Drink and Pledge Drive at Doyle's ( 8. October 2008, 13:25 by Caitlin) ~ Guinness for the Greater Good

Doyle’s is once again helping out KUOW 94.9 by donating $1 from every pint of Guinness sold from October 6th through the 16th. Doyles is looking to break the 1,000 pint mark this year, so get to it and raise a pint for public radio.

And yes, we know KUOW is in Seattle, but they do have KXOT in the South Sound.

Details
October 6 – 16
Raise a Pint For Public Radio
Doyle’s Public House
208 Saint Helens Avenue
For more information, visit DoylesPublicHouse.com

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I don’t understand why KPLU doesn’t get any love on this deal.

1 | Posted by Tomtuttle | Oct 8, 02:53 PM

Excellent question, tomtuttle. As usual, I have no meaningful answer. However, I did notice that Russ has a blog where you might post that very inquiry. Let us know…

If I owned a pub, I would raise funds for T O’T to be able to buy a pair of pants at Nordstrom (cash)… and I would go with to ensure those pesky sales people didn’t offend, and to take several pics to post on exit 133. And then I would post ten comments in that discussion thread. That’s what I would do if I owned a pub.

2 | Posted by rick | Oct 8, 03:21 PM

I heard a rumor that KPLU wasn’t thrilled with this fundraising method and may have sent Doyle’s away. Personally, I wonder what better way there could be to raise funds than to raise beers.

3 | Posted by Heather | Oct 8, 03:55 PM

Personally, I wonder what better way there could be to raise funds than to raise beers”

Raise Root Beers perhaps?

4 | Posted by Thorax O'Tool | Oct 8, 04:20 PM

Can I drink something other than Guinness (blech) and just give Doyle’s a $1 donation for KUOW? I’m willing to refer to my pint of Smithwick’s/Carlsberg/whatever as Guinness if that helps.

5 | Posted by Erik S | Oct 9, 08:11 AM

KPLU has rebuffed the Raise A Pint For Public Radio promotion. They felt it did not fit in with the direction of their pledge drive campaign. We do contribute a portion of the proceeds to National Public Radio which KPLU participates. Please let KPLU know that you would like them to participate in Doyle’s efforts for public radio.

6 | Posted by Russ | Oct 9, 04:26 PM

Yes, KXOT’s transmitter is in Tacoma. But everything on it comes from a studio in Seattle, from staff based there. Hardly a Tacoma station.

KPLU has a relatively new General Manager. If they brought up the idea more than a year ago, they might get a different response.

7 | Posted by Radar | Oct 10, 07:04 PM

Yes, KXOT’s transmitter is in Tacoma. But everything on it comes from a studio in Seattle, from staff based there. Hardly a Tacoma station.

Actually, KXOT is trying quite hard to be a Tacoma station.

I’ve been interviewed several times for both KUOW and KXOT. Many of our local historians and personalities have been interviewed. KXOT has broadcast all our County Executive interviews in a partnership with us.

Dominic Black, one of their producers, spends a tremendous amount of time in Tacoma and has been trying to get more attention for down here. I do believe he’d love to have an office here.

So, at least one of their producers is trying to be less Seattle in their programming.

8 | Posted by Derek | Oct 10, 08:45 PM

Isn’t KPLU’s studio in Seattle too?

9 | Posted by michael g. | Oct 11, 08:06 AM

Dominic has been doing a great job getting the 253 perspective on KUOW. KPLU is broadcast from Tacoma/Spanaway, but all of their programs outside of the Jazz are produced by NPR. I will make an offer of support for KPLU’s Spring Pledge Drive.
Thank you for all that have drank their support we are at 545 pints with four days remaining.

10 | Posted by Russ | Oct 13, 01:27 PM

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