$1 Million to KDFC

Now that Classical KDFC in San Francisco is publicly supported rather than commercial, the station actively seeks funding from listeners and foundations.  That makes this news from bizjournals.com a very positive development:

With the recent infusion of a $1 million gift from USC alumnus Kevin Klein — CEO of Alameda-based software company Wind River — and his wife, Natalie, the radio station’s future is nearly secured.

“When it went off the air as a commercial station, there was a collective sigh of sadness,” said Natalie Klein, who now co-chairs KDFC’s advisory board. “It had been around for so long providing such an important service that when it was announced it was coming back on, there was a tremendous outpouring of support, donations, letters, etc. So we thought it was important to shore this thing up.”

Congrats to KDFC President Bill Lueth, owner USC, and all the fine staff that inspired the Kleins to support them.