Conner Calling Schedule
Friday, May 1- Hank will be chatting with
Friday. May 8- Hanks guest will
be Patricia T. O’Connor, author of Origins of The Specious: Myths and
Misconceptions of the English Language .
Friday, May 15- Hanks
guest is Eric Kraft, author of Flying.
Friday, May 22-
Hank’s guest is Gillian Gil, author of We
Two, Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals.
Friday, May 29- Hank
chats with Ace Adkins about his new book Devil's Garden.
Friday,
June 19- Hank chats with popular guest Kevin McCarthy, Professor Emeritus of English
at the University of Florida, about American English usage.
Previous Shows
Friday, June 18, 2004-
Best selling author Michael Connelly talked about his book The Narrows, another in the
Friday, June 25, 2004-
Alan Elsner, author of Gates of Injustice:The Crisis in
America’s Prisons, was Hank’s guest.
Friday,
July 2, 2004- Hank's guest was Ben Wilcox, Executive Director of Common Cause Florida.
Friday, July 9, 2004-
Phillip Weiss, author of American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps ,discusseed his controversial new
book with
Friday, July 16, 2004-
Mary Roach chatted about her new book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.
Friday, August 6, 2004-
Professor
Friday, August 13, 2004- Hank talked to
cyberspace guru Robert
X. Cringely.
Friday, August 20, 2004- Hank’s guest was Garrison Keillor who discussed his new book, Home Grown Democrat.
Friday, Aug.27, 2004- Two of North
Central Florida's most influential people
Friday, Sept.3, 2004-
No show. Instead a Labor Day special.
Friday, Sept.10, 2004- Conner Calling was
not heard because of the special coverage of the inauguration of Dr. Bernie Machen as the new president of the
Friday, Sept.17, 2004- Hank interviewed
Dr. Will Swift on his new book The Roosevelts and the
Friday, Oct. 15, 2004- Hank talked with Linda Fasulo,
United Nations correspondent for NBC News, about her book An Insiders Guide to the U.N.
Friday,
Oct. 22, 2004- Hank's guest was
Friday,
Oct. 29, 2004-
Friday, Nov.5, 2004-
Friday, Nov.12, 2004- Florida Senator
Friday, Nov. 19, 2004- Warren St.
Friday,
Nov. 26, 2004- Hank off while a post-Thanksgiving special aired.
Friday, Dec.3, 2004- Hank chatted with University
of Florida Journalism Professor and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer
Friday, Dec.10, 2004- Journal of Light: The Visual Diary
of a Florida Nature Photographer was discussed with its author, photographer
Friday, Dec.17, 2004- Dr.
Friday,
Friday,
Friday,
Feb.4, 2005- Professor
Friday, Feb.11, 2005-
Hank welcomes back
Friday, Feb.18, 2005- Sharan Newman discussed her
book The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code.
Friday, Feb.25, 2005- UF Distinguished Service
Professor of Pharmacy
Friday, March 4, 2005-
Friday, March 11, 2005 -
Hank and
Friday. March 18, 2005 - Hank and Michael Radelet, Professor of Sociology at the
Friday, March 25, 2005-
Rinker Buck chatted with Hank about his brand new book Shane Comes Home.
Friday, April 1, 2005 - Hank discussed jazz
with
Friday, April 8, 2005- Jim Rasenberger
discussed his book High Steel: The Daring Men Who Built the World's
Greatest Skyline.
Friday,
April 15, 2005- Professor
Friday, April 22, 2005-
Charles Wilkinson discusses his new book Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern
Indian Nations
Friday, April 29, 2005-
Produced by Hank Conner / Directed by Steve Seipp
Friday, May 6, 2005- New York Detective Edward
Conlon discusses his book Blue Blood.
Friday, May 13, 2005-
Michael Connelly discusses his latest book The Closers .
Friday, May 20, 2005- James Reston, Jr. discusses his book Warriors of God : Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade .
Friday, May 27, 2005 through Friday, June 17-
Hank will be on vacation. Special programming will come your way these four
Fridays. Check it out here!
Friday, July 15,
2005-
Friday, July 22, 2005-
Mary Kilgour was Hank’s guest as she discussed
her book Me May Mary.
Friday, July 29, 2005- Hank
discussed Generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham,
And The Road To The Battle Of New Orleans with its author
Friday,
August 5, 2005-
Friday, August
12, 2005-
Friday, August 19, 2005-
Hanks guest was Roby Page, author of Bike Week At Daytona Beach: Bad
Boys And Fancy Toys.
Friday, August 26, 2005-
Friday, Sept.2, 2005-
Hank’s gust was Gary Mormino, author of Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams.
Friday,
Sept.9, 2005- Hank discussed American English usage with UF Professor of
English
Friday, Sept.16, 2005-
ESPN.com business reporter
Friday, Sept. 23, 2005-
Monty Roberts, the original horse whisperer, discussed his latest book The Horses in My Life
Friday, Sept.30, 2005-
Best selling author Michael Connelly discussed his latest book a, legal
thriller, called The Lincoln Lawyer.
Friday, Oct.7, 2005 -
Noah Pickus discussed his new book True Faith and Allegiance: Immigration and American Civic
Nationalism.
Friday, Oct.14,
2005- Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
Friday, Oct.21, 2005-
Friday,
Oct.28,
Friday, Nov.4, 2005-
Friday,
Nov.11, 2005- Hank discussed Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of
Climate with its author Wlliam Ruddiman.
Friday, Nov.18, 2005-
Bruce Chilton, author of Mary Magdelene: A
Biography was Hank’s guest.
Friday, Nov.25, 2005-
Time magazine movie critic
Friday, Dec. 2, 2005-
Friday, Dec.9, 2005- Renowned photographer and
image maker
Friday, Dec.16, 2005-
Friday, Dec.30, 2005-
James Shapiro, author of A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, is
Hank’s guest.
Friday,
Friday,
Friday, Feb.3, 2006-
Friday, Feb. 10, 2006-
James L. Swanson, the author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer,
was Hank’s guest.
Friday, Feb.17, 2006-
Friday,
Feb.24, 2006- Professor Emeritus of English at the
Friday, March 3, 2006-
Friday,
March 10, 2006-
Friday,
March 17, 2006- Marilyn
Friday, March 24, 2006- Hank chatted with
Friday, April 14, 2006-
Friday, April 21, 2006-
Hank’s guest was
Friday, April 28, 2006-
Hank chatted with Lisa Phillips, author of Public Radio: Behind the Voices
.
Friday, May 5, 2006-
Bernard A. Weisberger discussed his book, When Chicago Ruled Baseball : The
Cubs- White Sox World Series of 1906, with Hank and
Friday, May 12, 2006-
Hank chatted with Michael R. Gordon about his book COBRA II: The Inside Story of the
Invasion and Occupation of Iraq.
Friday, May 19, 2006-
Hank chatted with the authors of The Florida Manatee, Biology and Conservation ,
Roger L. Reep and Robert K. Bonde.
Friday,
May 26, 2006- Hank talked with
Friday, June 2, 2006-
Friday, June 9, 2006-
Friday, June 16, 2006-
Friday,
June 23, 2006-
Friday, June 30- Hank
discussed Eating My Words: An Appetite for
Life with
Friday,
July 7-
Friday, July 14-
Friday, July 21-
Friday,
August 11- Hank’chatted with Lynne Truss,
best-selling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves.
Friday, August 18-
Hank’s guest was
Friday,
August 25-
Friday, Sept.1- Special Labor Day programming. Conner Calling will be back next week.
Friday, Sept.8- Diane
Roberts discussed her book, Dream State: Eight
Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana
Republicans, and Other Florida Wildlife , with Hank.
Friday,
Sept. 15- Martin Dyckman discussed his new book, Floridian of His Century: The Courage of Governor LeRoy Collins, with Hank.
Friday,
Sept.22- Hank
discussed The Google Story - Inside the Hottest Business, Media and
Technology Success of Our Time, with its authors
Friday, Sept.29- Hank chatted with
Friday,
Oct.6- Hank’s guest was
Isaiah Wilner, author of The Man Time Forgot: A Tale of Genius, Betrayal, and the Creation of
Time Magazine.
Friday,
Oct. 20- Hank discussed American English usage with
Friday, Oct.27- Michael Radelet,
Sociology professor at the
Friday,
Nov.3- Julian Pleasants chatted with Hank about his new book Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida.
Friday,
Nov.17- U.F. Professor of Pharmacy
Friday,
Nov.24- Hank welcomed
Friday,
Dec.1- Gainesville computer guru
Friday,
Dec.8- Hank chatted with
Friday, Dec.15- No program due to work on
transmitter.
Friday,
Dec.22 - Hank chatted with
Friday,
Dec.29- Hank’s final show for 2006 featured popular guest
Friday,
Friday,
Friday,
Friday,Feb 2- Hank’s guests were
authors Jill Ciment and
Friday, Feb.9- Hank’s guest was
Lawrence Malkin, author of Kreuger’s Men: The Secret
Nazi Counterfeit Plot and the Prisoners of Block 19.
Friday, Feb.16- University of Florida
Professor Clive Wynne discussed his book Do Animals Think? with
Hank.
Friday, Feb.23- Pulitzer Prize winning author James McPherson discussed
his book This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War.
Friday Mar.2- Hank’s guest was Cynthia Barnett author of Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing
Water of the Eastern U.S.
Friday, Mar.9- Hank chatted with S.V. Date, author of Jeb: America’s Next Bush , a biography of Florida
Friday,
Mar.16- Gainesville author Shelley
Fraser Mickle returned to Conner Calling to discuss
her latest books.
Friday, Mar.23- Mary Anna Evans
dicussed her new book, Effigies, with Hank.
Friday, Mar.30- Don Goodman
Friday, Apr.6- Rev. Graham Hardy discussed his new book Faith
to Fly By with Hank.
Friday, April 13- Special Programming
Friday, Apr. 20-
Friday, Apr. 27- Michael V. Gannon, Distinguished Service Professor
Emeritus of the
Friday, May 11- Peter Godwin, author of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A
Memoir of Africa, was Hank’s guest.
Friday, May 18- Peter
Sander, co-author of Cities Ranked and Rated, discussed
Friday, June 15- Hank
chatted with Gary Monroe about his book Harold Newton: The Original
Highwayman .
Friday. June 22- Hank chatted
with Eric H. Cline about his new book From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible
.
Friday, June 29-
Friday,
July 6- Hank hosted
Friday, July 13- Hank
chatted with
Friday, July 20-
Conner Calling will not be aired on this day, instead be sure to listen to a
Monte Python special.
Friday, July 27- Hank
chatted with 13 year old
Friday, Aug.3-
Hank’s guest was Jonathon King,
author of Acts of Nature , a
thriller that takes place in the
Friday, Aug.10- Gainesville science fiction writer
Joe Haldeman was Hank’s guest as he chatted
about his latest book, The Accidental Time Machine.
Friday, Aug.17- Gainesville’s
Friday, Aug.24- Computer guru Tom
Meek, of Another Day in Cyberville,
discussed PCs, Macs and the Web with Hank.
Friday, Aug.31- Hank called
Friday, Sept.7- Gainesville’s Big Read, Their
Eyes Were Watching God, was discussed. Hank’s guests were Be Astengo, Adult Services Manager, Alachua County Library District and
Genevieve West, author of Zora Neale Hurston and American Literary Culture.
Friday, Sept. 14- Clay Travis took us around the
Southeastern Conference as he talked about his book Dixieland Delight : A Football Season on the Road in the Southeastern Conference.
Friday, Sept.21- Hank chats with Joe Avenick, James Michener ghost writer, who wrote the foreward to James Mitchener’s
Matecumbe, newly
published by University Press of Florida.
Friday, Sept.28- Hanks guest is Eric Larson,
best-selling author of Isaac’s Storm, whose latest book is Thunderstruck.
Friday, Oct.5- Hank’s guest is
Friday. Oct.12- Michael Radelet,
Professor of Sociology at the
Friday, Oct.19- Hank chats with
Friday, Oct.26-
Hank’s guest is
Friday, Nov.2- Hanks
talks with
Friday, Nov.9-
Hank’s guest is UF History Professor
Friday, Nov. 16- Former
Circuit Court Judge
Friday, Nov.30-
Friday. Dec.14- Gainesville
author
Friday,Dec.21-
Hank chats with Peter Kobel, author of Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie
Culture.
Friday, Dec.28- Hank’s guest is Michael
Walsh, author of So When
Does the Fat Lady Sing?
Friday,
Friday, Feb. 8- Kevin McCarthy. Professor Emeritus of
English,
Friday, Feb.15- Young
Gainesville author
Friday, Feb. 22- Hanks
guest was George Makari and they chatred
about his book Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis .
Friday, Feb. 29- Hank
chatted with
Friday, Mar.7- Hank chatted with Edward Humes, author of Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle
for America's Soul .
Friday, March 14- Hank
chatted with Marsha Dean Phelts, the author of The American Beach Cookbook.
Friday, Mar.21- Hank
chats with
Friday, Mar.28- Kevin McCarthy. Professor Emeritus of
English,
Friday, April 11- Hank
chats with Gene Baur, author of Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food.
Friday, April 18- Hank chats with Stephen Robitaille, regional Emmy award-winning filmmaker, about his interactive, multimedia CD Natural Florida: In Word, Image and Deed , produced for the
Florida Defenders of the Environment Stephen Robitaille.
Friday, April 25- Hank talks with
Friday, May 2-
Hank’s guest is University of Florida Professor of English and poet
Friday, May 9-
Hank’s guest is Arthur Herman , author of Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an
Empire and Forged Our Age.
Friday,
May 16- Hank’s guest is Daniel
Friday,
May 23- Hank talks with Christopher Cerf about his new book Mission Accomplished! Or How We Won the War in Iraq: The Experts Speak
.
Friday,
May 30- Hank’s guest is Dennis Jett, United States ambassador to
Mozambique and Peru under the Clinton administration ,
and author of Why American Foreign Policy Fails: Unsafe at Home and
Despised Abroad
Friday, May 6- Hank’s guest is
Friday, June 13- Hank
chats with Patrick Creed, co-author of FIREFIGHT: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9-11
.
Friday, June 20-
Friday, June 27- Hank’s guest is
Friday, July 4-
Special
Friday, July 11-
Friday, July 18-
Hank’s guest is
Friday, July 25- Hanks talks with
Friday,
August 1-
Friday,
August 8-
Friday.
August 15- Hank chats with Thomas C. Foster, author of How to Read Novels Like a Professor :
A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary Form .
Friday, August 29-
Hank chats with Maggie
Taylor, digital image artist, and Norman Holland, Eminent Scholar in
the UF Department of English,
about her images for
Friday, September 5-
Katie Hafner discusses her book Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould’s Obsessive Quest
for the Perfect Piano.
Friday, Sept.12- Hank
chats with
Friday, Sept. 19- Howard
Blum discusses his book American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood,
and the Crime of the Century
Friday, Sept.26- Barbara
Woodhouse discusses her book Hidden in Plain Sight:The
Tragedy of Children's Rights from Ben Franklin to Lionel Tate.
Friday,
Oct.3-
Friday, Oct.17- Hank
chats with Dr. Gary Small, co-author of iBrain:
Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Friday, Oct.31- Hank talks with
Friday, Nov.7-
Friday, Nov.14- Hank and
Friday, Dec.5- Hank chats
with
Friday,
Dec.9- One of the most popular guests on Conner Calling, Professor Emeritus
Friday, Feb.13- Hank
chats with world famous autistic savant Daniel Tammet
about his new book Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind .
Friday, Feb.20- Hank
chats with
Friday, Feb 27-
Hank’s guest is Daniel
Friday,
Mar. 27- Hank’s guest is Michael Radelet, Chair
of the Department of Sociology at the
Friday. April 3- Hank chats with
Friday, April 10-
Hank’s guest is Torri McClure author of A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of
the Ocean.
Friday, April
17- Hank talks with Alvin Oickle author of The Cedar
Keys Hurricane of 1896: Disaster at Dawn.
Friday, April 24- Novelist Diana Gabaldon is
Hank’s guest.
All programs air on WUFT/WJUF-FM, Fridays, 12:10-1:15 PM