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

Monday, January 3, 2000

Diane Rehm: outlook for 2000; open phones
Fresh Air: TBA
Public Interest: a profile of the National Institutes of Health
Talk of the Nation: goodbye "Peanuts"; around the world after Y2K
All Things Considered: American musical works of the 20th century

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

10-11 Outlook 2000: At the start of a new year, Diane and a panel of
political observers talk about the issues and the people that will
set the agenda of this election year.  The Iowa Caucus and New
Hampshire primaries are only a few weeks away
         Guests: Andrew Kohut, Pew Research Center for the People &
The Press; Arianna Huffington, columnist and author of "How to
Overthrow the Government" (forthcoming, ReganBooks); Haynes Johnson,
journalist and author; Charles Cook, National Journal

11-12 Open Phones: Diane returns from the holidays with a session of
open phones.  She'll talk with listeners from around the country
about their hopes and plans for the year ahead.



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

TBA

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


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

IT'S THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST'S NEW SERIES WHICH
HOPES TO DECIPHER THE ALPHABET SOUP OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
AND LEARN WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO AND WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO. JOIN
KOJO FOR AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT THE NIH'S WARREN G. MAGNUSEN CLINICAL
CENTER, THE LARGEST CLINICAL RESEARCH FACILITY IN THE WORLD.
         Guest: Dr. John Gallin, Director of the Warren G. Magnusen
Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health


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

Host: Korva Coleman

HOUR ONE: GOODBYE PEANUTS: Guests MORT WALKER (creator of "Beetle
Bailey" and "Hi and Lois", founder of the International Museum of
Cartoon Art; CATHY GUISEWITE (GUYZ-white) (Dayton native, creator of
"Cathy")
     After drawing the "Peanuts" comic strip every day, 365 days a
year for the last fifty years, Charles Schulz has decided to end his
long running cartoon in order to focus on his health. The comic strip
which produced Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Linus and Lucy will
appear in newspapers for the last time today...it marks the end of
the beloved characters that many Americans have grown up with.

HOUR TWO: AROUND THE WORLD AFTER THE MILLENIUM: was all the hype
true?  We'll check in with reporters from around the world to see how
the New Year was rung in where they are, what's working and what, if
anything, is not.



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

We start a year-long series on the top 100 American Musical works of
the 20th century.



    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, January 7: Ask the General Manager

Cleve Callison answers your questions about WMUB, its people and programs.