Fundraising Pitches by National Public Radio Stars for KUNM

Hello, this is Karl Kassel from NPR's Morning Edition. If you're not yet a contributing member of KUNM, I'd like to talk to you for just a moment. You know, it costs KUNM a lot of money to bring your programs like Morning Edition. And much of that money comes from listeners like you. Now if you haven't paid your share yet, then someone else has been paying for you. And we've been hearing from some of those folks, and they say they're not going to do it anymore. In fact, they've asked us to recall your radio. Now it'll probably take some time to work out the logistics on that, so you've still got time to make a pledge. All now, and help pay for the program you've listened to here on KUNM. I'm Bob Edwards.

Thank you for listening to Morning Edition here on KUNM. If you've already made your annual contribution to support KUNM, thank you for that. But if you're not presently a member, please make your pledge right now. I can't make you do it. I can only remind you that your dollars put Morning Edition on the air and keep it there. So please call now to support Morning Edition on KUNM. It's the right thing to do. I'm Bob Edwards, host of NPR's Morning Edition, asking you to stand up and be counted it. During KUNM's membership countdown, we're counting on you to help pay for the programs you hear on KUNM. How much you pledge is not important because every single dollar makes a difference. What is important is that we count you among KUNM's supporting members. Your call will bring us one pledge closer to our goal of 1,500 pledges this week. And if we can count you in, you can count on KUNM to bring you quality news coverage from NPR.

So stand up and be counted by calling in your pledge right now.