Bobby Bones Raises $60K For St Jude's

11-21-14
This past Tuesday, Bobby Bones and his band The Raging Idiots played a special charity concert to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Jason Aldean crashed the show held at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, helping raise more than $60,000 for the hospital. In addition, country music singer/songwriter/guitarist Lindsay Ell performed with The Raging Idiots, and St. Jude patient Caleb served as guest announcer for the evening. During a recent interview with Bones, Aldean agreed to play a charity show with the band if they could raise $50,000 for Susan G. Komen. The program used any and all means to reach their goal ? from putting Lunchbox in a room with a snake, to offering shirtless pictures of the guys to generate donations from listeners.

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CBS Detroit Raises Nearly $500K For St. Judes

WYCD in Detroit raised $454,987 during its annual "Cares For St. Jude Kids Radiothon". WYCD personalities Jack Shell and Coop vowed to shave their heads if the station hit $200,000 during their shift. WYCD listeners met the challenge and the boys are bald. Jack and Coop had their heads shaved in the lobby of WYCD immediately following their shift.

Over the past 12 years, WYCD listeners have helped Detroit's country music station raise over $6.1 million for the children being treated at St. Jude. Send your congrats to PD Tim Roberts tim.roberts@cbsradio.com for a job well done.

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Radio Stations Get Tour of St. Judes

About 180 record label management, radio station general managers, promotions staff, national sales managers, program directors, and on-air staff came together this weekend to help kick off the Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids? radiothon season for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. More than 70 radio stations toured the hospital to meet with patients to learn about the latest medical advancements and receive tips on producing a successful radiothon to help raise awareness for St. Jude.

Attendees also met with some of the patients and their families to hear their stories and learn why this is such a critical program for the mission of the hospital. The weekend concluded with the annual radio station dinner. Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids has raised more than $12 million for St. Jude since the program began in 2002. For information about St. Jude or Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids, visit http://www.radiocaresforstjude.org/.

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