WIRK West Palm hosts Tim & Chelsea and their listeners collected more than $11,000 for their annual “Friends Feeding Friends” Food Drive. The event was held virtually with both hosts broadcasting from their homes as Tim recovers from COVID-19 himself.
“Friends Feeding Friends” has been a signature event for WIRK for 15 years, and Tim & Chelsea were determined to not let 2020 make it a casualty,” said WIRK OM/PD Bruce Logan. “So even though the event changed to a virtual event AND Tim was in COVID-19 quarantine, they were on the air for 12 hours on Saturday. The people of the Palm Beaches came through with more than $11,000! So proud of this team for pushing through a lot of obstacles to do a lot of good for the hungry West Palm Beach.”
“This was the most INCREDIBLE thing I’ve ever been a part of,” said Leary. (Leary’s entire family has also been battling COVID-19 and quarantined for the past few weeks.) “This was pure people helping people, and no one was stopping until they got us to our goal and then some! It was truly a team effort; our producer Garrett (also quarantined with COVID), Moriah Daniels (middays), Nick Rivers (afternoons), Phil Flatts (nights), and the unreal support of Bruce Logan and Elizabeth Hamma!
“We can’t express how grateful we are to our listeners for being able to step up in such a huge way,” said Chelsea. “This is truly a historic event for us as we’ve never done our Food Drive this way! By far, one of the highlights of 2020!”
