Democracy Matters at FHSU
Stimulating civic engagement and promoting democracy through public discourse

• Live on KFHS, local cable channel 67.
• Dr. Bill Shanahan, assistant professor of communication studies and FHSU debate coach, host
• Operates from the premise that democracy is messy and Bill is just the person to get down and dirty with it.
• Mission - to reinvigorate universities and colleges as sites of civic responsibility and engagement.
• Broadcasts Wednesdays from 5:30-6 p.m.
• A New Feature this year is the "Democracy Matters After Show," a call-in radio show (785-628-4198) that broadcasts from 6-6:30 p.m. This is an opportunity for the audience to directly interact with the guests or the host.
• We invite you to contribute by watching, suggesting topics and guests, and/or being a guest yourselves. Please contact Bill Shanahan if you are interested or have a suggestion - 628-5859 or wshanaha@fhsu.edu.

Guests - Fall 2007:
Sept. 12 - Larry Gould
Sept. 19 - Michael Tweed
Sept. 26 - Paul Faber
Oct. 3 - Pat Lowry

Archived broadcasts

If you miss it or your VCR is broken, the show will be rebroadcast as interest warrants. Other broadcast times for Democracy Matters during the 2007 Fall semester include:

Mondays - 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Tuesdays - 8 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.
Wednesdays - 5:30 p.m. and 8 a.m.
Thursdays - 8 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Fridays - 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays - 8 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Sundays - 9:30 p.m.