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GUESTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25

Posted by: Gary O'Brien

Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:21 PM

Monday, February 25
2:15 p.m.
-Phil Freeman will discuss his collection of essays by top music critics on what album they would take with them if they were stranded on a desert island!

3:15 p.m.
-a member of the Canadian dance and music group Leahy, who were discovered by Shania Twain, and are now a top international entertainment act.

3:45 p.m.
-HEALTH NEWS YOU CAN USE with the Mettler Center.

4:15 p.m.
-jazz great and the U.S. Senate-appointed "New Orleans Cultural Ambassador," Irvin Mayfield. A protege of the great Wynton Marsalis, Mayfield will be performing at Krannert Center tomorrow night.




Tuesday, February 26
2:15 p.m.
-David Reynolds, Professor of International History at Cambridge University on his book "Summits: Six Meetings That Shaped The Twentieth Century."

3:15 p..m.
-Film Critic Ed Sikov on his critically acclaimed best-seller on film legend Bette Davis, entitled "Dark Victory." We'll discuss her great talent, and her erratic temper and famous fueds.

4:15 p.m.
-NBA referee Bob Delaney on the true story of his time in the 1970s as a New York State trooper being asked if he would go undercover to infiltrate the Mafia.



Wednesday, February 27
2:15 p.m.
-Jaed Coffin on his memoir "A Chant To Soothe Wild Elephants," a simple story of a half-Thai, half-American man who left the U.S. for Thailand to become a Buddhist monk in his mother's native village to fulfill a familial obligation.

3:15 p.m.
-Bob Spitz, former manager of Bruce Springsteen and Elton John, on his book "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah: The Beatles, Beatlemania, and the Music That Changed the World."

-4:15 p.m.
-Wall Street Journal Global Copy Desk editor on his journey to discover who his father really was...a father who died of a heart attack 40 years prior. Although he set out to learn more about his dad, he discovered himself as well. He tells his moving story in his book "My Father's Heart: A Son's Journey."



Thursday, February 28
2:15 p.m.
-Michael Tougias (pr: Too-guy-us) on his riveting 1980 story of two lobster boats who went out on what seemed like a typical fall day in Cape Cod. The National Weather Service had failed to alert boaters that a weather buoy was malfunctioning. The story is told in the book "Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea."

3:15 p.m.
-He's a multiple Grammy Award winner, he had some of the biggest hits of the 60s and 70s including "Wichita Lineman, " "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights, " and has sold more than 40 million records. Music legend Glen Campbell will return to the show. We'll discuss his great career and play some of his greatest hits.

4:15 p.m.
-Dr. Scott Paluska from Oak Orthopedics answers listener orthopedic questions.




Friday, February 15
-2:15 p.m.
-The Billy Barooz/Guido's "Illini Notebook" with the voice of the Fighting Illini, Brian Barnhart.

3:15 p.m.
-The youngest of the Osmond clan, Jimmy Osmond, on his organizing the upcoming "Osmond 50th Anniversary Reunion Concert" and tour.

-4:15 p.m.
-re-airing of Stevie Jay's Friday morning visit with the hall-of-famer Mike Ditka

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