PLEDGE DRIVE WRAP-UP: We passed $7000!

Final pledge total: $7300!

We passed the $7000 mark for our pledge drive! Thank you to all those who donated and showed their support for WYOU Community Television.

We'd like to also say thanks to all the volunteers who answered phones or who helped out in the studio or on-air, to all the producers who came in to do pledge spots and especially to those producers who came in to do live shows during the pledge drive. A couple of shout outs to Beth Zurkowski and Tony Zirngible for going the extra mile and putting in the long volunteer hours.

Thank you to all the local restaurants that provided food to the volunteers during the week:
Pizza Extreme
Pizza Hut
Falbo Bros. Pizzeria
Glass Nickle Pizza
Angelos Pizza
Monte's Blue Plate Diner
Noodles and Company
Diana Greenberg

We'd also like to thank those businesses and organizations that showed their support by offering pledge premiums:
Madison Music Collective
Hinckley Design & Production
Revolution Cycles
Bellydance Superstars
Brazen Video
On the Earth Productions
Tarazod Films
A Viral Mode
Aldo Leopold Nature Center
Madison Mallards
UW Union Theater
Yoga For Children & Families
Curves - Monroe St.
Curves - Mineral Point Rd.
Curves - Monona Rd.
Curves - Raymond Rd.
Curves - Thierer Rd.
Goochi Poochi Pet Salon
Machinery Row Bicycles
Ultimate Arts Tatoo
Village Lanes
Villari's Martial Arts Center
Women's Fitness
Boulders Climbing Gym
Body in Balance
Budget Bicycle
Ford's Gym
Ring's Martial Arts
Swim West
The Dog Den
Dance On Air
Karate America - Sun Prairie
Karate America - Cottage Grove
Inner Fire Yoga
Madison Opera House
Ultrazone
Anytime Fitness - Madison
Anytime Fitness - Sun Prairie
Madison Concourse Hotel
A-Z Farm
Badger Bowl
Midwest Professional Karate
Noah's Ark
Perfect Knot Yoga Center
The Melting Pot

THANK YOU!

CURRENT PLEDGE TOTAL

Current pledge total:
$6919

Almost to $7000! Final tally coming soon. Thank you to everyone who showed their support for WYOU Community Television.

PLEDGE TALLY UPDATE

Current pledge total: $6,844!

The first fundraiser of 2009 for WYOU was March 1–8, but you can still donate.

The pledges are still being tallied each day as the checks continue to come in the mail. If you haven't yet pledged, you still can. $7,000 is within our reach! We are very pleased and thankful for the all community support we have received.

THE FINAL DAY: PLEDGE DRIVE HIGHLIGHTS

It's DAY 8 of our March Pledge Drive and the current total is $6184. Help us reach $7000. Please consider pledging in support of WYOU Community Television by calling (608) 258-9644 or donating online at wyou.org

The producers come out in force to show their support for WYOU by going LIVE in the studio all day long!

TOMMY LEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE

WISCONSIN FAMILY TIES

LAKE CITY LIFE

THE LIVING WORD

WEST AFRICA EXPERIENCE - SANKULAY WITH SPECIAL GUEST JULES AND THE ART OF THE MC

CLAIRE STRADER: THE WHITE HOUSE FARMER

HINDU PERSPECTIVES

ALAN TALEGA AND FRIENDS - STAND UP COMEDIANS IN THE STUDIO

MAD ROLLIN' DOLLS - THEIR FIRST EVER TELEVISED ROLLER DERBY

DAY 7: PLEDGE DRIVE HIGHLIGHTS

Between 1:00 to 3:00 pm today, rain or shine, come on down to the parking lot of the WYOU Studios and meet the infamous Bob from Cooking With Bob. Never before seen on camera, Bob makes a special appearance in support of the WYOU March Pledge Drive. Look for the smoking grill at 609 E. Washington Avenue in Madison.

It's a full day of LIVE TV!

COOKING WITH BOB IN THE PARKING LOT!
Bob setting up the shotBob brought the meat while other folks stopped by at various times to throw things on the grill including a squash, onions, raw pizza dough, leftover pizza, a biscuit, a dinner roll, fish, English Christmas pudding, a sculpture of potatoes, broccoli and shallots held together with toothpicks, and a piñata in the shape of a turkey.

MAD PROGRESS TV AND THIRD WORLD ISSUES: SPECIAL HOST JOHN QUINLAN OF THE RADIO PROGRAM FORWARD FORUM

DANE BUY LOCAL

EL BARRIO

CATFISH STEVENSON - BLUES GUITAR IN THE STUDIO

LAZY SUSAN WITH SPECIAL GUEST A ROYAL CLARK

Here we are at the end of Day 7 and so far we've raised a total $5809.00! It's short of the goal, but we are very pleased with the community response. There's one more day left in the pledge drive. If you haven't yet pledged, please consider making one now. $7,000 is within our reach!

DAY 6: PLEDGE DRIVE HIGHLIGHTS

WYOU's Pledge Drive gets write up in the 77 Square. Read about Bob from Cooking With Bob, and come down to the WYOU parking lot tomorrow (March 7th) at 1:00 pm to meet him in person (for the first time ever)!

BARBARA AND ROBERT PLEDGE DRIVE UPDATE
It's a green screen night in the studio.

MADISON EN VIVO HOST JORGE WELCOMES ONE OF WYOU'S YOUNGEST PERFORMING ACTS - ALEJANDRA, ESMERALDA, AND JONATHAN


JR'S BRAND NEW SHOW - BEERPOCALYPSE NOW!

DR. V SHOW

SNODGRAZ SYNIMA LIVE FROM THE WYOU STUDIO CONTROL ROOM

DAY 5: PLEDGE DRIVE HIGHLIGHTS

BARBARA AND ROBERT - PLEDGE DRIVE UPDATE
LUCIANO MATHERON'S FREEDOM OF PEACE - LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH AUTHOR JANE ANNE MORRIS
CURB MUSIC 3-HOUR SPECIAL - MR.GRASS, ROB DZ, MC STARR FROM THE FALL GUYS, YOUNG DAFI, ISODYNAMICS, LOST SOULS, HOSTED BY L.U.V. & GREG DOBYSEE THE ROB DZ YOUTUBE CLIP

CONUNDRUM 1 1/2 HOUR LIVE SHOW

DAY 4: PLEDGE DRIVE HIGHLIGHTS

We received this email from Jesse Walker today:

Hello Folks,

I just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you do everyday to keep WYOU alive and well. A source of free speech so hard to come by today.

It was so nice to be able to contribute in some small way to that end. Thank you for making that possible.

The world is now your audience thanks to WYOU's streaming video. A major upgrade. Congratulations. A job well done by a group of wonderful hard working folks.

Thank you again for allowing me to be part of WYOU. If I can be of assistance any time in the future, I am at your disposal. God bless you all.

Jesse Walker

Thanks Jesse for your wonderful support of WYOU Community Television!

BARBARA AND ROBERT PLEDGE DRIVE UPDATE

CAPITOL CITY BAND

MIND SHOCK 2-HOUR SPECIAL

UW BELLY DANCING - LIVE IN STUDIO
MIRIAM & CARMENSEE YOUTUBE CLIP

SEANASEE THE YOUTUBE CLIP

CARMENSEE THE YOUTUBE CLIP

THE BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS!

DAY 3: PLEDGE DRIVE HIGHLIGHTS

BARBARA AND ROBERT PLEDGE DRIVE UPDATESEE THE YOUTUBE CLIP

JESSE WALKER SPECIAL TWO-HOUR REQUEST SHOWSEE THE YOUTUBE CLIP

FLICK MUSIC PRESENTS DROIDS ATTACK W/ SPECIAL GUESTS MAD ROLLIN' DOLLS
SEE THE YOUTUBE VIDEO CLIP
SEE THE YOUTUBE VIDEO CLIP

GOMEROKE LIVE AT HIGH NOON SALOON

DAY 2: PLEDGE DRIVE HIGHLIGHTS

608.258.9644 - Call to donate or go online at www.wyou.org. $40 gets you a membership to the station, but we'll take any amount you wish to give. Premiums start at $50. Call or tune in to see what you can get.

We are now LIVE STREAMING on the web! Go to www.wyou.org and click the LIVE STREAMING link.

Channel 3 came down to the station to check in on our Pledge Drive. See the clip they aired last night and read the write up on their website.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BARBARA BOLAN & EDUCATION/PROGRAM DIRECTOR ROBERT LUGHAI


TAYLOR'S TECH TIPS


WISCONSIN MEGAPHONE'S STEVE SINGER WITH AARON YONDA & MATT SLOAN (OF CHAD VADER FAME) AND DW WANBERG
SEE THE YOUTUBE CLIP

BLUEGRASS CONSTELLATION
SEE THE YOUTUBE CLIP

BELLY DANCE
SEE THE YOUTUBE CLIP
SEE THE 2ND CLIP

ANIMALS HAVE RIGHTS