition of Dialogue will examine the prescription drug epidemic in greater depth. Among the guests will be Webster Bailey, clinical outreach manager for Cornerstone of Recovery;  Amy Galyon, Program Director for the Blount County Drug Court; and Dr. Kip Wenger, medical director of the emergency room at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

To participate, call in or visit us on Facebook. 865-974-5050.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m.  

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Studio 865/Flipside

 

Studio 865 button WUOT's monthly program featuring local music and musicians, hosted by Todd Steed.
Songwriter Kevin Abernathy shows his soulful side on Studio 865, with Brett Winston from the Ghosts on the Flipside. 

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 CD Winner 

 

Congratulations to October's CD winner, James B. of Pennington Gap, Va.! He won a CD of the Ying Quartet performing works by Russian composer Anton Arensky. The CD includes a conversation with the Ying Quartet about Arensky, his music and the recording.

 

Each month, we'll randomly draw a name from our list of valued members and the winner will receive a CD. It's just another way for us to say "thanks" for your support.

 

Details about the prize drawing.