12/18: How to prepare for flooding.
As of midday on Monday, December 18, we have been receiving reports of the start of flooding in several areas across our listening area. Moretown and Waitsfield are watching the Mad River crest, Montpelier and Barre are both anticipating river flooding today, the Barre Auditorium has reopened as a shelter, and there is water washing over an increasing number of roads.
There is no other way to put it. This is gutting.
As your community radio station, we are once again prepared to be here for the community to share resources and updates as they are available.
In the meantime, as we watch the streams and rivers, we want to share some helpful flooding preparation suggestions from our partners at Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC). Click through to read more.
Monday, December 18, 2023
Friends of WGDR/WGDH -
We have been receiving reports of the start of flooding in a number of areas across our listening area. Moretown and Waitsfield are watching the Mad River crest, Montpelier and Barre both anticipating river flooding today, the Barre Auditorium has reopened as a shelter, and there is water washing over an increasing number of roads.
There is no other way to put it. This is gutting.
As your community radio station, we are once again prepared to be here for the community to share resources and updates as they are available.
In the meantime, as we watch the streams and rivers, we want to share this helpful email from our partners at Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC). It reminds us all of the impact going through this has on our mental health and practical steps for right now to prepare for possible flooding in your home, business, or place of work.
On behalf of everyone here at WGDR and WGDH, we are right here with you all.
Llu Mulvaney-Stanak
Station Manager, WGDR/WGDH
Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC) Pre-Flooding Reminders
It’s tough news to hear this morning that we are again facing flood impact in Central Vermont. I’m writing to you from a shelter-in-place order at my home several yards from the Mad River, which has slipped its banks. As one of my favorite colleagues and I just reminded each other: as hard as it is to think we are facing flooding again, the good part is: we know what a strong community we live in, and we all know each other a little bit better now. |
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Revisiting the potential of flooding gives me a lot of emotions and I know I’m not the only one. If you are feeling in need of mental health support, please consider these resources from Washington County Mental Health. Sincerely, |
WGDR/WGDH broadcasts at 91.1 FM in the greater Plainfield area, 91.7 FM in the hollows and hills of Hardwick and beyond, and at WGDR.org to the whole world. Our studio is located at the Eliot Pratt Center on Goddard College campus at 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT 05667.
How we are funded.
We are so grateful to the over 350 of you who supported the station this year. We put your money to good use, keeping the programming you love airing all year long. We are really proud to be supported so greatly by our listeners.
As you can see below, 84% of our funding this year has come from listeners like you. We are really proud of that! Your chance to give to CVCR for 2023 tax purposes is running out. Give today! We are so grateful to the over 350 of you who supported the station this year. We put your money to good use, keeping the programming you love airing all year long.
2023 highlights from our local talk and variety shows.
We asked some of our local talk and variety show hosts to share some of their favorite show moments from 2023. Click through to read what DJ Sacramento of “All the Crooked Saints,” Rick Agran of “Bon Mot,” and others had to share.
We asked some of our local talk and variety show hosts to share some of their favorite show moments from 2023. Here is what they shared:
Celebrating the words of “Firsts”
“Bon Mot” (a show of poetry, the spoken word, and all things word-inspired) traveled
to Hardwick in September to record Governor Madeleine Kunin reading from her new
book of poetry, Walk with Me. Kunin celebrated her 90th birthday with the debut of
her second poetry collection. She is Vermont’s first woman Governor, the US’s first
three-term woman Governor, and the US’s first Jewish Governor. She also served as
Deputy Secretary of Education and Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
after her tenure as Governor. Bon Mot also recorded and broadcast poems from
Kunin’s first book of poetry, Red Kite, Blue Sky, read live at the Old West Church in
Calais in 2020. Catch Rick Agran’s “Bon Mot” airing Sundays at 5pm.
Things That Go Bump in the Night
“It feels really powerful to bring a different kind of noise to Vermont's late-night airwaves. I know so many people who adore and depend on late-night radio, and I'm proud to help CVCR keep the nocturnal landscape weird.
That and yelling about Eurovision with my co-host in Australia.” - DJ Sacramento, host of “All the Crooked Saints,” Mondays at 10pm.
Best Songs of 2023
Many of our music programmers are sharing their favorite songs of the year. We're adding playlists all month long to our CVCR Spotify account here. We bet you find some new tunes to dig.
It's the most wonderful time of the year - best of-list season!
Many of our music programmers are taking part in sharing their favorite songs of the year. We're adding playlists all month long to our CVCR Spotify account here. Click on over and take a listen. We bet you find some new tunes to dig.
We’re Looking For New CVCR Board Members
We’re looking for a few dedicated individuals to join our board. Experience in fundraising, strategic planning, and prior board work is a plus. We highly encourage folks from a variety of backgrounds to apply to help represent the diverse community we broadcast to. Apply today, deadline is January 31.
Central Vermont Community Radio (CVCR), the nonprofit organization that is the FCC licensee for the radio stations of WGDR Plainfield & WGDH Hardwick, is seeking volunteer leaders to join its board of directors.
Board members are actively involved in helping to connect and generate resources and provide leadership for the success of the station. The board is made up of up to seven members of our local community and terms are three years, with monthly two-hour meetings and additional work in between as needed.
The work of 2024 will include helping the board transition from being a founding board to an operational board, with a focus on fundraising, strategy, and planning for the next year and beyond for the station.
The board needs various new skill sets to help us further the station’s mission. This includes looking for candidates with experience in fundraising, non-profit boards, human resource, legal, and media expertise, as well as those connected to the local arts community, cultural organizations, and foundations.
We are eager to encourage members of a wide range of identities to apply to help ensure that CVCR’s leadership is reflective of our increasingly diverse community.
The current board is accepting applications until January 31. Those interested in applying for the board can complete an application here. It includes a handful of questions and will take about 15 minutes to complete.
All applications will be reviewed by the current board and prospective candidates will be contacted to schedule an interview with the full board via zoom.
For more information, contact the CVCR Board Chair Mark Michaelis via email at: Board@WGDR.org.
Season of Gratitude
We are eager to update you on the recent generosity of our listeners:
19 donors (5 of these folks were new donors) gave for Giving Tuesday and with the CVCR board match, we almost doubled our goal and raised $1,770. What a great way to start the giving season.
We want to give a huge thank you to Lovejoy, and the rest of the folks who produced the community event Worst. Song. Ever. in November. Not only was it a massive community-raising success with 350 people in attendance, it raised $1,000 for the station.
As we kick off this season of gratitude and giving, we are coming up with some special programming for December as a way to thank listeners and mark this really big year for CVCR. Stay tuned for more on that soon.
In the meantime, we are eager to update you on the recent generosity of our listeners:
19 donors (5 of these folks were new donors) gave for Giving Tuesday and with the CVCR board match, we almost doubled our goal and raised $1,770. What a great way to start the giving season.
We want to give a huge thank you to Lovejoy, and the rest of the folks who produced the community event Worst. Song. Ever. in November. Not only was it a massive community-raising success with 350 people in attendance, it raised $1,000 for the station.
Congratulations go out to:
1st Place: Nick Gilder's Hot Child in the City by Overdue Is Fine. (This group included Chris Buckridge, WGDR/WGDH host of Predicably Unpredictable!).
2nd Place: Paul Anka's (You're) Having My Baby by Chyx.
3rd Place: Sisqo's Thong Song by Sheila Liming feat. Dave.
Two other honorable mentions:
The Melted Cakes for MacArthur Park and Cockshorts & the Lotiennes for Rub It In.
Thanks to all who turned out. We’re looking forward to next year’s event already.