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Profiles is a weekly radio program featuring a new guest each week, ranging from painters to journalists, delving into the person behind the persona. Profiles airs Sunday at 7 p.m. on WFIU HD1.

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Science Historian and Television Personality James Burke

 
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James Burke is a science historian, author, and television producer best known for his BBC documentary series Connections.

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Composer James MacMillan

 
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<br />James MacMillan is currently a composer/conductor with the BBC Philharmonic. A native of Scotland, MacMillan uses his cultural heritage to give his music a folksy, yet stirring rythmic tune. He spoke with WFIU’s Cary Boyce.

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Journalist Alasdair Hutton

 
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<br />After 32 years as a volunteer paratrooper, Alasdair Hutton became a member of the Queen’s Bodyguard for Scotland, his native country. He also worked as a radio journalist in Australia and as a print journalist in Melbourne.

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Journalist and BBC Producer Sallyann Murphey

 
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<br />At age 23, Sallyann Murphy was the youngest TV producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation.  Murphy has gone on to work as an investigative journalist for a variety of publications, including the Daily Mail. She now teaches history and media studies at Harmony High School in Bloomington, Indiana.

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