Janet Carabelli

Janet Carabelli has been a listener and member of WLRN since at least 1996.
She joined the Circle of Friends in 2005 and believes that even in economically challenging times, she “wouldn’t feel right listening to the wonderful WLRN programming without helping to pay for it.”
When Janet is not busy running her company, Idealogy Creative, she spends time traveling and enjoying the extensive wine collection that she and her husband have built through the years.

Richard Krinzman

Richard Krinzman was Chairman of Friends of WLRN in 2001 when he and his wife, Michele, became founding members of the WLRN Circle of Friends. And they’ve renewed their Circle of Friends membership each year since then!
It doesn’t stop there: Krinzman Huss & Lubetsky is one of the firms that maintains its own annual Circle of Friends membership.
Richard asks all Circle of Friends members to join him in renewing their memberships this year and every year.

Karl Bishopric

At the tender age of 17, Karl Bishopric was the youngest ensign in the US Navy.
He returned from World War II to establish a long and multi-faceted career in advertising, banking and investing.
Karl and his wife, Carmen, have resided in Miami for 40 years.
Their favorite program on WLRN radio 91.3 FM is BBC World Service and WLRN television Channel 17 it’s Charlie Rose.

Circle of Friends Testimonial

Shirley Pardon


Shirley Pardon and her artist husband, Leonard, are originally from London, England.
They’ve been happy residents of Morningside in Miami for the past 18 years and members of the Circle of Friends for the past five years.
Before becoming a real estate professional, Shirley was a volunteer reader for the WLRN Radio Reading Service and chaired its advisory board.
A video series on faux painting instructed by Leonard was a long-time PBS favorite.

The importance of Challenge Grants

The fall 2009 radio pledge drive is coming up in October, and our success in each pledge drive depends on the partnership of our Circle of Friends members.

When you renew your annual membership in the form of a challenge grant, we count your gift as part of the matching fund that we use on the air to encourage and challenge other listeners to join in with their financial support.

The matching fund helps us to limit the amount of time we need to spend on the air with fundraising!

In addition, if you partner with us today and make a gift in advance of the fall radio pledge drive, your name will be entered into all of the prize drawings that will take place during the October 2009 radio pledge drive.