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

Tuesday, November 16, 1999

WMUB'S fall "Mount Pledgemore" fund-raising campaign ended last
Wednesday with a new WMUB record total of pledges: $48,620. This
amount is 54% higher than our campaign one year ago. Our sincere
thanks go to everyone who participated.

Even if you couldn't participate, you can still make a pledge at
http://www.wmub.org/pledge2.html.

Diane Rehm: Parkinson's disease; former Time editor Henry Grunwald on
losing his eyesight
Fresh Air: composer John Adams ("Nixon in China")
Public Interest: Tech Tuesday: preparing for Y2K
Talk of the Nation: U.S./China trade agreement; what is the service economy?
All Things Considered: the changing culture of adoption, part II

Thursday on The Sound of Faith: African-American Gospel (7:35 am and 4:50 pm)

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)

10-11: Parkinson's Disease: A panel talks about progress in clinical
treatment and management of Parkinson's Disease, a degenerative
neurological condition. The panel will also talk about the latest
research on the causes of the disease, and the experiences of people
living with the disorder or caring for those affected.
         Guests: Morton Kondracke, executive editor of Roll Call &
board member of the Parkinson's Action Network; Dr. Stephen Reich
("rich"), Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Dr. Gerald Fischbach
("fish-back"), director of the National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke

11-12 Henry Grunwald: Henry Grunwald (GRUNN-wald), the former editor
of Time Magazine, has been gradually losing his eyesight over the
past seven years. In his book "Twilight" (Knopf) he describes how the
process has affected him both physically and psychologically.



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

American composer and conductor JOHN ADAMS. His most famous work,
the opera "Nixon in China", has been performed the world over. . .
There's now a 10-CD retrospective of his work which encompases the
last two decades.

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


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

IT'S TECH TUESDAY. . . WHILE Y-2-K IS UNLIKELY TO SPELL DISASTER FOR
MOST OF US, SOME PRECAUTIONS MAY BE WORTH TAKING FOR YOUR HOME AND
BUSINESS COMPUTERS.  COMPUTER EXPERTS JOIN KOJO TO PROVIDE OBJECTIVE,
REALISTIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPANY
FOR THE NEW YEAR.

Guests: 1.  Jesse Feiler, co-author; 2.  Barbara Butler, co-author
(Pub: IDG Books, Foster City, CA)


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

Host: Melinda Penkava

HOUR ONE: U.S./CHINA TRADE AGREEMENT: how the just signed U.S./China
trade agreement will affect the workers, companies and economies of
both countries

HOUR TWO: WHAT IS THE SERVICE ECONOMY?: the dynamics of work in
today's service economy



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

We hear the second of two stories on adoption and the courts. The
story of adoptive parents . . . suing over their children's severe
health problems. The agency told them the twins were healthy. Now
both have cerebral palsy.



    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, November 19: TBA

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