People of Earth! Thank you for supporting The Classical Network!

We wrapped up our autumn fundraiser last night with the conclusion of “Picture Perfect.” It was particularly gratifying that we continued to receive donations through the 6:00 hour, even as I buffeted our loyal listeners with Martian heat rays and invasion anxiety courtesy of music from “The War of the Worlds” (1953), “War of the Worlds” (2005), “Rocketship X-M,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “Ed Wood,” and “The Thing from Another World.” Unfortunately, since this week’s show was done live, it has not been preserved as a webcast. (That’s another way of saying I forgot to record it.)

Be that as it may, despite the heroic efforts of those of you who contributed, we came up somewhat short of our projected goal of $65,000. As I said, the drive is over, but we are still hoping to fulfill our budgetary requirements by the end of the month. Therefore, you may hear us “soft pitching” between now and then, giving the phone number and working some of the remaining thank you gifts into our playlists, but no more extended stretches of us jabbering on and asking you to give. If you think we do an especially fine job leading up to Hallowe’en, why not toss us a bone or two?

We’ll still be happy to take your donation by phone during regular weekday business hours, at 1-888-232-1212, and of course you are free to donate anytime, around the clock, at wwfm.org.

Again, thank you for your support. We at WWFM – The Classical Network are here to serve you!