The Local Groove
A spinoff from WPSU’s popular radio series, "The Local Groove Presents" provides a showcase for Pennsylvania artists to share their original music. The premiere episode features The Sorters, an indie rock band from Northern Pennsylvania. The Local Groove Presents (A WPSU Original Series) - Saturdays at 10:00 pm, starting March 11.
Birthdays
3/6 Jen Bryan
3/8 Topher Yorks
WPSU Radio Highlights
News Over Noise - Friday Nights in March at 8:00PM Beginning 3/3
If you find yourself avoiding the news, you're not alone. But what's turning you off is likely not the news itself—it's the noise surrounding it. News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This podcast empowers our citizenry by giving listeners the tools they need to balance staying informed while protecting their well-being and the public good. A co-production of Penn State's Bellasario College of Communication and WPSU radio.
In Case You Missed It . . .
Joanna Mcclinton Elected First Female Speaker Of The Pa. House As Mark Rozzi Steps Down
Democrat Joanna McClinton was elected the first female speaker of the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday after Mark Rozzi stepped down following two tumultuous months presiding over the lower chamber. McClinton, who has served as her party’s floor leader since 2020, was supported by all 102 state House Democrats and no Republicans. “I’m grateful for all who fought before me … so that this day was possible,” the Philadelphia Democrat said after taking the oath of office. “It is only on their shoulders that I stand here today.”
UPMC Lock Haven Is Downsizing To An Outpatient Emergency Department, The First In Pa.
WPSU’s Casey Zanowic reports on UPMC Lock Haven announcement that it will no longer offer in-patient services, stripping the facility down to only an outpatient emergency department and moving some employees to positions in other UPMC facilities throughout the region. Listen here.
PennDOT Releases Draft Of Its Route 322 Connector Study. The Public Has A Month To Comment
WPSU’s Anne Danahy reported that members of the public have until the end of the day March 19 to comment on PennDOT’s draft study of the 322 connector project in Centre County, one step in a project that could continue to change shape. Read here.
WPSU Television Highlights
Midsomer Murders - 25 Years of Mayhem - Thursday, March 2 at 8:00 pm
Celebrating 25 years of one of Britain's best loved and most enduring crime dramas, this anniversary special features new interviews with key cast members like Neil Dudgeon, John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Jason Hughes, Nick Hendrix, and Daniel Casey. Learn how the series came to life off the pages of Caroline Graham's books, go behind the scenes of filming, and tour the show's iconic locations.
Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium - Saturday, March 4 at 8:00 pm
Join the Piano Man for his legendary 1990 concert recorded live at the historic stadium in the Bronx. The program includes interviews with Joel and behind-the-scenes footage from that iconic night. The set list includes “Piano Man,” “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” “New York State of Mind” and more.
Celine Dion: Taking Chances World Tour - The Concert - Sunday, March 5 at 9:30 pm
Experience the magical moments of Celine Dion’s record-breaking, sold-out 2008-09 world tour, featuring her greatest hits, from the energetic “I Drove All Night” to the moving and emotional grand finale ballad “My Heart Will Go On.”
Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years - Tuesday, March 7 at 8:00 pm
Marian Anderson, considered one of the most important opera performers of the 20th century, played a vital role in the acceptance of African Americans in classical music and other segregated performing arts genres. This program traces the arc of Anderson’s life and her struggles against racism and poverty.
Love, Inevitably - Sundays at 11:00 pm, starting March 12
"Love, Inevitably" is a series about an incredible and sudden love, made up of reality and imagination. It is the story of Candela and Massimo, a dancer from Seville and an entrepreneur from Rome, two complete opposites, two parallels who can't help but meet. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.
Frontline “Age of Easy Money” - Tuesday, March 14 at 9:00 pm
The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, FRONTLINE examines the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St.
Governmental Relations
WPSU's Carolyn Donaldson, and WPSU Board members Sydney Forde, Matilda Illuzzi, and Greg Petersen, are attending the APTS Summitt in Washington, D.C. They will also be visiting Members of Congress. Complete details in the next edition of The Nooz.
Central Moon Time?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.
This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering how best to keep time on the moon. The idea came up during a meeting in the Netherlands late last year, with participants agreeing on the urgent need to establish “a common lunar reference time,” said the space agency’s Pietro Giordano, a navigation system engineer.
“A joint international effort is now being launched towards achieving this,” Giordano said in a statement.
For now, a moon mission runs on the time of the country that is operating the spacecraft. European space officials said an internationally accepted lunar time zone would make it easier for everyone, especially as more countries and even private companies aim for the moon and NASA gets set to send astronauts there. -[AP 2/28/23]
A New Month?
”Only those with tenacity can march forward in March” ― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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