WAMU 88.5
: Support
As a WAMU Leadership Circle member, you provide significant annual support to WAMU 88.5 and are one of the station's philanthropic leaders. Your investment in WAMU ensures that the station continues to provide the highest quality news, information and entertainment to its listeners. Contributions at the Leadership Circle level demonstrate your commitment to securing the long, healthy, and independent future of public radio. Please note Leadership Circle benefits are extended to two people.
The Splendid Table's Lynne Rossetto Kasper Speaks with Pati Jinich
The Splendid Table host Lynne Rossetto Kasper and chef, writer and television host Pati Jinich talk about Mexican cuisine, the history of some popular dishes, and cooking by feeling rather than by sticking closely to a recipe in a book.
Exclusive Leadership Circle Benefits
As a part of the Leadership Circle, you provide crucial unrestricted funds that enable WAMU to bring unequaled local and national programs to our listeners in the DC metropolitan region, as well as distribute our content nationally and internationally. Membership in the Leadership Circle offers substantial personal rewards as well:
To join WAMU's Leadership Circle now, please use our secure online donation forms.
Angel $50,000+
- WAMU 88.5 host attendance at cocktail party or dinner in your home
- Monthly on-air recognition for one year on The Diane Rehm Show or Kojo Nnamdi Show as an Angel level donor
Visionary $25,000-$49,999
- Sponsor a live presentation or performance in studio or theater
- Monthly on-air recognition for one year on The Diane Rehm Show or Kojo Nnamdi Show as a Visionary level donor
Director $10,000-$24,999
- Private lunch with General Manager & on-air personality
- Monthly on-air recognition for one year as a Director level donor
Broadcaster $5,000-$9,999
- Private lunch with the General Manager
- Invitation to 2 Salon Series Events
- Monthly on-air recognition for one year as a Broadcast level donor
Producer $2,500-$4,999
- Small group coffee with General Manager & on-air personality
- Invitation to 1 Salon Series Event
- 3 Day Sponsorships
Patron $1,200-$2,499
- Invitation to Annual Leadership Circle Reception with WAMU 88.5 celebrities
- Recognition in WAMU 88.5’s Annual Report
- Behind the scenes tour at WAMU 88.5 studios
- 1 Day Sponsorship – share a personal message on-air 3 times on a day of your choice
Leadership Circle benefits are extended to two people. For the purpose of recognition, anonymity is available to all Leadership Circle donors upon request.
For additional information about the Leadership Circle, please contact Melanie McCarty, Major Gifts Officer, at mmccarty@wamu.org202.885.1238. To join WAMU's Leadership Circle now please use the links above to our secure online donation forms, or call or mail in your contribution.
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Washington, DC 20016-8082
Composing Game Soundtracks That Move 'Faster Than Light'
Sound designer Ben Prunty integrates audio into some of the most popular independent video games. He figures out how to make sounds that match the feel of the game and build tension at the perfect moments in action-packed adventures.School Pulls All-Beef Burgers From Menu, Citing Complaints
Students in a Virginia school system are now eating hamburgers with additives in them, after officials heeded their complaints about the appearance and taste of all-beef burgers it had been serving. The burgers that are now being served include a reported 26 ingredients.Boehner And Cruz, And Lew Too: Voices On The Shutdown
With a government shutdown nearing its second week, there were no signs of a new deal in Washington Sunday. But several leaders are speaking out about the impasse, even as they look ahead to the next battle: an Oct. 17 deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.Composing Game Soundtracks That Move 'Faster Than Light'
Sound designer Ben Prunty integrates audio into some of the most popular independent video games. He figures out how to make sounds that match the feel of the game and build tension at the perfect moments in action-packed adventures.-
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Public Insight
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In-Kind Donation Program
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