Good morning, eh?
Hello, Layla.
I know you don't say good morning.
Guess what tomorrow is, eh?
Well, it's not my birthday, so it's just another Tuesday, as far as I'm concerned.
Okay, not just another Tuesday.
It's Giving Tuesday.
That's right.
That's forgotten.
Yeah, and NPR celebrates this global day of generosity every year, but we've never had a year.
quite like this one before right and everyone out there probably by now has heard that federal funding for public media was eliminated as of october first that means mpr is now operating without federal support for the first time in our history that's more than fifty years it's a big change also big challenge but one that we definitely can overcome together Right.
Overcom it because of our listeners.
You count on up first to bring you the news you need to start your day.
And we're so grateful to the listeners who have already stepped up to donate for this program.
Like Rika in Tennessee, who says,
every day I listen to up first in the car after I drop my kids off at school.
It allows me to stay connected and informed with honest, eloquent reporting.
Your show helps me stay educated and engaged.
She called me eloquent.
Thank you so much, Rika.