Joe Riley

It's been over a year since the last KWBU Lunch this Month.

Lunch this Month was designed to give us a chance to meet KWBU listeners. 

Once each month we'd choose a differnet place to eat and meet.  This was, of course, before the pandemic.  

Now that restrictictions have lifted and many people are fully vaccinated, we thought we'd give it a try - at an outdoor location with fresh air and plenty of space (before it gets too hot).  

BRIDGE THE GAP

FAQ

Q: What is “Bridge the Gap”?

June 29th through July 1st we begin celebrating 20 years of public radio and NPR in Waco. 

This is a web campaign with a goal of $10,000.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve asked our phone volunteers to stay at home for this pledge drive (we miss them!).

We’re asking you to make your pledge on line.

It’s easy – just click here!

Well, we’ve never had a POWER MORNING quite like this. When we came in Thursday morning, all the phones in the building were down.

Some pledges came in online, but the phones are so important for making our goal. We paused at 7:30 and returned Friday morning with working phones.

To all who were patient and called in, those who pledged online, and those who made contributions toward the drive in the days leading up to POWER MORNING – THANK YOU!

As of now, pledges total $50,320. If you didn’t get a chance to give, you can still pledge your support online at www.KWBU.org – pledges that come in through the weekend will be counted toward our goal. Your gift will help us reach our $60,000 goal.

Thanks to Kelly Craine, Amy Davis, Derek Smith, and Ashley Thornton who volunteered their time in the pledge studio, encouraging you to join them in supporting KWBU.

Thanks to our phone volunteers: Brenda Bashaw, Christy Crosby, Kristi Carrillo, Mary Goolsby, Victoria Rectenwald, and John Ucci.

Thanks to Marilyn Tittle with Sassy Indulgence for providing snacks to keep us energized.

And thanks to all who have pledged their support. You have the power to keep NPR and public radio alive and growing in Waco and the Heart of Texas!

KWBU will air special programming Tuesday night.

At 7pm there will be a LIVE Texas Standard Election special followed by Super Tuesday Special Programming from NPR at 8pm.  

How is KWBU doing?

Well, on-air - great! KWBU provides Waco with NPR News, statewide and regional stories, plus programs from and about our community, not to mention talk, entertainment, and classical music.

But financially, it’s a different picture. KWBU’s board of directors just passed our FY 2020 budget, and this coming year is the tightest we’ve seen since 2010 – the year KWBU-TV ceased operations.

Here’s a quick picture of our situation:

KWBU’s receives funding from several primary sources: