Public radio station volunteer deejay Thom Ely, development director Margaret Friedenauer, and reporter Abbey Collins pitch for pledges Monday morning at the plaza of the First National Bank of Alaska building on Main Street. At press time Wednesday, the station's annual marathon fundraiser had collected $43,568. The station was seeking $70,000 in cash and pledges by the drive's end at 5 p.m. Friday. Tom Morphet photo.