Local weather forecast
The National Weather Service predicts Monday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Town meetings today
Generally, few meetings, including none we know about, are planned for the fifth Monday of the month.

The skies above
SUNRISE/SUNSET 7:24 a.m./5:55 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 12:31 a.m. / 10:27 p.m.

Birthdays
October 31 Dan Rather, Ali Farka Toure, Kinky Friedman, Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, and Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys.

WGXC Program Notes
Special Programming on Mon. Oct. 31:
• WGXC Pledge Drive continues.
Please repeatedly give out the phone numbers and make great radio.
518-828-0290
518-697-7400
518-291-WGXC

Audio clips for WGXC programmers
This information is not meant to be read on-air.

• A Very Incomplete Calendar: 20111031
A weekly guide to Hudson Valley music events by Terry Doyle, host of the Imprint program on WGXC, which will now be on Fridays at 10 a.m. PLAY CLIP 5:02

• Interview with William Reyerson.
The United Nations is predicting that world population will reach seven billion people this month, only 12 years after global population hit the 6 billion mark. WGXC's Kelly Benjamin recently spoke with William Ryerson, founder and President of Population Media Center, about this level of population growth and what it means for humanity and the planet. PLAY CLIP 7:40

• Occupy Wall Street News Report: Voting for bike power
News report by Kelly Benjamin for WGXC about Occupy Wall Street protesters voting to implement bike power at the protest site. PLAY CLIP 4:26

New PSAs
A OFF PSA 20111030 Pledge Drive "Root Down" Beastie Boys excerpt :54 (This is good for talking over.)
A OFF PSA 20111030 Pledge Drive2 "Root Down" with collage of WGXC voices and phone numbers included. :54
A OFF PSA 20111030 Pledge Drive3 "Root Down" with collage of WGXC voices w/out phone numbers :54
A PLEDGE PSA Amy Goodman Roots Down
A PLEDGE PSA Goofy Phone Numbers
A PLEDGE PSA 2 Goofy Phone Numbers
A PLEDGE PSA Watershed Post explanation pitch

Audio headlines for top of the hour
• 5 a.m.: WGXC News 4:33 PLAY CLIP.
• 6 a.m.: WGXC News 4:33 PLAY CLIP.
• 7 a.m.: WGXC News 4:33 PLAY CLIP.
• 9 a.m.: WGXC News 4:33 PLAY CLIP.
• 4 p.m.: International Network News (INN), through Audioport
• 5 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News headlines, through fsrn.org
• Midnight: International Network News (INN), through Audioport