Thomas Pruett Candidate Statement

Blessed Love WPFW family,
My commitment to WPFW began over three years ago as I returned from working with many FM radio stations on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, yet my love for WPFW and its mission began over ten years ago when as a teenager in high school I found one station that I could relate to 89.3FM. Its public affair programming echoed the many ideas I had formed through my interpretation of current issues and gave me a foundation for information, as well as a reference point. At that time the Jazz did not catch me to well, still WPFW’s diverse music programming always kept me listening, from the Blues, Zitaco, Reggae, African, and also the soulful hip-hopish Jazz Cleveland would play on Friday afternoons. Now many years later I find my self loving Jazz and all thanks to WPFW because if I had only known about the Jazz many commercial stations play I could never have formed the great love I now have for Jazz music.

Three years ago I began volunteering for WPFW answering phones and helping pitch to raise money. The closer I have gotten to WPFW has made me more passionate in seeing that this incredible media resource is preserved for future generations. I am very happy with the efforts that the Local Station Board has made in lunching this year an effort to bring about a new home for WPFW that well provide training facilities, and convergence in other mass media.

One of my main goals if elected is to see that WPFW’s new home also has a new van that will facilitate a WPFW Street Team that will bring more listeners in return more donations. I have prior experience working on boards and committees through my grassroots activities in Nicaragua where we brought about great improvement to a local school, planned many concerts, and also organized an agricultural co-op. I also worked in DC with the planning committee that brought about the Peoples Media Center at Alfishawy café. Currently, I am a student in college with over 60 credits in pursuit of a degree in Mass Communications. Thank You to Everyone that makes WPFW possible from the listener sponsors, paid staff, and volunteers which includes the many great programmers WPFW has.

Sincerely,
Thomas Pruett aka Rasta Punch

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