A Great Opportunity for Us NPR Lovers

During its Fall pledge drive, WABE will be announcing its new HD channels (there will be three: the existing dual format; an all-news/talk format; and an all-music format). APRI has gotten the station to agree to a special Challenge Grant: our supporters contribute as much as we possibly can, and those dollars are restricted to helping pay for the additional NPR-type programming and/or HD equipment.

So every dollar you contribute will go specifically to help get the HD all-news/talk channel up and running. Which means it’s time for all of us to put our money where our mouths are, so to speak. You wanted more NPR-type content -- well, here comes 24 hours of it every day now let's help WABE pay for it!

The APRI Steering Committee members have dug deep and pledged $2,500. That qualifies us for a half-hour Challenge Grant, and we've selected All Things Considered on Monday, Oct. 16. Now it's your turn ­ if you guys can add another $2,500, we'll get a full hour for our Challenge Grant!

To set up the Challenge Grant, you need to contribute ahead of the pledge drive - like RIGHT NOW (this will also count as your regular membership pledge if you've been making them). Doing it by credit card is as easy as clicking here, which takes you to a special APRI - pre-pledge: page set up for us by WABE. Or you can send your check to WABE, 740 Bismark Road., NE, Atlanta, GA 30324, Attn: Irene Wreen, Treasurer; and be sure to write APRI Challenge Grant on the "For" line. The absolute deadline for your "pre-pledge" contribution to reach the station is Oct. 2.

Contributing to the APRI Challenge Grant is the First Thing You Can Do …

The second is to join us on the Phone Bank during the pledge drive. APRI has volunteered to staff the phone bank during the shift our Challenge Grant will be on: Monday, October, 16, from 2:30 to 7:00 p.m.; it takes 17 folks to do it, and we need 12 more. To sign up, call Heidi Glick at 404-370-8016, Perry Mitchell at 404-373-0842 or email atlantapri@yahoo.com. Several of us have done it before, and it's fun -- honest!

Please, Step Up and Support Atlanta's New All-News/Talk Public Radio Channel!

We know many APRI supporters haven't been contributing to WABE because you're mad at the station for not having more NPR-type programming - well, that's not true any more. Right now, you can have every penny you contribute go toward the intelligent, timely news and discussion shows you’ve been waiting for - so do it by clicking here!

The APRI Steering Committee has stepped up … now it’s your turn.

Thanks in advance for coming through,

APRI Steering Committee
atlantapublicradio.com

atlantapri@yahoo.com

P.S. Remember, contribute NOW to help set up our Challenge Grant; calling in during the pledge drive will be too late, and your contribution won't be restricted to NPR-type programming. So click here [https://secure.ga3.org/03/apri] -- and be as generous as you possibly can!