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In the Local Spotlight for April 2011

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Illinois Adventure

• Apr. 14 – Illinois Adventure travels to just north of Rockford to Historic Auto Attractions, a museum that features more than 75 famous and historic vehicles—and where a single car led to a collection of Kennedy memorabilia. The program also leaps into a battle fought with paint at Chilli Paintball Pits in Chillicothe and sees how art, the outdoors, and live performances have become popular attractions at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago.
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Illinois Adventure, hosted by Jim Wilhelm and produced by William Baker, generally airs on Thursdays at 8 p.m. and is repeated the following Sundays at 4 p.m.

This program is made possible by a grant from Country Financial.

At Issue

At Issue with host H Wayne Wilson continues its 23rd season with the following guests/topics:

• April 14 - Siltation As the 23rd season of At Issue draws to a close, host H Wayne Wilson explores the topic of Siltation with University of New Orleans Professor Dr. Denise Reed.
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This WTVP public affairs series generally airs on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m., repeating the following Sundays at 4:30 p.m.

Interesting People

This month host Ed Sutkowski's guests are:

• April 6 – Marion Blumenthal Lazan—a Holocaust survivor, 1953 Peoria High School graduate, and author of the memoir Four Perfect Pebbles—joins host Ed Sutkowski.
  (Repeats April 10 at 12:30 p.m.)

• April 20 – Ed talks with scholar, poet and actress Debra Conner.
  (Repeats April 24 at 12:30 p.m.) [more information]

Interesting People with host Ed Sutkowski can normally be seen on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 10 p.m., repeating the following Sundays at 12:30 p.m. The series can also be seen each Wednesday from 8-9 p.m. on WTVP World channel 47.2.

UICOMP Doc (w.t.)

Since its founding in 1970, the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria has offered a unique balance of classroom education and clinical experience. As it celebrates 40 years as a leading community institution, WTVP looks at the people and events that have shaped its growth.

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