WMMR’s Preston & Steve Camp Out Fills Philly Food Pantry
Preston and Steve at Beasley Media Group Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR completed their 26th Annual Camp Out For Hunger event, amassing 1.7 million pounds of food and over $948,732 in cash donations to benefit Philabundance, a Delaware Valley hunger relief organization.
Turkeys Away! Radio Keeps Families Fed This Thanksgiving
While WKRP might be the first station that most associate with turkeys, radio stations across the country spent Thanksgiving week out in their communities making sure everyone had a holiday meal. Here are three more added to our Season of Giving Tally:
NEPA Leaps To Help Scranton’s Froggy 101 Feed Veterans
Audacy Scranton's Froggy 101 (WGGY) teamed up with Valhalla Veterans Services and Bread Basket of Northeastern Pennsylvania for the "Thanks for Giving Food Drive." The two-day event raised enough food to sustain veterans and their families until June.
WIRK’s Friends Feed Friends In West Palm Beach
In three days, Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor of Hubbard Broadcasting West Palm Beach's New Country 103.1 (WIRK) were able to collect enough food and cash donations to provide more than 110,000 meals for Palm Beach Harvest.
KISM’s Brad & John Get On A Roll To Help The North Cascades
Saga Communications-owned Cascade Radio Group's 92.9 KISM in Bellingham, WA, gathered over 14,000 toilet paper rolls for the Skagit Friendship House. The morning duo of Brad & John collected $20,000 worth of the white gold.
CMG Atlanta Hosts Record-Breaking Pre-Thanksgiving Food Drive
Cox Media Group Atlanta's four stations, KISS 104.1 (WALR), 95.5 WSB (WSBB/WSB-AM), B98.5 (WSB), and 97.1 The River (WSRV), have gathered 4,478 pounds of food for the Atlanta Community Food Bank ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
756,000 Meals Collected By Two Saga FMs In Hampton Roads
Saga Communications Hampton Roads' FM99 (WNOR) and 106.9 The Fox (WAFX) concluded their 27th Annual Mayflower Marathon Food Drive, raising enough donations to serve more than 756,000 meals. Donations were allocated to regional food banks based on the five collection sites.
Two Weeks In, Radio’s 2023 Season of Giving Tally Hits $2.48M
Radio Ink's Season of Giving Tally continues, with more fundraisers rolling in from across the country. Keep scrolling to see the latest three stations to submit their stories from over the weekend. To see which station raised the most this week, click in.
Minneapolis AM Battles Hunger With Six-Figure Radiothon
Audacy Minneapolis raised more than $367,000 through 830 WCCO’s (WCCO-AM) 21st annual Hunger Mission Radiothon, supporting Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities in providing meals and care to those in need.
Saga Springfield Raises ‘Capitol’ Sum For Children’s Hospital
Saga Communications' Capitol Radio Group held its 18th Annual "Cares for Kids" Radiothon on November 16 and 17. The pre-Thanksgiving charitable event by 101.9 The Wolf, 103.7 WDBR, and WTAX-AM, supports Springfield, IL's St. John's Children's Hospital.