Telethon is Upon Us
I was going to write a short "please donate" blurb about the WRUW telethon so that my non-WRUW friends ( all 5 of them ) would remember to donate this year. But then my friend Ed of Chasing Infinity wrote a template that is quite frankly much funnier than anything I would ever have come up with. Here it is:
Hi,
Our yearly pledge drive, the WRUW telethon, begins on Monday April 3rd. I know you are a supporter, listener, and/or downloader of my radio program, andI cannot ever express how grateful I am for that.
Anyway, this is the only week out of the year we ask the community for it's support (unlike NPR or PBS), so it's a pretty big deal. I won't give you the big pitches for why we need cash (gear upgrades, buy music, etc), because I know you all understand the difference between commercial radio and community/college radio, and you know all the reasons we have to ask listeners for support.
So, if you could help out, it'd be great. Understand that YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO DO SO, and it's cool if you're uninterested. We can pretend none of this ever happened, sort of like that one year on the old Dallas TV show.
This year, you can make a pledge through our website at http://www.wruw.org/ and even select really cool WRUW logo stuff as a thank you for your donation. Check the website for additional information and check it often for updates and telethon information. If all has gone according to plan, you can make a donation RIGHT NOW.
Or you can just call 216.368.2208 AT ANY TIME from Monday 12:01am until midnight on Sunday April 9th. Just be sure to tell the person taking the call the you are donating for Segue Delirium. Credit card donations are preferred so there's no messy check writing later on, so have one of those ready when or if you call (but we will send you a pledge card reminder if you don't want to use a credit card). But it would be really cool if you were to call during the show on Sunday, April 9 between 4pm and 6pm, because it feels good when that happens, dammit.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any help you can throw our way. If you have made a pledge before my show actually takes place, hopefully I can find that out and can thank you on the air.
I am sorry if this has been intrusive, and if it has, please delete it now. Again, YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED!! Thanks. Any other questions, please ask.
I would add that it is not necessary for you to fly to Cleveland to hand deliver the check, which my parents are doing. Actually, my parents are coming to visit me and it happens to be telethon weekend, but you know what I mean. I would also add that if you don't want to support WRUW because you heard John E Midnight play two solid hours of wildly varying cover versions of "Hey Joe" on his show today I can't say that I blame you. You'll feel better if you download the amazing covers show that Ron & I put together.
Hi,
Our yearly pledge drive, the WRUW telethon, begins on Monday April 3rd. I know you are a supporter, listener, and/or downloader of my radio program, andI cannot ever express how grateful I am for that.
Anyway, this is the only week out of the year we ask the community for it's support (unlike NPR or PBS), so it's a pretty big deal. I won't give you the big pitches for why we need cash (gear upgrades, buy music, etc), because I know you all understand the difference between commercial radio and community/college radio, and you know all the reasons we have to ask listeners for support.
So, if you could help out, it'd be great. Understand that YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO DO SO, and it's cool if you're uninterested. We can pretend none of this ever happened, sort of like that one year on the old Dallas TV show.
This year, you can make a pledge through our website at http://www.wruw.org/ and even select really cool WRUW logo stuff as a thank you for your donation. Check the website for additional information and check it often for updates and telethon information. If all has gone according to plan, you can make a donation RIGHT NOW.
Or you can just call 216.368.2208 AT ANY TIME from Monday 12:01am until midnight on Sunday April 9th. Just be sure to tell the person taking the call the you are donating for Segue Delirium. Credit card donations are preferred so there's no messy check writing later on, so have one of those ready when or if you call (but we will send you a pledge card reminder if you don't want to use a credit card). But it would be really cool if you were to call during the show on Sunday, April 9 between 4pm and 6pm, because it feels good when that happens, dammit.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any help you can throw our way. If you have made a pledge before my show actually takes place, hopefully I can find that out and can thank you on the air.
I am sorry if this has been intrusive, and if it has, please delete it now. Again, YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED!! Thanks. Any other questions, please ask.
I would add that it is not necessary for you to fly to Cleveland to hand deliver the check, which my parents are doing. Actually, my parents are coming to visit me and it happens to be telethon weekend, but you know what I mean. I would also add that if you don't want to support WRUW because you heard John E Midnight play two solid hours of wildly varying cover versions of "Hey Joe" on his show today I can't say that I blame you. You'll feel better if you download the amazing covers show that Ron & I put together.