WPKN Receives $5,000 Grant from Newman’s Own Foundation
Industry: Advertising & Marketing
Funding Will Support Independent Community Radio Broadcast at WPKN
Bridgeport, CT (PRUnderground) August 3rd, 2020
WPKN has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. The award to WPKN was made by Newman’s Own Foundation as part of its commitment to support community broadcasting through independent radio. The grant to WPKN will be used to support the ongoing operating expenses of the station.
Says WPKN General Manager Steve di Costanzo, “We are thrilled to receive this generous grant from Newman’s Own Foundation both for the immediate impact to WPKN and also for the recognition and acknowledgment of ongoing value that the radio station has in our community.”
WPKN is dedicated to the mission of strengthening and enriching our community through programming that is provocative, innovative, and free from commercial influence and promotes diversity, tolerance, and freedom of expression.
About WPKN 89.5 Community Radio
Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal serves a potential listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, and parts of New York and Massachusetts. Programs on WPKN include live and recorded music, news, public affairs, and spoken word. The station is powered by the passion and commitment of almost 200 volunteers in our listening community and is supported by the generous donations of our listening audience. Learn more at https://wpkn.org.
