Spring 2024 Fund Drive Giveaway Drawings Official Rules

During the 2024 WFDD Spring Fund Drive from April 10th 8am-April 26th 2024 6pm, the station will conduct multiple drawings.

Anyone who makes a gift to WFDD during the fund drive will be entered into the giveaways. No financial contribution to WFDD is required to enter or win. To enter without donating, send a self addressed envelope to WFDD Giveaways 1834 Wake Forest RD Winston Salem, NC 27109, with a note inside stating your name, phone and email address to be contacted if you win.  Winners will be chosen at random after the giveaway entry period concludes, April 26th 9pm. The winners will be contacted by a WFDD staff member by phone and by email. If the winners cannot be reached within 48 hours of the drawing, an alternate winner will be chosen at random. Once the winners officially accept the prize, WFDD may announce the name of the winners on air, in marketing emails, and on social media. All entries become the property of 88.5 WFDD. Entrants agree that their names may be used by the station for promotional purposes or in association with their entry.

88.5 WFDD's drawings are open to all listeners 18 years of age or older. Membership or other fiscal donation to 88.5 WFDD is not required. One entry per person, per drawing. Listeners are eligible to win tickets or other prizes once per six (6) month period. Current Sustainers of 88.5 WFDD are automatically included in all drawings. Employees of 88.5 WFDD, members of their immediate family and persons living in the same household are not eligible to win. Drawings are restricted to persons living in the United States.

Participants agree to the Official Rules, and that 88.5 WFDD and Wake Forest University have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damage of any kind resulting from their use of the prize or participation in the drawing.

Taxes and other expenses are the responsibility of the winner.

Participants agree to the Official Rules, and that 88.5 WFDD and Wake Forest University have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damage of any kind resulting from their use of the prize or participation in the drawing.

Taxes and other expenses are the responsibility of the winner.

May 25th, 2021 -- A Message From WFDD’s General Manager

It has been a year since George Floyd was murdered, and since our country entered a period of reckoning long overdue. We have witnessed racism rear its ugly head in myriad ways, and watched protests and calls for justice unfold. As we reflect back on this past year, I want to explicitly state the values and beliefs that all of us at WFDD hold dear. Let me be very clear. I, and all members of our staff, denounce racism in all its harmful forms and we are allies to people of color. We believe that Black lives matter—it’s simply human decency. We categorically reject all forms of discrimination, including, but not limited to, misogyny, sexual and gender discrimination, religious intolerance, and age and ability discrimination.

We’ve had a diversity statement for years, and we believe that statement is important. However, we also believe that any statement is only as good as the strength of our character and our actions. I want to take this opportunity to share openly the steps we have been—and are—taking toward growing our staff in a way that represents the communities we serve. Having a staff that more accurately reflects the diversity present in our communities will make us a better public service.

We have made great strides toward our goals over the last few years . . . but we acknowledge that we have a long way to go before even thinking we have been successful. Here are some things we have been working on and what you can expect in the near future:

  • We have worked to increase the diversity of our community advisory board (CAB), which advises WFDD management on programming and outreach, to match the diversity we see in our own communities. These efforts have been underway for a few years, and I feel we are finally getting close to where we should be. One of our most recent CAB members was chosen for his years of HR experience working directly to build diversity at large corporations.
  • WFDD is increasing our work with our Hispanic and Latinx community. When we saw that there was a lack of COVID-19 information in Spanish, we created a Spanish version of our Coronavirus blog; it soon became our most visited page at wfdd.org. We’re building on that good work: WFDD has now been awarded a grant by Report for America that will establish a full-time bilingual reporting position in our newsroom, whose sole beat will be the impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic/Latinx community and what recovery looks like.
  • We have been planning our next expansion of newsroom reporters to specifically focus on radically changing the diversity of our reporting team, because the diversity of our newsroom does not reflect the diversity of our communities and this must change. We intend to add these new positions as our reporting needs continue to grow, so that we can better serve our audience. This is also made possible by increased listener support.
  • We are purposeful about monitoring our local news coverage to make sure we include a broad representation of people from our communities. We are actively auditing our reporting in order to measure this and build goals for the future.
  • Our Hive® education program, which offers for-credit courses in our local school system, is specifically designed to teach the craft of journalism to a diverse student population. This initiative is led by a bilingual journalist who has taught and studied around the world.
  • We’re strengthening our partnerships with regional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to bring a greater diversity of students into the inner workings of the station, through internships in journalism, marketing, Hive, and other WFDD initiatives and departments.
  • Public media as an industry struggles with a lack of diversity, making recruitment within the system a challenge. We have been planning a fellowship program for students of color to train and nurture young journalists, so that they may envision public media as an option for their future career.
  • We are studying our practices and the language we use, and participating in trainings and discussions created for our team and for our industry, to ensure we approach everything we do from a place of inclusion.
  • We are committed to returning to this statement to assess our progress in the work we need to do, and to issuing follow-up reports, in an effort to hold ourselves accountable.

Our work is far from over. The good news is, when we as a community recognize that these things are real problems, we also recognize that there are building blocks to solving them, and we all have a part to play in seeing positive change. We invite you to help us in this journey. We are open to any thoughts, comments, or suggestions you may have. Being the best public service we can be is our mission every day, and we take the trust you place in us very seriously.

Sincerely,

Tom Dollenmayer, WFDD General Manager

Day Sponsorship Policies

We appreciate your support of WFDD; below are guidelines for constructing your Day Sponsor message.

  • Please indicate a first and second choice date. We average 1,000 Day Sponsors in a calendar year, and on-air time limitations do not allow us to announce more than four (4) Day Sponsorships per day. In some instances, we may have to use the second choice date; we will notify you if this is the case. You will receive an email confirmation of your date and message about ten days prior to your selected date.
  • Day Sponsorship requests must be received by 88.5 WFDD at least two weeks in advance of air date.
  • In 10 words or less, indicate the person or event being honored and a brief statement of the reason. 88.5 WFDD reserves the right to alter wording for consistency and length. Note that the purpose of the sponsorship is to acknowledge special events or people, not business advertising or the expression of ideological, theological or political opinions. Web addresses, e-mail addresses, and/or telephone numbers cannot be included in Day Sponsorship messages.
  • Please help us with any unusual pronunciations by providing us with a rhyming word (i.e. "Nina" rhymes with "China").
  • No anonymous Day Sponsorships are accepted. We must broadcast the name of the person(s), and their city, associated with the Day Sponsorship.
  • No Day Sponsorships from any political campaign are accepted, under any circumstances. No political messages will be accepted from individuals or organizations, under any circumstances.
  • Messages cannot contain Calls to Action. They may not invite or request listeners to take any action (such as attending an event or visiting a website).
  • Your pledge must be paid in full and we must have your announcement script on file before we can process your Day Sponsorship.
  • Your announcement will be read five times on your sponsored day, at or within 30 minutes following scheduled announcement times: 7:59 a.m., 8:59 a.m., 11:59 a.m., 3:59 p.m., and 5:59 p.m.
  • Day Sponsor selections do not automatically renew on an annual basis!  You must get in touch every year if you wish to maintain a specific date for Day Sponsorship.

Privacy Policy

88.5 WFDD is a non-profit radio station committed to integrity and to upholding the trust placed on us by our contributors.

88.5 WFDD has never, and will never sell, rent or share the names or personal information of our contributors to any outside organization. This includes political, commercial and other non-profit groups.

88.5 WFDD is licensed to Wake Forest University and therefore, contributors may on occasion receive publications from the University.

Contributors can request that they not receive any correspondence from Wake Forest University by calling (336) 758-8850.

WFDD.org uses cookies to track the number of times our sponsors' messages are displayed. 88.5 WFDD does not collect the personal information of website visitors.

88.5 WFDD respects and appreciates the support we receive from listeners and we will safeguard this relationship by maintaining the strictest confidentiality.

Revised 7-31-2010

Refund Policy

In the event a donation refund is necessary, WFDD will issue a refund within 15 days of your donation, depending on the circumstances. To request a refund, please call 336-758-8857. Refunds for donations using the online process are returned using the original method of payment; therefore, your refund will be credited to that same credit card. Refunds for gifts made by check may take an additional two weeks to be refunded. Refund checks will come from Wake Forest University.

Social Media Policies

In addition to our broadcast signal and website, WFDD maintains a presence on various social media sites, including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. One of the reasons listeners turn to public radio is for its unflinching coverage of difficult topics handled without sensationalism, but with grace, sincerity, and thoughtfulness. Listeners come to public radio for civil discourse, even about controversial topics. As you expect this from your public radio station, we also expect it from listeners participating in discussions on our social media pages. Please review these community guidelines for engaging with our content on social media. 

WFDD is responsible for the content posted on its social media pages; therefore, we don’t allow community posts on our Facebook or Instagram pages. WFDD shares news, information, and entertainment content produced at WFDD’s studios and by our partners at NPR, APM, the BBC, and more on social media. We encourage community members and listeners to engage with our content through comments, reacting to and sharing posts, and by leaving a recommendation. 

We understand that some topics require blunt talk, but please try to disagree without being disagreeable. We will not allow personal attacks, name-calling, libel, disinformation, defamation, or hate speech, nor any comments that could be construed as threatening, harassing, bullying, obscene, pornographic, or racist. WFDD is committed to enforcing a no-trolling policy. A pattern of posting argumentative, inflammatory, and baiting comments that demonstrate an intent to sow discord and provoke other commenters will result in the removal of comments and, in most instances, being blocked and banned from WFDD’s social media community. 

When it comes to obscenities, even if the word in question is often used in conversation, please refrain from that sort of language. This includes abbreviations, emojis, character/letter replacements, intentional misspellings, and any and all word modifications that try to circumvent this guideline. It also includes memes. We want to create a community where everyone feels comfortable participating. While WFDD is not responsible for the content or opinions posted by listeners or community members, we do reserve the right to remove or delete any comments that are determined to be in violation of these community guidelines. WFDD has the right to block or ban any profiles or persons who have violated these community guidelines. WFDD has an obligation to share with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Wake Forest University authorities, or any law enforcement authority any statements that are directly or indirectly threatening. 

Thanks for reading, and for adhering to, these guidelines!

Guidelines For Submissions To Our Community Events Calendar

WFDD helps you share information about upcoming events, exhibits, concerts, films, and lectures, when you submit events to the online calendar. On-air announcements of events are a locally-produced public service of 88.5 WFDD and air throughout the day all week. Listings for the on-air announcements are culled directly from the website’s calendar, and are chosen at the discretion of the events calendar coordinator. The listing must focus on basic facts: who, what, when, and where. No lengthy descriptions will be given. WFDD reserves the right to edit announcements prior to posting or broadcasting. Due to the high volume of listing requests, we are unable to notify you if your listing will be posted or broadcast, though if it is accepted, it will appear on the website. Listings cannot contain any qualifying or comparative language nor can they express any ideological, theological, or political opinions. There are several items we are unable to air, including:

  • Informational announcements (e.g. National XYZ Week or Month)
  • Any event that is not open to the public
  • Your group’s weekly or monthly meeting, except when a speaker of unusual local, regional, or national prominence will be appearing
  • Any solicitation for auditions or camps
  • Requests for volunteers
  • High school, college, or church reunions
  • Events at your church or synagogue, except for significant concerts or lectures, non-liturgical in nature
  • Events outside of WFDD’s coverage area
  • Any event sponsored by another radio station
  • Any pre-recorded PSA material
  • Solicitations for donations: FCC regulations discourage Public Radio Stations from fundraising for other organizations, even non-profits

We reserve the right to reject any announcement that, in our opinion, does not meet WFDD guidelines (whether or not specifically identified above), is not in good taste, is not appropriate to be broadcast to our audience, or would be offensive to WFDD, its staff, supporters, or licensee. Eligibility for inclusion in on-air event announcements is open to both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Generally, WFDD aims to include events that, in addition to meeting the above criteria, help build and strengthen communities in the Piedmont and High Country areas (i.e., concerts, conferences, art exhibits, support group workshops, educational functions, etc.). WFDD cannot guarantee publication or air time of such materials, nor can WFDD guarantee inclusion of materials in on-air announcement of events. Events selected to be announced on-air are chosen to objectively reflect and represent the diversity of events and sponsoring organizations in the 32 counties served by WFDD.

Drawings

88.5 WFDD's drawings are open to all listeners 18 years of age or older. Membership or other fiscal donation to 88.5 WFDD is not required. One entry per person, per drawing. Listeners are eligible to win tickets or other prizes once per six (6) month period. Current Sustainers of 88.5 WFDD are automatically included in all drawings. Employees of 88.5 WFDD, members of their immediate family and persons living in the same household are not eligible to win. Drawings are restricted to persons living in the United States. If winner cannot be contacted in person by phone or email within 48 hours of the drawing, alternate winner(s) will be chosen at random.

Participants agree to the Official Rules and that 88.5 WFDD and Wake Forest University have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damage of any kind resulting from their use of the prize or participation in the drawing.

Taxes and other expenses are the responsibility of the winner.

All entries become the property of 88.5 WFDD. Entrants agree that their names as well as a photo of the winner may be used by the station for promotional purposes or in association with their entry.

To enter without making a donation send your name, address, and phone number to wfddpublicradio@wfu.edu.

    May 25th, 2021 -- A Message From WFDD’s General Manager

    It has been a year since George Floyd was murdered, and since our country entered a period of reckoning long overdue. We have witnessed racism rear its ugly head in myriad ways, and watched protests and calls for justice unfold. As we reflect back on this past year, I want to explicitly state the values and beliefs that all of us at WFDD hold dear. Let me be very clear. I, and all members of our staff, denounce racism in all its harmful forms and we are allies to people of color. We believe that Black lives matter—it’s simply human decency. We categorically reject all forms of discrimination, including, but not limited to, misogyny, sexual and gender discrimination, religious intolerance, and age and ability discrimination.

    We’ve had a diversity statement for years, and we believe that statement is important. However, we also believe that any statement is only as good as the strength of our character and our actions. I want to take this opportunity to share openly the steps we have been—and are—taking toward growing our staff in a way that represents the communities we serve. Having a staff that more accurately reflects the diversity present in our communities will make us a better public service.

    We have made great strides toward our goals over the last few years . . . but we acknowledge that we have a long way to go before even thinking we have been successful. Here are some things we have been working on and what you can expect in the near future:

    • We have worked to increase the diversity of our community advisory board (CAB), which advises WFDD management on programming and outreach, to match the diversity we see in our own communities. These efforts have been underway for a few years, and I feel we are finally getting close to where we should be. One of our most recent CAB members was chosen for his years of HR experience working directly to build diversity at large corporations.
    • WFDD is increasing our work with our Hispanic and Latinx community. When we saw that there was a lack of COVID-19 information in Spanish, we created a Spanish version of our Coronavirus blog; it soon became our most visited page at wfdd.org. We’re building on that good work: WFDD has now been awarded a grant by Report for America that will establish a full-time bilingual reporting position in our newsroom, whose sole beat will be the impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic/Latinx community and what recovery looks like.
    • We have been planning our next expansion of newsroom reporters to specifically focus on radically changing the diversity of our reporting team, because the diversity of our newsroom does not reflect the diversity of our communities and this must change. We intend to add these new positions as our reporting needs continue to grow, so that we can better serve our audience. This is also made possible by increased listener support.
    • We are purposeful about monitoring our local news coverage to make sure we include a broad representation of people from our communities. We are actively auditing our reporting in order to measure this and build goals for the future.
    • Our Hive® education program, which offers for-credit courses in our local school system, is specifically designed to teach the craft of journalism to a diverse student population. This initiative is led by a bilingual journalist who has taught and studied around the world.
    • We’re strengthening our partnerships with regional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to bring a greater diversity of students into the inner workings of the station, through internships in journalism, marketing, Hive, and other WFDD initiatives and departments.
    • Public media as an industry struggles with a lack of diversity, making recruitment within the system a challenge. We have been planning a fellowship program for students of color to train and nurture young journalists, so that they may envision public media as an option for their future career.
    • We are studying our practices and the language we use, and participating in trainings and discussions created for our team and for our industry, to ensure we approach everything we do from a place of inclusion.
    • We are committed to returning to this statement to assess our progress in the work we need to do, and to issuing follow-up reports, in an effort to hold ourselves accountable.

    Our work is far from over. The good news is, when we as a community recognize that these things are real problems, we also recognize that there are building blocks to solving them, and we all have a part to play in seeing positive change. We invite you to help us in this journey. We are open to any thoughts, comments, or suggestions you may have. Being the best public service we can be is our mission every day, and we take the trust you place in us very seriously.

    Sincerely,

    Tom Dollenmayer, WFDD General Manager

    Day Sponsorship Policies

    We appreciate your support of WFDD; below are guidelines for constructing your Day Sponsor message.

    • Please indicate a first and second choice date. We average 1,000 Day Sponsors in a calendar year, and on-air time limitations do not allow us to announce more than four (4) Day Sponsorships per day. In some instances, we may have to use the second choice date; we will notify you if this is the case. You will receive an email confirmation of your date and message about ten days prior to your selected date.
    • Day Sponsorship requests must be received by 88.5 WFDD at least two weeks in advance of air date.
    • In 10 words or less, indicate the person or event being honored and a brief statement of the reason. 88.5 WFDD reserves the right to alter wording for consistency and length. Note that the purpose of the sponsorship is to acknowledge special events or people, not business advertising or the expression of ideological, theological or political opinions. Web addresses, e-mail addresses, and/or telephone numbers cannot be included in Day Sponsorship messages.
    • Please help us with any unusual pronunciations by providing us with a rhyming word (i.e. "Nina" rhymes with "China").
    • No anonymous Day Sponsorships are accepted. We must broadcast the name of the person(s), and their city, associated with the Day Sponsorship.
    • No Day Sponsorships from any political campaign are accepted, under any circumstances. No political messages will be accepted from individuals or organizatioins, under any circumstances.
    • Messages cannot contain Calls to Action. They may not invite or request listeners to take any action (such as attending an event or visiting a website).
    • Your pledge must be paid in full and we must have your announcement script on file before we can process your Day Sponsorship.
    • Your announcement will be read five times on your sponsored day, at or within 30 minutes following scheduled announcement times: 7:59 a.m., 8:59 a.m., 11:59 a.m., 3:59 p.m., and 5:59 p.m.
    • Day Sponsor selections do not automatically renew on an annual basis!  You must get in touch every year if you wish to maintain a specific date for Day Sponsorship.

    Privacy Policy

    88.5 WFDD is a non-profit radio station committed to integrity and to upholding the trust placed on us by our contributors.

    88.5 WFDD has never, and will never sell, rent or share the names or personal information of our contributors to any outside organization. This includes political, commercial and other non-profit groups.

    88.5 WFDD is licensed to Wake Forest University and therefore, contributors may on occasion receive publications from the University.

    Contributors can request that they not receive any correspondence from Wake Forest University by calling (336) 758-8850.

    WFDD.org uses cookies to track the number of times our sponsors' messages are displayed. 88.5 WFDD does not collect the personal information of website visitors.

    88.5 WFDD respects and appreciates the support we receive from listeners and we will safeguard this relationship by maintaining the strictest confidentiality.

    Revised 7-31-2010

    Refund Policy

    In the event a donation refund is necessary, WFDD will issue a refund within 15 days of your donation, depending on the circumstances. To request a refund, please call 336-758-8857. Refunds for donations using the online process are returned using the original method of payment; therefore, your refund will be credited to that same credit card. Refunds for gifts made by check may take an additional two weeks to be refunded. Refund checks will come from Wake Forest University.

    Social Media Policies

    In addition to our broadcast signal and website, WFDD maintains a presence on various social media sites, including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. One of the reasons listeners turn to public radio is for its unflinching coverage of difficult topics handled without sensationalism, but with grace, sincerity, and thoughtfulness. Listeners come to public radio for civil discourse, even about controversial topics. As you expect this from your public radio station, we also expect it from listeners participating in discussions on our social media pages. Please review these community guidelines for engaging with our content on social media. 

    WFDD is responsible for the content posted on its social media pages; therefore, we don’t allow community posts on our Facebook or Instagram pages. WFDD shares news, information, and entertainment content produced at WFDD’s studios and by our partners at NPR, APM, the BBC, and more on social media. We encourage community members and listeners to engage with our content through comments, reacting to and sharing posts, and by leaving a recommendation. 

    We understand that some topics require blunt talk, but please try to disagree without being disagreeable. We will not allow personal attacks, name-calling, libel, disinformation, defamation, or hate speech, nor any comments that could be construed as threatening, harassing, bullying, obscene, pornographic, or racist. WFDD is committed to enforcing a no-trolling policy. A pattern of posting argumentative, inflammatory, and baiting comments that demonstrate an intent to sow discord and provoke other commenters will result in the removal of comments and, in most instances, being blocked and banned from WFDD’s social media community. 

    When it comes to obscenities, even if the word in question is often used in conversation, please refrain from that sort of language. This includes abbreviations, emojis, character/letter replacements, intentional misspellings, and any and all word modifications that try to circumvent this guideline. It also includes memes. We want to create a community where everyone feels comfortable participating. While WFDD is not responsible for the content or opinions posted by listeners or community members, we do reserve the right to remove or delete any comments that are determined to be in violation of these community guidelines. WFDD has the right to block or ban any profiles or persons who have violated these community guidelines. WFDD has an obligation to share with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Wake Forest University authorities, or any law enforcement authority any statements that are directly or indirectly threatening. 

    Thanks for reading, and for adhering to, these guidelines!

    Drawings

    88.5 WFDD's drawings are open to all listeners 18 years of age or older. Membership or other fiscal donation to 88.5 WFDD is not required. One entry per person, per drawing. Listeners are eligible to win tickets or other prizes once per six (6) month period. Current Sustainers of 88.5 WFDD are automatically included in all drawings. Employees of 88.5 WFDD, members of their immediate family and persons living in the same household are not eligible to win. Drawings are restricted to persons living in the United States. If winner cannot be contacted in person by phone or email within 48 hours of the drawing, alternate winner(s) will be chosen at random.

    Participants agree to the Official Rules and that 88.5 WFDD and Wake Forest University have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damage of any kind resulting from their use of the prize or participation in the drawing.

    Taxes and other expenses are the responsibility of the winner.

    All entries become the property of 88.5 WFDD. Entrants agree that their names may be used by the station for promotional purposes or in association with their entry.

    To enter without making a donation send your name, address, and phone number in a self addressed envelope to WFDD Giveaway 1834 Wake Forest Rd Winston Salem, NC 27109. One entry per person per giveaway.