Clare Paul, KWBU-FM Member and former KWBU-TV Manager, makes an appeal to our community.
"When I heard about the funding cuts at KWBU it hit me….hard.
Hello. I’m Clare Paul.
I was once part of KWBU. Back when we had both this NPR station and a local public television station.
In May of 2010, we lost the TV station.
I’m telling you this from firsthand experience—without substantial growth in community support, the fate of Waco Public RADIO is in jeopardy.
Just like with the TV station, people assumed we’d always be here. You’ve probably heard that the newest gap in funding is from more than $200,000 Baylor has reallocated. That is an annual hit our Public Radio Station is going to bare.
Please—don’t let the same thing happen to one of the only local radio stations we have.
KWBU’s future depends on this community.
And I know it sounds cheesy, but it’s true—the most important part of KWBU is the U. Y-O-U.
Give today at KWBU.org.
Baylor provided the following statement:
“KWBU is a community public radio station serving the Greater Waco area. Like other KWBU supporters, Baylor University does not direct KWBU’s programming, content or news coverage. As Baylor aims to be good stewards of students’ tuition dollars, we are reducing the direct financial subsidy and underwriting the University provides to the station as part of a campuswide strategic budget reallocation process. We are hopeful the community will step up and support KWBU at the level Baylor has for many years.”
