“The Reader’s Notebook” is a daily radio feature using general interest pieces, often of literary or historic significance. Topics will also include science, technology, philosophy, folklore and the arts.
The series is written and hosted by J. D. Reeder, a retired educator, historian, avid reader and regular writer, director, and performer with the Morehead Theatre Guild.
The segments air weekdays (M-TH) at 9:06 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 5:44 p.m. Each segment will include vignettes about writers, artists and other noteworthy people whose birthdays or other significant events coincide with the date of the program.
Occasionally, word and phrase origins will be explored, often with a Kentucky connection or include poems and excerpts from other writings associated with the subject of the day. Each episode will conclude with the phrase: “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year,” a quotation from noted American poet and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Theme music for "The Reader's Notebook" provided by Todd Kozikowski ("Shadows of the Moon"/1997).
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Mary Chase was an American journalist, playwright and children's novelist, known primarily for writing the 1944 Broadway play Harvey, which was adapted into the 1950 film starring James Stewart. -
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the fourth-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. -
"God bless you" is a phrase commonly said in response to a sneeze, and it is believed to have originated from Pope Gregory the Great, who encouraged people to say this blessing during the bubonic plague. -
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. -
A very cheesy day, National Cheddar Day is celebrated annually on February 13. Created by the Tillamook County Creamery Cooperation, this day celebrates the amazing cheese type called cheddar, and all its edible products. Cheddar cheese hails from the actual city of Cheddar in Somerset, South England. -
The Reader’s Notebook: Special Days in February - Part 2 -
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Olivia Colman is an English actress known for her dramatic and comedic roles in film and television. Her professional name is Sarah Caroline Sinclair and she has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, two Emmys, three Golden Globes, and a Volpi Cup. -
Thomas Paine was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, and political philosopher. -
Alan Alda is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor, writer, director, and science communication advocate. He's best known for his role as Captain Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H*.
