Week of May 28 - June 1, 2012

Here's the rundown for this week's guests

Monday 5/28 (all programs recorded; station holiday)

Hr. 1

Jan Scruggs, who spearheaded the drive to create the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, discusses the process of its creation and its significance  

Hr. 2

WXXI’s News Director Julie Philipp and the WXXI News Team share the Reporters’ Notebook—the result of months of work by our team of journalists

Tuesday 5/29

Hr. 1

A look at the markets, and your investments, with MCC business professor and personal investment expert Joe Marchese

Hr. 2

A discussion of American policy in the Middle East from the point of view of Dr. James Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American Institute and contributor to Politico and the Huffington Post

Wednesday 5/30

Hr. 1

A new report on America’s air quality—and New York State’s—with Michael Seilback, northeast region VP of the American Lung Association, joining us on the line from New York; PLUS, a conversation with Clarence Sundrum, a senior advisor to Gov. Cuomo, on the line from Albany to discuss a new initiative to protect the disabled and those with special needs

Hr. 2

Veteran teacher and former School Without Walls principal Dan Drmacich discusses changing state education policy, and his recent presentation to the Board of Regents

Thursday 5/31

Hr. 1

WXXI colleague Curt Smith joins us to share his latest work on the history of the great American game of baseball

Hr. 2

As a crucial vote approaches on raising the minimum wage in New York, we hear from Mark Dunlea of the Hunger Action Network on what it may mean to the state’s working poor

Friday 6/1 (Arts Friday)

Hr. 1

Meet the people of Borinquen Dance, including Annette Jimenez, Nydia Padilla-Rodriguez and Jackie Ortiz

Hr. 2

The Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s annual 6x6 competition and exhibit is about to begin—and we meet center director Bleu Cease to learn all about a competition where, when it comes to visual arts, less is more  

All programs originate live in our studios unless otherwise indicated. Schedules are subject to change in response to breaking news. Pre-recorded programming may be replaced with live content on short notice.