The Fall Pledge Drive is a wrap. Contributions are still trickling in to the station and for the over 400 contributions that raised over $45K, we are eternally grateful. We fell short of our $60K overall goal. If you missed all the fun, but still want a piece of the action, you can PLEDGE HERE. The…
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You may not realize, as a KWMR listener, just how many ways Lyons Filmer has touched your life. If you listen to KWMR (and I believe this crowd does) then she has. You know someone has done an exemplary job when you can take for granted the work that they do. For the past 19…
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10.16.19From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… Photo courtesy of Pixels. This past weekend Eliud Kipchoge broke the two-hour record for the marathon. That is some fast running! That is one type of broken record, even though it won’t be recognized due to the manner in which he set up his run. Still, he is just…
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First off…an important announcement as of 10/8/19: PG&E has planned shut offs for 30 counties in California, including Marin (see map above). PG&E’s website has been overwhelmed. Please take the time to register for Alert Marin and Nixel to stay informed. There is a Red Flag Warning in effect for Marin County through 5 PM Thursday 10/10/19. This is…
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Oct 1, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… Cover photo courtesy of Pexels Did you know that programming on KWMR is roughly 2/3 music to 1/3 talk? It’s easy to take all the great music programming for granted actually. These hosts (I count at least 50) show up to KWMR, often toting their…
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9/24/19 From Amanda’s Messy Desk… Aequinoctium n. either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator and day and night are of equal length Yesterday was the autumnal equinox. This is when there is equal amounts of daylight and nighttime. This means that the days, which are…
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Sept 17, 2019 From the messy desk of Amanda Eichstaedt… KWMR launched the “20 For 20” campaign at the beginning of July and it will run through September 29, 2019. Thus far we have raised just over $3600. This means that there have been 180 $20 contributions. We are shooting for 500…. will we make it? Only the shadow…
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KWMR received a grant from the West Marin Fund to create a Community Archives Program. We are fast out of the gate! The first two recordings (one with visuals) is available now. Delores Huerta spoke at West Marin School at a West Marin Community Services sponsored event. The event was recorded by KWMR. https://kwmr.s3.amazonaws.com/audio/08-30-19_Dolores_Huerta_FINAL.mp3 …
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You know those inspirational posters that they market for the workplace? The ones that show the “perfect” light at a beach, or a sunset with some inspirational saying in script near the bottom? If you start looking around at the natural beauty of where we live, you might just catch a glimpse of an image…
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20 for 20 Update: We are rocking it with 20 For 20, and have eclipsed $3000 raised (goal of $10,000). We want to thank the many individuals who have donated online, or walked up to one of our staff on the street, or at an event. Every penny counts! September Update: Here we are just…
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