Leadership Circle & Giving Levels

WHQR's Leadership Circle is a unique opportunity for contributors to qualify and be recognized for their significant contributions to the enhancement and sustainability of the station. Supporters contributing $1,000 or more annually are automatically enlisted as members of the Leadership Circle. (See below for Leadership Circle levels and a partial list of members.)

Leadership Circle Benefits

Leadership Circle Patron $1,000 - $9,999

Special invitation to WHQR Leadership Circle receptions featuring NPR personalities, WHQR staff, board of directors and other Leadership Circle members. Previous NPR personalities have included Leila Fadel, Scott Simon, Cokie Roberts, Steve Inskeep, Robert Siegel, and Don Gonyea
Complimentary tickets to area cultural events when available
Quarterly email update from WHQR's development staff and station manager, Kevin Crane, on happenings at the station
Tours of the station by the station manager

Signal Keepers $10,000 and above

In addition to the above, lunch with the station manager and on air personalities
On air recognition of your gift

Naming Opportunities Available at $50,000 and above

Leadership Circle Members

Anonymous (multiple)
Erling & Alice Davis Anderson
Richard C. Andrews, Jr.
Sylvia Auerbach
Daniel Baden & Alina Szmant
Dr. Susan Banta & Mr. David Butts
John & Suzanne Baronowski
Brenda & Michael Baugus
Elizabeth & Ronn Bell
Tim Bennett & Rose Merchant Bennett
Kathleen Berkeley & Harry Tuchmayer
Raja & Vidya Bhat
Robert O. & Sandy Blaber
Charles & Lynne Boney
Nancy Blue Breese
Bill & Pamela Bolduc
Bruce Bowman & Colleen Reilly
Trish Boyd
Jeff Brown & Nancy Geimer
Bob & Patti Bricker
Dave & Robbie Buckles
Nancy Bullock & Bruce McGuire
Becki & Colin Buzzard
Jessica & Kevin Cannon
Karin & Vincent Carson
Richard & Rhonda Clerkin
Melon Corsini & Huey Marshall
Bill & Jana Cottingham
Kevin Crane & Mary Makley
Beth Crookham
Karen & Lee Crouch
Mimi Cunningham
Alicia & Brian Danielson
Joanne Darling
Barbara & Joe D'Alessandro
Beverley Dean
Heather Dinwiddie & Tom Hill
Eliza Dolin
Brett & Samantha Dooies
Diane Dorsett
Patrick & Virginia Downey
Melanie Doyle
Janet Dzuricky
Kathy & Kevin East
Lil Eckhardt
Jane & Lucien Ellison
Pauline & Shun Endo
George & Vaishali Escaravage
Terri Everett
Arthur & Madonna Falk
John & Sheila Fellerath
Sally & Stephen Fortlouis
Dr. R Frerichs & Tony Harrelson
John & Karen Frye
John & Pamela Fuller
Jill & Walter Gajewski
Dr. Mary & Mr. Beckwith Gaylord
Edward Gibbs
Jean & Keith Graff
Charles Gulas
Marilyn Gunther
Alexandra Hadley
Virginia Hager
Ann Lashley Hale
Jeff & Margaret Hamilton
Doc & Nicki Hamm
Kathleen Hannah
Bob & Linda Harootyan
Greta Harrelson & Alex Miller
Kimberly Harrelson
Mary Hatcher
Richard & Sue Hayes
Dale & Gloria Heydlauff
Frank Hobart & Betsy Von Biberstein
Melinda Hodell
Ward Holdridge
Donna Howard
David Huffine & Susan Stern
Ellison & Jeff Hunter
Patti & Pem Jenkins
Tori Jones
Catherine & Günther Kempin
Hap Kimmel
Terry Kitay
Gerry & Sharon Komlofske
Jeannette Koshar
Lydia & Mark Laboccetta
Judith Larocca
Bob & Harriett Loweth
Lee Lowrimore & Dorothy Rankin
Kelly Luckhaus & Murphy Turner
Harrison & Suzie Marks
Pat Marriott
Duncan & Laura McCabe
Grant Macdonald
AMB. (Ret.) Deborah Malac & Ronald Olson
John McHarry
Kathleen McLean
Phyllis Meole & Jimmy Pierce
Bill & Susan Milholland
Gill & Pamela Minor
Kristine Moore
Sharon D. Moore
Kevin Morse & Miki Ragsdale
Debra & Roger Mott
Charlotte Mundy
Karen & Sean Murphy
Caroline & Charles Neal
Marvin & Sarah Neuwirth
Carl & Grace North
Lynne Pasquarette
Erin & Joe Payne
Ann & Roy Pepper
Anneliese & William Piatt
David Pollock & Jill Pollock
Judith & Thomas Porter
Darlene & Grayson Powell
Joanna Puritz
Jane Hensdale Raney & William Raney Jr.
Mary Ray
Paul & Rebecca Reinman
Norman Robinson & Hannah Vaughan
Bob & Margie Roer
Nini Rogan
Ellie & Mike Ryan
Bill & Jacquie Sasser
Linda & Yousry Sayed
Loulie & Matt Scharff
Charles Scott & Linda Tuttle
Nancy Seamans
Lisa & Mike Seifert
Kent & Sue Medlin Smith
Brian & Leslie Stachowicz
Barbara & Louis St. Peter
Bennett Steelman
Howard Stein
Amelia & Paul Stone
Frances & Jeffrey Tarvin
Kevin & Lisa Theriault
Dave Tilley
Cammie & Randy Tomsic
Evelyn & Paul Tribbs
John Tucciarone
Nicole Valentine
Dr. Edward Weaver
Mary & Robert Welch
Hans Westermark
Randy White
Jeffrey Whiting
Paul & Tracy Wilkes
Kathleen & Ronald Williams
Donald G. Wood
Nicole & Travis Woods
Anastasia & Ray Worrell
Richard & Susan Yang
Chris & Kitty Yerkes
Michele and Rob Zapple
Dona Rita Zino