Call WKMS, 800.599.4737, Wednesday, 4-6 p.m.!

So that's the beginning of my on-air guest letter. Yep, I'm heading to Murray tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 4-6 p.m., to help raise money for one of my very favorite things ever, WKMS radio. I LOVE WKMS. Promotion and Development Director Ronda Gibson — she and I will be on-air together — reached out to us right as we were starting iList Paducah last year, suggesting we do a swap. So we've had the WKMS logo and link on our home page right from the beginning, and WKMS airs our iList Paducah plugs several times each Wednesday. Plus, I've been interviewed by Station Manager Kate Lochte, and DJ Urban Kobbb got to do a neat guest slot on Ports of Call in July. We're big fans. But here's the real reason I love WKMS. I have a secret crush: That's Ira Flatow of Science Friday. I totally just swiped that photo — sorry Getty Images. Ira Flatow is the only person on the planet who can make science sexy. You can hear him on Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m. So the truth is, we all love WKMS. It's a free service. Which is great. But free services need money to operate. We couldn't, for example, do what we do with iList Paducah without the generous support of our amazing sponsors. Therefore, if you listen and enjoy WKMS, please call in — ideally when I'm on, but anytime will do — and offer up some love. Any amount of love is needed and appreciated. The number is: 800.599.4737. If you call during my segment, not only will you receive an iList Paducah T-shirt, Ronda and I will have a little toast in your honor. It is smack-dab in the middle of cocktail hour after all, and I'll be packing a cooler. That number again is: 800.599.4737.

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