March 21, 1995, The City agreed to sell WNYC AM and FM to the WNYC Foundation for $20 million. WNYC Foundation President Peter Darrow (L) looks on as Mayor Giuliani shakes hands with Foundation Chair Irwin Schneiderman. Listen
WNYC Archives
May 31, 1995: Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, Irwin Schneiderman (holding microphone), and Delano Lewis, President and CEO of NPR (R) at Independence campaign launch.
WNYC Archives
May 31: 1995, Violinist Itzhak Perlman adds his signature to WNYC's 'Declaration of Independence.' Other signers included Bill Moyers, Betty Comden, Robert Krulwich, Bob Edwards and Spaulding Grey.
NYC Municipal Archives
January 27, 1997, City ownership of WNYC formally ends as WNYC President and CEO Laura Walker (with board member Nicki Newman Tanner looking on) hands Mayor Giuliani a check for $3.3 million, the first of six payments to the City. Listen
WNYC Archives
January 27, 1997, Mayor Giuliani hands Laura Walker a copy of the official FCC Broadcast License, signifying the station's transfer to the WNYC Foundation.
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