Hello! As many of you know, I am a real person, with hopes and dreams, with hands and feet and ears and mouth. More and more these days we find ourselves confronted with robots and AIs… facsimiles of humans who are trying to do human work that requires intelligence and discernment. I remain commited to bringing my flesh-and-blood body into the radio station once a week to curate a great set of music for you—with the help of our all-human Music Department which vets the new music that comes to the station. 

We love this work! We believe in the power to radio to make real connections. And we are virtually all volunteers. But still, we've got bills to pay.

Help us pay these bills with a donation today. I believe in this cause so much that I will match every donation I receive, dollar for dollar, up to $500. 

Thank you!

Tony

CHIRP is radio as it's meant to be: live, local and independent.

We are true radio believers at CHIRP. We love the music that we share with you, and we are committed to our community -- playing local bands every single hour of the day, interviewing Chicago artists for our podcast series, showcasing local nonprofits doing important work, and generally making sure we are shining a light on our city's diverse, vibrant, creative scenes. And we're doing it all without any commercials!

Your generous support makes everything we do possible. We are a truly independent, listener-supported radio station, never beholden to corporate interests.

If you believe in this work, and if you're able, we please make a donation to CHIRP today.

IMPORTANT: If you would like to become a sustaining member by making a recurring donation (monthly or quarterly), or if you want to select a thank you gift, please visit CHIRP's main donation page to make your contribution (and to give in support of the person making this post, be sure to type their full name in the "volunteer to credit" section so they can receive credit for your gift).