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June 24, 2001
CO-HOST CONTEST WINNERS:
Fay Sanders & Sruli Schlanger!!!

  • Final Show of the Season!!!
  • Terry the Taxi Driver discovers
    the infinite possibilities for
    his summer vacation!!!
  • Special guest David Parker!!!
    He's a tour guide for the Circle Line
    Tours around Manhattan!!!
  • In celebration of summer,
    Mighty Liz invites everyone
    to a pool party in the prize vault!!!


FINAL SHOW OF THE SEASON!!!

 

June 17, 2001
CO-HOST CONTEST WINNERS:
THOMAS KETTIG & JENNIFER NAUHEIM!!!

  • Father's Day Special!!!
  • Special musical guest Lisa Yves!!!
    She's a jazz singer/songwriter
    with her own CD series JAZZ FOR KIDS!!!
  • Tap dancing live on the radio!!!
    Dancers from O’D N’ TAP
    kick up a storm in Studio B!!!
  • The Game Guy plays Balderdash!!!


TAP DANCERS FROM O'D N' TAP
KICK UP A STORM IN STUDIO B!!!

 

June 10, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. LOO'S 5TH GRADE CLASS
AT PS 32 IN FLUSHING, QUEENS!!!

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  • Special live show from the
    New York Hall of Science!!!
  • Musical guests Dream Street!!!
    A homegrown pop group of
    talented young performers!!!
  • Crash course in comedy with
    speedtalker Fran Capo and her
    12-year old son Spencer Patterson!!!
  • The Dirtmeister returns with
    playground science!!!


POP GROUP DREAM STREET PERFORMS LIVE AT
THE NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE!!!

 

June 3, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. VALENTE'S 4TH GRADE CLASS
AT PS 60 ON STATEN ISLAND!!!
  • Special guest Sharon Robinson,
    daughter of baseball legend
    Jackie Robinson!!! She talks about
    her new book JACKIE'S NINE!!!
  • Terry the Taxi Driver learns
    about the fine are of canning!!!!
  • Frank & Florence announce the
    next Co-Host contest!!!


SPECIAL GUEST
SHARON ROBINSON,
JACKIE ROBINSON'S
DAUGHTER!!!

 

 

May 27, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. SANTOS' 4TH GRADE CLASS
AT MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS IN MANHATTAN!!!
  • Conductor Skitch Henderson
    talks about his upcoming
    concert at Carnegie Hall!!!
    He's the conductor and founder
    of the New York Pops!!!
  • Brainteasers, logic games,
    and practical jokes with
    Wacky the Logic Clown!!!
  • Extreme sports with
    Mighty Liz!!!


SKITCH HENDERSON!!!
FOUNDER AND CONDUCTOR
OF THE NEW YORK POPS!!!

 

May 20, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. SILVER'S 5TH GRADE CLASS
AT PS 139 IN REGO PARK!!!
  • Irish author Eoin Colfer talks about
    his new book Artemis Fowl!!!
    Could this be the next Harry Potter?
  • Teen finalists from Gospelfest 2001
    perform live from Studio B!!!
  • Science Stump-O-Rama with
    the Dirtmeister!!!

AUTHOR EOIN COLFER TALKS ABOUT
HIS NEW BOOK ARTEMIS FOWL!!!

 

May 13, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. RUNCO'S 4TH GRADE CLASS
AT PS 204 IN BROOKLYN!!!
  • Mother's Day Special!!!
  • Author Amy Nathan and pianist Wu Han share musical advice from Amy's book The Young Musician's Survival Guide!!!
  • Award-winning author Patricia Polacco talks about her new book Betty Doll!!!
  • Terry the Taxi Driver!!!


TERRY THE TAXI DRIVER!!!

May 6, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. HICKEY'S 5TH GRADE CLASS
AT PS 24 IN RIVERDALE!!!
  • Movie Night on New York Kids!!
    Screenwriter of the movie The Trumpet of the Swan Judy Rothman Rofé!!!
  • Callers win tickets to the new Mike Myers movie SHREK!!!
  • In the Spotlight winners!! Kids perform live from their living room!!
  • The Game Guy plays Fib or Not?!!!


IN THE SPOTLIGHT WINNERS!!

April 29, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. SWAN'S 4TH GRADE CLASS
AT PS 164 IN BOROUGH PARK!
  • The world's youngest chef!
    Meet 11 year-old Justin Miller!
    This guy really cooks!!!
  • Poetry, rap, and improvisation with
    Freestyle Union!!
  • Mighty Liz predicts the next big thing!


FREESTYLE UNION !!

April 22, 2001
CO-HOST CONTEST WINNERS!!!

  • Save the Earth With Dirt Contest Winners!  
    The Dirtmeister announces the winners just in time for Earth Day!!!
  • Callers create a concert with composer Bruce Adolphe! They provide the story while Bruce improvises the music!!
  • The History Channel's Time Machine arrives at the Children's Museum of Manhattan on April 28th!! Frank and Florence ask kids
    “If you could go anywhere in time, where would you go?”


COMPOSER BRUCE ADOLPHE!!

April 15, 2001
SPRING STORYTELLER SPECIAL!!!
  • The Art of Storytelling from the "Secrets of the World" Series!!
    Stories from Laura Simms and Sweet Honey in the Rock's
    Ysaye M. Barnwell!!!
  • Stories without words! The story of Tyrannosaurus Sue
    by composer Bruce Adolphe!!!
  • "Mozart's Magnificent Voyage" from Classical Kids!!


STORIES FROM THE
SECRETS OF THE WORLD
SERIES!!!

April 8, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MR. MAILMAN'S 4TH GRADE CLASS FROM
PS 153 IN THE BRONX!
  • Frank and Florence announce the next Co-Host Contest!
  • Terry the Taxi Driver!!
  • TALKTIME: HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY
    The kid winners of the Honesty Essay Contest sponsored by Learning Leaders read their essays and talk to callers about lying and honesty.
  • Celebrate Poetry Month with Mighty Liz!!

 


TERRY THE TAXI DRIVER!!

April 1, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: 5th GRADERS FROM LINDEN SDA SCHOOL IN QUEENS
  • April Fools Day Special!!! Lots of Surprises!
  • Wacky the Logic Clown!!
  • Special guest Fran Capo! She holds the Guinness Record for the worlds fastest talker!!
  • The Dirtmeister wants to know how to ruin the planet!

Ms. Redheads 5th grade class!
March 25, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. ABARBANELL'S 4TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 108 IN MANHATTAN
  • CHOICES, CHOICES! A musical journey through the mind of Beethoven and other composers with conductor Steven Smith!
  • Terry the Taxi Driver calls!
  • TALKTIME: Tattletales. When should you tell an adult? Joakim Larty from the New York Center for School Safety.
  • March Birthday Party!

Joakim Lartey and Chris Lane from the New York Center for School Safety!
March 18, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. DOLAN'S 4TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 79 IN THE BRONX
  • Kids share ideas for curing the winter blues!
  • The stars of the award-winning musical STARMITES perform live! It's a musical science fiction adventure!
  • Kids take a space quiz
  • MIGHTY LIZ celebrates Women's History Month!

Starmites sing live!
March 11, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: KERRI RICHARDSON'S 4TH AND 5TH GRADE CLASS AT BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL
  • Celebrate ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
  • KID INVENTORS!!! Hear ideas for cool new inventions!
  • The GAME GUY is back with his favorite games from Toy Fair 2001!
  • WHAT'S MY JOB? See if you can figure out the identity of this mystery guest!

Who is this mystery guest!
March 4, 2001
CO-HOST CONTEST WINNERS: JOANNA GRILLO FROM STATEN ISLAND AND JULIAN FELLER FROM BROOKLYN!
  • Mysterious author LEMONY SNICKET! He talks about his unpleasant book series called A Series of Unfortunate Events.
  • KIDS HELPING KIDS! Hear about Read to Feed, a project where kids READ to help kids in Africa! Plus meet Beatrice Biira, an African girl whose life completely changed thanks to Read to Feed!
  • And the Dirtmeister announces his Earth Day contest!

Beatrice talks about Read to Feed!
February 25, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. BERKOWITZ'S 5TH GRADE CLASS AT MANHATTAN DAY SCHOOL IN MANHATTAN
  • Hear the cool sounds of MAGBANA! They're a drum and dance group.
  • Take a President's Quiz!!
  • Terry the Taxi Driver calls! He needs smart New York Kids to help him with some crazy numerical problems.

Magbana drummers!
February 18, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MR. LILKAKOS' 5TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 134 IN HOLLIS, QUEENS
  • LEARN KUNG FU MOVES with 13 year-old Felicia Gorham and 14 year-old Malcom Huggins! They're the youngest people to make it into the United International Kung Fu Federation's Hall of Fame!!
  • Meet IMPACT!! They're a talented group of young people who perform all over the city!
  • BOOK WOMAN MIGHTY LIZ is catching up on her black history month books!

IMPACT poses for a picture!!
February 11, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. SHANSKE'S 5TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 94 IN QUEENS
  • Meet great kids from Project Cicero who are making a difference in New York City!
  • WHAT'S MY JOB? Guess where our mystery guest works!
  • THE DIRTMEISTER celebrates Valentine's Day with bloody heart experiments

Kids making a difference with Project Cicero!
February 4, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MR. LOFTIN'S 5TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 84 IN MANHATTAN
  • Author LOIS LOWRY! She wrote Number the Stars, and The Giver. She'll talk about her NEW book. Gathering Blue!
  • Meet a musical star! Andrew Litton, a world famous conductor plays a musical game!
  • TERRY THE TAXI DRIVER cruises by!

Lois Lowry live!!
January 28, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. OPPENHEIM'S 6TH GRADE CLASS AT MS 830 IN BROOKLYN
  • Kids perform on In the Spotlight!
  • Superbowl Science with the DIRTMEISTER!
  • Get your brain ready! THE GAME GUY is back to play Memory Madness!!

The Game Guy!!
January 21, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. MOSKOWITZ'S 5TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 171 IN MANHATTAN
  • Meet kids from the POPPY SEED PLAYERS! They sing songs from their new ROCK musical, JOSEPH AND KOZA!
  • Happy Chinese New Year! Celebrate the Year of the Snake with our special guest from the CHINA INSTITUTE!
  • TERRY THE TAXI DRIVER needs help with his latest mathematical problem!

Kids from the Poppy Seed Players!
January 14, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. L.P.'S 6TH GRADE CLASS AT MS 172 IN FLORAL PARK, QUEENS
  • A Martin Luther King Day celebration! Meet someone who helped Dr. King in his fight for equal rights!
  • Check out a cool band called PORKCHOP!
  • Science Stump-o-rama with the Dirtmeister! Kids try and stump him with science questions!

Porkchop in Studio B!
January 7, 2001
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. DI BARI'S 6TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 76 IN THE BRONX
  • TALKTIME! Kids talk about their neighborhood with Jose Lopez, one of WNYC's Radio Rookies! He's a kid who made his own radio segment about improving his neighborhood!
  • Kids play "Who Wants to Be a Clownaire?" with Wacky!!!
  • MIGHT LIZ is in the house with tons of New Year's resolutions!! But who are they for?

Jose in Studio B!
December 31, 2000
A NEW YEARS EVE SPECIAL HOLIDAY SHOW!!
  • Holiday music from the Broadway Kids, The Children's Choir of San Juan, and The St. Bartholomew's Boys & Girls Choir!!
  • Two CLASSICAL KIDS stories for you to curl up to!
  • Plus, Florence and Frank talk about New Year's Resolutions!!

Happy New Years!
December 24, 2000
AN INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY SHOW!!
  • THE SHIRIM KLEZMER ORCHESTRA returns!! Hear them perform THE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER!! This time you can hear the WHOLE performance!
  • Friend and former NEW YOKR KIDS host, DAVID GONZALEZ, is back! He's performing SOFRITO! with LARRY HARLOW and THE LATIN LEGENDS BAND!!

Shirim!!
December 17, 2000
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. KRONBERG'S 5TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 169 IN BAYSIDE, QUEENS
  • Ice is nice!! Cool experiments with the DIRTMEISTER!!
  • Meet kids from ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S BOYS AND GIRLS CHOIR and hear about their Christmas concert!
  • TERRY CALLS! The confused cabby needs help for the holidays!

Kids from St. Bartholomew's
December 10, 2000
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. KARPF'S CLASS AT POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL IN BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN
  • It's a cool klezmer Nutcracker!
  • Learn facts about Ramadan! It's an important time of year for Muslims all over the world!!
  • Hear about a radio show for kids in Holland!!
  • MIGHTY LIZ comes out of the Prize Vault with lots of books to give away!!

A klezmer performance with members of the Shirim Orchestra!!
December 3, 2000
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MORE KIDS FROM PS 56
  • It's a birthday party for kids in December!!
  • Sweet music with acappella singer Carol Maillard! She talks about her group, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK!
  • Frustrated about picking movies? Call for a TALKTIME about movie ratings!
  • AND play Balderdash with THE GAME GUY!! Plus, hear about the latest game news!

Carol Maillard in Studio B!!
November 25, 2000
CLASS OF THE WEEK: MS. ALPERSTEIN'S 5TH GRADE CLASS AT PS 56 IN RICHMOND HILL, QUEENS
  • AMANDA BYNES, star of Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show, talks about her new movie!!
  • TERRY THE TAXI DRIVER calls with more math!!
  • Kids perform live on In The Spotlight!!
  • DIRTMEISTER'S in the house with turkeys of technology!

Co-hosts help the Dirtmeister with blender operations!!

 

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