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About Diana

Diana Ross is not the famous Supremes singer, but she does have big hair. Working in both Membership and Operations departments, she does a little bit of everything, including administering this website. You can contact her at dross@bccc.edu.

Dec. 04 2020

Cards are back online! Sustainers – update your info!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Cards are back online! Sustainers – update your info!

The extraordinarily long process of switching credit card processors in finally finished!! Thank you so much for your patience while we sorted this out! Unfortunately, we were NOT able to retrieve your existing credit card data from our old processor. We were hoping to make this seamless, but alas, this is not the case. What […]

Dec. 03 2020

Credit card update

By Diana Ross | Posted in Host Blogs, Membership, WBJC News | 1 Comment

We are in the final phase of the contract negotiation and are awaiting the final signature by the college. Once that happens, we will furiously click a few buttons and credit card processing will be back online. We had really hoped to have everything running at the very latest by Giving Tuesday (Dec 1) but […]

Nov. 12 2020

Coping with the Holiday Blues

By Diana Ross | Posted in Staff Blogs | Comments Off on Coping with the Holiday Blues

Join Baltimore City Community College for virtual sessions on how to cope with depression, anxiety, and painful reflection during this holiday season. BCCC’s Student Support and Wellness Services will present strategies to help you manage the “holiday blues.” Register below for one of the dates and take a step toward your wellbeing!Tuesday, November 17 at […]

Aug. 03 2020

Current state of WBJC membership office

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | 6 Comments

We’re solidly in month #5 of this crazy world, and the WBJC offices are still in “essential staff only” mode. Our college remains pretty much closed until further notice. What this means for you, our fabulous members: Membership staff (and all non-air staff) are sneaking in to the offices on reduced hours. We are mainly […]

May. 10 2020

Our Deepest Gratitude – Spring “drive” wrap-up

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Our Deepest Gratitude – Spring “drive” wrap-up

I want to start by saying how truly grateful all of us here at WBJC are to have such an amazing community to serve. And that’s really what this is all about… we are here to serve you great music, to keep your spirits up, to keep you connected. Hearing from all of you during […]

Mar. 30 2020

WBJC streaming updates

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | 1 Comment

We now have One Single Stream to Rule Them All on the website… the mp3 stream. URL: http://wbjc-ice.streamguys1.com/live.m3u We’ve increased the number of listeners who can be on the stream at one time, in addition to increasing the bitrate (overall sound quality) to ~128kbps (up from 64kbps). The stream is still mono for now (in […]

Mar. 27 2020

The magic of a smile

By Diana Ross | Posted in Staff Blogs | Comments Off on The magic of a smile

Staying connected to each other is so important while we’re physically being isolated. I have several craft groups that meet every month… spinning, knitting weaving, bobbin lace, as well as a few other specialized social groups and over the last few months, I’ve just been too busy in many cases to hang out on a […]

Mar. 18 2020

WBJC – limited operations

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | 4 Comments

Hi everyone, As we are all adjusting to our new “normal” the staff here at WBJC wants to reassure you that we are still dedicated to bringing you the music you love (and badly need) during these trying times. Our already small staff has been practicing social-distancing and good workplace hygiene in order to keep […]

Mar. 12 2020

Regarding Met Opera broadcasts – COVID19

By Diana Ross | Posted in Met Opera, Old Met | Comments Off on Regarding Met Opera broadcasts – COVID19

UPDATE: The Met has decided to feed stations pre-recorded performances for the remainder of the season Dear Colleagues and Partners, In light of the circumstances involving the COVID-19 virus and in consultation with the office of the Mayor, the Metropolitan Opera has canceled all performances and rehearsals through March 31, effective immediately, including this Saturday’s […]

Feb. 17 2020

Winter Drive 2020 wrap-up

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | 2 Comments

Thank you each and every one of you who called in a pledge of support, both in the pre-drive ‘buy back’ campaign and during the official pledge drive. YOU have truly made the difference! The numbers:Buyback – 666 pledges = $71,522.00Winter Drive – 747 pledges = $98,571.50 26% were online pledges196 new members between both […]

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