Fund Drive Thanks
THANK YOU to all our friends and community supporters who donated to WBCR during our recent Fund Drive. We expect to have a final tally in the next few days and will post that amount as soon as we know it. In the meantime, another huge THANK YOU to all the following wonderful business owners, crafts people and other individuals who donated services or items as Fund Drive premiums.
Daniel Bellow
Berkshire Co-op Market
The Bookloft
Blue Rider Stables
Cafe Adam
Castle Street Cafe
Larry Chernicoff
Eagle Ray Traders
East Street Studios
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Guido’s
Hancock Shaker Village
Herondale Farm
David Agar Jaicks
Alice Marks Koshar
Tracy Mahon
Maria’s European Delights
Meat Market
The Old Mill
The Old Songs Festival
Orion Magazine
Riverbend Cafe
Seward’s Tires, Inc.
Shakespeare & Company
Sharita Star
Christy Thorne - Massage Therapist
Thornewood Inn
Wonderful Things
Yoga Great Barrington - Deb Salem
→ Posted on Mon. May 7th, 2012 by wbcr-web.
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Spirit of Spring Fund Drive
We are pleased to announce our Spirit of Spring Fund Drive, beginning Saturday, April 21st and running through Sunday, April 29th. WBCR-lp has been on the air for over 7 years, and is completely volunteer-run, and member-and community-supported.
Our goal is $15,000 to $20,000, which supports the station’s operating costs and equipment needs for the next several months. We broadcast approximately 60 locally-produced shows, including music shows of all genres, political commentary, local and national interviews, kid-produced shows, health shows, Spanish-language shows, a French cooking show, and much more, plus a number of syndicated shows, including Democracy Now.
Donations can be received at 413 644-9797, or through PayPal on the website. WBCR is a 501(c)3 entity.
→ Posted on Sun. April 29th, 2012 by wbcr-web.
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Coming to you live from the studios of WBCR-LP, 97.7 FM, Great Barrington…
This spring, students from Bard College at Simon’s Rock and Monument Mountain Regional High School are getting ready to go on the air with a series of Citizen Journalism Project news shows, broadcasting stories of local, national and even international interest from the studios of WBCR-LP , Berkshire Community Radio.
Students will be learning the process of producing radio stories, from conceptualizing and pitching interesting ideas, to interviewing and structuring the script, to recording, editing and putting it all together live on the air, led by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez, media studies faculty at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, and Mike Mooney, journalism faculty at Monument Mountain Regional High School.
What could be more fun?
But also, what could be more important for young people than to hone their civic engagement skills through becoming not just consumers, but also producers of informational media on topics that really matter?
Kudos go to the WBCR-LP volunteer programming committee staff, especially Ananda Timpane and Nick Ring, who are contributing their time and talents to getting the students trained and on the air in just a few short weeks.
When internet radio burst on to the media scene a few years back, some predicted the end of old-fashioned broadcast radio.
But there’s still something very special about being part of a community radio station grounded in the heart of a particular dot on the planet, where the people who live there are the ones running the board, conceiving and hosting the shows, and pumping out the music–not for money, but for the sheer joy of it.
When you drive through Great Barrington and tune in to 97.7 FM, it’s your friends and neighbors you’ll be hearing on the radio. And now, some cheerful, intelligent and very media-savvy students, too!
If you miss the live broadcasts, or you live far away, we’ll be archiving our shows here at WBCR-LP later this spring. Come by and check us out!
→ Posted on Mon. February 13th, 2012 by wbcr-web.
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