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New Endowment Helps Carry the Legacy Forward
 October marks WUOT's 64th year of broadcasting! Who could have imagined when the station signed on the air from the basement of Ayres Hall in 1949, that one day we'd reach 86,000 weekly listeners in this region and thousands more worldwide via cell phones and computers?
A lot has changed, including how we are funded. For many years after we aired our first broadcast, the University of Tennessee provided 100% of our funding. Today, our primary source of annual operating revenue comes from listeners like you - thank you! While your support is our primary means of keeping WUOT on the air, we also receive funding from sources such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That funding has had minor cuts and more are sure to come, so it's important to grow WUOT's revenue from other sources.
As we look toward the station's next 64 years of public service, we're pleased to announce the WUOT Endowment Fund, a new way to help sustain WUOT Public Radio. This fund was established with a generous unrestricted bequest from a WUOT listener and will help offset future reductions in other funding.
Contributing to the WUOT Endowment Fund in addition to your annual membership support is an opportunity to ensure a strong future for this public radio station. By donating to the endowment during its first year, you can become a valued partner in the shaping, development and future of this community's outstanding public radio service.
We hope you'll consider becoming a charter member of the WUOT Endowment Fund. To begin a conversation about supporting this fund, please contact WUOT Assistant Director David Williamson at busdir@utk.edu or 974-8476.
With your help, WUOT will continue to provide the educational, entertaining and cultural offerings you love and rely on for generations to come.
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"I'll Listen as Long as I Live"
 Longtime supporter Robin Hill says, "WUOT's programs always reach into corners of my soul and recover things long forgotten, but important to what makes 'me' me. I don't let the music roll over me; rather, it gets absorbed in my soul. Hearing this sort of music is what makes WUOT and NPR such a comfort for me. As long as I live, WUOT will be the place I go for news, inspiration, solace and entertainment." This public radio station reaches Robin and thousands more every day because people like YOU support a service you believe in. Please make a one-time donation today or sign up to give monthly. Your contribution will help keep WUOT's comforting music and entertaining programming available to all listeners. Thank you.
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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 Sponsors page of our website.
Please thank these organizations for supporting WUOT Public Radio!
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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WUOT Says Farewell to Lisa Beckman
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Lisa Beckman models the warm gloves given to her by Bob Huffman and Laura Ayers. They'll keep her warm in Philly!
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It's hard to imagine WUOT without its outstanding membership and volunteer coordinator, Lisa Beckman. For more than five years, Lisa has been the person to whom listeners, members, staff and volunteers turn with questions...because she knows the answers.
Lisa has grown WUOT volunteer roster to about 300 dedicated individuals who help with everything from fund drives and mass mailings to WUOT's Boo at the Zoo contingency. She's been the smiling face who greets you at 5:30 a.m. during the fund drive, or the person who returns your call at 7:30 p.m. about increasing your annual donation to the station.
Lisa has been a tremendous asset to WUOT, and we're very proud of what she has accomplished during her tenure here. But all good things must come to an end, and on Oct. 8, Lisa will leave WUOT. We're excited for Lisa - she's taken a great job in Philadelphia, Pa., and we know she'll do an amazing job. But we're going to miss her more than we can possibly say. Please join us in wishing her happiness and success in this new phase of her life.
Thank you, Lisa. You made WUOT a better place.
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Dialogue
 WUOT's monthly live call-in program; hosted by a member of WUOT's News Staff.
A new federal fiscal year is about to begin and Congress is making some big decisions concerning food stamps and health insurance. What do those decisions mean for access to food and health care? Dr. Martha Buchanan of the Knox County Health Department; James Bosi of the Knox County Food Policy Council; and Paul Erwin of the UT Department of Public Health will join WUOT's Chrissy Keuper for a conversation about those issues.
We'll take your calls at 865-974-5050; tweet us @WUOTFM or submit your question on WUOT's Facebook page.
Wednesday, October 2, at 1 p.m.
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Studio 865/Flipside
 WUOT's monthly program featuring regional music and musicians, hosted by Todd Steed.
October features Knoxville songwriter Christina Horn, from the band Hudson K, in a special one-hour Studio 865/ Flipside.
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Program Highlights in October
 San Francisco Opera continues Saturday afternoons in October beginning with Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" on October 5.
Schedule for remainder of October:
Oct. 12: Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann"
Oct. 19: Mark Adamo's "The Gospel of Mary Magdalene"
Oct. 26: Verdi's "Luisa Miller" (from the archives)
Saturdays at 1 p.m.
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CD Winner
 Will and Martha R. of Pleasant Hill, Tenn., are this month's lucky winners! Since they are great fans of classical music, they will receive a 2-CD set featuring Zuill Bailey performing the Bach Cello Suites on a 1693 Matteo Gofriller cello. Happy listening!,
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
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FROM THE NATIONAL DESKS
 The Patriotism of NPR and Its Sponsor Al Jazeera America
Listeners are troubled by NPR's acceptance of sponsorship ads from the new Al Jazeera America. Ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos says the support falls well within free speech and ethical standards. Al Jazeera itself brings a valuable international voice into our living rooms.
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 Return To Seller, Product Still Known
LL Bean lets any customer return any product. Fifteen year-old sweater? Thirty year-old shoes? Not a problem. The retailer says the formula works. But when others have tried it, they've had serious issues.
Photo credit: Bugsy Sailor/Flickr
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/09/25/223787129/what-happens-when-a-store-lets-customers-return-whatever-they-want
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 Cartography That's Off The Map
Imagine going for a walk in New York, and quickly ending up in Morocco. Try this today and you'd end up very tired and very wet, but 300 million years ago it was possible. A new map shows Earth when all land was part of the supercontinent Pangea, but with today's national borders still marked out. Robert Krulwich looks at some of the map's surprises, and plots some more imaginary walks. Cape Town to Buenos Aires, anyone?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/09/12/221874851/a-most-delightful-map Photo courtesy of Massimo Pietrobon
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