Fall FunDrive Special Programming!
We’ve got two+ weeks of special, creative, surprising, and delightful programming for the Fall Fundrive! This is when our programmers go above and beyond, try new things, bring in special guests, live music fills the airwaves, and we even add extra shows. We have a little of everything and we hope you enjoy it. Click through to catch the line up. Thanks for tuning in and giving by October 12 to help us hit that $25,000 goal!
We’ve got two+ weeks of special, creative, surprising, and delightful programming coming up for you during our spring Fundrive! This is when our programmers go above and beyond, try new things, bring in special guests and even add extra shows! Some might even have live music from the station! We have a little of everything and we hope you enjoy it. Below is most of what we plan to do. Thanks for tuning in and giving by October 12 to help us hit that $25,000 goal!
Week One: September 26-October 4
Friday, September 26
7am: A fundrive special PORTAL music with DJ Levi.
9am-1pm: An extended MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR with Tonio.
1pm-3pm: NOW PLAYING a new music show, fresh with drive hype, with DJ Llu.
Saturday, September 27
9am-11am: Extended KITCHEN PERMACULTURE with Rebecca!
2pm-4pm: Box Full of Blues with John Foster - Featuring live music from Blue Fox.
4pm-7pm: Acoustic Harmony with Mark Michaelis - Featuring the new music round up to start the show with the best of the newest folk & Americana releases, then turning to feature folk songs for the first days of Autumn for the second half of show.
7-10pm: Jagler Katz Worm Hole - Extended Jagler Katz Worm Hole. Live music and more.
Sunday, September 28
7am-10am: Curse of the Golden Turnip with Alan LePage and Steven Farnham - With special guests and lots of pitching. Every gift, up to $2,500 raised during this show will be matched all drive long!
4pm-5pm: Extra DISCOVERANCES w/ DJ Savannah - Music from our own library, curated for you.
9-11pm: DJ Eben Flow extra Fundrive music show!
Monday, September 29
9am-11am: Extended Eggs on Toast w/ DJ Kelly
5-7pm: Now Playing with DJ Llu, a new music show with a drive twist!
7-9pm: DJ Eben Flow extra Fundrive music show!
Tuesday, September 30
11am-3pm: Extended DJ Eben Flow extra Fundrive music show!
5-6pm: An Extra EGGS ON TOAST w/ DJ Kelly with a mashup with Still Life!
Wednesday, October 1
9am-11am: Extended QUILTING HOUR with Maura.
3pm-6pm: Extended Country & Western Sounds in Modern Music with DJ Barry. Usual great new country music 3-4pm, then, break out those fingerless gloves and mirrored shades for an hour of synthwave, outrun, and other retro-inspired beats that'll get you in the fund drive spirit. Hear modern classics from acts like Kavinsky and Mitch Murder, as well as the artists that inspired them.
7-9pm: WoodWarbler’s Jazz Grass with Brian, a special 20th year on the air celebration!
Thursday, October 2
7-8am: Morning Mixtape with DJ Llu - Wake up Thursday and jump into a mix of music to get your morning started right!
12-4pm: Extended Unshelved with J Kramer!
4-5pm: DJ Levi’s extra Fundrive music show!
5-6pm: The last Letters & Politics (they are retiring!)
Friday, October 3
7-8am: Morning Mixtape with DJ Llu - Wake up Friday and start the best day of the week with a mix of music to get you moving and grooving.
9am-11am: Extended The Magical Mystery Tour with Tonio
11am-1pm: DJ Llu & Erica Heilman with the “Fundrive Around and Find Out Show!” Music, musings, calls, rants, raves, and maybe some singing if you are lucky.
1-3pm: DJ Eben Flow extra Fundrive music show!
Saturday, October 4
2pm-4pm: Box Full of Blues with John Foster - Featuring live music from Blue Fox.
4pm-7pm: Acoustic Harmony with Mark Michaelis - Featuring the new music round up to start the show with the best of the newest folk & Americana releases, then featuring the "all Vermont showcase".... featuring all Vermont folk & Americana artists for the second half of the show. Tune in for a surprise guest co-host as well!
7-10pm: Jagler Katz Worm Hole - Extended Jagler Katz Worm Hole.
Week Two: October 5-12
Sunday, October 5
7am-10am: Curse of the Golden Turnip with Alan LePage and Steven Farnham - Extended three-hour show. With special guests and lots of pitching. Every gift, up to $2,500 raised during this show will be matched all drive long!
10am-noon: Extra Immanent Grove with Conni Show!
2-5pm: Extended Swivel Radio with DJ Effery
Monday, October 6
10am-noon: Extended Cuneiform Radio with Kyle with special guest, poet Ron Padgett!
5-7pm: DJ Levi’s extra Fundrive music show!
Tuesday, October 7
11am-3pm: Extended DJ Eben Flow extra Fundrive music show!
3-6pm: An Extended Edition of Listen Up! with host Bill Nowlan.
Wednesday, October 8
1-4pm: Extended Rubber Room with Dan, featuring special musical selections and ways for listeners to “play along!”
6-7pm: An extra Pitter Patter Radio show with DJ Pat.
7-9pm: WoodWarbler’s Jazz Grass with Brian, featuring guests from WGDR’s past - programmers, staff, and more!
Thursday, October 9
7-8am: Morning Mixtape with DJ Llu - Wake up Thursday and jump into a mix of music to get your morning started right!
9am-10:30am: Relocalizing Vermont with Carl will welcome James Hanlon, owner of the Savoy Theater in Montpelier to talk about what the art house theater is offering the community, and the challenges of running an art house theater in an age of streaming services and post-Covid. Then, Richard Smith and Jon Copans on building business resilience to flooding--what works, what's being done, and why some things that work aren't being done.
10:30am-12pm: A special EGGS ON TOAST with DJ Kelly with special guests, her parents!
12-4pm: Extended Unshelved with J Kramer!
4pm-6pm: Frey’s special fundrive show!
Friday, October 10
7-8am: Morning Mixtape with DJ Llu - Wake up Friday and start the best day of the week with a mix of music to get you moving and grooving.
9am-11am: Extended The Magical Mystery Tour with Tonio
11am-1pm: Maura’s Special Fundrive show!
1-3pm: DJ Eben Flow extra Fundrive music show!
Saturday, October 11
8-10am: An extra music morning show with DJ Levi and friends.
2pm-4pm: Box Full of Blues with John Foster - TBD
4pm-7pm: A Special Acoustic Harmony with Mark Michaelis - Local Vermont singer songwriter Jess O'Brien will join Mark on the show to share live songs from her brand new release and to talk about the new album. Jess will be going live on the air around 5pm!
7-10pm: Jagler Katz Worm Hole - Extended Jagler Katz Worm Hole with live music and more!
Sunday, October 12
7am-10am: Curse of the Golden Turnip with Alan LePage and Steven Farnham - With special guests Llu Mulvaney-Stanak, the Executive Director of Central Vermont Community Radio and lots of pitching. Every gift, up to $2,500 raised during this show will be matched all drive long!
4pm-5pm: Extra DISCOVERANCES w/ DJ Savannah - Music from our own library, curated for you.
7-9pm: Special Fundrive Drive Celebration Wrap Party with DJ Kind & Levi!
9-11pm: Corey and family jump in on the Wrap Up Party & Celebration!
Fall FunDrive Donor Contest!
Here at CVCR, every fundrive donor is a winner in our books. Give by October 12 and you will be entered to win a prize like tickets to local shows, a Bread and Puppet banner, or even something from our Swag Store!
We appreciate every single dollar and put it all toward keeping the station sounding great. With your help, we will meet every goal of the 2025 Fall FunDrive, especially that $25,000 big goal.
There are lots of ways to give:
Go to the drive website and donate by credit card, venmo, PayPal or more.
Or on the drive site pledge a check and then send it made out to “CVCR” and mail it to the station at WGDR, 123 Pitkin Rd. Plainfield, VT 05667.
Every donor who gives by October 12 will be entered to win a prize or receive a perk!
A gift of $250 or more, will snag you anything of your choice from our swag shop!
A gift of $52 or more gets you a brand new, limited edition “CVCR Tower” sticker. Show it off! Sticker design by local artist Diana Clark.
All donors who give during our two-week drive will be entered to win prizes donated by Vermont businesses and organizations. Plus, we have tickets to shows like:
Neko Case at the Flynn January 11, 2026Shakey Graves at Higher Ground, December 18
a Bread & Puppet Banner
Vermont Philharmonic at Highland Arts Center, October 18
Blind Boys of Alabama at Spruce Peak Arts, December 19
Show incentives: Tune in to hear more!
We will also have individual show incentives for giving levels. Tune in to hear more!
CVCR Contest Rules
Anyone who donated online or by check dated during our Fall Fundrive, September 26-October 12, will be entered to win one of the incentive prizes donated from local businesses and organizations. You must donate during the dates of the fundrive to be eligible to win. Per station policy, no paid staff, programmers, volunteers, board, or contractors are eligible to win.
Any questions can be sent to Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org or at (802) 276-0365.
Thank you for supporting WGDR/WGDH!
Very Vermonty Auction a Vast Success
We are delighted to tell you that our first Very Vermonty Auction was a vast success!
A big thank you to the 67 businesses, individuals, and organizations who donated goods, services, and experiences. We had 88 folks in on the fun of bidding and estimate we will raise about $4K once folks settle up on their winning items. Thank you very much!
We are delighted to tell you that our first Very Vermonty Auction was a vast success!
Every dollar raised helps pay for the programming all of us love and rely on here on WGDR and WGDH. A big thank you to the 67 businesses, individuals, and organizations who donated goods, services, and experiences.
The bidding frenzy over the items was exciting to watch! We had 88 folks in on the fun of bidding and estimate we will raise about $4K once folks settle up on their winning items. Not everyone was able to walk away a winner with an item, but we hope you had fun and you are all winners in our hearts.
This is a big deal for our first time doing an auction like this. Thank you all!
These results are a great example of the team spirit between our programmers, board, local business community, and our listeners. It’s also a hat tip to our continued creative approach to raising the funds to support this great community radio station. Thank you very much!
Win Concert Tickets in September
Our Higher Ground partnership continues into the fall with chances to win tickets for the following concerts during the following shows:
Grand Points North
Matt Heckler
Lucero
A Band of Brothers
and Neighbor + Tom Hamilton
Click through to find the shows to tune in for to win the tickets.
Our Higher Ground partnership continues into the fall with chances to win tickets for the following concerts during the following shows:
Grand Points North (9/12-9/13, yes both nights) getting given away on Future Reflections with DJ Syd on September 2;
Matt Heckler (9/21) on Woodwarbler's Jazzgrass with Brian on September 17;
Lucero (9/24) on the Monday Drive at 2pm with Corey on September 22;
A Band of Brothers (9/27) on Woodwarbler's Jazzgrass with Brian on September 24;
and Neighbor + Tom Hamilton (9/27) on Discoverances with DJ Savannah September 14.
Tune in on these WGDR shows the week before the concert date listed to catch a chance to win the tickets.
Upcoming Programming To Tune For & Show Changes
We hope you have been enjoying the five new local programs that started this summer.
We've also had a few shows depart, take a summer break, or are on a radiobattical. This includes Peter Goreau’s long running show Spanning the Chasm, Audio Ergo Sum, with Darien and Ruby, All the Crooked Saints with DJ Sacramento, Mermaid Avenue, and Structurally Unsound, with Yardain. Where Do We Go From Here?, with DJ Mittens was a summer show.
Click through to read the latest on upcoming programming in the next few weeks, new shows, and shows taking a break from our local line up.
Be sure to tune in for these upcoming shows:
Thursday, August 21 at 6pm catch the monthly Radio RoundUp featuring an interview with Kris Gruen, the acting Director of the Creative Campus and hear about the changes coming to the old Goddard campus. Levi interviews programmer and Program Committee member, Maura Quinn, as well as Merry Gangemi, a long time programmer, about the role community radio has in our current times.
The second Thursday of the month at 6pm is the new local show, Hyper Local Dispatch hosted by Syd and Natasha. The show will get Plainfielders up to speed about what is happening in the village, while also highlighting how local governance functions. Syd & Natasha hope that bringing people easy to digest local news, they can strengthen community ties and engagement, especially in the face of an increasingly authoritarian and fascist state. You can catch their show from last week in our archives still.
Saturday, September 13 at 10am, the Civic Standard's Civic Radio Project will be its's last in its 6 month run as our collaboration with them.
We hope you have been enjoying the new local programs that started this summer: Eggs on Toast on Mondays at 9am with Kelly, Thursdays at 12pm, Unshelved with J Kramer and on the 1st Thursday of the month at 6pm the Broken Bois Collective, Sex Fly with DJ Benge, on the 1st Saturdays at 10am, and DJ Rhizosphere's Under the Covers on the 3rd Saturdays at 10am.
We've had a few shows depart and take a break this summer as well. Long-time programmer Peter Goreau has stepped back from his show Spanning the Chasm on Sundays at 2pm. We hope to welcome Peter back in the coming months. Other shows taking a break include, Audio Ergo Sum, with Darien and Ruby every other Sunday at 10am, All the Crooked Saints with DJ Sacramento Tuesdays at midnight, Mermaid Avenue on Tuesdays at 12pm with Trevor, and Structurally Unsound, with Yardain, every other Tuesdays at 9am. Where Do We Go From Here?, Fridays at 11am with DJ Mittens was a summer show only and Mittens has gone back to college for the fall. Each of these show slots now have music syndicated shows airing instead. Check our schedule for the latest line up.
Our fall fundrive will be running Friday, September 26-October 12 and will have all the surprises, extra local programming, and special guests you've come to love. We'll be tell you more about it on the air soon!
A Very Vermonty Auction is Live
The Very Vermonty Auction is now open! Bid until August 17. Dozens of unique, fun, and exciting items are up for you to win.
And, if you don’t see an item you want to bid on, please consider leaning into our “season of new sustainers!” We’re looking to get 25 supporters to become a new monthly donor by Labor Day. For just $5 a month, you could fund the WGDR/WGDH programming you love and rely on. It’s like bidding on the station AND winning it all at once!
Updated 8-2-25
The Very Vermonty Auction is now open as of August 2nd.
Our very first Very Vermonty Auction is live and ready for you to bid, bid, bid. We have over 60 items, experiences, and one-of-a-kind WGDR moments to win. Head over to the website now to register, start bidding, and then keep tabs on your items. The highest bids by August, 17, will be the winners!
Dozens of unique, fun, and exciting items are posted for you to bid on now. Some of these include:
Hand printed art from Bread & Puppet, Mary Azarian, and Hard Press Print Shop (pictured right).
Dinner out at Nacho Mama, Outer Spice, Positive Pie, Sambel's Food Truck, and Burlington great eats at Poppy Cafe, Mister Fancy’s, Frankie’s, and more.
Truly unique WGDR experiences including a voice greeting recorded by Rumble Strip's Eric Heilman, co-host a music show, live, with DJ Llu, a private garden coaching session with Alan LePage, and more!
Family adventures to ECHO in Burlington, the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury, VINS in Woodstock, Kingdom Trail Association passes, Mad River Glen passes, and more.
Live music and comedy - Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Ani DiFranco, Spruce Peak Arts, Hill Farmstead Brewery Harvest Festival of Ales and Lager, the Vermont Comedy Club, and more.
Home and garden items, sourdough baking class, pet consultations, and more!
When you sign up to bid you will be asked:
For a PayPal account or credit card to have on file. This ensures winning bids, at the end of the auction, are processed securely and quickly. You will be prompted to confirm your win before a charge is made. You will not be charged if you do not win. We do not use credit card information for any other purposes.
You will be asked to cover processing fees. This saves WGDR money! We appreciate if you cover them, but it is not required.
You can be public or an anonymous bidder. Either way is still fun!
And, if you don’t see an item you want to bid on, please consider leaning into our “season of new sustainers!” We’re looking to get 25 supporters to become a new monthly donor by Labor Day. For just $5 a month, you could fund the WGDR/WGDH programming you love and rely on. It’s like bidding on the station AND winning it all at once!
Or, buy some station swag! We have hats, tshirts (with the new tower design and in kid sizes), bags, and more for sale on our website.
Take good care folks and thanks for listening, and soon, bidding!
