Members Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Victoria Sustaining Members Thrill to NWPB Music

By Sandi Billings May 5, 2022

Syd and Barbara Bulman-Fleming give credit to the “wonderful reporting and enthusiastic, knowledgeable and sympathetic on-air hosts” for getting them through the pandemic, and NWPB’s mix of classical music and American politics—two of their passions in retired life—for getting them through the day. “[NWPB] is a huge part of our lives. We turn it on… Read More

Locked on to Public Radio

By Sandi Billings October 27, 2021

“We’ve lived North, East, and West, locked on to public radio for information, analysis, education and entertainment. We recently revised our estate plans after moving to NWPR listening area. It was a no-brainer to include them for a significant portion of our estate in our will. It feels good to do that.” Chuck and Nancy… Read More

NWPB Sustaining Members Help Sustain Walla Walla

By Sandi Billings June 4, 2020

Mark Brucks and Susan Monahan have dedicated half an acre of their Walla Walla yard as a “neighborhood garden.” Recently all four participating families were out working their plots at the same time—a great way to keep distance and stay healthy and connected. This spring, one household, a family of eight put on a concert… Read More

Sue Knows How to Say “Thank You” (and so does WSU)

By Sandi Billings March 5, 2020

For nearly 25 years, Sue has represented WSU’s public media to thousands of donor-members as a key part of the two-person Member Relations staff. Her role is key to everything Northwest Public Broadcasting does, and she performs functions that are essential, routine, and jam-packed with activity: daily check and credit card processing, member record updates.… Read More

NWPB’S Matteson Digital Music Library Named To Honor Members’ Generosity

By Sandi Billings July 10, 2019

Don and Marianna Matteson in the recording studio with Sueann Ramella

Don and Marianna Matteson visited the NWPB studios to dedicate the Don and Marianna Matteson Digital Music Library on July 2. You may have heard it announced on air, or perhaps you caught the Mattesons themselves being interviewed by Anjuli Dodhia that day. It was a momentous occasion for NWPB. The library naming honors and… Read More

Rosemary, A Proud NWPB Sustainer: “Joshua Johnson Won Me Over”

By Sue Sheppard July 10, 2019

Rosemary Stevens has been a listener and supporter of public radio since the 1960’s, when she taught Theater Arts in California. In 1991, while helping friends in Anacortes, Rosemary fell in love with the Northwest. She made a permanent move and has never considered moving back. “The scenery was beautiful, but that isn’t why I… Read More

Don And Marianna Matteson Provide For Musical Future At NWPB

By Sandi Billings January 9, 2019

With their donation of $100,000, Pullman-based listeners Donald Matteson and Marianna Merritt Matteson have created a permanent public radio music fund. The endowment will provide ongoing support for classical music with a focus on the music library. “This is a gift to everyone across the Northwest,” said General Manager Marvin Marcelo. “Don and Marianna have… Read More

It’s About The Human Experience

By Sandi Billings August 1, 2018

When leaders of Humanities Washington visited Northwest Public Broadcasting this summer, members of the Board of Trustees and staff took a turn behind the microphone to talk about their experiences with public radio. Trustee Colleen Rozillis, a senior manager at Moss Adams in Seattle, discovered public radio as a teenager and now supports it because… Read More

Sustaining Member Annie, Of Vashon Island, Rescues Goats

By Sue Sheppard July 6, 2018

NWPB listeners are involved in a variety of animal-related organizations. We’re all familiar with groups that save and adopt dogs and cats, but goats? Rescue goats? Yes! Sustaining member Annie, from Vashon Island, is involved with the Puget Sound Goat Rescue, which typically assists with the adoption of 180 – 200 goats per year, saving… Read More