KUAZ-AM/FM PROGRAM SCHEDULE: SPRING 2011 MONDAY - FRIDAY 6 a.m. MORNING EDITION This popular program presents comprehensive news and commentary from National Public Radio. Local host David Close provides traffic, weather and community information throughout the program. The KUAZ newsroom updates state and local news. The program includes Marketplace Morning Report, two eight-minute segments that air at 6:51 and 8:51 a.m. 8:30 a.m. ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT (FRIDAYS ONLY) This half-hour KUAZ public affairs program airs Fridays at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. It provides in-depth stories about a wide variety of local subjects including the arts, education, transportation, economic development, diversity, the environment, neighborhoods and politics. Mark McLemore hosts and Jim Blackwood produces the program. 9 a.m. THE DIANE REHM SHOW For more than 25 years, The Diane Rehm Show has offered listeners thoughtful and lively conversations on an array of topics with many of the most distinguished people of our times. 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. TALK OF THE NATION Talk of the Nation provides a springboard for listeners and experts to exchange ideas about major news events and the world around us. Journalist Neal Conan hosts Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, NPR science correspondent Ira Flatow takes over to host Talk of the Nation Science Friday. 1 p.m. FRESH AIR Terry Gross conducts in-depth interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and news. 2 p.m. THE WORLD Lisa Mullins hosts this program of international news for the American audience. A multinational team from around the world provides in-depth features, hardhitting commentaries and interviews found nowhere else in U.S. news coverage. 3 p.m. MARKETPLACE Marketplace illuminates the ways national and international business and finance relate to listeners daily lives. The program includes up-to-the-minute financial information and business analysis. Kai Ryssdal hosts.
3:30 p.m. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Robert Siegel, Melissa Block and Michele Norris host this intelligent, in-depth presentation of the day s events. Local host Burt Schneider provides traffic reports and community information. The KUAZ newsroom updates State and local news and weather. 6:00 p.m. ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT (FRIDAYS ONLY) Late edition. See 8:30 a.m. for program description 6:30 p.m. MARKETPLACE Late edition. See 3 p.m. for program description. 7 p.m. JAZZ SERIES Mondays 7 p.m. JAZZ RHYTHM The emphasis is on classic jazz in these educational and entertaining programs. Dave Radlauer hosts. Tuesdays 7 p.m. MARIAN McPARTLAND S PIANO JAZZ For more than 20 years, pianist Marian McPartland has welcomed a stellar lineup of jazz artists on this award-winning program. Engaging conversation and spontaneous solos and duets are the hallmarks of this series. Wednesdays 7 p.m. JAZZ FROM LINCOLN CENTER This program features recent concerts from around the world, as well as classic archival performances mixed with artist interviews and historical anecdotes. The late Ed Bradley hosts.
Thursdays 7 p.m. SWINGIN DOWN THE LANE This program offers a treasure chest of big-band recordings from the 1930s to the 1990s. Host David Miller educates the younger generation and invokes fond memories among the elders. Fridays 7 p.m. JAZZSET Every week, Grammy and Tony-award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater presents jazz performances from across the globe. JazzSet s recordings capture the legends, today s top bands and promising new talent. SATURDAYS 5 a.m. TECH NATION Host Moira Gunn interviews scientists, Internet entrepreneurs, astronauts, media critics, sci-fi novelists, politicians and others from technology-related walks of life. 6 a.m. WEEKEND EDITION Scott Simon hosts this popular program of news and feature stories broadcast from National Public Radio in Washington, D.C. 10 a.m. CAR TALK Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi of Boston respond to automotive questions with a blend of engineering education, mechanical expertise and quick-witted humor. 11 a.m. WAIT, WAIT DON T TELL ME! Listeners test their knowledge against the best and brightest in the news and entertainment worlds while trying to figure out what s real news and what s made up. Peter Sagal hosts and Carl Kasell serves as official judge and scorekeeper. 12 p.m. WHAD YA KNOW? Hosted by Michael Feldman, this comedy/quiz show invites callers and audience members to participate in zany quizzes, games and skits. 2 p.m. STUDIO 360 FROM PRI AND WNYC Peabody Award-winning Studio 360 from PRI and WNYC is public radio s smart and surprising guide to what s happening in pop culture and the arts. Each week, host Kurt Andersen introduces you to the people who are creating and shaping our culture.
3 p.m. THIS AMERICAN LIFE Ira Glass hosts this critically-acclaimed weekly program that describes and documents contemporary American life. 4 p.m. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Like its weekday counterpart, the Saturday edition of All Things Considered offers an intelligent presentation of the day s events. In addition to breaking news coverage, the program indulges a weekend listener s more playful side. Debbie Elliott hosts. 5 p.m. TECH NATION Repeat from Saturday, 5 a.m. 6 p.m. CAR TALK Repeat from Saturday, 10 a.m. 7 p.m. ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT Saturday edition. See 8:30 a.m. Friday for program description 7:30 p.m. RIVERWALK JAZZ This show tells the story of jazz in America. The Jim Cullen Jazz Band covers the genre s early years, from turn-of-the-century blues and cakewalks, to the small swing ensembles of the 1920s and 30s. Hosted by the award-winning storyteller David Holt and bandleader Jim Cullen. 8:30 p.m. JAZZ SUNDAYS 5 a.m. ON THE MEDIA Hosted by veteran journalists Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield, On the Media decodes what we hear, read and see in the media every day and arms us with critical tools necessary to survive the information age. 6 a.m. WEEKEND EDITION Liane Hansen hosts National Public Radio s Sunday news and feature program. 10 a.m. A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION Host Garrison Keillor welcomes one and all to fictional Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, the little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve.
12 p.m. WAIT, WAIT DON T TELL ME! Listeners test their knowledge against the best and brightest in the news and entertainment worlds while trying to figure out what s real news and what s made up. Peter Sagal hosts and Carl Kasell serves as official judge and scorekeeper. 1 p.m. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE A diverse group of people with different backgrounds is invited to approach on subject, creating a unique depth and richness in every interview. Jim Fleming hosts. 3 p.m. FRESH AIR WEEKEND Host Terry Gross brings a breath of Fresh Air to radio with enlightening interviews. The program features prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and news. Fresh Air Weekend presents highlights from recent weeks of Fresh Air, which airs weekdays on KUAZ at 10 a.m. 4 p.m. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Like its weekday counterpart, the Saturday edition of All Things Considered offers an intelligent presentation of the day s events. In addition to breaking news coverage, the program indulges a weekend listener s more playful side. Debbie Elliott hosts. 5 p.m. ON THE MEDIA Repeat from Sunday, 5 a.m. 6 p.m. LATINO USA NPR provides this series, the only nationally distributed English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. It combines high-quality news with cultural and public-affairs journalism. 6:30 p.m. DESERT VOICES This bilingual program offers news and information for the Tohono O odham Nation. 7 p.m. THIS AMERICAN LIFE Repeat from Saturday, 3 p.m.