WAMC Winter Fund Drive Beginning Monday, February 1, 2010

ALBANY, NY (01/28/2010)(readMedia)-- WAMC/Northeast Public Radio will begin its annual winter fund drive on Monday, February 1st. The goal is 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, "As always we approach every fund drive with our hearts in our hands. This time, it is monumental task because of our work raising money for Haitian relief. On the other hand we know that those who listen value what we are all doing together and we know that our listeners will help set yet another record. We love them all."

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, February 1st 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 khorn@wamc.org and jwilson@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 February 1st, 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, 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.; 97.3 FM, Cooperstown and on-line at http://www.wamc.org/.