E-Notes
December 2009

 Click here for a list of all the specials planned for this holiday season.

 ‘Give 60 for 60!’
It’s a $60 gift in honor of WUOT’s 60th anniversary! As you make your yearend gifts to the causes you care about, please keep WUOT in mind. Read more about “60 for 60” in the article from the Membership Desk.

STAFF NOTES

From the Manager's Desk...
WUOT Celebrates a Terrific Year!
http://wuot.org/h/E-NotesReginaDec09.html

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Notes From the Program Director...
The holiday season is upon us again, and WUOT has a varied assortment of seasonal specials in the month of December.
http://wuot.org/h/E-NotesDanDec09.html

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From Corporate and Community Relations...
The Joys of the Season Abound
http://wuot.org/h/E-NotesCindyDec09.html

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From the Membership Desk...
Give ‘60 for 60!’
http://wuot.org/h/E-NotesLisaDec09.html

 
PROGRAMMING

December '09 "AIRNOTES" and program grid ...
http://wuot.org/h/programming/airnotes1209.html
http://wuot.org/h/programming/gridDec09.html

 "Numbers" - Radiolab dedicates this hour to an exploration of numbers. Those pesky little things on the chalkboard. Where do they come from and what do they really do for us? We bring you stories on how they confuse us, connect us, and reveal secrets about us.
Friday, Dec. 11 at noon

DIALOGUE -- WUOT's Monthly Call-In Program
On our next Dialogue, Chrissy Keuper will speak with State Commissioner Dave Mitchell. Mitchell is the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and is also the Director of the Tennessee Office of Homeland Security. He's been a police officer with the Murfreesboro Police Department, an instructor at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, and a deputy sheriff in Tampa, Florida. Mitchell was also a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and was a member of the nation's first Joint Terrorism Task Force. Tune in for the discussion on Wednesday, December 2nd, at 1 p.m. We'll also take your calls at 865-974-5050.

 
HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIDAY EVENING JAZZ...

 JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Coming up to his 89th birthday on December 6th, Brubeck is a revered jazz elder who still loves to perform. His music elicits adoration and big cheers at Newport.
Airs Friday, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=20&agg=1

MARIAN McPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ
Beegie Adair -Pianist Beegie Adair is known for an impeccable sense of swing and her smooth but intricate playing. The Nashville resident has been an in-demand pianist for the town's best country musicians, but her heart belongs to those classic tunes from the Great American Songbook. Adair performs a graceful version of "I Wished on the Moon" and teams up with McPartland for her signature closer, "We'll Be Together Again."
Airs Friday, Dec. 11 at 9 p.m.
http://www.npr.org/programs/pianojazz/

FROM THE NATIONAL DESKS

Glenn Beck and Lisa Shepard
NPR's Ombudsman, Lisa Shepard (left), recently appeared on a local show, and mentioned Glenn Beck's name. Listener response was intense.
http://www.npr.org/ombudsman/2009/11/glenn_beck_and_me.html

Changing Mortgages One Protest At A Time

Photo: Bruce Marks (left), CEO of the nonprofit organization Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, talks to homeowners waiting to meet with bank representatives at a NACA event in Los Angeles in September.
Photo Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

How Low Can He Go?
World-renowned tenor Placido Domingo takes a dive into his lower register to play a meaty baritone role.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120028990

Photo: Placido Domingo, the great tenor, is singing the title role in Simon Boccanegra as a baritone.
Photo Credit: Patrik Stollarz/Getty Images Entertainment

Falling For You

From All of Us to All of You:
Happy Holidays!