WSKG looks forward to a lively 31 days of May, especially as Radio and TV prepare for a month full of new programs and events!
Fresh off the success of April's WSKG Member Roll Call, the Membership and TV Departments have excitedly jumped into planning the June TV Drive. We've rounded up a few good staffers, and on May 11th, they'll head to Cortland, NY for an evening with the Ithaca League of Women Rollers! 
Content & Production Coordinator Tina Reinhard, Broadcast Operations Assistant Christy Lantz and Emerging Media & PR Specialist Teresa Peltier will get a crash 
course in Roller Derby 101, complete with their very own, very intimidating derby names. Our footage from the roller derby adventure will broadcast during the airing of a new documentary from American Public Television, The Roller Derby Chronicles: Rolling Thunder. Look for this exciting fundraising event and more as June rolls around!
While other staff gear up and skate around, members of the WSKG Radio staff will also head into the community! On May 7th, join Off the Page on location at the Tompkins County 
Public Library. The live taping kicks off the first annual Finger Lakes Literacy Festival, and the show will feature writings about Ithaca, NY. Novelist J. Robert Lennon, mystery writer Beth Saulnier and historian Michael Turback sit down with WSKG's Bill Jaker to discuss their hometown and its role as inspiration, setting and even a character in itself. 
We invite all our listeners to the live taping, beginning promptly at 4pm! Listen for the radio broadcast the following Tuesday, May 11th at 1:00 and 7:00pm.
Also on WSKG Radio, Community Conversation will delve into two engaging topics this May. On May 4th, the show will examine the sometimes controversial topic of autism. On May 18th, Community Conversation will explore the decline of manufacturing in Upstate New York and the loss of young, skilled workers from our region. Both shows air live at 7:00pm, and as always, WSKG invites you to call or email during the program with your questions and comments!
Two more popular programs, The Moth and RadioLab, will continue in May on WSKG Radio. The Moth features stories for adults, told before a live audience, without a script. Listen in for Season 2 Monday nights at 8:00pm. RadioLab is back on WSKG Radio, and Season 7 concludes on May 6th, but never fear! The very next week, we'll return to Season 1 and rebroadcast all of the previous shows throughout the coming months!
Also back by popular demand, Curious George and WSKG team up again for an event at Kopernik Observatory on May 1st. On May 13th, join WSKG staff at the Moore Memorial Library in Greene, NY for a special literacy event. And finally, look out for the newest episode of Move It! on May 7th at 5:30pm! For the final challenge of the season, the Blueberryanators and the Ripe Bananas are neck 
and neck as they visit the Salsa Music Appreciation Club for a salsa dance-off! Watch Fuel It! at the Vestal Farmers' Market and Cool It! with an exploration of the power of music with harpist Melissa Collins.
We hope you join us for these events, programs and more all throughout May!
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