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9:00 Michigan Out Of Doors 9:30 Under The Radar Almost

Live 10:30 Doc Martin 8 | Fri 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Off The Record

9:30 Ken Burns: The National Parks

11:00 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America

7 | Thu 8:00 Best Of The Joy Of

Painting: Special Edition

1 | Fri 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Off The Record 9:00 Holly Near: American

Masters 10:00 Makers 11:00 Democracy Now! 2 | Sat 7:00 Perry Como Classics: Till

The End Of Time 9:00 Doc Martin 10:00 Woody Guthrie All Star

Tribute Concert 1970 11:30 Eat To Live With Joel

Fuhrman, M.D. 3 | Sun 7:00 Doc Martin S7 8:00 Victoria S3 9:00 Victoria S3 10:30 I Miss Downton Abbey! 4 | Mon 8:00 Josh Groban Bridges: In

Concert From Madison Square

9:30 Jamestown S1 10:30 Conversation With Ken

Burns 5 | Tue 8:00 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.:

Uncovering America 10:00 Conversation With Ken

Burns 6 | Wed 8:00 John Denver: Country

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WHAT'S ON TV

SPECIALS FOR THE MIND AND BODYWatch for special offers!

Feel Better Fast Mon., Mar. 4, 12pm on WKAR–HDUnlock your brain's healing potential to overcome negativity, anxiety, anger, stress, and trauma.

Aging Backwards 2 With Miranda E.W. Sat., Mar. 9, 2pm on WKAR–HDImprove your range of motion and body alignment for good posture - keeping you strong, flexible, mobile, pain-free, and full of vitality!

Incredible Aging: Adding Life To Your Years Sun., Mar. 10, 11am on WKAR–HDMeredith Vieira sheds light on the complex and sometimes confusing information around healthy aging.

Eat To Live With Joel Fuhrman Fri., Mar. 15, 1am onWKAR–HDDr. Fuhrman details his highly effective and scientifically proven 6-week plan to lose weight quickly and permanently.

Memory Rescue With Daniel Amen Sat., Mar. 16, 11:30am on WKAR–HDDr. Amen discusses how to improve your memory and even rescue it by treating the 11 major risk factors that destroy brain function.

SPECIALA Conversation With Ken BurnsMon., Mar. 4, 10:30pmLegendary documentarian and PBS icon Ken Burns discusses his films, his influences, and American history with Minnesota broadcast legend Don Shelby in this Twin Cities PBS original production. Watch for special offers!

SEASON FINALEVictoriaSun., Mar. 3, 9pmIt is 1848, and revolution is breaking out across Europe. In Britain, one woman stands between order and chaos: Queen Victoria. Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) stars as the young, but fearless monarch facing a crisis that threatens to end her reign. In the seaon finale, the world’s eyes are on the Great Exhibition and the royal couple. Does triumph or failure beckon?

HAVE QUESTIONS?contact Carolopedia

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19 | Tue 8:00 Finding Your Roots S4 9:00 Frontline: The Trial of

Ratko Mladić 11:00 Amanpour And Company 20 | Wed 8:00 Nature: Charlie And The

Curious Otters 9:00 NOVA: Wild Ways 10:00 Thank You For Coming 11:00 Amanpour And Company 21 | Thu 8:00 This Old House Hour 9:00 Michigan Out Of Doors 9:30 Under The Radar

Michigan 10:00 Doc Martin S7 11:00 Amanpour And Company 22 | Fri 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Off The Record 9:00 Great Performances:

Birgit Nilsson 10:30 Breaking Big 11:00 Democracy Now! 23 | Sat 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Growing Bolder

15 | Fri 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Off The Record 9:00 Celtic Woman: Ancient

Land 11:00 Rhythm, Love, & Soul 16 | Sat 7:00 Lawrence Welk: Precious

Memories 9:00 Doc Martin S7 10:00 Folk Legends: Isn't This A

Time! 11:30 Memory Rescue With

Daniel Amen, M.D. 17 | Sun 7:00 Doc Martin S7 8:00 Celtic Woman: Ancient

Land 10:00 Celebrate St. Patrick 11:00 Austin City Limits: Dan

Auerbach/Shinyribs 18 | Mon 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Jamestown S2 10:00 Heather Booth: Changing

The World 11:00 Amanpour And Company

9:00 Peter, Paul And Mary At Newport 1963–65

10:30 Great Performances 9 | Sat 7:00 Welk Stars: Through The

Years 9:00 Doc Martin S7 10:00 Great Performances 10 | Sun 7:00 Doc Martin S7 8:00 Viewer Favorites 11 | Mon 8:00 Nat King Cole's Greatest

Songs 9:30 Rhythm, Love, & Soul 12 | Tue 8:00 Mister Rogers: It's You I

Like 9:30 Neil Diamond: Hot

August Night III 11:00 Folk Legends: Isn't This A

Time! 13 | Wed 8:00 Koko: The Gorilla Who

Talks 9:30 Rick Steves Special 14 | Thu 8:00 Mackinac: Our Famous

Island 9:30 Les Misérables: A First

Look 10:00 Doc Martin S7 11:00 Inside The Grand Hotel

SPECIALCeltic Woman: Ancient LandFri., Mar. 15, 9pmDelight in the shimmering voices and enchanting music of this new concert filmed at the beautiful Johnstown Castle in Wexford, Ireland. Features stunning new music from the group’s latest album, Ancient Land, along with a selection of timeless classics. Watch for special offers!

SPECIALMackinac: Our Famous IslandThu., Mar. 14, 8pmIn a new documentary, Mackinac: Our Famous Island captures this jewel in the Straits of Mackinac as it’s never been seen before. It takes viewers along Mackinac's many shores and trails to experience the natural beauty of the island, visit landmarks that reveal its earliest history, and introduce the people who still work to preserve this special place. Watch for special offers!

STAY CURIOUS!5:30pm Mondays

Repeats 10:30am and 5:30pm Saturdays and 10:30pm Sundays.

March 4 Wedges March 11 Circulatory System March 18 Electromagnetism March 25 Soapy Science The full

WKAR KIDS schedule is available

on wkar.org

Supported in part by

Mar. 1–3Happy BirthdayDr. Seuss!

Mar. 8–10Ready Jet Go!Marathon

Mar. 15–17Odd SquadOdds And Ends

Mar. 22–24Let's Go Luna!Marathon

7pm–9pm Fri., Sat., Sun.

KIDSChannel 23.4 • Comcast 293

SEASON EIGHTCall The MidwifeSundays, Mar. 31–May 19, 8pmAt the start of season eight, it’s spring of 1964, and everyone is excited for the Queen’s royal birth. With the additions of two new sisters who have been sent to live and work with the team in Poplar, Nonnatus House feels full once more.

SPECIALPrince Charles At 70Sun., Mar. 24, 8pmThis documentary marks the 70th birthday of HRH the Prince of Wales. Filmmaker John Bridcut has had exclusive access to the prince both at work and behind the scenes, at home and abroad. He speaks to those who know him best, including HRH the Duchess of Cornwall, the Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex, and more. Watch for special offers!

7:00 Lawrence Welk Show 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Doc Martin 10:00 BackStage Pass: Sisters

Of Your Sunshine Vapor 11:00 Austin City Limits: Norah

Jones/Angel Olsen 24 | Sun 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Washington Week 7:00 Doc Martin S7 8:00 Prince Charles At 70 9:00 King Charles III 11:00 Modus 25 | Mon 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Women, War, & Peace 10:00 Women, War, & Peace 11:00 Amanpour And

Company 26 | Tue 8:00 Finding Your Roots 9:00 Women, War, & Peace 10:00 Women, War, & Peace 11:00 Amanpour And

Company 27 | Wed 8:00 Nature: The Cheetah

Children 9:00 NOVA: Secrets Of The

Shining Knight 10:00 Secrets Of The Dead 11:00 Amanpour And

Company 28 | Thu 8:00 This Old House Hour 9:00 Michigan Out Of Doors 9:30 Under The Radar

Michigan 10:00 Doc Martin S7 11:00 Amanpour And

Company

29 | Fri 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Off The Record 9:00 Great Performances: Julius

Caesar 11:00 Democracy Now! 30 | Sat 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Growing Bolder 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Doc Martin: S7 10:00 BackStage Pass: Jesse Ray

& The Carolina Catfish 11:00 Austin City Limits: Janelle

Monáe31 | Sun 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Washington Week 7:00 Doc Martin S7 8:00 Call The Midwife S8 9:00 Mrs. Wilson 11:00 Modus

The full WKAR WORLD

schedule is available on wkar.org

9:00 Shot In Mexico 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Museum Access 23 | SAT 8:00 American Masters: Althea 9:30 Harpist's Legacy: Ann

Hobson Pilot And The Sound

10:00 America ReFramed 24 | SUN 8:00 Nature: Charlie And The

Curious Otters 9:00 Finding Your Roots S4 10:00 Doc World: Daze Of

Justice 11:00 Independent Lens:

Ovarian Psycos 25 | MON 8:00 Soldier On: Life After

Deployment 9:00 Life On The Line 9:30 Stories From The Stage 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Legends Of Airpower 26 | TUE 8:00 America ReFramed: In The

Game 9:30 Perfect 36: When Women

Won The Vote 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Roadtrip Nation: Risk &

Reward 27 | WED 9:00 Women, War, & Peace 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 David Holt's State Of

Music 28 | THU 8:00 Secrets Of The Dead 9:00 Women, War, & Peace 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Story In The Public Square 29 | FRI 8:00 Doc Martin S7 9:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Museum Access 30 | SAT 8:00 Prince Charles At 70 9:00 King Charles III 11:00 Modus 31 | SUN 8:00 Nature: The Cheetah

Children 9:00 Finding Your Roots S4 10:00 Independent Lens: The

Judge

12 | TUE 8:00 America ReFramed:

Radical Grace 9:30 Amazing Grace 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Roadtrip Nation: Risk &

Reward 13 | WED 8:00 Ken Burns: The National

Parks 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Make48 14 | THU 8:00 Mister Rogers: It's You I

Like 9:30 Peace & Friendship: MSU

Opera In China 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Story In The Public Square 15 | FRI 8:00 Doc Martin S7 9:00 Survival Guide For Pain-

Free Living 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Museum Access 16 | SAT 9:00 Ken Burns: The National

Parks 11:00 Aging Backwards 2 17 | SUN 8:00 Celebrate St. Patrick 9:00 Finding Your Roots S4 10:00 Doc World: Facing The

Dragon 11:00 Reel South: Alabama

Bound 18 | MON 9:00 Life On The Line 9:30 Stories From The Stage 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Legends Of Airpower 19 | TUE 8:00 America ReFramed: 100

Years–One Woman's Fight For Justice

9:30 Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways For Health And Spirit

10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Roadtrip Nation: Risk &

Reward 20 | WED 8:00 POV: 306 Hollywood 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 David Holt's State Of

Music 21 | THU 8:00 Hawking 9:00 Ireland's Wild Coast 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Story In The Public Square 22 | FRI 8:00 Doc Martin S7

1 | FRI 8:00 Doc Martin S7 9:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Museum Access 2 | SAT 8:00 Victoria S3 9:00 Victoria S3 10:00 I Miss Downton Abbey! 3 | SUN 9:00 Finding Your Roots S5 10:00 Doc World 11:00 Finding Your Roots S34 | MON 8:00 Ken Burns: The Civil War 9:30 Stories From The Stage 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Legends Of Airpower 5 | TUE 8:00 America ReFramed:

Finding Kukan 9:00 Reel South: First Lady Of

The Revolution 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Roadtrip Nation: Risk &

Reward 6 | WED 8:00 Mackinac: Our Famous

Island 9:30 Under The Radar Michigan 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Make48 7 | THU 8:00 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.:

Uncovering America 9:30 Les Misérables: A First

Look 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Story In The Public Square 8 | FRI 8:00 Doc Martin S4 9:00 Aging Backwards 2 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Museum Access 9 | SAT 8:00 Victoria S3 9:00 Victoria S3 10:30 Great Performances:

Andrea Bocelli At 60 10 | SUN 8:30 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.:

Uncovering America 10:00 Doc World 11:00 Warrior Women

11 | MON 8:00 Heather Booth: Changing

The World 9:00 Seven Generation River 9:30 Stories From The Stage 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Legends Of Airpower

Check out the highlighted specials for this month's theme:

Women's History MonthChannel 23.2 • Comcast 904 • WOW 157WORLD

The full WKAR CREATE

schedule is available on wkar.org

SUNDAYS 6:00am Crafting

7:00am Cooking

9:00am Travel

10:00am Home Improvement

11:00am Gardening & Crafting

12:00pm MARATHON

6:00pm Home Improvement

6:30pm Cooking

10:00pm Home Improvement

10:30pm Travel

11:30pm Cooking

SATURDAYS 6:00am MARATHON

12:00pm Cooking

3:30pm Home Improvement

4:00pm Travel

5:00pm Cooking

6:00pm MARATHON to midnight

Some programs may be preempted for specials

WEEKDAYS 6:00am Crafting

7:00am Cooking

8:30am Health & Fitness

9:30am Travel

10:00am Home Improvement

11:00am Gardening & Crafting

1:00pm Cooking

3:00pm Travel

4:30pm Home Improvement

5:00pm Gardening & Crafting

6:00pm Home Improvement

6:30pm Cooking

10:00pm Home Improvement

10:30pm Travel

11:30pm Cooking

MARATHONSSaturdays 6am–noon & 6pm–mid | Sundays noon–6pm

Let The Good Times Roll | Mar. 2 & 3In honor of the biggest party on the bayou, “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” let the good times roll! We’re celebrating Mardi Gras with chef Kevin Belton. He’ll be preparing po’ boys, crawfish bisque, sweet potato ravioli, and plenty more just in time for Fat Tuesday!

Life Of Pie | Mar. 9 & 10Pie is life! This American classic is the perfect way to cap off a superb meal. Martha Stewart makes a blueberry pie that looks as good as it tastes. From the American Test Kitchen comes a scrumptious Mississippi mud pie. Julia Child shows us how to make a lemon meringue for one.

Spirit Of The Emerald Isle | Mar. 16 & 17Begin your St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebration with a trip to Ireland! Our expedition begins with a tour lead by Samantha Brown. Colleen Kelly, Joseph Rosendo, and Christine van Blokland take us for a comprehensive view of the island. Chef Rory O’Connell is in the kitchen with mouthwatering meals for your whole family to enjoy.

Spring Fling | Mar. 23 & 24Spring is definitely in the air on today’s Create marathon! The weather is starting to warm up, and we are all enjoying the reawakening of nature. Join P. Allen Smith, Greg Aiello, Joanne Weir, and other lifestyle experts in welcoming the beauty of the season.

On The Farm | Mar. 30 & 31See what’s growing today on the farm! Experience the beauty of farmland from the fields of Italy, North Carolina, and all points in between. We tour a gorgeous orchard with P. Allen Smith, and Vivian Howard visits a farm full of collard greens and learns how to make collard kraut.

Spirit Of The Emerald Isle

Channel 23.3 • Comcast 27 • WOW 155CREATE

LIVE CONCERT SPECIAL

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Fridays 10:40am on 90.5 FM

Mar. 8 Johnson: Lift Every Voice And Sing Classical Roots Celebration Choir Hailstork: O Praise The Lord Barnwell: Wanting Memories Brazeal Dennard Chorale Harris: Gloria Jacqueline Echols, soprano Classical Roots Celebration Choir Walker: Lyric For Strings Still: Symphony No. 1 "Afro- American" André Raphel, conductor

Mar. 22 Delius: The Walk To The Paradise Garden Sibelius: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra Simone Lamsma, violin Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 Mark Wigglesworth, conductor

For just $20 a month, you can

sponsor a day on WKAR Radio with a personal message.

For more information, please call:

ShaDonna Crosby(517) 884-4747

Thank You WKAR Radio Day Sponsors!Programming this month is made possible,

in part, by these contributions:

90.5 FMWEEKDAYS 12 a Classical Music 5 a Morning Edition 9 a Classical Morning 1 p Classical Afternoon 2 p NY Philharmonic (F) 4 p All Things Considered

W Karel Vega 6 p This American Life (F) 7 p Flint Symphony Orchestra (M) 7 p The Fugue (W) 7 p Michigan Matinee (Th) 7 p MSU In Concert (F) 8 p Classical Music 8 p Wind & Rhythm (F)

SATURDAYS 12 a Classical Music 8 a Weekend Edition 10 a Wait Wait Don't Tell Me 11 a Specials 12 p Great Lakes Concerts 1 p Met Opera 5 p All Things Considered 6 p Live From Here W Chris Thile 8 p Full Moon Hacksaw 10 p European Jazz Stage

SUNDAYS 12 a Classical Music 8 a Weekend Edition 10 a Live From Here

W Chris Thile 12 p The Fugue 1 p Michigan Matinee 2 p Chicago Symphony 4 p Specials 5 p ATC Weekend 6 p Folk W Matt Watroba 8 p Folk Alley 9 p Thistle And Shamrock 10 p Sunday Classics 11 p Classical Music

Listen anywhere and anytime at wkar.org!

Michigan MatineeThursdays 7pm on 90.5Repeat broadcasts Sundays at 1pm

Mar. 7 With the newest entry of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel, opening in theaters this weekend, a retrospective on the past 10 years of Marvel music from Ramin Djawadi's Iron Man to Alan Silvestri's Avengers main theme.

Mar. 14Best Of The Michigan Matinee A rebroadcast of our episode highlighting the talent of Laura Karpman, Shirley Walker, Wendy Carlos, and more in honor of Women's History Month.

Mar. 21Max Steiner, Part II An hour of scores from Max Steiner, the composer of Casablanca as well as the first Best Score winner of the Golden Globes, Life With Father.

HEAR THIS

JAMIE PAISLEYMichigan Matinee Host

Mar. 28Our monthly feature of newly released soundtracks mixed with listener requests. Have a favorite score you'd like to hear? Email us at MovieMusic@wkar.org.

on a great love of classical and all music.

SAT | 9 • from Dr. Clyde and Karen Flory in celebration of their 56th wedding anniversary • happy birthday to Susan Lawther. May you have many more, each better than the last. Love, Bill • celebrating the birthday of Barbara Richardson from her children Elisabeth, Robert, and Katherine.

SUN | 10 • from Doug and Bev Federau in celebration of their 29th anniversary.

MON | 11 • from Tom Volkening in celebration of family and friends no longer with us.

TUE | 12 • from George and Marijke Guerin, celebrating their grandson Josh. Happy birthday from Opa and Oma • from Susan Grettenberger and Nicole Springer, affirming their anniversary and

returned Peace Corps volunteers in celebration of Peace Corps Day today.

SAT | 2 • from Parker Fairey in celebration of Texas Independence Day • from Merry Rosenberg in loving memory of her brother, Paul Rosenberg, on his birthday.

TUE | 5 • from Larry and Mary Hennessey in celebration of their grandson Adrian's fourth birthday.

FRI | 8 • from MSU's Center for Gender in Global Context in honor of International Women's Day • in memory of the 90th wedding anniversary of George and Marian Giddings, who passed

FRI | 1 • from Anne and John Cauley in honor of American Red Cross volunteers and blood donors • in celebration of Harper’s and Jonah's 14th birthdays! With love from Marie, their other mother • from two

90.5 FM NEW RELEASE OF

THE MONTH

AMERICAN LANDSCAPE

Featured Throughout March

Cecile Licad has been called a "pianist's pianist," performing a

wide repertoire on the world stage for half a century.

Her newest release, American Landscapes, features hidden

gems by Aaron Copland, Edward MacDowell, William Grant Still and other American masters.

Current Sports With Al Martin Weekdays 1pm on WKAR NewsTalk

The sports you care about from all over mid-Michigan. Going beyond the Xs and Os each and every weekday with host Al Martin.

Join The On-Air Discussion!

Call in at 517-355-9527.

Scene from Das Rheingold Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

MET OPERASaturdays at 1pm on 90.5With host Mary Jo Heath and commentator Ira Siff.

Mar. 2Donizetti: La Fille Du RégimentMar. 9Wagner: Das RheingoldMar. 16Verdi: FalstaffMar. 23Saint-Saëns: Samson Et DalilaMar. 30Wagner: Die Walküre

NEWSTALKAM 870 & 105.1 FM

WEEKDAYS 6 a BBC World Service 8 a Newsroom/Business Daily 9 a Morning Edition 11 a BBC Outside Source 1 p Current Sports W Al Martin 2 p BBC World 3 p The Takeaway 4 p BBC Newshour 5 p BBC World Service 6 p PBS NewsHour 7 p All Things Considered 9 p BBC World Service

SATURDAYS 7 a Latino USA 8 a Ondas En Español 10 a Weekend Edition 12 p This American Life 1 p Hidden Brain 2 p It's Been A Minute 3 p Reveal 4 p Specials 5 p Kaleidoscope 6 p Ondas En Español 8 p BBC News

SUNDAYS 7 a Latino USA 8 a Ondas En Español 10 a Weekend Edition 12 p Sportsworld 1 p National Writers Series 2 p Wait Wait Don't Tell Me 3 p Hidden Brain 4 p MSU Today 5 p Boomers Rock 6 p Ondas En Español 8 p It's Been A Minute 9 p Travel W Rick Steves 10 p BBC World Service

AM 870 Sign-on and -off times vary with daylight hours

AL MARTINCurrent Sports

MON | 18 • in honor of the birthday of Juliet Anne Newcomer. Happy Birthday, Juliet • to celebrate Clara's birthday.

TUE | 19 • in celebration of the official beginning of the Hirchert-Walton Family at Alma College 25 years ago.

WED | 20 • from Maureen McDonough and Dennis Propst in celebration of their 37th wedding anniversary • from Michael Head and Mary James in celebration of their 43rd wedding anniversary • in celebration of Spring, no matter what the weather. Karen and Dan Friderici.

FRI | 22 • in loving memory of Dorian Feldman on his birthday from his family • in celebration of Katrina and Larry Mackley's 33rd wedding anniversary.

SAT | 23 • from his friends in the

the importance of free press • from Jackie Payne in memory of Bill Payne on his birthday. Remembering how he taught us all to love classical music.

WED | 13 • from Robert Cierzniewski in honor of his mother, Sophia • from James and Beverly Trosko in memory of their late son, Philip Randal Trosko, who had a love of life, people, and critters • from Karla Barber in memory of Margaret Engfer Lunde.

THU | 14 • from Linda Hanson in honor of Pi Day.

FRI | 15 • in honor of Ryan Trent and Lindsay Pysarchik • in celebration of our daughter Mary's birthday.

SAT | 16 • in memory of Charles and Catherine McLellan.

East Lansing Catholic community, honoring Father Jake Foglio’s 90th birthday.

TUE | 26 • from Jenny Bond in memory of John on their wedding anniversary • from Wendy Pratt in honor of her daughter Lena's 32nd birthday • from Jenny Bond in loving memory of John Curt and Marty.

WED | 27 • from Dr. Stephen Wilensky in honor of the birthday of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, the discoverer of x-rays • from Rhonda Kotzin, wishing a happy birthday to Bo Anderson • from Susan and Jim Bence, feeling blessed in celebration of their 36th wedding anniversary today.

FRI | 29 • from Dr. Inoue of Swartz Creek in celebration of his wife, Mary's birthday.

The Providers | Indie Lens Pop-UpThu., Mar. 21 | 7:00pm–8:30pm | WKAR Studios

Set against the backdrop of the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three "country doctors’" in New Mexico at clinics offering care to all, regardless of ability to pay. As their personal struggles at times reflect those of their patients, the providers work to reach rural Americans who would otherwise be left without healthcare. The film will be followed by a panel discussion. The event is free, but you must register at wkar.org.

2019 BackStage Pass Concert Series Fri., Mar. 1–Tue., Mar. 26 | WKAR Studios

Dates in March have been announced for the 2019 BackStage Pass Concert Series. Each FREE concert will be recorded for the upcoming season of BackStage Pass. Reserve your seats now for your chance to be in the TV audience for the 10TH SEASON of this WKAR original show airing on PBS stations across the country.

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More at In Your Community on wkar.org

8IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Brad WalkerWKAR Radio Operations ManagerHow long have you been working at WKAR?

11 years

How has your job evolved?

I started part-time as the producer for WKAR Radio Talking Book. Now I am the full-time producer of WKAR Radio Reading Service and also of day-to-day operations for 90.5 and AM870.

What do you find so enriching about working with Radio Reading Service?

At WKAR Radio Reading Service, we are able to provide daily information to blind and visually-impaired listeners who may not be able to receive that information on their own.

STATION PROFILE

More at Station News on wkar.org

STATION NEWSSusi Elkins Elected to America’s Public Television Stations BoardSusi Elkins, director of broadcasting and general manager of WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University, has been elected to the board of directors of America’s Public Television Stations (APTS). APTS is a nonprofit membership organization that works to ensure a strong and financially sound public television system and help member stations provide essential public services in education, public safety, and civic leadership to the American people.

WKAR TV Takes Home National Award for 2018The 2018 National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) awards were presented to 31 projects from public television stations across the country. The award WKAR TV received was in the category "Community Engagement Based on a Local Initiative" for the Playtime Pad Research Project.

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