Juy 10, 2007 issue
BLUES
AND BARBECUE: WEMU 89.1 FM
hosted
its annual WEMU Blues Barbecue June 8
to honor key donors to its
most recent fundraising campaign. The
crowd that gathered at the Convocation Center
atrium enjoyed plenty of food, a cash
bar and music from Lady Sunshine and
the X Band. WEMU's annual spring fundraising
campaign raised $130,000, approximately
$20,000 more than its $110,000 spring
on-air goal. Funds raised from donor
pledges are used to: pay for all part-time
personnel and four full-time, on-air
staff; partially offset declines in federal
and state support; partially
pay for National Public Radio (NPR) and
Public Radio International (PRI) programming;
and pay for all broadcasting and office
supplies, maintenance and software
licensing contracts; and membership fees
in the Michigan Public Radio Network
(MPRN), which provides state news from
Lansing. In addition, a portion of the
funds raised is used to carry the station
into the next fiscal year until WEMU
conducts its fall fundraiser, said Art
Timko, general manager/director of WEMU.
