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Oct 21, 2011

Fall Pledge Week: Grading WAMU’s Donation Gifts

It’s that time again! WAMU, home to many a local broadcasting treasure, is again asking its listeners for cash. As we did last time around, we thought we’d grade the crop of gifts offered to particularly generous donators.

May 12, 2011

Pledge Week: Grading WAMU’s Donation Gifts

The District’s NPR outlet, WAMU, is currently asking its listeners for money — and given the frequency with which the station uses its airwaves to solicit donations, you may be considering tossing some cash their way. While helping to keep hard-working reporters at work and Diane Rehm’s voice on the Washington airwaves is arguably its own reward, we were curious about this year’s gifts — you know, the knicknacks that the station hands out. Do they stand up next to the PBS golf umbrella, the unanimous champion of the pledge drive giveaway? Let’s find out!

 
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