Million Dollar Fund Drive Over!

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ALBANY, NY (06/13/2012)(readMedia)-- WAMC Northeast Public Radio ended another successful fund drive, raising over one million dollars in just under 10 days. Specifically, a total of 1,000,445 was raised from over 8,000 pledges.

"We're so grateful for the outpouring of support from all of our wonderful listeners," said Alan Chartock, WAMC Northeast Public Radio's President and CEO. "Once again, they have stepped up so generously to help us continue to run the best radio station in America. There are simply no words to thoroughly describe our appreciation."

The on-air fund drive began at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 4 2012 with a roomful of enthusiastic volunteers taking the calls. Dedicated WAMC members and listeners called in and pledged on-line all day and into the night to help reach the goal.

In addition to all the people who pledged during the on-air drive, hundreds of impassioned volunteers from all over the WAMC listening area answered phones, donating their time at the station's Albany studios from 6 am to 10 pm every day. While some volunteers were new, many were fund drive veterans who dedicate their time and energy year after year to support the station that has become part of their daily lives.

Hundreds of regional businesses and organizations donated items, services, and food to the drive, wanting to be a part of the WAMC community and eager to care for and feed all who helped in the effort. WAMC's fund drives are never possible without the combined efforts of all the contributing sponsors and supporters. For a listing of supporters, visit online at http://www.wamc.org/.

WAMC's fund drives help support the station's award-winning local and regional reporting, membership to NPR and network programming as well as all of the station's other day-to-day operations.

Money raised during the fund drive will support the following WAMC Northeast Public Radio's station network: WAMC-FM 90.3 FM HD, Albany; WAMC, 1400 AM, Albany; WAMK 90.9 FM HD, Kingston; WOSR, 91.7 FM, Middletown; WCEL, 91.9 FM, Plattsburgh; WCAN, 93.3 FM, Canajoharie; WANC, 103.9 FM, Ticonderoga; WRUN, 90.3 FM, Remsen-Utica; WAMQ 105.1 FM, Great Barrington, MA; WWES 88.9 FM, Mt. Kisco; 90.1 WANZ Stamford, NY,93.1 FM, Troy; 99.3 FM, Oneonta; 97.1 FM, Hudson; 107.1 FM, Warwick; 107.7 FM, Newburgh; 103.9 FM, Beacon; 96.5 FM, Ellenville; 106.3, Middletown; 102.1, Highland, NY and 90.9 FM, Milford, PA.; 97.3 FM,Cooperstown; 88.7 FM, Lake Placid, and on-line at www.wamc.org; www.facebook.com/wamcradio; www.twitter.com/wamcradio

Member-supported WAMC Northeast Public Radio broadcasts news, informational and cultural programming to listeners in portions of seven northeastern states. WAMC is an award winning producer of regionally based programming and an affiliate of National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio International. To become a member go to: http://www.wamc.org/support.html