WAMC Concludes Spring Fund Drive

ALBANY, NY (06/07/2009)(readMedia)-- WAMC/Northeast Public Radio finished its spring fund drive at 10:16 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, 2008. A total of $801,191 was raised.

The on-air fund drive began at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2009 and ended in just under seven days with 6,825 pledgers. Dedicated WAMC listeners locally and nationally called and pledged on-line all day and into the night to help make this happen.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio President Alan Chartock says "We made another record thanks to our wonderful listeners. People love the fund drives, they tell us, because they have it all - laughing, crying, ups and downs. Our staff and our friends are all together on one thing; we raised an incredible $800,000 as a community and we thank everyone who participated. What a group!"

In addition to all the people who pledged during the on-air drive, hundreds of dedicated volunteers from all over the WAMC listening area answered phones, donating their time at the station's Albany studios from 6am to midnight every day. Also, hundreds of regional businesses and organizations donated items, services, and food to the drive, wanting to be a part of the WAMC community. WAMC's fund drive could not have been 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 and programming as well as all of the station's other day-to-day operations.

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a non-commercial, listener supported public radio network broadcasting 24 hours a day to portions of seven New England and Middle Atlantic States. All broadcasts can also be heard on-line at http://www.wamc.org/.

WAMC-FM 90.3 FM, Albany; WAMC, 1400 AM, Albany; WAMK 90.9 FM, Kingston; WOSR, 91.7 FM, Middletown; WCEL, 91.9 FM, Plattsburgh; WCAN, 93.3 FM, Canajoharie; WANC, 103.9 FM, Ticonderoga; WRUN, 1150 AM, Utica; WRUN, 90.3 FM, Remsen; WAMQ 105.1 FM, Great Barrington, MA; 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; 106.9, Middletown; 102.1, Highland, NY and 90.9 FM, Milford, PA. and on-line at http://www.wamc.org/.