Program Highlights –May 5-11, 2008

Monday, May 5

7:30 p.m. - Living On Earth

Tuesday, May 6

7:30 p.m. – Evening Edition

Wednesday, May 7

7:30 p.m. - With Good Reason with Sarah McConnell

Thursday, May 8

7:30 p.m. - Studio Virginia - A Roanoke County physician writes about his childhood in war-torn Lebanon, and the joys that life holds now; a ballad singer from Southwest Virginia designs her own major to study traditional Appalachian music in college; and Jerry Falwell's widow pens a memoir on her sometimes-controversial late husband.

Friday, May 9

7:30 p.m. - Says You

11:00 p.m. - Hearts of Space

Saturday, May 10

6:00 a.m. - Calling All Pets - Zoologist Patricia McConnell and co-host Larry Meiller team up to help listeners bring out the best in their pets. Get down-to-earth advice about pet problems, big and small, and fascinating information about wildlife, too.

7:00 a.m. - The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

8:00 a.m. - Weekend Edition Saturday

10:00 a.m. - Car Talk

11:00 a.m. - Whad'Ya Know? with Michael Feldman– This week's show is a live broadcast from Monona Terrace in Madison. Enjoy all your favorite Whad'Ya Know? Features -- All The News That Isn't, the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz, jazz with John and Jeff and a salute to our Town of the Week.

1:00 p.m. – Classical Music with Mel Royer

5:00 p.m. - All Things Considered

6:00 p.m. - A Prairie Home Companion – This week’s show is a live broadcast from The Milwaukee Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with guest Leon Redbone.

8:00 p.m. - Swingin' Saturday Night with Bill Thomas

10:00 p.m. - All That Jazz

Sunday, May 11

6:00 a.m. - Classical Encounter with Steve Brown

7:00 a.m. - Sing For Joy

7:30 a.m. - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

8:00 a.m. - Weekend Edition Sunday

10:00 a.m. - Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me

11:00 a.m. - Car Talk

12:00 p.m. - A Prairie Home Companion - This week’s show is a from The Milwaukee Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with guest Leon Redbone.

2:00 p.m. - Back to the Blue Ridge with hosts Seth Williamson and Kinney Rorrer

3:00 p.m. - Travelin' On with Seth Williamson

4:00 p.m. - Thistle & Shamrock – On this week’s show, discover roots music from Wales with established and emerging artists, including master of the Welsh triple harp Robin Huw Bowen and singer-songwriter Meic Stevens.

5:00 p.m. - All Things Considered

6:00 p.m. - Fresh Air Weekend

7:00 p.m. - New Dimensions

8:00 p.m. - Piano Jazz – This week’s guest, pianist Larry Vuckovich, hails from Yugoslavia, where he studied classically until Armed Forces Radio turned him into an ardent jazz fan. He launched his jazz career in San Francisco in 1960 and has since carried his evocative and elegant music around the world.

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