"This morning, Harcourt and Raskin are experiencing their own shortfall. They're behind on their goal for the first two hours of the show, yet they are plowing ahead, pleading with their listeners to contribute to the cause, offering premiums such as concert tickets, vinyl records and a specially designed long-sleeve hoodie T-shirt with the words "Protect Public Radio" written on a graphic of an acoustic guitar held in a clenched fist."
"David Bowie's "Nite Flights," a Walker Brothers song featured on the late legend's 1993 album "Black Tie White Noise," blares from the speakers. It's not the album version, but rather the "Mood Swings Remix" released in 2010. It's followed by "Ico," a new song from upstart Canadian indie act Jo Passed's forthcoming album, that's been designated as the show's "Fresh Squeezed Track of the Day.""
On an early October Thursday morning in Los Angeles, KCSN's SoCal Sound hosts Nic Harcourt and Jet Raskin enter the seventh day of an eight-day shortfall fundraiser after a nearly $250,000 Corp. for Public Broadcasting grant was canceled when the organization was defunded by Congress. The hosts fall behind their morning pledge goal but continue live fundraising, offering premiums like concert tickets, vinyl, and a "Protect Public Radio" hoodie. The program mixes familiar and obscure tracks, allowing DJs to add selections, and listener pledges later bring the drive nearly back on track as Harcourt draws on extensive fundraising experience.
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