It's impressive to see the list of Oles standing up to support WCAL -- classmates, professors, previous senior administrators. This is only the latest in President Thomforde's poor decisions. I hope he listens to the many Oles he claims to support.

Hi there.
Don't despair
We have over 4000 signers at www.savewcal.org
direct folks there, and they will see for themselves that this in NOT just a bunch of "save my format" people.

We ARE the arts community, the singers,composers, musicans, AND "those Lutherans". Our weekends are NOT "broken" and we will fight to the last ear to keep them that way.

The analogy was made to Walmart, but unlike MPR, Walmart has to provide an economic base to the very people it put out of business (so that they can afford to buy at Walmart.)MPR has not even done that much. Bill Kling has in his own words inside a month alienated WCAL listeners,Lutherans of all stripes, Christians, music majors (and one chemistry major), and even now HIS OWN PEOPLE. (Saturday Tribune article on save WCAL site)

Thank you for your support.

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