Gospel station WLIB 1190 AM, hosted its 9th annual radiothon in support of St. Jude Children’s Hospital, raising more than $121,000. During the two-day radio-thon, WLIB and on-air hosts Bishop Hezekiah Walker and Neicy Tribbet, from Afternoon Praise, Yolanda Adams and Liz Black broadcast live from the New York studios, while volunteers accepted pledges over the phone. All collections go directly to St. Jude’s. Over the past nine years, WLIB has helped raise over $1.4 million for the hospital.
“Being able to support St. Jude Children’s Hospital each year is truly an honor,” said Charlie Morgan, General Manager of Emmis NY/WLIB. “WLIB is in a unique position where we can reach hundreds of thousands of people over the airwaves in just a few minutes, and then thousands more online and through social media. By utilizing all of our assets, we are able to come together to support one important need: raise funds to help find a cure to childhood cancers. WLIB and all of Emmis New York hope that one day we’ll live in a world where cancer and diseases no longer affect our children.”
