Fall Membership Drive 2015 - Thank you!

It's never too late to become an official 'OZillian and WWOZ member, but our Fall 2015 pledge party is in the books. It was a wonderful 11 days here at the station, and the membership staff extends thanks to the many volunteers, musicians, food donors, photographers, and 'OZ staff members who made it happen. This station really does rely on every one of you to continue sharing this fantastically unique programming that you won't find anywhere else. So thank you from the bottom of our groovy hearts!

Musicians: Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Max Moran Trio, Messy Cookers, Leo Nocentelli with Michael Soulman Baptiste, Bob Malone, Jimmy Bean Trio, Barry Stephenson, Erica Falls, Arsene Delay, Patrice Fisher & APRA, Dominatrix Infamous Intergalactically Awesome House Band, Haruka Kikuchi, Eric Lindell, Washboard Chaz Trio, Jesse Smith Project, Soul Brass Band, Little Freddie King, Smokin' Time Jazz Club, Colin Lake Band, Big Daddy O, Calvin Johnson, Mike Torregano, students from the Trombone Shorty Academy, Charlie Wooten, Kyle Roussel, and the Stooges Brass Band.

Food Donations: Belle’s Diner, Bobby Hebert's Cajun Cannon, Bourée at Boucherie, Brown’s Dairy, Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant, Circle Foods, Crabby Jack's, Croissant D’Or Patisserie, Del Fuego Taqueria, Designs in Catering, Dreamy Weenies, FroYo Café & Sweets, George’s Produce Company, Horn's, The Joint, Juan’s Flying Burrito, Kebab, Kentwood Water, La Boulangerie, La Divina Gelateria, Loretta’s Authentic Pralines, Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, Mimi’s in the Marigny, Mona Lisa, MoPho, Mulate’s Restaurant, Nirvana, New Orleans Cake Café & Bakery, New Orleans Ice Cream Company, Nirvana Indian Cuisine, NOLA Poboys, Parkway Bakery & Tavern, Red Gravy, Reginelli’s Pizzeria, Saucy’s BBQ, Southern Candymakers, St. James Cheese Company, Tee-Eva’s, and Whole Foods.

If you're a restauranteur who'd like to donate food for a future drive, contact rick@wwoz.org.

Show Hosts & Pitchers: Mark LeMaire (Old Man River), Leslie Cooper (Stacey Morigeau), Danielle Small (AJ Rodrigue), Marc Stone (Veronica Cromwell), T.R. Johnson (Scott Borne), Neil Pellegrin (Jivin' Gene), David Kunian (AJ Rodrigue), Jorge Fuentes (Maryse Dejean), Olivia Greene (Rick Wilkof), George Ingmire (Soul Stu), Big D (Leslie Molson), Sondra Bibb (Russell Shelton), Rare on the Air (Tommy Lyons & Lauren Del Rio), AJ Rodrigue (AA), Scott Borne (Stuart Hall), Sally Young (Ron Phillips), Nita Ketner (Action Jackson), Johnny Woodstock (Cole Williams), Al Colon (Noel Waggener), Missy Bowen (Jerry Lenaz), Brian McColgan (Jenn Brady), Raymond Kent (Grace Wilson), Keith Hill (Veronica Cromwell), Bill DeTurk (Anna Mangiardi and Leslie Cooper), Valerie "The Problem Child" Kacprzak (AJ Rodrigues), Vin Chary (Pamela Wood), Black Mold (Russell Shelton), Alski (Old Man River), Peter Kastl (Leslie Cooper), Chef Matt (Mel and Sharon Armstrong), Yolanda Estrada (Jorge Fuentes), Dean Ellis and Suzanne Corley, Suzanne Corley (Jorge Fuentes), Scott Borne (Lauren Del Rio), DJ Soul Sister (Molly Cobb), Lauren Mastrogiavani (Ron Phillips), Hazel the Delta Rambler (Old Man River), Charles Laborde and Jim Hobbs, Your Cousin Dimitri (Jerry Lenaz), Elizabeth Meneray (Noel Waggener), Kathleen Lee (Leslie Cooper), Eugene Thomas (Jennifer Brady), Russell Shelton (Old Man River), Dan Meyer (Leslie Cooper), Murf Reeves (Cole Williams), Andrew Grafe (Scott Borne), Maryse Dejean (Father Ron), Gentilly Jr. (Dale Gunnoe), Governer's Mansion (Chris Antonucci), Mark Lemaire (Brian Boyles), Leslie Cooper (Stacey Morigeau with Naydja Cojoe), Marc Stone (Lisa Williford), David Kunian (Andrew Grafe), Big D (Ron Phillips), Bob Murret (Tommy Lyons & Lauren Del Rio), Scott Borne (Pearl Ricks), Al Colon (Reid Wick), Missy Bowen (George Ingmire), Brian McColgan (Stuart Hall), Keith Hill (Leslie Cooper), Black Mold (Scott Borne and Keith Spera).

Phone Bank Volunteers: Anna Maria Adamo, Austin Allen, Adriene Altman, Kelley Anderson, Kylie Arceneaux, Gail Athens, Carol Badilla, Ted Barrows, Alex Belhaj, Mary Ann Bischoff, Tom Boehm, Elaine Boos, Jennifer Brady, Ciaran Brennan, Allison Burbank, Kate Burgun, Michelle Bushay, John Caulkins, Dracy Chiarelli, Pamela Colbert, Stacey Cunningham, Frances Davis, Susan Del Guidice, Matt Deorazio, Melissa Deorazio, Mike Dill, Ben Doleac, Catherine Drassin, Brett Emmanuel, Andrea Foreman, Michel Gagnier, Summer Gebhart, Lea Grzywacz, Mark Grzywacz, Nick Harris, Tyler Hayes, Arlene Hines, Louis Holmes III, Nita Ketner, Stacey Kinetyk, Candise Kola, April Leigh, Trixie Levins, Michael Liuzza, Norma Jean Marco, Douglas Marshall, Melissa Marshall, MJ Mastrogiovanni, Linda Mauskopf, Shawn Mayeux, Ron McKay, Michelle Miller, James Morrissey, Bob Mugar, Julie Nabokov, Brian Opert, Brooke Paulus, Dennis Pontrello, Gerry Puchalski, Anna Quinn, Rene Rocha, Gabe Salvatore, Lily Sarah, Karen Scott, Leslie Smallwood, CJ Smith, John Titsworth, Lily Wasserman, Marta Weldon, Sissy Wiggin, Christopher Williams, Cole Williams, Duane Williams

Front Desk: Alex Belhaj, Gaynell Dumas, Gail Furillo, Murv Granderson, Mark Grzywacz, Arlene Hines, Maria Elena Mador, Neil Pobliner, Sissy Wiggin.

Photographers: Kichea Burt, Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Bill Sasser.

We have some fabulous photo slideshows from each day of the membership drive, which you can find in each day's highlights. Down below you'll find a gallery of highlights for the whole drive; check 'em out!

Drive Highlights by Day: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11