LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio’s spring membership drive, the Campaign for Excellence, raised over $360,000.
The drive began April 9 with the Power Breakfast, 90 minutes of fundraising that brought in more than $25,000, and concluded April 16.
In addition to listener pledges, KPR received $62,000 in challenge grants, which are provided by an individual, company or foundation that challenges listeners to match their gift of a specific amount within a certain timeframe.
This spring, listeners who pledged during KPR’s popular Retro Cocktail Hour received a Retro Cocktail Hour pin if they gave $60 or more.
The station also partnered with the Topeka PetSmart to provide an item to the Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka for every pledge received on “Fursday” (Thursday, April 15).
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Retro Cocktail Hour is a weekly hi-fi highball of vintage bachelor pad music, exotica, private eye jazz and eccentric, overstimulated pop music of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
The show s spiced with everything from obscure Italian B-movie soundtracks and bossa nova to contemporary bands like Don Tiki, the Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys, Waitiki, the Tikiyaki Orchestra, the Italian Secret Service, Balanco and others.
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Retro Cocktail Hour is a weekly hi-fi highball of vintage “bachelor pad” music, exotica, private eye jazz and eccentric, overstimulated pop music of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.