Tuesday, April 3, 2001

HEALTHY MARRIAGE IS TOPIC OF SPANIER RADIO/TV CALL-IN

University Park, Pa.  - The ingredients of a healthy marriage will be the topic of the next edition of "To the Best of My Knowledge," Penn State President Graham Spanier's monthly call-in show airing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 on WPSU-FM (91.5, 106.7, 95.1, 90.1, 100.9 and 104.7) and simultaneously on WPSX-TV.

            Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss what keeps marriages strong will be Pepper Schwartz, Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle.  Dr. Schwartz is the author of fourteen books, including American Couples, Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works, and Everything You Know About Love and Sex is Wrong.

            Listeners and viewers with questions or comments are encouraged to join the discussion by calling 1-800-543-8242 during the one hour simulcast.  Internet users worldwide will be able to link to sound and pictures from the program at www.psu.edu/ur/tech/tech.html; and they will be able to contact the President during the program via e-mail to response@psu.edu.

            "To the Best of My Knowledge" is a series designed to explore topics of national and local interest and to allow listeners and viewers a chance to communicate directly with Penn State's President.

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Media contact:  Lori Pacchioli  814-865-3333, ext. 264  lvp5@psu.ed