When Jaime Crespo worked here and did the Program Logs for the on-air studio, every week he would come up with a new nickname for Tony Palmer (host of Sonic Sunspots). One of my favorite was Tony “Deep Tracks” Palmer, primarily because it was spot on! And Tony isn’t the only KWMR host who digs…
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June is a wonderful month. It kicks off with Western Weekend here in Point Reyes Station, and rolls us right up to the 4th of July weekend. On Friday, June 21st (the longest day of the year), I will have worked at KWMR exactly nine years. Time does fly when you are having fun. We…
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May 27, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt…. KWMR has often participated in the Western Weekend parade, and over the years has done some broadcasting during the parade. This year we are moving on up! You can tune in to KWMR from noon to 1 PM for live coverage from the parade judges…
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May 21, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… Unlike my dog Waylon, I am not a fan of digging. After an early spring rich with KWMR events, my messy desk is even messier, and I’m surrounded by boxes of event materials, pledge premiums, and things that need to be returned to the storage….
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5.14.19 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… I remember clearly back when I worked for REI in 1993. We had a super cool internal email system (this is from someone who wrote all their college papers on an IBM Selectric typewriter). And get this… we finally got fax machines in each of the retail…
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April 23, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… A big “Thank YOU!” to everyone who donated during our recent “We’re Going Platinum” Spring Pledge Drive. We achieved our goal before 10PM on Sunday, April 21. It was exciting! It was satisfying, and most importantly, it raised needed funds for the operations of KWMR!…
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April 16, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… “How is the KWMR Pledge Drive going?” Wow, I thought you would never ask! It’s going great! People are calling 415-663-9050 to pledge, and they are also pledging online at kwmr.org. We are plugging along to our $40,000 goal! If you have already pledged we THANK…
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From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… April 9th, 2019 It Is Happening Again… This Friday, April 12th KWMR’s Spring Pledge Drive will kick off at 8 AM. This will be my 18th Pledge Drive since joining KWMR in June of 2010. I know, I know, you may be thinking “Not another pledge drive!” But…
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April 1, 2019 From the messy desk of ̶A̶m̶a̶n̶d̶a̶ ̶E̶i̶c̶h̶s̶t̶a̶e̶d̶t̶ WAYLON… It’s been a while since I have contributed to the Round Up. I have been busy being a puppy. I come to KWMR occasionally, but now that I can “be trusted,” I spend most days hanging out with my pal Tula at the…
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3/26/19 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… KWMR turns 20 officially on May 2, 2019. That is the day that the switch was flipped at the old Green (formerly red) barn just down the road. You could not pay me to go back and be 20 years old. I was young, broke and trying…
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