Vermont State Employees, Support WGDR through the VT Shares Program by 11/7
Vermont state employees! Please consider supporting Central Vermont Community Radio through the annual VTShares program now until November 7.
Make a gift today and get a Charitable Contribution Tax Credit for every dollar you pledge. Go to VTShares.Vermont.Gov to pledge today.
Do you work for the state of Vermont or know someone who does? Consider supporting Central Vermont Community Radio through the annual VTShares program.
From now until Friday, November 7, state employees can sign up to donate directly to nonprofits like WGDR directly from their paycheck. You can make a one time gift or set up monthly giving. You will get a Charitable Contribution Tax Credit for every dollar you pledge.
This is a quick, secure, and easy way to support community radio in central and northern Vermont.
Go to VTShares.Vermont.Gov to pledge today.
THANK YOU!
We just raised the most fundrive money ever!
As of 10/22 we have met the $25,000 big, big goal! This is the most we have ever raised in one fundrive, in the history of the station (52 years!). You all came together to continue to fund the programming you count on and to keep radio accessible to all. Thank you so much!
Wow! That was one heck of a Fall Fundrive. Thank you to every single one of you who gave.
As of 10/22, we met our $25,000 big, big goal! That is the most we have ever raised in one fundrive, in the history of the station (52 years!). You all came together to continue to fund the programming you count on and to keep radio accessible to all. Thank you so much!
We also crushed all our other goals!
📻 21 new monthly, sustaining donors (most ever in a drive!). These folks have come together to add another $2,500 to our annual support. This means $15K of our total budget is supported by sustainers. Wow!
📻 41 returning donors, who haven't given in a few years - a record!
📻 57 donors who stream us live at WGDR.org - so close to a record!
📻 66 new donors - a record!
📻 Over 250 donors total
Community radio matters more than ever. Thank you for investing in us as we give it right back to you everyday on the airwaves!
Each Fundrive we give out a Fundrive MVP (Most Valuable Programmer) Award to thank the person(s) who stepped up in extra fun and drivin' ways. Congrats to our Fundrive MVPs, Alan LePage and Steven Farnham for crushing not one, but two matches during their three shows. These guys gave you 9 hours of Curse of the Golden Turnip and motivated $8K in total impact/giving during the drive. Their names are now sharpeed on the cowbell alongside our other MVPs - our highest honor. Thanks, Alan & Steven!
Central Vermont Community Radio continues to be 75% funded by individuals like you. This is why our fundrives - twice a year - are so critical to funding the station.
The addition of all our new sustainer will now help fund over $14K in expenses each year. A small monthly gift by these folks, adds up in a big way for the station.
Once again thank you to all our matching donors during this drive. This made a huge difference! Thanks to our many generous anonymous major donors, to Larry Kressley and George Kimmerling, our CVCR Board of Directors, and our underwriters East Hill Tree Farm, Galaxy Books, and VT Arts Council!
We are back to normal programming this week! Phew!
You didn't miss your chance to give either. We're still accepting donations to the station for the rest of the year. All our funds help us make budget adjustments across the year in other areas that are far less reliable than our listeners! Thank you for making us part of how you support your community.
As always, thanks for listening and for supporting WGDR & WGDH!
Llu Mulvaney-Stanak
Executive Director, Central Vermont Community Radio
p.s. Thank you to everyone who sent in fan mail to the station and left such great comments on the drive site. This powers the programmers for months to come, knowing there is such support out there for what they work so hard to do each week on the air.
New Show Application Window
Our fall new show application window is open now until the end of October. We are prioritizing shows that can help us build up our local news coverage, tell the stories of our community, provide listener interaction with call-in shows, and/or that captures the lives and experiences of our diverse community members. We are still accepting locally curated music shows, but they need to expand upon the music shows you currently already hear on the air. Please listen to what the station already sounds like and consider this as you apply! What could you add to the mix? Apply today!
New Show Application update as of September, 2025.
We are proud to have nearly 70 local shows on the airwaves. This means spots of new locally made programs are limited! We still welcome anyone to apply and pitch us a show. Landing a show still requires it to be a fit with our programming needs and values, and, now, if we can find a slot that works for you and the station.
All new shows are vetted by our Programming Committee. Going into the fall and 2026, we are prioritizing shows that can help us build up our local news coverage, tell the stories of our community, provide listener interaction with call-in shows, and/or that captures the lives and experiences of our diverse community members. We are still accepting locally curated music shows, but they need to expand upon the music shows you currently already hear on the air. Please listen to what the station already sounds like and consider this as you apply! What could you add to the mix?
We also have a running wait list, for local shows that are accept, but a schedule slot doesn’t fit, yet. These folks are also encouraged to join us as show subs or be involved in the station in other ways. Getting involved, beyond a show, is a great way to move you "up the waiting" list when a slot that works for you opens up.
For fall, 2025 applications here is the timeline:
Open apps September & October.
Programming Committee Review in November
New Programmer Training December & January
Get A Free CVCR Travel Mug
New for the Fall Fundrive, any new monthly sustaining donor will get our new travel mug as our thanks for giving. Plus, your new gift will be doubled by the CVCR Board for the drive. It’s a win/win/win! Give today!
New for the Fall Fundrive, any new monthly sustaining donor will get our new travel mug as our thanks for giving. Plus, your new gift will be doubled by the CVCR Board for the drive. It’s a win/win/win!
How to set up a monthly gift to CVCR:
Online: Go to WGDR.org, click donate, choose monthly donation, enter your amount and info. Consider covering processing fees, but skip the tip!
Via check: Ask your bank to send a check monthly (many do this for free), made out to CVCR, 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT 05667 or send it yourself!
From your IRA: Ask your financial advisor to set up a monthly check (like a bank) and send to the info above.
Sustaining donors are the game changes for the programming costs of the station. We can count on you, just like you count on us! Thank you for being one of the 25 new sustainers we’re welcoming to the donor team by October 12!
Thanks to local artist Diana Clark for this great sticker design!
Fall Fundrive September 26-October 12
Two weeks of extra great local programming is coming up, with special guests, live music, and surprises - it's our Fall FUNdrive, September 26-October 12!
With your support, we will raise the most ever—$25K in just 15 days! If you have yet to give to the station this year, this is a really fun way to do it. Learn more and how to give here.
Two weeks (and a couple of extra days) of extra great programming is coming up starting Friday, September 26 running through Sunday, October 12! We’ll have special guests, extended shows, live music, and surprises!
With your support, we will raise $25K in a little over two weeks!
Fundrive donor perks!
A gift of $52 or more gets you a limited edition WGDR/WGDH sticker. Show it off!
A gift of $250 or more will snag you anything of your choice from our swag shop!
All donors who give during our two-week drive will be entered to win tickets to upcoming concerts or a Bread and Puppet banner.
Cowbell Ringing Fundrive Goals:
Raise $25,000 (or more!) to keep the great programming you love and rely on going.
Meet our Matches! Across the fundrive we will have $8,000 in special "match" days. On a match day, if you give $25, it becomes $50. Thanks to our many generous anonymous major donors, our CVCR Board of Directors, and our underwriters East Hill Tree Farm, Galaxy Books, and VT Arts Council! Tune in for the match days on:
9/26-9/28: Kick Off Weekend Match. Up to $1,700 will be matched from our underwriters! Thanks to Galaxy Books, East Hill Tree Farm, and the VT Arts Council.
New Donor & New Sustainer Match. Up to $1,450 will be matched from our fabulous CVCR board for any new donor or new sustainer until we run out of the match!
Sundays, Curse of the Golden Turnip Show Match from 7-10am. Up to $2,500 from our generous major donors. Please note, other matches don’t apply during this show, we can’t double match!
10/10-10/12: Last Weekend Match. Up to $2,500 from a major donor gift from Larry Kressley & George Kimmerling.
Show Goals! Tune in for our programmers will be setting their own show goals to encourage listeners to give during their show. Help make their day (and ring that cowbell!) by giving during the shows you love. A dozen of our local shows are doing special show pages to raise $200 each. Check those out on the Give Butter site if you want to make your gift count toward their goals. Please note, we are trying this out, not all shows are doing this!
25 new sustaining donors. Think of it as one of your many streaming services. What monthly value do we provide to your listening needs? $10/mo? $15/mo? $25/mo?
50 streamer donors. We see you, streamers! Thank you for listening from near and far online.
50 new donors. We love first-time donors! You build our capacity across our listening area.
50 returning donors. Not given to the station yet this year? This is for you! Not given in a few years, this is for you too! We miss you and appreciate your support.
There are lots of fun goals to hit (and ring that cowbell) that you can be part of helping us reach. If you have yet to give to the station this year, this is a really fun way to do it. Learn more and how to give here.
Make a gift today!
Give securely by either:
When you give or pledge a check online you can leave us a message about your favorite shows or why you love WGDR & WGDH. This is what you hear programmers read on the air as part of our gratitude for you all!
Give online by credit card, PayPal, Venmo, or other digital wallet options. Click the box on the upper right donate button. Pick an amount or enter your own. Look for the tab at the top for "one-time" or "monthly." For digital gifts, when you complete the donation, you will be asked if you want to cover the credit card processing fee or us (optional!) and a tip (to GiveButter, the platform), that tip is optional and does NOT come to us. Click the drop-down box for that and choose "$0." to skip this tip!
Give by check, you can pledge on this online platform (so we know it is coming). Choose "check" and enter your information. Then, send that check made out to “CVCR” and mail it to WGDR/WGDH, 123 Pitkin Road Plainfield, VT 05667. Thank you!
Text to donate: WGDRDONATE. A link will pop up and you can give securely.
After you donate, your donation will show up in the community donor scroll at the side of this page. Thank you so very much.
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 fundrive dates 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 our Executive Director, Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org or at (802) 276-0365.
Thank you for supporting WGDR/WGDH!
Central Vermont Community Radio (CVCR) is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Donations are tax-deductible under state and federal law.
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!