Category Archives: Spring Pledge Drive

With constant detours, dismantling of major thoroughfares, and ever-increasing traffic congestion, the chance to listen to the radio remains one of the few pleasures associated with driving in the city of Seattle. (Lake views are nice, too.) I do listen to KEXP all day long at the office, but there’s something about cruising in theRead more...

We would like to thank everyone who helped make KEXP’s Spring Membership Drive a success -- from the league of phone room volunteers, to the local businesses who supplied delicious food, energizing coffee and even relaxing massages to keep them at the peak of their productivity, and to you especially, our donating members. KEXP survivesRead more...

We’ve heard so many inspiring stories all week long about why you power KEXP! Heartfelt testimonials from around the world have been pouring in, telling us just how much the music matters.

Membership drives are an amazing opportunity for those of us here at KEXP to be reminded of how important this station is to so many people. The music on KEXP seems so much more personal to listeners than what’s on your typical radio station. I guess you know that since you choose to listen. OurRead more...

We’re five days into the Spring Membership Drive, and a slight whiff of hysteria is starting to sweep over the staff and DJs. It could just be from living for days off of caffeine and cupcakes.

I’m Québécoise by heritage (well, half of me is, anyway). I took years and years of French in middle and high school. Our teacher, Madam Lervick, had survived the Nazi occupation and her father was a doctor who had been forced to slither through ditches to treat patients. She absolutely could not deal with theRead more...