Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesDJs Support CHIRP Radio!

Volunteers are what make CHIRP Radio run. Over 200 individuals give their time and efforts to operate the station. Here are some words from two of them who not only work behind the scenes but also make things happen on the air as DJs...

Name: Bobby Evers

When I am on air: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST every Saturday

Why I support CHIRP: As a volunteer-driven and listener-supported station, CHIRP relies on the contributions of both time and money from regular people like you and me to keep doing everything it does on the air and in the community. Support from people like us allows CHIRP to continue doing what it does, becoming Chicago’s only live and local independent community radio station today. Why YOU should support CHIRP: The biggest reason supporting CHIRP's fall campaign is important to me is because this drive is The Big One - this is the fundraising campaign that will carry CHIRP across the threshold from being an internet radio station to live FM broadcast. Now we need your help to sustain this. Why supporting CHIRP now is important: When you support CHIRP, you allow me and other CHIRP DJs to bring you great music on a public platform where we can give you new listening experiences with diverse music that you can’t hear on any other local station, providing important exposure for the station.

Name:  Amanda Walz

When I am on the air:  9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST every Sunday

The best part of being a DJ at CHIRP is:  Even though I’ve been a DJ since college, I still look for ways to take my DJ skills to the next level.  CHIRP gives me the opportunity to do this when I DJ my show every Sunday afternoon, and I have so much fun being able to do what I love for people who enjoy it.  I love the CHIRP community, and with over 240 passionate volunteers, there are so many ways to get involved and have fun with like-minded people and fellow kindred spirits like me!

Why CHIRP is important to me:  I think it's important to keep local, commercial-free radio alive and available.  By volunteering at CHIRP and being a DJ, not only do I get to share new experiences with listeners, but I also get to learn a lot about the community, radio, and music, too.

Why YOU should support CHIRP:  Your support allows me and all the other CHIRP volunteers to bring you and our listeners awesome music, be it by tuning in to listen to us on-air or by joining us at the many live events and shows hosted regularly throughout the city, like The First Time series, the Annual CHIRP Record Fair & Other Delights, and CHIRP Night at the Whistler.

People like Bobby and Amanda are what make CHIRP sucessful. Your financial support does too, so make a contribution at chirpradio.org/dontatenow!