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Tuesday, September 29, 1998

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Diane Rehm: William Ivey, new chairman of the National Endowment for the
Arts; blockbuster Van Gogh exhibition at the National Gallery
Fresh Air: Disney CEO Micharl Eisner (postponed from yesterday)
Public Interest: novelist Andrea Barrett ("Voyage of the Narwhal")
Talk of the Nation: decline of customer service; the history of blood
All Things Considered: treating genetic disease before birth

and Friday on WMUB Forum: your financial future


The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon

10-11: William Ivey: A conversation with William Ivey, confirmed this year
as chairman of the national Endowment for the Arts. He'll talk about
Congressional funding for the agency, this summer's Supreme Court ruling
affecting the agency's funding decisions, and his own vision for the arts
in America.

11-12: Van Gogh's Van Goghs at the National Gallery: Advance tickets for
the National Gallery's newest show sold out within days... What's all the
fuss about? The Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh is well-known as the
tortured soul who cut off part of his ear, and whose paintings set auction
records in the 1980s and transfix museum-goers around the world. Diane and
her guests discuss the new exhibition of the works of Vincent van Gogh.

Guests: Phil Conisbee, senior curator of European painting, National
Gallery of Art; Paul Richard, art critic, The Washington Post


Fresh Air with Terry Gross13, 12:06-1 p.m.

A talk with the head of Disney empire. The Disney company now owns a litany
of businesses including: Theme Parks, Sports teams, ABC TV, A&E, ESPN, and
now a cruise ship. We'll talk with MICHAEL EISNER who has written the
memoir "Work in Progress"


Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ANDREA BARRETT'S LATEST NOVEL IS A TALE OF
ADVENTURE, AMBITION, TRAGEDY AND REDEMPTION SET IN THE FROZEN REACHES OF
THE NORTH POLE. KOJO TALKS TO BARRETT ABOUT HER BOOK AND HER OWN EXPERIENCE
TRAVELING TO THE ARCTIC TO DO RESEARCH FOR THE STORY.

Guest: Andrea Barrett, author, "Voyage of the Narwhal"


Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.

Host: Ray Suarez

HOUR ONE: CUSTOMER SERVICE: have you noticed a demise?

HOUR TWO: HISTORY OF BLOOD: the history of one of the world's most precious
commodities.


on today's
All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

The promise of preimplantation genetic diagnosis: A new medical test makes
it possible for parents to avoid transmitting a genetic disease to their
children. Some parents are saying the test is the equivalent of a miracle.
The technology gives them an opportunity to have a baby free of genetic
disease, in a way they never expected.


WMUB Forum,9-10 a.m.,
repeated 7-8 p.m.

News Director Darrel Gray hosts an hour of conversations with guests, and
your e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html20)

"Your Financial Future"

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