Hello, Wesleying readers! I would like to call your attention to the WESU spring pledge drive, occurring now. If you like what you hear on WESU–or if you have financially independent relatives who like what they hear on WESU–consider making a donation today by clicking here. Disclaimer: I’m a DJ and a board member for WESU, so this initiative is near and dear to me. Here’s an adorable photo, and the press release that Michael Roth ran on his blog yesterday:
Just 10 years ago WESU was in disrepair. The institutional memory was shot and the studios, music libraries, and business records were in shambles. The station’s license was nearly lost. Fortunately a dedicated group of student and community volunteers worked hard with the Wesleyan University administration to develop a plan to get the station back on its feet.
Currently, WESU operates 24 hrs per day, seven days per week, and is supported by a volunteer staff of over 150 student and community volunteers, two part-time paid staffers, and one full-time general manager. WESU is supported by a partnership between Wesleyan University and listeners, organizations, and businesses throughout the Connecticut River Valley. As evidence of WESU’s transformation over the last decade, for the first time, WESU was crowned “The Best College Radio Station” in the 2013 Hartford Advocate’s Annual Readers’ Poll!
From the lovely, but apparently anti-baby, Ben Goldberg ’17:
