By Mark Malinowski

I think that public broadcasting, radio and television is more telephone oriented than any other broadcast media. We have, for years, relied on the telephone to ask for the funds it takes to run our operations. Where would pledge drives be without the phone? Well, we are finding out, thanks to the pandemic. It wasn’t possible to have a room full of volunteers to answer phones, so we found that we can also rely on our website for our fabulous listeners to provide the support needed, and it certainly worked. We conducted two very successful “quiet” drives, relying completely on our website for support. When we started the third one, the response wasn’t quite the same. We were certainly getting support, but not to the extent that the previous “quiet” drives saw. Then our Interim General Manager, Jonathan Palevsky gave out our business phone number. The response was immediate. The drive, which started off “quiet” and ended “no so quiet,” was a huge success.

This just proves that while we all like our technology, there is no substitute for human contact... READ THE REST HERE

Kati Harrison plays your requests every Friday evening during our long-running request show, Listener's Choice. You can request your favorite music anytime by emailing listenerschoice@wbjc.com or by visiting us on Facebook. You can even call in during the week (410-580-5800) and we'll make sure Kati gets your request!

If you’ve listened to the afternoon show today, or perhaps Listener’s Choice this past Friday, you will have heard that today, June 27th, was my last day on WBJC. Some of you have likely already heard that I’m only going up two hours on I-95 to Philadelphia, to take over the morning slot on WRTI. I apologize if this time change interferes with your listening habits if you made a point of listening to me, which I have heard from some of you is the case, and I couldn’t be more grateful for your support over the past few years (and I assure those who have emailed me over the past few days that I will get back to you in short order)... READ THE REST HERE

Kim joins the WBJC family as the new Business Manager and will be an integral part of the behind-the-scenes operations that keep the station up and running. Kim was the business manager at WEAA for 9 years and brings with him a wealth of knowledge of public radio and a love of Baltimore.

Judith Krummeck will be at Bethany Beach Books on August 28th at 7pm for a meet and greet signing of Old New Worlds. More information available here.

Call 855-WBJC-CAR or donate securely online.  Click here to see how easy it is!

At the outset, you should understand that my purpose here is to alert clients, professional advisors, and others that the following information should be given credence and thoughtful consideration for the protection of assets, inheritances, and your general legacy, all of which may now be considered to be under attack (for all practical purposes) in 2021. Let’s begin with the following alert... READ MORE HERE