12:00 Here and Now Here! Now! Imperative: not to be avoided: necessary. In a typical week, the show will cover not only all the big news stories, but also the stories behind the stories, or some of the less crucial but equally intriguing things happening in the world.
9:00 The TakeawayTM The Takeaway is a national morning news program that invites listeners to be part of the American conversation. Hosts John Hockenberry and Celeste Headlee, along with partners The New York Times, BBC World Service, WNYC, Public Radio International and WGBH Boston, deliver news and analysis and help you prepare for the day ahead.
10:00 On Point On Point unites distinct and provocative voices with passionate discussion as it confronts the stories that are at the center of what is important in the world today.
12:00 Here and Now Here! Now! Imperative: not to be avoided: necessary. In a typical week, the show will cover not only all the big news stories, but also the stories behind the stories, or some of the less crucial but equally intriguing things happening in the world.
1:00 Q with Jian Ghomeshi "Q" is Canada's liveliest arts, culture and entertainment magazine. It's a smart and surprising tour through personalities and cultural issues that matter.
Host Jian Ghomeshi covers pop culture and high arts with forays into the most provocative and compelling cultural trends. "Q" presents big names, big ideas and those paving the way in the cultural community.
2:00 To The Point Hosted by award-winning journalist Warren Olney, To the Point presents informative and thought-provoking discussion of major news stories -- front-page issues that attract a savvy and serious news audience.
Pre-sale Tickets for BB King at the Akron Civic Theatre
WKSU listeners can use the code WKSU to order pre-sale tickets to see legendary blues musician B.B. King at the Akron Civic Theatre on June 7 at 8 p.m. The pre-sale is Thursday, Jan. 17 between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. Use this link to order through Ticketmaster.
Throughout the 1990s (as well as the '80s, '70s, '60s and '50s), there has been only one King of the Blues - Riley B. King, affectionately known as B.B. King. Since B.B. started recording in the late 1940s, he has released over 60 albums many of them considered blues classics, like 1965's definitive live blues album, Live At The Regal, and 1976's collaboration with Bobby "Blue" Bland, Together For The First Time.