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Volume 50, Issue 3 | Holiday 2021
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WYSU-FM Announces the new Podcast "Policies & Politics"WYSU-FM is pleased to announce the January, 2022 debut of the podcast Policies & Politics: Views from the Industrial Heartland.
Hosts Tim Francisco (Professor of English and World Languages at YSU) and Paul Sracic (Professor of Politics and International Relations at YSU) discuss timely political topics and public policy issues related to the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, the industrial midwest, the United States, and the world. Each episode of Policies & Politics will also feature a noteworthy guest who will add their expertise and opinions to the discussion.
Once the Policies & Politics podcast has debuted in January, it will be available under the 'Programs' tab at wysu.org, and wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Be sure to listen to 88.5 WYSU-FM and to watch our website for the Policies & Politics debut date!
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Holiday Programming on WYSU! The staff of 88.5 WYSU-FM would like to thank you for your generous support over the past year, and wish you a safe, healthy, fulfilling, and prosperous New Year!
Please join us for some very special holiday programming commencing on December 22.
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WEDNESDAY, December 2211:00 a.m. Classical Music with Gary Sexton
Two-hours of holiday classical favorites.
7:00 p.m. Performance Today
Live performances of holiday music from around the country.
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THURSDAY, December 239:00 a.m. Hollywood Holiday
Lynne Warfel takes listeners on a one-hour musical retrospective of some of Hollywood's most cherished Christmas themed movies. Selections feature scores from Scrooge, the Musical; A Muppet Christmas Carol; The Polar Express; It’s A Wonderful Life, and more.
10:00 a.m. Hygge Holiday
Hygge (HYOO-guh) is taking pleasure in warm and gentle things, which this program does with nostalgic favorites for the winter season. Hosted by Elena See.
11:00 a.m. Classical Music with Gary Sexton
Two-hours of holiday classical favorites.
1:00 p.m. A Chanticleer Christmas
This program of holiday favorites, new and old, will be presented live in concert by Chanticleer, the superb 12-man ensemble known as "an orchestra of voices."
2:00 p.m. A Choral Christmas With Stile Antico
Stile Antico pays a visit to St. Paul’s church on Harvard Square for a concert of radiant sacred music for the Christmas season by the most acclaimed composers of the renaissance.
7:00 p.m. Performance Today
Live performances of holiday music from around the country.
9:00 p.m. St. Olaf Christmas Festival
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is a chance for listeners across the country and around the world to participate in one of the nation’s most treasured holiday celebrations. Programming includes sacred choral and instrumental music from many traditions: beloved hymns, classical masterworks, folk songs from around the world, and African-American spirituals.
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FRIDAY, December 24 (CHRISTMAS EVE)9:00 a.m. Welcome Christmas
This program presents traditional carols and new discoveries, including the world premiere of two carols from the annual Christmas Carol Contest.
10:00 a.m. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, currently scheduled to be live and in-person this year, is a world-wide Christmas Eve broadcast of a service of Biblical readings, carols, and related seasonal Classical music. This special will be presented by one of the world’s foremost choirs of men and boys and performed in an acoustically and architecturally renowned venue, the 500-year-old Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, England.
Noon Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
The choir continues its tradition of great artistry with touching arrangements of familiar carols, and surprises, with lesser-known melodies that are fast becoming the new classics.
1:00 p.m. All is Bright
All Is Bright is a program of contemplative music related to the Christmas season and its symbolism. This program uses sacred choral music grouped in a way to tell the traditional Christmas story with songs about angels, the star, and the manger scene. Featured artists include Cambridge Singers, Cantus, and Chanticleer.
2:00 p.m. A Soulful Christmas
A Soulful Christmas is an uplifting, relevant display of music in the classical, gospel, spiritual, and jazz-inspired style.
7:00 p.m. Jazz with David Basse
A Christmas Eve of holiday jazz.
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SATURDAY, December 25 (CHRISTMAS DAY)A day of our regular wonderful, engaging, and thought-provoking network programs, many sure to have a seasonal theme.
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SUNDAY, December 264:00 p.m. Ford's Theatre Presents: A Christmas Carol
WAMU and Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. present a contemporary radio play of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, featuring acclaimed Washington actor Craig Wallace as Ebenezer Scrooge and public radio broadcaster Murray Horwitz as the narrator.
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NPR's 'Books We Love'
National Public Radio's annual, interactive, year-end reading guide, formerly known as the NPR Book Concierge, is back, with a new look and name: Books We Love! The new title reflects the warm, joyful, serendipitous spirit of NPR's yearly collection of favorite books from both NPR staff and independent critics. The guide includes more than 360 selections, all published in 2021. CLICK HERE to see this year's selections, and happy reading!
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This holiday season turn that vehicle you never use into a gift for WYSU!
The value of your impact on raising funds to support the programming on WYSU will mean much more than any low trade-in offer for your old vehicle. Here are the top reasons why vehicle donors give:
- It’s easy and the pick-up is free!
- The proceeds from the sale of your vehicle will help keep WYSU going for years to come.
- Donating saves time and money on repairs and maintenance.
- Donating beats the hassles and worries of selling.
- Our Vehicle Donor Support Team is here to guide you every step of the way.
- We help you take care of the paperwork and provide you with any necessary tax documents.
- Vehicle donations are tax-deductible.
Say goodbye to that old vehicle today and donate it to WYSU. No matter your reason, we’ll make donating your car, truck, boat, RV, or other vehicle easy. Simply call 855-277-2346, or visit our vehicle donation webpage. Thanks for your support!
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Thank You & Happy Holidays!Thank you again for your support throughout another difficult year. We really appreciate it, and we look forward to being your radio station of choice in 2022.
Happy Holidays from The Staff of 88.5 WYSU-FM!
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