103.3 fm WPRB’s 2013 Membership Drive kicked off this morning. My lone show of this year’s week-long drive will be on Wednesday, October 9 from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET.

You can also find me joining Molly on The Front Porch on Tuesday from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET and Chester with Totally Wired on Thursday night from 9:00 pm ET – 11:00 pm ET.

This is the one time of year that WPRB calls upon its listeners to show financial support to keep the station independent, innovative, commercial-free and competitive in a crowded digital world.

2013 also marks 25 years of my involvement with WPRB. This station means as much to me now as it did when I was a teenager and if the programming I’ve produced on WPRB has impacted you in any way I know you’ll contribute to the drive on Wednesday night.

If you’ve given in years past, I am sure I can count on you again.

I’d especially love to hear from those of you who haven’t pledged previously and get you to join the WPRB family for the first time.

This year’s theme for my program pays tribute to the state WPRB calls home – NEW JERSEY.

Expect three hours of songs about and bands from the Garden State. Please let me know if you have requests and I’ll do by best to honor them.

I’ll have ridiculous prize packages to give away each hour for those who contribute $45 or more. You’ll get solid odds to walk away with a box of records from the likes of Sub Pop, 12XU, In The Red, Don Giovanni, Sacred Bones and other labels you hear frequently on the station’s airwaves during my show.

That’s on top of the incredible WPRB-branded stickers, shirts, thermos/coffee set, knit cap and other “thank you” gifts available starting at a $15 donation level. Review this year’s designs here.

ALL PLEDGES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE, YO.

Thank you in advance for your support of WPRB’s unique freeform programming during this year’s drive. You can pledge on-line here or by calling 609-258-1033.

Pledging during my show sends a strong message that my program matters to you, but pledging at some point during the drive is really the most important thing.

Thank you!

Let’s do this!

Jon Solomon