WAMC Spring Fund Drive Beginning Monday, June 7, 2010

ALBANY, NY (06/03/2010)(readMedia)-- WAMC/Northeast Public Radio will begin its annual spring fund drive on Monday, June 7th. WAMC needs to raise $800,000. The money raised supports the station's award-winning local and regional reporting, programming from NPR and other sources, plus the day-to-day station operations.

Alan Chartock, WAMC Northeast Public Radio's President says, "We're hoping and praying that our wonderful audience will be there again for WAMC. We realize we are nothing without the people who made this station."

WAMC's listeners look forward to the unique fund drive format, driven primarily by Chartock and the always engaging fund drive team. In fact, listener data shows that online and radio listening increases during the fund drive. Listeners will hear in-depth interviews with special guests, have opportunities to pledge for special gifts and premiums, enter drawings, and laugh at humorous anecdotes plus enjoy many more of WAMC's Fund Drive traditions.

The WAMC fund drive will begin Monday, June 7th and will run from 6:00 a.m. through 12:00 midnight every day until the goal is reached. Many local, regional and national businesses and individuals help the station raise their funds and show their continued support of WAMC by generously donating items, food and services for on-air giveaways and drawings. Plus a fund drive would not be complete without mention of the hundreds of wonderful volunteers who will once again donate their time to answer telephones during the drive. WAMC is always looking for volunteers and donators. If you would like to volunteer your time or if your business would like to make a donation for the station to use as a pledge incentive during the fund drive, please contact Fund Drive Coordinators, Jennifer Wilson (x189) and Katie Horn (x171) at 1-800-323-9262 or by email at jwilson@wamc.org and khorn@wamc.org.

Listeners may make contributions before, during and after the fund drive at WAMC's secure website, http://www.wamc.org/. Beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, June 7th, listeners can phone in at 800-323-9262.

Money raised during the fund drive will support the following WAMC Northeast Public Radio's station network: 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, 90.3 FM, Remsen-Utica; 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.; 97.3 FM, Cooperstown and online at http://www.wamc.org/.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day with information and cultural programming from stations reaching parts of seven northeastern states. WAMC is an award winning producer of regionally based programming. WAMC is a member station of National Public Radio and is affiliated with Public Radio International and American Public Media. http://www.wamc.org/