By JC Poppe Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Dec 15, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Well folks, there is only one week left to pledge money to help WMSE get the equipment needed to keep Local/Live going.

As of this morning when I was writing this, $24,479 had been pledged, a little over $5,000 away from the goal of $30,000.

Again, if the minimum pledge goal of $30,000 is not met by 9 p.m. CDT on Dec. 22 WMSE doesn't get any of the money pledged.

For those who don't know how Kickstarter works, it doesn't process pledges if the goal amount isn't met. For those worried about pledging, there is zero risk. WMSE either gets your money or you keep it.

Let's keep Local/Live on the air!

JC Poppe Special to OnMilwaukee.com

Born in Milwaukee and raised in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer, Concordia University Wisconsin alumnus Poppe has spent the majority of his life in or around the city and county of Milwaukee.

As an advocate of Milwaukee's hip-hop community Poppe began popular local music blog Milwaukee UP in March 2010. Check out the archived entries here.

Though heavy on the hip-hop, Poppe writes about other genres of music and occasionally about food, culture or sports, and is always ready to show his pride in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.