Posted by chicagomedia.org on March 21, 2009 at 14:00:30:
Fans of WBEZ contributed over 1 million dollars in one week to Chicago Public Radio. CPR was able to end the 2009 Spring drive nine hours earlier than projected because of the unexpectedly high outpouring. By comparison, the Spring 2008 pledge drive raised $1.15 million, but took 11 days of on-air pitching. This year, they raised just over $1 million in only six days.