Why I Support WBHM: John Kappes
Dr. John Kappes says, “I’m originally from the Cincinnati, Ohio area and I’ve been in Birmingham for 30 years. I used to drive down 280, and there were a lot of choices up and down the radio. And it just came to be that I listened to a radio station, WBHM, supported and based here at UAB, that provided insightful information that I thought was important for conducting my life from day to day and having a good knowledge-based view of my surroundings, my community, my country, and the world.”
“When I came here [to the WBHM studio] today … this is a very ‘unassuming’ environment. Obviously you guys aren’t squandering the pennies of your donors. But you walk through the hallways and you see the lives of people that this effort touches, you see the awards and the plaques and the honors. It’s the team of people. It’s the intellect. It’s the love of what you’re doing. It’s the knowledge which stems from that environment. It’s the team.”
“When the batteries burn out on the little radio in the bathroom and we don’t have news, there’s a gap. And we realize that. We feel it. We sense it. I always take the batteries out to recharge them because it’s important for us. It’s a little thing but it helps highlight the value of it once that’s missing.”
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Why I Support WBHM: Christina Ochsenbauer
Dr. Christina Ochsenbauer says, “I’m originally from Germany and now I live in Homewood, for the past 20 years. I discovered WBHM when I came here from Europe, and I like to listen to it because it provides the in-depth coverage of national and world news that I was used to from home. I couldn’t […]
Why I Support WBHM: Ryan Jones
Ryan Jones grew up in Hoover but he travels the world regularly, and he says, “I work a lot outside of Alabama … I’ve had to go to different places throughout the South and across the country, and really around the world. And one of the things that WBHM gives me is it gives me […]
Why I Support WBHM: Catherine Mayo
Catherine Mayo of Birmingham says, “I have three children, six, eight, and nine. I turn WBHM on around seven o’clock in the morning and it’s usually still playing until seven at night. Because WBHM is playing throughout our house all day, a lot of conversations are sparked that we normally would not have. And it […]
Why I Support WBHM: Brent Womble
“My name is Brent Womble. I support WBHM and I listen to it all day, every day.” “I started listening to WBHM either 2013 or 2014, and I decided to become a member in the fall fund drive of last year.” “You know, something that’s said a lot on the air during the fund drive […]
Why I Support WBHM: Josh Rutsky
“My name is Josh Rutsky. I am the coach of the Hoover High School Quiz Bowl team and I have been a member of WBHM for one year now.” “When one of my students on the high school quiz bowl team that I coach asked me, ‘Well how do you study current events? How do […]
Why I Support WBHM: Karen Sweeney
“I love that I can turn WBHM on every morning. I hear the news talked about in a rational, thoughtful, logical, well-researched way. It’s just the opposite of click bate and fake news that we’re so inundated with now.” “One of my favorite shows is Radiolab, and they recently did a piece on technology that’s […]
