Smiths’ Challenge Benefits WDUQ-FM Pledge Drive
Pitt English professors Philip and Susan Harris Smith have been participating in WDUQ-FM pledge drives for as long as Fred Serino, the station’s development director, can remember. The couple traditionally issues a matching-gift challenge in support of the fund raising drives, which take place every February and October.
On Feb. 15, the Smiths posed a challenge for 30 member of the University community to pledge within 30 minutes. WDUQ-FM received 37 calls from Pitt people, and the Smiths’ challenge ended up raising $4,000 (including the couple’s own contribution) for the station, according to Serino.
The WDUQ pledge drive will continue through Feb. 24.
Other Stories From This Issue
On the Freedom Road
Follow a group of Pitt students on the Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights bus tour, a nine-day, 2,300-mile journey crisscrossing five states.
Day 1: The Awakening
Day 2: Deep Impressions
Day 3: Music, Montgomery, and More
Day 4: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Day 5: Learning to Remember
Day 6: The Mountaintop
Day 7: Slavery and Beyond
Day 8: Lessons to Bring Home
Day 9: Final Lessons
