jwp@sdchema.UUCP (07/10/84)
One of the most encouraging things I've heard in weeks: KPBS (San Diego's public radio) held a special fund raising a couple of weeks ago to continue buying APHC from NPR: IT TOOK LESS THAN 15 MINUTES TO RAISE ALL THE MONEY NEEDED FOR THE NEXT YEAR!! Now that, folks, I find amazing for this town. Maybe there are more sane people out there than I've thought. John Pierce, UC San Diego sdcsvax!sdchema!jwp
bob@sdcsvax.UUCP (07/12/84)
It would have taken less than 15 minutes to get the pledges, if
(a) it hadn't been a beautiful day--most everybody was outside, and
(b) the station manager had remembered to give the phone number in
the first 3 minutes.
We were there, and it was kind of neat--amazing how quickly you can
get $4000, even with average pledges running around $10-25. Lots of
retired people (and a couple of blind folks) find PHC well worth it!