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This month proves as exciting as ever as WSKG heads into the community with several events and brings quality viewing into the living room with new local and national shows.

Highlights: Freedom Riders screenings, Off the Page live taping in Ithaca, The Cat in the Hat visits Binghamton's Jewish Community Center, The Moth Radio Hour returns, Pathways to Understanding: Our Energy Future and "Like" us on Facebook! 

Inside WSKG gives you a behind-the-scenes look at WSKG Public Broadcasting. From station events and new television programs to radio highlights and educational outreach activities, Inside WSKG keeps you informed about WSKG, the public media for your community.

Read with The Cat in the Hat! WSKG and The Cat in the Hat will visit the Early Childhood Learning Center at the JCC in Binghamton, NY for a family Preschool Literacy Day on May 5th starting at 1:15pm. Come dressed as your favorite book character for a costume parade at 1:15pm, plus interactive storytime and library card sign up. Free to all attendees! More Event Info

Listen for all new episodes of The Moth Radio Hour  this month. The show will return to it's usual slot at
8:00pm, immediately following This American Life at 7:00pm. Entering its 4th season, The Moth recently received a 70th Annual Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media for 2010.

WSKG TV presents all-new episodes of Pathways to Understanding: Our Energy Future on May 19th at 8:00pm and 8:30pm. Hear local experts answer questions submitted directly from our community on wind energy and biofuels in Part 3 and energy conservation in Part 4.  See Parts 1 and 2 online.

"Like" WSKG on Facebook for your chance at give-aways all spring and summer!  Plus, you'll receive daily station updates, events information and special web-only content. We've already had three lucky winners of gifts from our Radio and Education Departments, as well as the Expressions Summer Concert Series complete DVD set. Show your support for WSKG in the little ways, and Like us on Facebook

Join WSKG for three screenings of the upcoming documentary Freedom Riders from PBS and American Experience.  While the first screening on May 2nd at the Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca, NY has already sold out, we'll host an encore showing May 9th starting at 6:00pm at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (contact Michelle Berry, michellecourtneyberry@gmail.com, for reservations). If you're in the Binghamton area, head over the the Cornerstone Community Church in Endicott, NY for a screening on May 7th starting at 5:00pm.  More details on the events

Join Community Conversation May 17th at 7:00pm for a discussion of the Freedom Rides. In 1961, seven blacks and six whites left Washington, D.C. on two buses headed for the Deep South, intending to challenge segregation in interstate bus stations. The ensuing chaos and violence sent shockwaves through American society and made an important and lasting contribution to the Civil Rights Movement.

Get the Math is coming to WSKG TV May 9th at 5:30pm! Get the Math is a multimedia project about algebra in the real world. See how professionals working in fashion, videogame design, and music production use algebraic thinking. Then take on interactive challenges related to those careers!

Off the Page is heading to Ithaca, NY! Participate in the live taping on May 6th at the Finger Lakes Wine Center at 5:00pm. Host Bill Jaker will discuss "Writing About Wine" with authors John Hartstock (Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery) and Henry Stark (food and wine critic for the Ithaca Times and Ithaca Journal). Hear the broadcast May 10th at 1:00pm and 7:00pm on WSKG Radio.

Study in new ways with Regents Review 2.0. Regents Review 2.0 is a series of test-prep programs that use both TV and the Web to deliver a dynamic review session to high school students who plan on taking a NYS Regents exam this June. Check out a variety of interactive features, including a comprehensive website, on-demand videos, test prep on Facebook and watch May 16th-21st from 1:00am to 6:00am on WSKG TV.

Midsomer Murders returns to WSKG TV starting May 5th at 9:00pm with all new episodes! The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, modern master of the English village mystery, the series stars John Nettles (Bergerac) as the unflappable Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby.

 

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Looking Forward to a Great April at WSKG

Spring's off to a good start, and we can't wait to keep welcoming the warmer weather with lots of programs and events in April!

Do you <3 WSKG?  Show your love throughout the first week of April, and enter our drawing for a Kindle!
  We'll announce the winner at the conclusion of this month's Spring Fundraiser, and we look forward to thanking one of the many amazing listeners helping us towards our $105,000 goal.  WSKG is your station - support the programming you love!

Two great WSKG TV programs return this month.  Saturdays starting on April 2nd, see Season 3 of Doc Martin at 9:00pm.  Plus, PBS brings back the 1970's favorite Masterpiece Classic: Upstairs Downstairs starting April 10th @ 9:00pm.

Tune in to WSKG Radio on April 5th at 1:00pm for Innovation Conversation: Will You Stay or Will You Go?, recorded at last month's We Live NY Summit (rebroadcast at 7:00pm).  Panelists include Dominic Frongillo (Deputy Town Supervisor of the Town of Caroline), Jeremy Cooney (Chair of We Live NY) and Omar Sanders (of the Binghamton Economic Development Office).  Plus, listen April 11th at 9:00m for a performance by the Binghamton Philharmonic (recorded on April 2nd) featuring conductor Jose Luis Novo and soloist Soovin Kim for Dvorak's Violin Concerto and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.  On April 26th, hear the Tri-Cities Opera Preview of Tales of Hoffman.  And finally, don't worry if you missed some of this past year's Expressions Concert Series - they're coming to WSKG radio, starting April 9th at 8:00pm with Donna the Buffalo (full listings).

Buddy the T-Rex is coming!  Join our Education and Outreach Department and the Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society on April 13th at the Oneonta World of Learning in Milford, NY from 10:00am to 1:00pm and on April 14th at the Discovery Center of the Southern Tier in Binghamton, NY from 11:00am to 3:00pm.  We'll bring a variety of Dinosaur Train educational activities, plus Buddy the T-Rex for a meet and greet!  Special thanks to outreach grant sponsor WNET.

Teachers in Wavely, Chenango Forks, Chenango Valley, Binghamton, Union-Endicott, Maine-Endwell and Owego-Appalachin schools have joined WSKG's Education and Outreach team and Working on Wellness (WOW) by bringing Stride with Pride to their classrooms.  Students wear pedometers, collect data for the Binghamton University Decker School of Nursing and learn how increasing movement improves the body and the health of the whole classroom.

We also welcome you to celebrate our planet and Earth Day with us throughout the entire month!  On April 8th @ 10:00pm, Planet Forward brings experts and engaged citizens together to weigh in on energy, climate and sustainability with their innovation ideas, informed opinions and first-hand experiences.  On April 18th @ 9:00pm, American Masters: Join Muir in the New World remembers and revers the father of the environmental movement and the founder of the Sierra Club, the oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization in the United States.  On April 22nd @ 10:00pm, Bag It follows "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he tries to make sense of our dependence on plastic bags.  WSKG Kids can take part too with PBS Kids' Share the Earth week!  April 18th through 21st, Sid the Science Kid focuses on clean water and air, recycling and animal habitats, and two new episodes of Wild Kratts feature city-dwelling peregrine falcons and the blue jays and squirrels on April 21st and 22nd, respectively.  Find out more about our Earth Day programming!

Finally, be sure to "like" WSKG on Facebook this April!  We'll be giving away special prizes this spring and summer you won't want to miss!

 

 

 

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The Inside Scoop on WSKG This March

A thousand thanks to our amazing supporters who helped make February's One-Day Wednesday a phenomenal success!  We reached our $100,000 goal in just one day, and also announced Don Ellis from Trumansburg, New York as the winner of our iPad drawing.  Contributors like You are WSKG, and we couldn't provide top-quality radio without your support!

Even more thanks to all of the WSKG and public broadcasting enthusiasts who made calls and sent letters  and emails to their Representatives and Senators these past few weeks.  Nationally, over 200,000 advocates sent more than 170,000 emails and made thousands of calls to Congress.  We heard directly from Congressional offices that the phones were ringing off the hook – one office reported more than 1,000 calls in support of public broadcasting in a single day.  More than half of all Americans use public media every month - if you're one of them, take action at 170millionamericans.org and write your Senator today!

WSKG Radio will begin March with broadcasts of our Expressions Classical Series performances on Tuesdays, starting with The Efthimiou Four on March 1st @ 9:00pm.  We'll celebrate Women’s History Month with four programs from What’s the Word?.  The half-hour shows will air at 1:00pm on Tuesday, March 8th and March 22nd.  Plus, listen for five new episodes from RadioLab beginning Thursday, March 24th!

March 2nd is Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday.  Kids will celebrate literacy and the joy of books, as well as the life and work of Dr. Seuss.  Join in the fun with WSKG TV for a marathon of The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That! starting at 8:00am with two brand new episodes!

Also on March 2nd, our Education and Outreach department will host a special WSKG Day pre-party before Sesame Street Live at the Clemens Center in Elmira, New York.  Tickets to our pre-party sold out, but visit our site for a $3 discount for the Elmira show on March 2nd or the March 26th show at the Binghamton Forum!

Later in the month, we will very excitedly host two members of Celtic Thunder in our studio on the evening of March 15th!  The guys will appear at a Meet & Greet, including intimate studio seating for their solo performances.  WSKG TV will be home to friends old and new throughout the month.  Manager of Membership and Special Events, Amy Wielunski, recommends Great Performances: Billy Joel: The Shea Stadium Concert at 10:00pm on March 5th and Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert at O2 at 7:00pm on March 6th.  Carol Young, Assistant Director of Development, will tune in for Suze Orman: Money Class at 8:00pm on March 8th and Extraordinary Journey - Irish: Two Nations One Heart at 8:00pm on March 16th.  Programming & Traffic Manager Stacey Mosteller looks forward to Celtic Thunder: Heritage at 8:00pm on March 15th and Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Birth of Rock Theater at 8:00pm on March 13th - Check out Stacey's picks for tickets to local concerts by these artists!

WSKG's Senior Management Team and a handful of WSKG Radio personalities hit the road on March 16th for a special event at Kendal at Ithaca.  We'll highlight some of our Ithaca-based programs and partnerships, including Ithaca Community Radio.  We look forward to hearing comments and suggestions from a great audience there!

 

Finally, on March 25th, WSKG will host an Innovation Conversation at the “We Live NY Summit” at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.  The conference showcases how young people have found purpose and are making progress in New York.   Part of the Innovation Trail, the program will broadcast April 5th on WSKG Radio!

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Who is WSKG? WSKG is You!

Three times each year, WSKG comes to you with a simple message: make a contribution in support of the service you enjoy on our airwaves.  But of course, we know how much you value the programming we offer on WSKG, so we're determined to fundraise better and faster.  So today we bring you One-Day Wednesday!  We're striving for $100,000 in less than 24 hours, and we know you can help us reach that goal.

Who are your fellow supporters*?  Check out this handy map to see where our contributions are coming from today!

 

*Please note: information that may identify a supporter individually is not included; number associated with location is arbitrary

 

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A Very Busy February

It short month, but we've got a lot going on at WSKG!

Suit up with the WSKG Team on February 6th for the WSKG Music Bowl!  It's a day-long halftime show that'll have you snapping your fingers and shuffling your feet through the decades. Highlights include The Big Band Years at 11:00am, Magic Moments: Best of the 50s Pop at 1:00pm and Ed Sullivan's Rock and Roll Classics at 3:00pm. 

Later that week, WSKG Radio will be pushing the limits with One-Day Wednesday on February 9th: we hope to raise $100,000 in just one day!  You are WSKG, and it only takes one contribution to be a part of our big day.  Contribute early, and you could win an iPad!  Join us for the news and music you value in WSKG Radio programming every day, mixed with the rush of a one-day fundraiser.  And be sure to listen at 1:00pm, 7:00pm and 8:00pm for three special hours of The Moth Radio Hour.

These fundraisers support the radio and television programming you enjoy everyday - and also foster upcoming documentaries that celebrate the history and heritage of the community we live in.  WSKG excitedly looks forward to the premiere of two new original documentaries, JOHNSON and WATSON, this coming fall.  On February 11th, Brian Frey (Television Broadcast Operations Director and writer, producer and director of the documentaries) and Caroline Basso (Director of Development and Marketing) will head to the IBM Bicentennial Committee for a presentation and discussion on the two films.

And what great timing, as an IBM supercomputer makes a special appearance on the popular trivia show Jeopardy! and PBS's NOVA.  NOVA: Smartest Machine on Earth airs February 9th at 10:00pm on WSKG TV and investigates the world of artificial intelligence.  Known as “Watson,” the IBM supercomputer is so advanced it’s pursuing the first-of-its-kind challenge competing against Jeopardy! champions to prove its uncanny ability to mimic the human thought process.

WSKG is also dedicated to keeping the legacy of George F. Johnson alive.  Johnson built one of the largest and most successful organizations in United Sates history, and the Endicott Johnson Shoe Corporation resulted in vibrant, tight -knit "EJ communities" throughout the Southern Tier.  The original WSKG film tells the incredible story of Johnson, one of the most successful and progressive industrialists in American history. We'd like you to be a part of preserving the history of Endicott Johnson. Submit your photographs showing the mixing and melding of factory and home to The WSKG Picture Project on Flickr, or contact Tina Reinhard (TReinhard@WSKG.org, (607) 729-0100 x312) to submit hard copies, and we might use your photo in the film!

Also, visit WSKG's new news blog, WSKGNews, for the Picture of the Week selected from photos taken by community members in our coverage area and submitted to The WSKG Picture Project.  Compiling information from New York's Southern Tier and Northern Pennsylvania, WSKGNews lets you hear audio a second time around, enjoy stories from Local Journalism Center reporter Emma Jacobs and the Innovation Trail, and follow the area's top stories at a one-stop, reliable source.  Plus, you can share your opinions and thoughts on the stories and help us stay as relevant as possible!

February is Black History month, and we'll present a variety of programs.  On WSKG TV, see Independent Lens: When I Rise at 10:00pm on February 8th and peruse a variety of programs available through the PBS Video Portal.  For Radio, WSKG's Off the Page features author Greg Donaldson, author of Zebratown: The True Story of a Black Ex-con and a White Single Mother in Small-Town America on February 1st at 1pm (rebroadcast at 7pm).  On February 8th at 1:00pm, listen for Open Source: The Great Migration that Changed America with Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns.  Finally, a new documentary, Back of the Bus: Mass Transit, Race, and Inequality, takes a look at mass transit and the challenges that people of color face with public transportation on February 17th at 1:00pm (rebroadcast at 7:00pm).

WSKG's Education and Outreach team will wrap up two contests this month - apply for the Home Tweet Home Competition by February 11th and the Johnny Only Songwriting Contest by February 25th.  Going to miss the deadlines?  We've got two more (very different) projects to get involved in!  Celebrate the power of creating your own stories and illustrations and craft an original story for the 2011 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest.  Or fashion a delicious and nutritious after-school snack.  This year's After School Fuel Recipe Contest asks you to submit a recipe chock-full of vitamins and minerals and easy to prepare on the go, perfect for active, healthy WSKG Kids!

 

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Welcome to the New Year!

It's 2011!

WSKG Radio starts off the year with New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Inaugural Address at noon on January 1st.  Hear the perennial holiday favorite, New Years Day from Vienna, at 11:00am (rebroadcast at 9:00pm) on January 3rd.

   

The Binghamton Philharmonic presents their next concert at Binghamton University's Anderson Center on Sunday, January 23rd at 3:00pm.  WSKG Radio will be on-hand and will broadcast the performance on Monday, January 31st at 9:00pm.  See and hear violinist James Ehnes featured in Mozart's Violin Concert No. 3 and hear music by Rossini and Brahms.

Health issues take center stage in January's episodes of Community Conversation.  On January 11th, we'll discuss obesity (look for related special programming on WSKG TV this month, including coverage of November's Obesity Summit on January 21st at 10:00pm featuring local Working on Wellness (WOW) partner Mary McFadden of the Broome County Health Department).   On January 25th, we'll look at what's happened with President Obama's Affordable Care Act and what's to come throughout the year.

Calling all WSKG Kids!  The Education and Outreach Department would like you to enter two very fun, very different contests!  Home Tweet Home, a partnership between WSKG and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, invites students grades K-12 to work in groups and submit proposals with ideas on creating and/or improving bird habitats in local communities.  Selected proposals will receive a $150 stipend to implement their winning project!  The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will send all entrants a kit with educational materials needed to carry out the project, including three colorful posters, seeds, data collection sheets and more.  Apply by February 11th, and show us how you'd help a bird habitat near you!

                 

We all know birds make great music, but what about you?  The Johnny Only Song Writing Contest invites students in grades K-12 to write songs that emphasize the value of exercise and nutrition in their lives.  Winning songs will appear on Move It!, WSKG's original children's television show.  Submit your own original work by February 25th!

Are you a teacher looking to reinforce those healthy messages in your classroom?  Stride with Pride offers an opportunity to use pedometers in the classroom!  WSKG's WOW program will help you integrate movement in the classroom and curriculum and encourage exercise as a part of healthy student living.  Students wear pedometers during the school day and record their daily steps taken for six weeks.  At the end of six weeks, the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University will collect and evaluate the data.  To join us for the interactive teacher training on February 7th, contact Nancy Coddington at NCoddington@WSKG.org or by phone at (607) 729-0100 x342.

On January 6th, WSKG looks forward to hosting the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce Broome Leadership Institute (BLI) for its Media Day Workshop.  BLI consists of community leaders from the Greater Binghamton area who learn about numerous facets of community life.  The afternoon will conclude with a panel discussion involving representatives from regional media organizations.  WSKG is proud to partner with the Greater Binghamton Chamber and other local media outlets on this important leadership initiative!

Here's to starting 2011!

Finishing Up 2010 at WSKG

Enjoy the holidays with WSKG this winter!  Hanukkah Lights 2010 kicks off our WSKG Public Radio specials on December 2nd at 1:00pm, followed by A Paul Winter Solstice Concert on Sunday, December 19th and 21st at 9:00pm.  On Christmas eve, we'll bring you the annual live broadcast of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols live from Kings College, England at 10:00am (rebroadcast at 11:00pm) and on Christmas Day @ 12:00pm, Christmas with the Morehouse & Spellman Glee Clubs.   On WSKG TV, enjoy a special from the makers of Sesame Street, Chanukah: The Missing Menorah at 6:00am and 6:30am on December 5th.  For a PBS and holiday classic, tune in for Great Performances: Dance in America - San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker on December 12th at 9:00pm.  Finish out the month with WSKG's local production, Expressions: Holiday Harmonies on December 23rd at 8:00pm, and  finish out the year with Phil Collins Going Back: Live at Roseland Ballroom on New Year's Eve starting at 10:30pm.  Make sure to check our full listings for more festive programs!
 
Also this December, WSKG Public Radio and TV will examine religion in America.  See the rebroadcast of God in America on December 7th, 8th and 9th at 9:00pm, The Buddha on December 22nd at 9:00pm and The Adventists on December 23rd at 10:00pm, as well as the premiere of Independent Lens: The Calling on December 20th and 21st at 9:00pm.  The n listen for Community Conversation on December 14th at 7:00pm for a discussion on religious tolerance.  Email CommunityConversation@WSKG.org or call (888) 359-9754 to join in the conversation! 

WSKG will also finish up it's winter fundraiser, and our best-informed staffers have a  few recommendations!  Amy Wielunski, Manager of Membership and Special Events, can't wait to see Cirque du Soleil: Flowers in the Desert on December 1st at 10:00pm (rebroadcast December 4th at 11:00am) and Celtic Crossroads - World Fusion on December 1st at 10:00pm.  Carol Young, Assistant Director of Development, says to keep an eye out for Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes on December 3rd at 10:00pm.  

Straight from the WSKG Studios this December - an all new episode of Move It!  Julia of the Blueberryanators conquers the largest indoor rock climbing wall in North America at Cornell University and racks up as many points as possible for her team!  Learn how to make Good Morning Muffins with help from local second grader Mara and her grandmother.  Plus, you'll be grooving as the Move It! kids take an expressive drum lesson and a group of WSKG's 2010 Johnny Only Songwriting Contest Winners perform a winning song!

And there's more this December for WSKG Kids!  Gear up for the launch of this year's Home Tweet Home contest.  Show us your best science and technology skills in your proposal for improving bird habitats in your community.  If you're feeling especially competitive, participate in the 2011 Johnny Only Songwriting Contest too!  Part of the Working on Wellness (WOW) initiative, students grades K-6 should submit their best jam about health and fitness by February 25th!  For parents and educators, check out December's edition of WATCH for educational activities, events, program information and other resources.

                

We're sad to see 2010 end, but also looking forward to a great new year in 2011!

 

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What's Happening at WSKG This November?

It's November!

And what a great month to start, fresh off of the incredible success of our WSKG Public Radio Fall Fundraiser!  Thanks to the support of Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties, their partners, our volunteers and our truly unprecedented contributors, we exceeded our goal of $100,000 by 32%!  We could not ask for a better show of support for the mission and values of WSKG and Habitat for Humanity or a more excellent commitment to building our community together.  Quite simply, thank you!

And now that it's November, how about starting your holiday shopping early with WSKG's On-line Holiday Auction!  It's the place to get gifts for everyone on your list, from restaurant certificates and over-night getaways to winery gift cards, sports memorabilia and much, much more.  The auction begins November 10th and runs through December 6th.  The holidays will be here before you know it, so make sure to sign up for your secure bidder account and get ready to bid! 

WSKG Public Radio will begin the month with this year's elections.  On November 2nd,  Bill Jaker and Crystal Sarakas will anchor coverage of key races within our 21 county coverage area and several peripheral counties.  Follow the elections with us starting at 9:00pm, with regional results from WSKG and national run-downs from NPR.  We'll also track the polls live on Twitter and Facebook, and you can watch a livestream of PBS NewsHour's national coverage on-line and on WSKG Public Television.

WSKG Public Radio will also present the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra's performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations and Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto (featuring soloist Fabio Bidini and conducted by Jose-Luis Novo) on November 8th (recorded live on October 30th).  Listen in later in the month for Thanksgiving day specials including Giving Thanks from American Public Media and a new program, Maya Angelou's Welcome Table.

The month looks busy for our Education Team as well!  They'll spend a day at the Kopernik Observatory in Vestal, NY on November 6th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.  Come meet Sid the Science Kid and enjoy fun activities related to his hit PBS Kids television show!  Meet and greet with Sid is free with admission to the Observatory's event.  In other exciting education news, WSKG's Education & Outreach Coordinator Nancy Coddington has been selected to present a workshop at the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) Conference held in Rochester, NY on November 8th.  She will co-host the workshop with education staff from WXXI in Rochester, the workshop will focus on PBS Resources available for classrooms, and the conference will bring in K-12 STEM teachers from across the state.  Nancy will also be in Rochester on November 18th with Mary McFadden of the Broome County Health Department and our Working on Wellness (WOW) partner to attend the Obesity Summit (scheduled to broadcast in December on WSKG TV).

WSKG Public Television will finish out the month with the start of our winter fundraiser.  We'll kick off with a special edition of Great Performances: Sondheim! The Birthday Concert on Wednesday, November 24th @ 9:00.  We will also excitedly air the newest from Celtic Thunder, Celtic Thunder Christmas, on November 27th at 8:00pm and on November 28th at 3:30pm. You can still get your tickets for Celtic Thunder's show in Binghamton, NY this December, but only until November 28th!

We hope you join us for these events and programs, and stay tuned for more as we look forward to finishing out the year in December!

 

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Building Together this October!

WSKG Radio excitedly launches into a new partnership this October.  For our Fall Fundraiser, WSKG will partner with Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties in order to secure materials needed to build a house in Lansing, NY and to raise funds to power programs on WSKG.  For every $100 raised, Builder's Best Do-it Center will donate a 2x6 or equivalent to Habitat's Lansing project.  You and WSKG, Building Together!

In other new things on WSKG Radio, a WSKG local production, Jazz in Silhouette with Scott Hollis (airing at 9:00pm), will also air on the WSQX lineup at noon on Saturdays!  Tune in to hear Scott's blend of new artists, past favorites and information about jazz performances in our region.  We've also got a new season of  The Moth Radio Hour starting October 4th at 8:00pm.  Listen for the five new episodes Monday evenings at 8:00pm on WSKG Radio.  On October 12th, hear an all new, live recording of Off the Page at 7:00pm with Ronald G. Capalaces and his novel When All the Men Were Gone and a special production from The Innovation Trail at 1:00pm.  We’ll talk wind turbines, pros and cons, and give you a chance to voice your opinion about wind power.

Explore livability and sustainability this October as WSKG works with Blueprint America.  Join us October 23rd at 1:00pm for a special screening of Beyond the Motor City and a discussion with writer, director and producer Aaron Woolf at Binghamton High School in Binghamton, NY.  If you can't attend, look for Beyond the Motor City and Road to the Future on WSKG TV on October 28th and 29th,   respectively, at 10:00pm.  Finally, encourage your students grades 6-8 to enter  our Livable Communities and Sustainability Essay Contest.  Last day to enter is October 8th! (And keep your ears open for an episode of Community Conversation on the topic of livability and sustainability this November!)

Move It! is back!  Catch all new episodes with new challenges and the same fun starting October 1st on WSKG TV.  The Ripe Bananas and the Blueberryanators will head to the Chenango Forks Central School's ropes course in the season premiere, and look for outings at the Binghamton Mets Players Camp, the largest indoor rock climbing wall in North America at Cornell University, the Ithaca Children's Garden and the Binghamton Yoga Studio!

WSKG Kids can celebrate the spookiest season with tons of PBS Kids Halloween Specials starting October 29th with Clifford the Big Red Dog, WordWorld, Barney & Friends, Caillou and more.  See spooktacular episodes of Super Why!, Dinosaur Train, Sid the Science Kid and Martha Speaks on October 31st.

Our Education Team hits the road again this October!  On October 7th, WSKG's Education Department joins Penguin Books and several Broome County Early Childhood organizations to present Read for the Record 2010!  Gear up for the winter with this year's book, The Snowy Day by Jack Ezra Keats.  Book reading and activities will take place at Otsiningo Park in Binghamton, NY from 8:30 to 11:30am.  Catch the team on October 14th at the Corning Children's Center for educational activities, and special guest Arthur, star of the hit PBS Kids show.  Both events are free and open to the public, so please stop by and visit!

 

Sneak Peak at November:
The temperatures are falling, and that means WSKG’s On-line Holiday Auction is just around the corner!  Bidding begins November 10th and concludes December 6th.  Prepare for the holiday season, and bid on items perfect for your gift-giving.  If you're new to our auctions, you can register for a secure bidder account here. If you are a business owner and would like to show your support for WSKG, as well as showcase all that your establishment has to offer, we invite you to learn more about this great opportunity.  As the cold weather sets in, pull out your coat, turn on the furnace and join in the WSKG Holiday Auction!

 

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Community Conversation at Cornell University

WSKG Public Radio will host a special broadcast recording of Community Conversation on Monday, September 13th at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.  Join us in Uris Auditorium @ 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30 p.m.).  Host Crystal Sarakas will moderate a discussion regarding the challenges freshmen face during their first year of college, and the audience is invited to ask questions during the program. Email communityconversation@wskg.org to submit your questions before the taping!

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Community Conversation: The Freshmen will air September 21st @ 7:00pm on WSKG Public Radio.
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