The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is a reading and information service for blind, visually impaired and print disabled persons in Kansas and Western Missouri. Services are offered free of charge to anyone in our listening area who is unable to read normal printed material.

Services include Radio Reading Service, Lions Telephone Reader (Dial-up newspaper), Special Requests, Audio Description of live theater and a sensory garden.

December 2005/January 2006

Weekday Schedules Pages 5-14

Weekend Schedules Pages 15-17

Armchair Adventure Hour Books Page 18

Non-Fiction Book Hour Books Page 18

The Book Was Better Books Page 19 & 20

Reflections Books Page 20

Mystery Books Page 21

PROGRAM GUIDE FUNDING PROVIDED BY

PFIZER OPHTHALMICS,

THE TOPEKA ROTARY FOUNDATION,

HALLMARK CARDS,

KRESIE & PENZLER MD’s, P.A.,

OPHTHALMOLOGY,

NEWSPAPERS READ ON AUDIO-READER

The Kansas City Star, The Topeka Capital-Journal, USA Today, The Lawrence Journal World, The Wichita Eagle, The Sunday New York Times

Central and Western Kansas Papers (2-4PM weekdays) Emporia Gazette, Manhattan Mercury, Junction City Daily Union, Abilene Reflector-Chronicle, Salina Journal, Clay Center Dispatch, Concordia Blade-Empire, Russell County News, Hays Daily News, Great Bend Tribune, Garden City Telegram, Dodge City Daily Globe, Southwest Daily Times, Barber County Index, Harvey County Independent, Ulysses News, Stockton Sentinel, Western Kansas World

Eastern Kansas Newspapers (2-4PM weekdays) Emporia Gazette, Baldwin City Signal, Ottawa Herald, Manhattan Mercury, Tonganoxie Mirror, Valley Falls Vindicator, Bonner Springs Chieftain, Topeka Metro News, Wyandotte West, Basehor Sentinel, Shawnee Dispatch, Johnson County Sun, Marysville Advocate, Miami County Republic, DeSoto Explorer, Olathe News, Osage County Chronicle, Eudora News, Holton Recorder, St. Mary’s Star, Lansing Current, Leavenworth Times, Atchison Daily Globe

Pittsburg area papers (2-4PM weekdays on subcarrier of KRPS radio) Pittsburg Sun, Joplin Globe, Parsons Sun, Chanute Tribune, Girard Press, Fort Scott Tribune, Columbus Daily Advocate, Wilson County Citizen, Iola Register, Bartlesville Examiner and Enterprise, Carthage Press, Webb City Sentinel

Newspapers of Northwest Missouri (5PM weekdays) Maryville Forum, Albany Ledger, Fairfax Forum, Savannah Reporter, St. Joseph News-Press, Mound City News, Tarkio Avalanche, Clinton County Leader, Bethany Clipper-Tribune, Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Nodaway News Leader, Trenton Republican-Times

To suggest additional newspapers, please call 1-800-772-8898 or e-mail reader@ku.edu

BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES

8-10 EACH WEEKDAY

MONDAY: Thelma Taylor and John Nixon

TUESDAY: Mary Ann Strong and Jan Shumway

WEDNESDAY: Elinor Schroeder and Harlan Roedel

THURSDAY: Bill Beningfield and Don Frey

FRIDAY: Jack Schroeder and John Nixon

SATURDAY: John Sprague and Stuart Mills

SUNDAY: Joe Hewitt and Steve Smith or Barb Thomas, Bob Campbell or Carol Beth Whalen

REGIONAL NEWSPAPER READERS

2-4PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

3 separate feeds, Central and Western Kansas, Eastern Kansas and Pittsburg KS/Joplin Mo area.

MONDAY:

Eastern Kansas: Kris Shields and Bev Wilson

Central and Western: Carol Nauman and Jane Tedder

TUESDAY

Eastern Kansas: Maggie Carttar and Helen Martin

Central and Western: Nelson Harper and Bruce Roberts

WEDNESDAY

Eastern Kansas: Frank Day and Lee Young

Central and Western: Peg Sampson and Gayle Matchett

THURSDAY

Eastern Kansas: Jim Taylor and Betty Anderson

Central and Western: Jim Wilder and Warren Lesh

FRIDAY

Eastern Kansas: Patty Mathews and Austin Turney

Central and Western: Carole Smith and Nancy Colyer

MONDAY

6:00A.M. NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

read by Harry Talley

7:00A.M. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

read by Rex Buchanan

8:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES

readings of the Kansas City Star and Topeka Capital Journal

10:00A.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

read by Chuck Fisher

11:00A.M. DISABILITY DIGEST hosted by JoAnn Kready

ACB REPORTS (2^nd Monday)

11:30A.M. WASHINGTON POST HIGHLIGHTS read by John Verssue

12 Noon USA TODAY

12:00-12:20 front page

12:20-12:30 money

12:30-12:40 sports

12:40-12:58 life

1:00P.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR

fiction book complete listings pg.18

2:00P.M. REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS

newspapers from communities across Kansas. Three feeds: Eastern KS, Western KS and Pittsburg/Joplin

4:00P.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR

complete listings pg. 18

5:00P.M. NEWSPAPERS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI read by Marissa Massoni

6:00P.M. WICHITA EAGLE

read by Sue Eckhoff

7:00P.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

(repeat)

read by Chuck Fisher

8:00P.M. TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

hosted by John Drees

ASK THE VET (last Mon. of the month hosted by Bill Bayouth, DVM)

9:00P.M. THE BOOK WAS BETTER

books from the movies

complete listings pg. 19 &20

10:00P.M. REFLECTIONS: THE BIOGRAPHY HOUR

complete listings pg. 20

11:00P.M. MYSTERY HOUR

complete listings pg. 21

MONDAY/EARLY TUESDAY

12:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES REPEAT

2:00A.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR REPEAT

3:00A.M. DISABILITY DIGEST REPEAT

3:30A.M. WASHINGTON POST HIGHLIGHTS REPEAT

4:00A.M. USA TODAY REPEAT

5:00A.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR REPEAT

TUESDAY

6:00A.M. NEW YORK TIMES ARTS & LEISURE

read by Pat Koeppen

7:00A.M. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

read by Mary Frederickson

8:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES

readings of the Kansas City Star and Topeka Capital Journal

10:00A.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD

read by Jane Tedder

11:00A.M. MAIL ORDER CATALOGS

read by Mary Ann Saunders

11:30A.M. DISCOUNT STORE ADS

read by Dorothy Curnes

12NOON USA TODAY

12:00-12:20 front page

12:20-12:30 money

12:30-12:40 sports

12:40-12:58 life

1:00P.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR

fiction book complete listings pg. 18

2:00P.M. REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS

newspapers from communities across Kansas. Three feeds: Eastern KS,Western KS and Pittsburg/Joplin

4:00P.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR

complete listings pg. 18

5:00P.M. NEWSPAPERS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI read by Jim Claussen

6:00P.M. WICHITA EAGLE

read by Pete North

7:00P.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

(repeat) read by Jane Tedder

8:00P.M. PEOPLE MAGAZINE

read by Annie Dressel

9:00P.M. BOOK WAS BETTER

books from the movies

complete listings pg. 19 & 20

10:00P.M. REFLECTIONS

biography hour listings pg. 20

11:00P.M. MYSTERY HOUR

complete listings pg. 21

TUESDAY/EARLY WEDNESDAY

12:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES REPEAT

2:00A.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR REPEAT

3:00A.M. MAIL ORDER CATALOGS REPEAT

3:30A.M. SHOPPING THE DISCOUNT STORES REPEAT

4:00A.M. USA TODAY REPEAT

5:00A.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR REPEAT

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WEDNESDAY

6:00A.M. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

read by Jan I. Dean

7:00A.M. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

read by Carl Graves

8:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES

readings of the Kansas City Star and Topeka Capital Journal

10:00A.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

read by Patrick Musick

11:00A.M. SENIOR CONCERNS

11:30A.M. PLAYING WITH WORDS/POETRY

read by Harlan Roedel

12NOON USA TODAY

12:00-12:20 front page

12:20-12:30 money

12:30-12:40 sports

12:40-12:58 life

1:00P.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR

fiction book complete listings pg 18

2:00P.M. REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS

newspapers from communities across Kansas. Three feeds: Eastern KS, Western KS and Pittsburg/Joplin

4:00P.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR

see page 18 for book list

5:00P.M. NEWSPAPERS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI read by Gavin Bruce

6:00P.M. WICHITA EAGLE

read by Carol Jones

7:00P.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

(repeat) with Patrick Musick

8:00P.M. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL NEWS read by Steve Sodergren

9:00P.M. BOOK WAS BETTER

books from the movies

complete listings pg. 19 & 20

10:00P.M. REFLECTIONS

biography hour listings pg. 20

11:00P.M. MYSTERY HOUR

complete listings pg. 21

WEDNESDAY/EARLY THURSDAY

12:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES REPEAT

2:00A.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR REPEAT

3:00A.M. NEW CHOICES/MODERN MATURITY REPEAT

3:30A.M. PLAYING WITH WORDS/POETRY REPEAT

4:00A.M. USA TODAY REPEAT

5:00A.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR REPEAT

Listen for Kansas Public Radio’s Kansas Health Reports during Monday’s To Your Good Health at 8PM
THURSDAY

6:00A.M. NEW YORK TIMES TRAVEL

read by Jill LaPoint

7:00A.M. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

read by Bev Wilson

8:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES

readings of the Kansas City Star and Topeka Capital Journal

10:00A.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

read by Sue Martin

11:00A.M. AT HOME ON THE RANGE

hosted by Shelley Sandberg

11:30A.M. SHOPPER’S SHOWCASE

hosted by Sue Eckhoff

12NOON USA TODAY

12:00-12:20 front page

12:20-12:30 money

12:30-12:40 sports

12:40-12:58 life

1:00P.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR

fiction book complete listings pg. 18

2:00P.M. REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS

newspapers from communities across Kansas. Three feeds; Eastern KS,

Western KS and Pittsburg/Joplin

4:00P.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR

complete listings pg. 18

5:00P.M. NEWSPAPERS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI read by Don and Bruce Frey

6:00P.M. WICHITA EAGLE

read by Brian Kane

7:00P.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

(repeat) read by Sue Martin

8:00P.M. ON-LINE (computer show)

read by Bruce Springsteen

9:00P.M. BOOK WAS BETTER

books from the movies

complete listings pg. 19 & 20

10:00P.M. REFLECTIONS

biography hour for listings pg 20

11:00P.M. MYSTERY HOUR

complete listings pg. 21

THURSDAY/EARLY FRIDAY

12:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES REPEAT

2:00A.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR REPEAT

3:00A.M. AT HOME ON THE RANGE REPEAT

3:30A.M. GROCERY ADS REPEAT

4:00A.M. USA TODAY REPEAT

5:00A.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR REPEAT

FOR AUDIO-READER’S DAILY PROGRAM SCHEDULE CALL 1-800-335-1221 enter code 5887. Visit group 1, publication 9
FRIDAY

6:00A.M. NEW YORK TIMES BUSINESS

read by Jim O’Malley

7:00A.M. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

read by Maurice Joy

8:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES

readings of the Kansas City Star and Topeka Capital Journal

10:00A.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

read by Marty Miller

11:00A.M. TV GUIDE

read by Don Frey

11:30A.M. ALTERNATIVE PRESS

read by John Verssue

12NOON USA TODAY

12:00-12:20 front page

12:20-12:30 money

12:30-12:40 sports

12:40-12:58 life

1:00P.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR

fiction book complete listings pg. 18

2:00P.M. REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS

newspapers from communities across Kansas. Three feeds; Eastern KS, Western KS and Pittsburg/Joplin

4:00P.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR

complete listings pg. 18

5:00P.M. NEWSPAPERS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI read by Sarah Ubel

6:00P.M. WICHITA EAGLE read by Bill Beeson

7:00P.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

REPEAT read by Marty Miller

8:00P.M. TWO ON THE AISLE

hosted by Kristin Wilson

9:00P.M. BOOK WAS BETTER

books from the movies

complete listings pg. 19 & 20

10:00P.M. REFLECTIONS

biography hour listings pg. 20

11:00P.M. MYSTERY HOUR

complete listings pg. 21

FRIDAY/EARLY SATURDAY

12:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES REPEAT

2:00A.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR REPEAT

3:00A.M. TV GUIDE REPEAT

3:30A.M. ALTERNATIVE PRESS REPEAT

4:00A.M. USA TODAY REPEAT

5:00A.M. ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR REPEAT

To schedule a group tour of the Audio-Reader Sensory Garden, or to donate an engraved brick for the garden pathway, call 785-864-4634 or 1-800-772-8898.
SATURDAY

6:00A.M. DISCOVER MAGAZINE (1^ST & 3^RD)

read by Max Mayse

SCIENCE NEWS (2^ND & 4^TH)

Read by Grant Ritchey

7:00A.M. OLD TIME RADIO

8:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES

readings of the Kansas City Star and

Topeka Capital-Journal

10:00A.M. HEART, MIND & SOUL

with Robin Wood

11:00A.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

12 NOON HOME AND FAMILY MAGAZINES

read by Jackie Hilton

12:45P.M. TV GUIDE LISTINGS

1:00P.M. THE CHILDREN’S HOUR

with Donna Riehm

2:00P.M. OUTDOORS

hosted by Chris Miller

3:00P.M. THE AMERICAN PAST

hosted by Calder Pickett

4:00P.M. THE NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR

complete listings pg. 18

5:00P.M. A LOOK BACK

hosted by Jane Tedder

6:00P.M. TEEN MAGAZINES

read by Kate Falkenstien

7:00P.M. NATIONAL ENQUIRER

read by Karen O’Keefe

8:00P.M. ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

read by Harold Riehm

9:00P.M. THE BOOK WAS BETTER

complete listings pg. 19 & 20

10:00P.M. REFLECTIONS

complete listings pg. 20

11:00P.M. ADULT MAGAZINE

SATURDAY/EARLY SUNDAY

12:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES REPEAT

2:00A.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR REPEAT

3:00A.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD REPEAT

4:00A.M. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWS REPEAT

5:00A.M. NATIONAL ENQUIRER REPEAT

SUNDAY

6:00A.M. STAR, PARADE & USA WEEKEND

read by Janet Majure

7:00 A.M. HOME & FAMILY MAGAZINES REPEAT

8:00A.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES

readings from the Sunday Kansas City Star and Topeka Capital-Journal

10:50A.M. TV GUIDE LISTINGS

11:00A.M. THE LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD

12:00P.M. PRAIRIE FIRE, READINGS IN KANSAS HISTORY read by Pat Ashley-Hiscock

12:30P.M. THE GAME SHOW

1:00P.M. BREAKFAST TABLE TIMES REPEAT

4:00P.M. NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR

complete listings pg. 18

5:00P.M. SPORTS

6:00P.M. LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD

REPEAT

7:00P.M. THE BLIND HANDYMAN

8:00P.M. SHORT STORIES

read by Charlyn Orel

9:00P.M. THE BOOK WAS BETTER

complete listings pg. 19 & 20

10:00P.M. REFLECTIONS the biography hour

complete listings pg 20

11:00P.M. ADULT MAGAZINE

SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY

12:00A.M. SPORTS REPEAT

1:00A.M. ON-LINE REPEAT

2:00A.M NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR REPEAT

3:00A.M. OUTDOORS REPEAT

4:00A.M. THE AMERICAN PAST REPEAT

5:00A.M. SHORT STORIES REPEAT

http://reader.ku.edu/archives

ARMCHAIR ADVENTURE HOUR

Weekday afternoons at 1, repeated at 5A.M.

November 17-December 6 The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl read by Sarah Gibbs

December 7-16 Fireside Novels: Flight of the Golden Eagle by Napoleon Crews read by Harlan Roedel

December 19-21 Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris read by Annie Dressel

December 22 & 23 The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens read by Eleanor Symons

December 26-January 4 Night of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy read by Thelma Taylor

January 5-30 The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger read by Brigette Bernagozzi

THE NON-FICTION BOOK HOUR

4:00PM each afternoon

November 29-December 1 In My Own Words by Pope John Paul II read by Deanna Callewaert

December 2-8 America: The Book by John Stewart and others read by Jim Boyd

December 9-18 Peace is the Way by Deepak Chopra read by Arline Seely-Bensch

December 19-25 Beyond Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson read by Terry Betzen

December 26 & 27 It’s Not Easy Being Green and other things to consider by Jim Henson, The Muppets and friends read by Darcy Schild

December 28-January 6 Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection by Gerald Posner read by Elinor Schroeder

January 7-20 The Secret Life of Sharks by A. Peter Klimley, Ph.D. read by Don Doesken

January 21-February 10 The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by J. M. Barry read by Al Kaine

THE BOOK WAS BETTER

Books from the movies, 9:00 PM each evening

November 27-December 10 In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner read by Deb Kirmer

December 11-17 Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook read by Barbara Summerson

December 18-22 Princess in Love (Princess Diaries #3) by Meg Cabot read by Sarah Gibbs

December 23 Children’s Christmas Stories including The Polar Express, The Fright Before Christmas, The Night Before Christmas and Christmas at Hollow Tree Inn and A Child’s Christmas in Wales by various authors read by Darcy Schild and Kathy Nace

December 24 & 25 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens read by Eleanor Symons

December 26-January 2 Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston read by Marilyn Bradt

January 3-10 Cinderella Man by Marc Cerasini read by Gary Weishaar

January 11-18 Just Like Heaven by Marc Levy read by Janis Hutchison

January 19-24 The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams read by Jim Boyd

January 25-29 Millions by Frank Coltrell Boyce read by Annie Dressel

January 30 & 31 Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx read by Elinor Schroeder

REFLECTIONS: THE BIOGRAPHY HOUR

10:00PM each evening

November 19-December 2 The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp read by Janis Hutchison

December 3 & 4 The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon read by Matt Anderson

December 5-15 Bill W: A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofounder Bill Wilson by Frances Hartigan read by Tamera Peterson

December 16-25 Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl read by Jan I. Dean

December 26 35 Years in the Red by E.C. Altenbern read by Lois Neis

December 27-January 18 My Life So Far by Jane Fonda read by Liz Newcomer

January 19-28 Tony DiPardo: Life, Love, Music and Football by Tony DiPardo read by Harlan Roedel

January 29-February 3 Candy Freak by Steve Almond read by Amanda Frederick

THE MYSTERY HOUR

11:00PM each weekday

November 18-30 Deep Pockets by Linda Barnes read by Thelma Taylor

December 1-19 Designer Knockoff by Ellen Byerrum read by Darcy Schild

December 20-27 The Sugar Cookie Murders by Joanne Fluke read by Bev Wilson

December 28-January 12 Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb read by Elaine Roberts

January 13-27 In A Dark House by Deborah Crombie read by Thelma Taylor

January 30-February 11 Live Bait by P.J. Tracy read by Sarah Gibbs

The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is a reading and information service for blind, visually impaired, and print-disabled individuals in Kansas and western Missouri. Services are offered free of charge to anyone in our listening area who is unable to read normal printed material.

Although Audio-Reader’s services are available free of charge, your donations are always welcome. Help Audio-Reader share the gift of sight through sound by mailing your contribution to P.O. Box 847, Lawrence, KS 66044 or donate on-line at http://reader.ku.edu. Donations may be made in honor of someone special in your life.

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