6-30-14
KOIL-AM Omaha host Tom Becka hosted the presentation of a check for $80,000 to the Salvation Army for tornado relief for Pilger, Nebraska, which was devastated by ?twin tornadoes." "Pizza for Pilger? was organized by Ragazzi?s Pizza and included more than 20 pizza restaurants. They donated 100% of the proceeds from pizza sales on June 23 to Pilger relief. Omaha NRG stations supported the effort with live interviews, remotes and fund-raising with the Salvation Army.
11-11-13
Last week, gunfire broke out at a Detroit barbershop injuring six people and killing three. Sixty-one-year-old Joezell Williams, his 29-year-old nephew Bryan Williams, and his 40-year-old stepson Kevin Perryman were all murdered. Radio One Market Manager Kathy Stinehour tells Radio Ink her three stations are collecting donations for the burial of the three victims with a live broadcast from a local McDonalds from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
6-27-13
Entercom/Boston and Sports WEEI, the Boston Red Sox, and Major League Baseball are donating 1,000 tickets to tonight's Red Sox-Blue Jays game to some of the people most affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. Tickets are going to first responders; the Boston Athletic Association; the communities of Dorchester, Arlington, and Medford; the Massachusetts State Police and National Guard; and Boston-area hospitals.
Entercom/Boston VP/Market Manager Jeff Brown said, "On behalf of Entercom and WEEI, we send our deepest appreciation for the bravery and service of these responders during our city's time of need. We are forever grateful for their heroism and hope this small gesture brings a smile to some faces across Boston on a Thursday evening."
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5-24-13
Bobby Bones leaned on his Nashville friends to come up with a great idea to help the victims of last weeks devastating tornado. Country music?s biggest stars stopped by his show or called in to offer support so Bones took advantage of that and launched an online auction of the donated items on eBay. All proceeds will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the American Red Cross.
Among the items now up for auction at www.ebay.com/bobbybones through May 30, 2013 are:
? Blake Shelton - 2 tickets, 2 meet-and-greets, hotel and airfare to any show on his summer tour
? Jason Aldean - signed guitar
? Jake Owen - limited edition signed guitar
? Luke Bryan - signed guitar and clothes from his video shoot for "Crash My Party"
? The Band Perry - signed guitar
? Tim McGraw - signed guitar, 4 tickets and meet and greets to any show, suite next to stage, receive signed guitar on stage
? Brad Paisley - signed guitar
? Kenny Chesney - signed ?The Boys of Fall? jersey
? Taylor Swift - signed guitar and signed limited edition lithograph
? Kellie Pickler - signed guitar and signed ballroom dancing shoes she wore on Dancing With The Stars
? Carrie Underwood - signed guitar
? Rascal Flatts - 4 tickets and 4 VIP passes to a show
? Zac Brown Band - signed Jack Daniels barrel (empty)
? Hunter Hayes - signed skinned electric guitar
? Dierks Bentley - airfare, hotel rooms, backstage passes to a show and signed guitar
? Toby Keith - signed limited edition guitar
? Florida Georgia Line - signed guitar
? Eli Young Band - tickets to a show, meet-and-greet, and signed guitar
? Kip Moore - signed guitar, 4 tickets, plus meet-and-greet, private show and drinks on tour bus at any stop
? Thompson Square - signed guitar, signed Jay Leno bottle of wine
? Brantley Gilbert - signed guitar, 4 tickets and VIP passes to a show, signed hats
? Little Big Town - tickets and meet and greet to a show in winner's city
? Chris Young - signed guitar
? Justin Moore - signed guitar
? Lee Brice - signed guitar
? Craig Campbell - signed first cowboy hat, backyard BBQ (at winner?s home)
? Tyler Farr - one-of-a-kind camo signed guitar from ?Redneck Crazy? music video
? Will Hoge - BMI guitar for #1 song "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" with handwritten lyrics on guitar, tickets and airfare to Nashville June 4 show
? CMA Awards - Trace Adkins, Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack & (30+ other artists) signed guitar
? Montgomery Gentry - signed guitar
? Brett Eldredge - signed guitar
? Cassadee Pope - signed guitar
? Chris Janson - harmonicas
? Colt Ford - signed guitar
? David Nail - signed shirt from "Let It Rain" video
? Dustin Lynch - cowboy hat, signed guitar
? Gary Allen - signed memorabilia
? Greg Bates - signed cowboy boots
? Jana Kramer - signed guitar
? Parmalee - 2 signed Taylor guitars
? Phil Vassar - signed keyboard
? Randy Rogers - signed guitar, trip (airfare and hotel) to see a show
? The Henningsens - signed guitar
? Thomas Rhett - signed guitar
? Tracy Lawrence - song download and signed guitar
5-23-13
KYKN (12 p.m.-3 p.m.) host Bill Post held a fundraiser on his show in Salem, Oregon, Wednesday for the victims of the tornado victims in Oklahoma. In three hours, Post raised $8,500 from his listeners. The money was sent directly to Oklahoma through Glenn Beck's Mercury One non-profit. Post said, "It was amazing how the people of the mid-valley pitched in to help our American friends in Oklahoma."
11-20-2012
On November 24, Multiple Latin Grammy winning superstars Juanes and Juan Luis will perform at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn and donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the American Red Cross. SBS stations in New York, WSKQ-FM ?Mega 97.9FM? and WPAT-FM ?93.1FM La Variedad de NY!? are official media partners of the event.
Emmis Austin Radio led a six-station, daylong donation drive on Wednesday, September 7th for the victims of the Central Texas Wildfires. The drive resulted in $25,314 raised for the Red Cross of Central Texas and three truck loads of much needed supplies for the Catholic Diocese Charities of Central Texas.
The drive took place at multiple locations throughout the city. Newsradio KLBJ 590AM & 99.7FM and 93.7 KLBJ-FM were at the Rudy?s Country Store and Bar-B-Q on 183 and Duval, 93.3 KGSR and 103.5 BOB-FM were at Rudy?s Country Store and Bar-B-Q in Round Rock, and 107.1 La Z and 101X were at La Hacienda off of I-35 and William Cannon.
Brown Distributing (Budweiser) provided three large delivery trucks to haul the donated supplies. The space to hold the collected supplies was donated by Freight Solution Providers.
The collected supplies and monetary donations were in addition to a large delivery truck full of supplies that were donated by listeners of the Dudley and Bob Show on 93.7 KLBJ on Tuesday morning, benefitting the first responders and fire victims assisted by The Austin Christian Fellowship located on River Place Blvd., near Steiner Ranch.
In addition, Newsradio KLBJ provided extensive coverage of the wildfires rampaging across Central Texas, including the only live continuous media coverage of the danger beginning Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. Program Director Mark Caesar and Talk Host Kenny Rahmeyer anchored the live coverage featuring frequent live updates from News Director Todd Jeffries, Reporter Jarrod Allen in Bastrop and Reporter Barbara McCarley near Steiner Ranch.
KLBJ also allowed listeners to call throughout the night with first hand accounts of the multiple fires threatening the area. This type of real-time eyewitness reporting provided invaluable information to central Texas residents regarding the fire?s path, damage, and all related efforts to aid the victims.
Emmis Communications owns and operates six radio stations in Austin including 93.3 KGSR (also on 102.7), 101X, 103.5 BOB-FM , 107.1 La Z, and Newsradio KLBJ 590AM & 99.7. Emmis also now offers three HD-2 music channels in Austin, 101.5 No Control Radio HD-2, 103.5 MEGA HD-2 and 93.3 The Music Lounge HD-2.
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Local Radio is doing it again. 8 Double O stations simulcast a radio-thon yesterday to raise funds for the United Way of Delaware and Otsego County Disaster Relief fund. The fund was started for people in Delaware County most effected by Irene. Listeners donated $36,000 in cash during this five hour simulcast. Central New York Radio is continuing the event because so many listeners were unable to get through to pledge.
Thousands more dollars in services such as refurbished personal computers and two rooms of carpeting were also pledged. Continuing fundraising by local car dealers and by a music festival will continue to bring in cash through September. The cash will be used for shelter, food, prescriptions and to replace back-to-school supplies.
Regional Manager for Double O Radio George Wells says he's never seen such an outpouring in 30 years in radio.
Congraulate George and his team at cnyradio@choiceonemail.com
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