Station Update: Our transmitter is funded and a celebration of Ken Feld on 3/15.

Friends of WGDR/WGDH -

We'll start this station update email with a deep and heartfelt, THANK YOU. Nearly 80 donors stepped up to help us fund our new transmitter for WGDR. This outpouring of support, in our time of need, has humbled us and once again show that the true power of community radio, are you, the community. A special thanks to the Vermont Community Foundation for their $2,500 emergency grant that put us over the top and is helping us pay the engineering bills to get us all squared away with the new gear.

Community Radio Celebration of Programmer Ken Feld

About a month ago, long time programmer Ken Feld has passed away. His long running music show, “The Lost Highway” aired Tuesdays, 2-4pm. In the weeks since we have aired special programming in Ken’s honor. On March 8, Bill Hahn will do a special “Lost Highway” tribute show and on March 15 John Foster and Dave Tucker will host a live celebration show from 2-4pm, with music and will take your calls in the studio. We especially want to thank Ken's family for directing donations in Ken's honor toward our transmitter fund.

A memorial for Ken will be held in August, learn more about his life in his Times Argus obituary.

We also saved Ken's last live show for "anytime" listening on our special programming archive.

Spring On Air Drive

Toward the end of March, our programmers will take to the air to launch our Spring On Air Drive. Programmers have new and fun things to engage listeners in this important annual FUNdraiser. We've launched a new On Air Drive website which will be updated in real time with our progress, with donor names, and words of support for the station. We're bringing back incentives to thank you for giving, including drawings for tickets to see Anais Mitchell at Higher Ground in May and more.  

In great gratitude,

The staff, programmers, and board of Central Vermont Community Radio

WGDR/WGDH broadcasts at 91.1 FM in the greater Plainfield area, 91.7 FM in the hollows and hills of Hardwick and beyond, and at WGDR.org to the whole world. Our studio is located at the Eliot Pratt Center on Goddard College campus at 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT 05667.

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