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Don’t forget local public radio…
If, like me, you spend a lot of your radio-listening time on local public stations, you know that this is the time of year when they run their fall fundraising campaigns.
Dayton’s classical station, WDPR-FM (88.1), is about to wrap up its fall campaign, in which it’s seeking $140,000 to help keep the organization running. It’s an all-classical station that heavily promotes local arts groups, something of a rarity these days even in bigger cities than ours. It’s a wonderful station, and a real local gem.
Starting this weekend, WYSO-FM (91.3), the other jewel in the Dayton area’s public-radio universe, starts its fall campaign. It’s hard to exactly describe the mix of news, commentary and music of all forms, from worldbeat to altrock to jazz to blues to bluegrass, that pops up routinely on ‘YSO, but that’s the joy of listening to it in the first place. Director Neenah Ellis has already been on the air asking folks to prime the donations pump by giving early, before the start of the official campaign. They’re raffling a package of tickets to local arts events for folks who donate before midnight tonight.
Anyway, you might think about donating. Both of these stations contribute hugely to the quality of life and culture in our area, and they do good community work — not to mention presenting a lot of high-quality programming on pretty tight budgets. Follow the links above if you’re interested. They’re not asking for much, and you get quite a lot in return.
And yes, I admit it … I’m a fan.
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