Thank You!

Dear listeners, friends and supporters,
Tonight, as Emily, Elizabeth and I officially retire the Women On Women Music Program from WLUW, we wanted to again thank you for your support over the years.

On behalf of Emily and Elizabeth, I wanted to extend our deepest thanks to several people who have been with us for the journey. First, thanks to our parents and siblings - Frank and Colleen and Ang, Pat and Ned and Ang, Kay and Mr. A and Mike - and extended family members who have supported us in our time at WLUW. Some of our favorite shows were the ones where we had our moms on for Mothers Day and dads on for Fathers Day! Thanks also to our best friends, boyfriends, roommates and pets who have put up with our schedules, music, fundraising and events for many years. Without their support, we would never have made it this long.

Second, we'd like to thank our fellow WLUW volunteers. I’d especially like to thank the people who have been WOW’s “neighbors in radioland” over the years – Radio L’Union, who were always such delightful gentlemen, and taught us that music and radio is a universal language, The Hip Hop Project, who were our biggest champions against the occasional WOW stalker and showed us the hearts behind hip hop, Think Pink, who were our comrades in all ways always, Jen Van Matre (and Danny too), who is always a smiling face to see and tips us off to great underground music and crafty things, Ken and Darius of Reality Radio who are always indulgent of our crazy “last songs”, and Fred who has been our go-to man for basketball game nights. Thanks to the old friends who have been our friends, confidants, and colleagues for many years and with whom we’ve worked on many projects together – Mike Stephen and Andy, Ginny, Kate and Rachel, Razor and Di, Luke and Chris, Jerry, Eduardo, Philip, Carrie, Bohus, Mica, Tom Jackson, Shani and Slacky J.

Third, we'd like to thank the people who have been most instrumental in our radio careers, Craig Kois and Shawn Campbell, who served as the management of WLUW for nearly all of our careers. Not only did we learn more about community radio than we'd ever dreamed, we also learned a lot about how to life your life, and for that we can never repay them. Thanks also to the other folks who have passed in and out the WLUW doors and touched our lives in the last decade at various points - wherever you are now, thanks go out to Rob Creighton, Jim Lemon, Jammin Down JD, Eddie, Miss Konnie, Avi, Carly Chillmon, Kate Rainey, Caitlin, Mati, Mike G, Jim C, Steve Kallao, Jaime, Justin Government, Justin Indiana, KB, Lionel, Chris K, LJ, Rob A, Erik, Ruth, Ali, Tony, Andrew, Michael A, Michael Flavor, Dustin, Mary, Kristin, Chris S, the late Jack Trahey and everyone else who we are forgetting.

Finally, thanks to you, the listener, reader, and supporter of WOW. It is because of you that we have done this for so many years, and we appreciate your support more than you can ever know. I sincerely hope that you will stay in contact with us as we embark on this new journey. Please tune in tonight from 8pm to 10pm as Emily, Elizabeth and I play our favorites of all time and bid WLUW goodbye, and the world of the blogosphere hello!
With thanks and love,
Jen