WHAV’s “Reunion of the Radio Stars” earlier this month brought out former WHAV personalities from every decade of the radio station’s nearly 70-year presence in Haverhill. Among those attending were, from left, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clementi, Patricia Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Gary LaPierre.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Haverhill Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Tonight marks the end of WHAV’s fiscal year. It’s an important deadline for non-profit WHAV because foundations and other institutional donors want to know if people care about the news enough to chip in—even a little—to pay for it.
WHAV has become Greater Haverhill’s news leader, presenting more local news than all other sources combined, better analysis of events and important historical context.
It’s not enough that WHAV received more than five million page views during the last month, as reported by independent monitoring firm Cloudflare. Donors want to know if readers and listeners have any skin in the game, that they care enough about having an informed community.
Most importantly, the new WHAV 97.9 FM is close to going on the air, but for your dollars.
Can you chip in $25 or $100 before midnight?
It is an important deadline which may very well determine the future of news in Greater Haverhill.