THANK YOU!

Radio fundraising drives are such that as soon as we cross the finish line, we all basically stagger away, our brains like skillets full of fried eggs. So it is only at the end of an intervening weekend that I get around to thanking you for participating in WWFM’s “Play It Again” personal playlist campaign.

You’ll recall that this was structured so that favorites of WWFM listeners and partners were incorporated into the station’s programming. The delightfully varied choices informed the week’s playlists, culminating in a top-40 countdown with, granted, many (though not all) of the usual suspects, though ranked in an often surprising order of popularity.

You’ll find the final top-40 posted on the station’s Facebook page, by following the link:

The results were compiled from 88 playlists – 1,100 entries. Understandably, with so many nominations, not everything made it to the air.

Therefore, I thought I’d do a little mopping up during my shifts this week, and broadcast some of the music we didn’t get around to playing. Not to worry, I won’t be fundraising, beyond perhaps an occasional “thank you” during which I may mention the continuing option of supporting us at our website, wwfm.org. But really it is intended as a show of thanks to everyone who participated, and a celebration, of sorts, of the diversity of the choices. Also, it makes my job as a host and programmer very easy.

I’m sorry to say, we did come up a little short of our goal, which means we will have to come back with our hats in our hands at the end of June, so that we can collect the extra money we need in order to close out the fiscal year (which ends at 11:59 p.m. on June 30) in the black.

For now, let’s all just kick back and take a hard-earned break and enjoy the music. I’ll be playing complete pieces – no more excerpts or individual movements – from 4 to 7 p.m. EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

Again, thank you for your support!