Brad Dancer is General Manager of WSHU Public Radio, where he leads the NPR & Classical Music station’s strategy, operations, programming, community engagement and continued evolution across broadcast and digital platforms. He also serves on NPR’s Board of Directors and chairs the board of the SHU Discovery Science Center and Planetarium. In the past 2 years, under Brad's leadership, WSHU has balanced its budget for the first time in over 15 years, produced a live radio drama, revived community events at WSHU, increased the participation of Sacred Heart students from 7 to 21 Interns, Fellows and Work Study students, launched multiple new franchises and led the station to 2 straight years of Listenership growth on radio and digital platforms.
Brad brings more than 25 years of media leadership experience. He spent 21 years with National Geographic, helping to grow the organization’s global television, digital, streaming, podcast and consumer businesses. He later served as Senior Vice President of Global Strategy, Insights and Analytics at WWE, where he played a key role in the company’s merger with UFC to form TKO Group Holdings.
Throughout his career, Brad has focused on building strong media brands, developing new audiences and positioning organizations for long-term growth. Most importantly, Brad thrives working in purpose driven media, specifically strong brands in more traditional media, finding new ways to grow in today's tough climate.
The Club Calendar is at the end of this newsletter. Please refer to it to see the meeting schedule, social events and more. It will be updated when speakers and events are added.

The updated Greeters and Openers schedule is also near the end of the newsletter, so please check to see if you are on there!
Friday Meeting - October 9
Christy Charise
Founding Partner and Chief Growth Officer
Saugatuck Financial
Christy shared the story of her family's philanthropic journey with six pillars viz. Education & Leadership, Poverty, Environment, Arts, Veterans and Childhood illness & Care.
Bruce Paul opened the meeting and connected how wine tasting connects with the four-way test.
Doug Robinson won the raffle.
Ken was the jokester
GILLESPIE CENTER COOKING / SERVING SCHEDULE
One of our club’s ongoing and rewarding commitments to community service is our commitment to serving dinner meals on the first Saturday of each month at the Gillespie Center here in Westport.
We are back to serving meals at the newly renovated Gillespie Center. We have the option to drop off prepared meals at 4:30 PM or to bring meals to serve in person at 4:40 PM (allow extra time if the meals need to be reheated). Meal service should include a main dish, side dish, vegetable, and dessert (no nuts or shellfish please). The number of meals to provide, currently 25, will be confirmed to you to in advance when it is your turn to serve.
If you choose to drop off prepared meals at 4:30 PM you have the option to prepare homemade meals, purchase prepared meals at the store/restaurant of your choice, or you can contact Fresh Market on the Post Road in Westport where you can purchase prepared meals (protein, two sides and cookies for $7 - $10 per meal). If you choose the Fresh Market option call Tory at 203 227-2910 on the Monday prior to your meal service to place your order. You can pay for the meals when you pick them up.
If you are unable to work on your assigned Saturday you will be responsible to call other Rotarians on the list to switch dates.
