Hey, It’s Photo Friday!

It’s fundraising time yet again. Can’t escape it. And the process has evolved over the years. When I started here at the station, pledge was a two-week period in March. That slowly became three, then four, then more – and then multiple times of year, plus special programs called TOOPs (target of opportunity pledge). Basically, the cost of running a statewide television network is not small so we carve out those times of the year where we come to you, the viewer, to ask for your support. It’s necessary and important. Doesn’t mean it’s something we all look forward to. Still, I’ve some fond memories of pledge drives past. Here’s a sign I spotted in one of my rambles around the building. Chances are, it may have graced the set of a fundraiser some 28 years back…