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🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎙️ Excited to share the latest episode of #ACloserLook on #WDIY! This month, I sat down with Chip Hurd of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Tiffany Sondergaard of ts Brand Elevation, to talk about ways to support and celebrate nonprofit organizations in the Lehigh Valley. ❤️🏙️ From corporate partnerships 🤝 to creative storytelling 📢, we explored how businesses and individuals can make a real impact. Don’t miss this insightful conversation—tune in now! 🎧👇 https://lnkd.in/eVBM_bvq Always love the chance to work with Margaret McConnell and James Zipprodt at WDIY 88.1 FM NPR

As part of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center’s recognition of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women in positions of power across the Lehigh Valley. This week, we’re focusing on Margaret McConnell (she/her), Executive Director at WDIY 88.1 FM Lehigh Valley Public Radio. McConnell will be honored at our 2025 Ridin’ with Pride GAY-LA, where she will receive the award for Incredible LGBTQ+ Community Leader. McConnell’s role at WDIY includes, “managing all aspects of the not-for-profit station’s operations with a focus on community and corporate partnerships, audience outreach, membership, fundraising, fiscal growth and fostering a collaborative, inspiring environment for the WDIY team.” McConnell feels that being a woman in leadership is “incredibly meaningful,” and she “couldn't imagine doing it anywhere but the Lehigh Valley.” She especially values the support of other non-profit leaders in the area. McConnell is a long-time financial contributor to the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center. She tries to attend every major event at the center, and even served on the board for 2 years. McConnell says her proudest accomplishment is “my 25 year relationship with my partner, Carrie Eglinton. I'm proud that I opened myself up to her love and I'm proud that we have a strong loving relationship.” She loves spending time with her “rowdy group of lesbian friends,” and says her favorite thing to do is “reading a book with my three cats nearby.”

“Never say no when an opportunity presents itself.” Listen in as Amanda Kimmel Cohen knocks our socks off with that line and the entire interview. An amazing word of inspiration to cling to. #womenshistorymonth #empowerment #herstorylv #success #growth #lehighvalley

Did you know that there is Celtic and Irish Reggae music? Neither did I until WDIY 88.1 FM World Bob Program host, Miguel Carey "Dragon Stout," played some of it on his show yesterday in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Our program hosts have such a deep breadth of knowledge and passion for music and they love to share it with our listeners. Why would I mention a music show that already played, you may be wondering? All of our music shows can be listened to for 13 days after the air date by going to our website's archive at https://lnkd.in/eXRsG8uB. Playlists can also be found for each show by visiting the website https://lnkd.in/eRNJW7JM and clicking on the show's logo. 🍀🍀Give Sunday's show a listen today as you celebrate St. Patrick's Day. 🍀 🍀

I've been a listener of public media, including WDIY, since I was a kid watching Sesame Street on PBS. In college, I was commuting back and forth at night from Allentown to Wilkes-Barre. Public radio stations were some of the only stations I could get in between those two cities. It opened my ears to jazz standards like My Funny Valentine and Strange Fruit. I expanded my musical knowledge further from commercial pop and rock, to Adult Alternative, Americana, and Folk because of public radio opening a much larger world of fantastic musicians. I had many a drive-way moment sitting in my car until a story finished on NPR. And now as Executive Director at WDIY 88.1 FM I am immersed in the daily activities of producing compelling, community-centric news and information and providing access to eclectic, niche music genres. I am living public media's value!   Today is Protect My Public Media day -- a good day to join the 75% of Americans who support continued public funding of public media.   Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ePBGkigA.