Radio Program
Schedule
Here is a large-print listing of the current programs being broadcast by your Goodwill Easter Seals Radio Reading Service.
To serve the needs of those with visual and physical disabilities in southwest Ohio, we are on the air 7-days-a-week, 24-hours-a-day broadcasting the news from local and regional newspapers, from Internet sources, from various general-interest magazines, as well as a number of other current publications and books.
If you have questions or comments, or if you would like to receive an audio version of this program schedule on CD or cassette tape, please call us at (937) 461-4800, ext. 513 or 525.
We are a radio reading service of
Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley
in association with WDPR, WDPG, and WCDR Radio
1511 Kuntz Road, Dayton, OH 45404
Phone 937.461.4800, extension 513/525
MONDAYS
7:am Dayton Daily News: Headlines
8:00 Obituaries
8:05 Sports News & Views
9:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns
9:45 Local & Regional Business
10:00 Wall Street Journal
11:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies
NOON Non-Fiction Books
1:00 Animal Magnetism
2:00 Retail Round-Up
3:00 Regional Dailies—East
4:00 Regional Dailies—North
5:00 Dayton Daily News: Headlines*
6:00 Obituaries*
6:05 Sports News & Views*
7:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns*
7:45 Local & Regional Business*
8:00 Wall Street Journal*
9:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies*
10:00 The Comics
10:20 Retail Round-Up*
11:20 Animal Magnetism*
12:20am Non-Fiction Books*
TUESDAYS
7:am Dayton Daily News: Headlines
8:00 Obituaries
8:05 Sports News & Views
9:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns
9:45 Local & Regional Business
10:00 Wall Street Journal
11:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies
NOON Smithsonian/National Geographic (Science & Nature)
1:00 Living Well
Health & Wellness
(first Tuesday of the month
Healthy Alternatives
(second Tuesday of the month
The Kid in You
(third Tuesday of the month)
Ask the Pharmacist
(fourth Tuesday of the month)
2:00 Short Stories—Fiction
3:00 Regional DailiesEast
4:00 The Wilmington News Journal
5:00 Dayton Daily News: Headlines*
6:00 Obituaries*
6:05 Sports News & Views*
7:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns*
7:45 Local & Regional Business*
8:00 Wall Street Journal*
9:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies*
10:00 The Comics
10:20 Living Well
11:20 Smithsonian/National Geographic (Science & Nature)*
12:20am Repeat Broadcast*
WEDNESDAYS
7:am Dayton Daily News: Headlines
8:00 Obituaries
8:05 Sports News & Views
9:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns
9:45 Local & Regional Business
10:00 Wall Street Journal
11:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies
NOON People Magazine
1:00 Ready Access
2:00 Shopping & Supermarkets
3:00 Regional DailiesEast
4:00 Regional DailiesNorth
5:00 Dayton Daily News: Headlines*
6:00 Obituaries*
6:05 Sports News & Views*
7:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns*
7:45 Local & Regional Business*
8:00 Wall Street Journal*
9:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies*
10:00 The Comics
11:00 Shopping & Supermarkets
11:15 Ready Access
12:15 Repeat Broadcast*
THURSDAYS
7:am Dayton Daily News: Headlines
8:00 Obituaries
8:05 Sports News & Views
9:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns
9:45 Local & Regional Business
10:00 Wall Street Journal
11:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV and Movies
NOON TIME News Magazine
1:00 Neighbors News
2:00 Times Community
NewspapersSouth
3:00 Regional DailiesEast
4:00 Regional DailiesNorth
5:00 Dayton Daily News: Headlines*
6:00 Obituaries*
6:05 Sports News & Views*
7:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns*
7:45 Local & Regional Business*
8:00 Wall Street Journal*
9:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies*
10:00 The Comics
10:20 Neighbors
11:20 TIME News Magazine*
12:20am Repeat Broadcast*
FRIDAYS
7:am Dayton Daily News: Headlines
8:00 Obituaries
8:05 Sports News & Views
9:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns
9:45 Local & Regional Business
10:00 Wall Street Journal
11:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies
NOON Fiction Book
1:00 Dayton City Paper
2:00 Times Communty
NewspapersNorth
3:00 Regional DailiesEast
4:00 Regional DailiesNorth
5:00 Dayton Daily News: Headlines*
6:00 Obituaries*
6:05 Sports News & Views*
7:00 Editorials & Op-Ed Columns*
7:45 Local & Regional Business*
8:00 Wall Street Journal*
9:00 Lifestyle & Entertainment;
TV Highlights and Movies*
10:00 The Comics
10:20 GO! Magazine
11:20 Fiction Book
1:15am Repeat Broadcast*
SATURDAYS
8:am Shopping & Supermarkets
9:00 Dayton Daily News
11:00 Women of Words
Noon The Catholic Telegraph
1:00 GO! Magazine
2:00 Dayton Daily News
4:00 Newsweek Magazine
5:00 Everyday Reader
Science & Philosophy
(first and second Saturdays)
Progressive View
(third Saturday of the month)
Conservative View
(fourth Saturday of the month)
6:00 Public Interest
How We See It
(first Saturday of the month)
Inside the Issues
(second Saturday of the month)
Senior Class
(third Saturday of the month)
Remembering Your Spirit
(fourth Saturday of the month)
7:00 The Catholic Telegraph
8:00 Snoops and Sleuths
9:00 Weekend Movie
11:00 Public Interest*
(after the Weekend Movie)
SUNDAYS
9:am Dayton Daily News
Noon Jewish News Hour
1:00 Dayton City Paper*
2:00 Dayton Daily News*
5:00 Public Interest*
6:00 Jewish News Hour*
7:00 Subject to Change
8:00 Snoops & Sleuths*
9:00 Weekend Movie*
11:00 Dayton Daily News*
(after the Weekend Movie)
2:00am Smithsonian/National Geographic (Science & Nature)*
3:00am Prime Time
* Symbol indicates a repeat of an earlier broadcast
* Programs continue to replay until approximately 6:00 to 6:30am the next day
Program
Descriptions
Animal Magnetism
Mondays at 1 pm and 11:20 pm
Articles about companion animals plus wildlife and environmental issues.
The Catholic TelegraphSaturdays at Noon and 7 pm
Readings from the Catholic Telegraph, published by the Cincinnati Archdiocese.
The Comics
Every Monday-Friday and on Sundays
This lively 20-minute reading of your favorite comic strips from the Dayton Daily News is all smiles.
Books
Mondays and Fridays — at noon
One hour readings of fiction and non-fiction books.
Dayton Daily News
Every Day
Providing complete and timely news with four hours of coverage every weekday as well as two hours on Saturday and three more on Sunday...repeated each evening.
Dayton City Paper
Fridays at 1 pm and Sundays at 1 pm
Articles and reviews from the independent Dayton City Paper.
Everyday Reader
Saturdays at 5 pm
Topical material from many sources focusing on weekly themes:
Week 1: Science & Philosophy
Week 2: Science & Philosophy
Week 3: Progressive View
Week 4: Conservative View
Go! Magazine
Fridays at 10:20 pm and Saturdays at 1 pm
Keep up with attractions and events going on now and in coming weeks as featured by the Dayton Daily News.
Living Well
Tuesdays at 1 pm and 10:20 pm
Week 1: Health and Wellness — general topics
Week 2: Healthy Alternatives -- various alternative options to western medicine
Week 3: The Kid in You — Anne of Green Gables, The Secret Garden. . . classic children’s books you loved as a child.
Week 4: Ask the Pharmacist — CVS pharmacist Mike Tortorici discusses a different topic each month and answers your questions about medications.
The Jewish News Hour
Sundays at Noon and 6 pm
Articles from the Dayton Jewish Observer,
Jewish Forward, and other publications.
Neighbors
Thursdays at 1 and 10:20 pm
Weekly articles from all areas of Dayton
Newsweek
Saturdays at 4:00 pm
Readings from the popular news magazine.
People Magazine
Wednesdays at Noon and 11:50 pm
Light reading about current celebrities and other human-interest stories.
Prime Time Radio
Mondays at 3 am
Award winning hour of topical, informative conversations with veteran broadcaster Mike Cuthbert
Public Interest
Saturdays at 6 pm and Sundays at 5 pm
Lively discussion and articles to provoke, amuse and ponder:
Week 1: How We See It -- interviews with key directors from area resource agencies and arts/entertainment venues relating to accessibility and support for people with disabilities.
Week 2: Inside the Issues -- Top decision makers from our area focus on topics of interest and concern to our listeners during in-depth interviews.
Week 3: Senior Class — If you’re 55-plus, you’ll enjoy this program’s “mature” attitude and articles on such topics as Social Security, retirement centers, and activities for seniors.
Week 4: Remembering Your Spirit — Inspirational readings from Guideposts and other publications.
Ready Access
Wednesdays at 1 pm and 11:15 pm
Information from books, articles, and newsletters of interest and importance to people with disabilities.
Regional Dailies East
Monday - Friday at 3 pm
Articles from newspapers east of Dayton: Springfield News Sun, Beavercreek News Current, and other Greene County news.
Regional Dailies North
Monday - Friday at 4 pm
Local reports from area daily newspapers including the Greenville Daily Advocate and Darke County News, Troy Daily News, Piqua Daily Call, and Sydney Daily News.
Retail Round-Up
Mondays at 2 pm
Features current ads and sales from retail stores in the area.
Weekend Movie
Saturdays at 9 pm and Sundays at 9 pm
Popular movie sound tracks with audio description of the visual action.
Shopping & Supermarkets
Wednesdays at 2 pm and 11 pm and
Saturdays at 8:00 am
Surveys the local retail and grocery ads to find special savings and bargains.
Smithsonian/National Geographic (Science & Nature)
Tuesdays, Noon & 11:20 pm
Fascinating information on many topics from these two classic magazines.
Short Stories — Fiction
Tuesdays at 2 pm
Serious or amusing, these fictional short stories are ready to be enjoyed during an afternoon break.
Snoops & Sleuths
Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 8 pm
Classic and modern hard-boiled yeggs and detectives mixing it up with intrigue and suspense at every turn.
Subject to Change
Sundays at 7 pm
Offering one intriguing subject after another...poems, short stories, and always something new.
Times Community Newspapers South
Thursdays at 2 pm
Weekly articles of local interest from The Kettering-Oakwood Times, The Centerville-Bellbrook Times, and The Beavercreek News Current.
Times Community Newspapers North
Fridays at 2 pm
Weekly articles of local interest from The Englewood Independent, The Tipp City Herald, The Vandalia Drummer News, and other north-of-Dayton newspapers.
Wall Street Journal
Weekdays at 10 am and 8 pm
The latest business and financial insights, commentary and news for a full hour every weekday.
Wilmington News Journal
Tuesdays at 4 pm
The daily newspaper of Wilmington, Ohio,
serving listeners in Clinton County
Women of Words
Saturdays at 11 am
Featuring readings, poetry, and humor by and about women.
TIME News Magazine
Thursdays at Noon
Articles from each week’s issue of Time Magazine.
*Dayton Daily News and Regional Dailies programs feature readings of headline news, local news, sports, editorials and obituaries.
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