This Week on WDIY - Special Programming Highligts:

Today, May 5th, at 3 pm on the The Blend , tune in for the Rockabilly Round Up, in which Carlos Benjamin brings you a set of traditional American roots rock.

Monday evening, May 5th, from 6 to 6:30pm, Lehigh Valley Arts Salon will feature an interview with a U-S military man who is delivering "Peace Through Puppets" to children in Iraq. We'll also have a culinary arts feature, and the Visual and Lively Arts Calendar.

Following this on Monday evening from 6:30 to 7pm, on Take Charge of Your Life , the guest is Ellen Hunt, an advocate for youth with Autism. She will speak about her experience as a parent of an autistic child, and efforts to address the issues through the formation of ARCH.

Right afterwards on Monday, from 7 to 9pm on Folk Classics , host Steve Aaronson celebrates the early May birthdays of two Golden Age icons. Hear the "classical" music of Judy Collins, who just turned 69, and Pete Seeger, who just turned 89. Indeed, Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

On Wednesday, May 7th, at 6 pm on Lehigh Valley Discourse , Bernie O'Connor looks into the realm of the paranormal, in the Lehigh Valley and beyond, and following at 6:30, Youth Media student Samantha Du Bois talks with two teenage fashion designers about their work and an upcoming show.

On Thursday, May 8th from 6 to 7pm on Valley Venue , host Alan Jennings tackles prison overcrowding and the need for alcohol and drug treatment programs among inmates, and will take your calls.

On Galactic Travels at 11 p.m. each Thursday, the special focus for May is the solo releases of Stephen Philips, that tend to be very ambient, deep chill and experimental.

On Sunday, May 9th, Mothers' Day, join Rosalie and Steve on Swing Sunday featuring music that many of our moms listened to. The theme is "Radio on the Radio."

ROOTS 90.3 FM

Check out new shows on WXLV 90.3 FM: Vinyl Cafe (Mondays at 7 pm), The Randall Zimmerman Show (Tuesdays at 9 am), The Bill Loftus Show (Fridays at 9 am) and Thursday Night Roots Review (Thursdays at 7 pm).