Today's talk shows on WMUB (http://www.wmub.org/Today.html)

Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Join us for WMUB and Miami University's LIVE national broadcast of Public
Interest with Kojo Nnamdi on Friday September 10th at 1 p.m. The Center for
the Performing Arts on the Miami campus is the site; admission is free.

Diane Rehm: commercialism in public schools; Ambassador Pete Peterson, a
former Vietnam POW
Fresh Air: Blues Week, part 3: singer/guitarist Corey Harris
Public Interest: teaching children virtues
Talk of the Nation: U.S.-Iraq update; the "code of the street"
All Things Considered: 60th anniversary of the invasion of Poland, starting
World War II

For questions about Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, or All Things
Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232. For tapes and
transcripts call toll-free 1-877-NPR-TEXT (1-877-677-8398).


   The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours on WMUB)

Diane's memoir, "Finding My Voice," is just hitting bookstores now.  At
www.wamu.org, you can find information about Diane's upcoming book tour,
booksignings, and national media appearances.

10-11: Commercialism in Schools: Today, schoolkids may encounter commercial
logos and messages in their textbooks, on educational websites, on sports
playing fields, and on the walls of the classroom.  A panel talks about
advertising to K-12 consumers: how it has become a part of public education
and what concerns it's raising with parents and educators.
        Guests:  Betsy Taylor, Center for the New American Dream; George
Carey, Just Kids Market Research; Tom Welch, principal, East Jessamine High
School, Nicholasville KY; Paul Houston, American Assoc. of School
Administrators

11-12: Ambassador Pete Peterson: Pete Peterson spent over six years as a
prisoner during the Vietnam War.  Today, he is back in Hanoi, serving as
the U.S.'s first ambassador to Vietnam since the war ended.  He joins Diane
to talk about his experiences and about the documentary film on him that
airs this month on many PBS stations.



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

Day three of Blues Week: blues singer and guitarist Corey Harris.  He's
helped revive the traditional acoustic sound of the Mississippi Delta
Blues.  His new album is "Greens from the Garden.

      For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call Toll-Free 1-(877)-21-FRESH.


   Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

CHILDREN AND TEACHERS FACE MORAL DILEMMAS IN THE CLASSROOM EVERY DAY.  KOJO
AND GUESTS DISCUSS HOW TEACHERS TEACH AND HOW CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT MORAL
VIRTUES SUCH AS FRIENDSHIP, HONESTY, COURAGE, AND JUSTICE.

Guest: 1. Ivor Pritchard, author of "Good Education: The Virtues of
Learning"; 2. Melanie Killen, Professor of Human Development in the College
of Education at the University of Maryland at College Park; also Associate
Director for the Center for Children, Relationships and Culture.


   Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m. (*live on WMUB)

Host: Ray Suarez

HOUR ONE:  IRAQ UPDATE: a look U.S.- Iraq policy

HOUR TWO:  CODE OF THE STREET: the rules that fill the vacuum left by the
absence of police and civic authorities in inner cities



   All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Veteran newsman Robert Trout remembers the summer of 1939....and the final
days leading up to the second World War. We'll hear reports of Hitler's
steps in advance of Germany's invasion of Poland sixty years ago today, and
Trout's reflections on those days.


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

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

Friday, September 3: TBA


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