...Kelley Sykes of Scottsdale! She - or, he - won the KJZZ Year End Pledge Drive BIIIIIGGGGG prize drawing of a deluxe trip to Italy. I am NOT jealous!
Again, the important thing is that KJZZ raised nearly half-million dollars to support the good work that they do and the good information they bring us. (Today's local Here & Now was a great example!)
If you are interested in donating to any of Arizona's public radio stations, please check out my initial post on this for links!
And, Kelley, if you heard about the pledge drive from that Arizona's Politics post, could you at least bring us back a souvenir! ;-)
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
ITALY, A FOLLOW-UP: You Can Call Now, KJZZ; I'm Out Of My A.M. Meeting
We garnered a few good responses last week when we plugged KJZZ's End of Year Fund Drive and the deluxe trip to Italy they were dangling as an incentive. We also promoted several other NPR and public stations around the state.
Well, the fund drive closed (though you can still pledge to any of the stations), and the results are in. KJZZ reports raising more than $470,000 last week, from more than 6,000 listeners. Very good results - especially coming pretty soon after their Fall Fund Drive.
And, though they promised to announce the winner of the 10-day Italy vacation yesterday, the website is silent. I know, I know, I have been hard to reach this week; but, I am by my phone now, KJZZ! (Hope springs eternal.)
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Well, the fund drive closed (though you can still pledge to any of the stations), and the results are in. KJZZ reports raising more than $470,000 last week, from more than 6,000 listeners. Very good results - especially coming pretty soon after their Fall Fund Drive.
And, though they promised to announce the winner of the 10-day Italy vacation yesterday, the website is silent. I know, I know, I have been hard to reach this week; but, I am by my phone now, KJZZ! (Hope springs eternal.)
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
ITALY: A Contest You MUST Enter (By Tomorrow); Support YOUR Public Radio Station(s)
Most of us (readin' or writin' this blog) get our news and analysis from a number of sources. While I am honored that Arizona's Politics may be one of those places, it pales in comparison to the value that we receive from our public radio stations.
Phoenix' public radio - KJZZ 91.5FM - does a great job of adding in-depth Arizona news coverage to the NPR programming. And, if you have not already made a pledge to their year-end fund drive, their contest to give one supporter a deluxe vacation to Italy should get you clicking/calling there immediately. Pledge and enter before 6pm tomorrow (though you might want to make sure you do so during one of the many hours that they are offering entries into the drawing).
And yes, I am trying to publicize that contest even while knowing that it decreases the odds that I will win the trip! (By the way, even so, the odds will be far better than most raffles/lotteries/etc.)
Sure, I could end this post here. Seeing as how I live in Phoenix these days. But, I have also had great experiences - listening and otherwise - at Tucson's and Flagstaff's university-hosted public radio stations. Please support KUAT (apparently not doing a drive now, but offering great "Rewards" to places around the Old Pueblo) and KNAU (giving away an iPod Nano to someone who pledges between now and Dec. 31). Yuma's KAWC is worthy of support, too, and I'll throw in Tucson's non-NPR public station KXCI (online fundraising auction with good deals, thru Dec. 15). (Hope I didn't miss any stations.)
Remember, those contributions may be tax deductible. Regardless, they sure help add to the news landscape in Arizona!
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Phoenix' public radio - KJZZ 91.5FM - does a great job of adding in-depth Arizona news coverage to the NPR programming. And, if you have not already made a pledge to their year-end fund drive, their contest to give one supporter a deluxe vacation to Italy should get you clicking/calling there immediately. Pledge and enter before 6pm tomorrow (though you might want to make sure you do so during one of the many hours that they are offering entries into the drawing).
And yes, I am trying to publicize that contest even while knowing that it decreases the odds that I will win the trip! (By the way, even so, the odds will be far better than most raffles/lotteries/etc.)
Sure, I could end this post here. Seeing as how I live in Phoenix these days. But, I have also had great experiences - listening and otherwise - at Tucson's and Flagstaff's university-hosted public radio stations. Please support KUAT (apparently not doing a drive now, but offering great "Rewards" to places around the Old Pueblo) and KNAU (giving away an iPod Nano to someone who pledges between now and Dec. 31). Yuma's KAWC is worthy of support, too, and I'll throw in Tucson's non-NPR public station KXCI (online fundraising auction with good deals, thru Dec. 15). (Hope I didn't miss any stations.)
Remember, those contributions may be tax deductible. Regardless, they sure help add to the news landscape in Arizona!
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
NO COMMENT: Arizona Governor Refuses To Answer Question On Radio - Did You Have A Biopsy?; Brewer Will Not Be Turned Into A Shell
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer was asked on live radio whether she had had a biopsy taken last month. She refused to answer.
She wrapped up her interview on KJZZ's Here and Now program by saying that she fears being turned into "a shell" if layers of her private life are peeled away.
The audio of the approximately 17-minute interview will be posted on KJZZ's (91.5FM and around the state on translators) website later today, where it will join similar interviews with Democratic nominee Terry Goddard (last month) and Libertarian Barry Hess (today, immediately following Brewer). Brewer gave long answers to several questions asked by host Steve Goldstein, who was only able to get one listener's question in before the interview ended.
That caller expressed dismay at how the governor and her advisors had handled the questions surrounding her health. He asked her if she had had a biopsy and whether she was okay. Brewer recapped her previous statements about feeling fine and said she would not run for governor if she was not feeling fine. Goldstein then asked her about the line between public and private information, and Brewer bemoaned the efforts to peel away private layers. (She also did not address the caller's apparent reference to her advisor Chuck Coughlin's initial response raising rumors of Goddard's sexual orientation 20 years ago.)
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She wrapped up her interview on KJZZ's Here and Now program by saying that she fears being turned into "a shell" if layers of her private life are peeled away.
The audio of the approximately 17-minute interview will be posted on KJZZ's (91.5FM and around the state on translators) website later today, where it will join similar interviews with Democratic nominee Terry Goddard (last month) and Libertarian Barry Hess (today, immediately following Brewer). Brewer gave long answers to several questions asked by host Steve Goldstein, who was only able to get one listener's question in before the interview ended.
That caller expressed dismay at how the governor and her advisors had handled the questions surrounding her health. He asked her if she had had a biopsy and whether she was okay. Brewer recapped her previous statements about feeling fine and said she would not run for governor if she was not feeling fine. Goldstein then asked her about the line between public and private information, and Brewer bemoaned the efforts to peel away private layers. (She also did not address the caller's apparent reference to her advisor Chuck Coughlin's initial response raising rumors of Goddard's sexual orientation 20 years ago.)
We welcome your comments about this post. Or, if you have something unrelated on your mind, please e-mail to info-at-arizonaspolitics-dot-com. Thanks.
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