WNNF Collects Toys During ‘Homegrown’ Benefit Concert
Cincinnati country station WNNF (94.1 FM, Cat Country) hosted its annual "Homegrown" benefit concert on Saturday. The station partnered with the Police Department of Covington, Kentucky and the Steinford Toy Foundation to collect toys for local children.
WOWO Raises $207,000 for Honor Flight
Fort Wayne, Indiana news-talk station WOWO (1190 AM, 107.5 FM) raised over $207,000 during a two-day campaign for Honor Flight Northeast Indiana, which helps Purple Heart recipients fly to Washington D.C. to reflect at national memorials.
Stations Raise Funds for Children’s Hospitals, Charities
Stations in Milwaukee, Boston, Richmond, Madison, Chicago, Hartford, Philadelphia and Houston raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and other donations during charity events to benefit local children's hospitals and other non-profit groups.
WPLR Morning Show Raies $106,000 for Charities
Connoisseur Media's WPLR (99.1 FM) in New Haven raised over $106,000 for local charities during a recent toy drive. The event was put on Friday at a local furniture store by the station's morning show, Chaz and AJ.
Audacy Buffalo Raises $81,000 for Local SPCA
Audacy's station cluster in Buffalo raised more than $81,000 for a local chapter of the SPCA during a recent radiothon. The event saw on-air personalities and staffers from Audacy's three Buffalo stations raise cash and awareness for SPCA Serving Erie County.
WALK Collects 17,500 Pounds of Food for Charity
Long Island, New York adult contemporary station WALK (97.5 FM) collected more than 17,000 pounds of food and over $10,500 for a local charity during the month of November. The Thanks-for-Giving Food Drive collected food and cash for Long Island Cares.
WGCI Donates $13,000 from Concert
iHeartMedia's Chicago hip-hop station WGCI (107.5 FM) donated more than $13,000 in proceeds from a recent concert to two elementary schools. The money was collected as part of WGCI's Big Jam 2022 concert series.
KFI Gets 27,000 Pounds of Pasta for Charity
iHeartMedia's Los Angeles news-talk station KFI (640 AM) raised more than $1.17 million and collected over 27,100 pounds of pasta and sauce during the station's 12th Annual PastaThon. The pasta, sauce and monetary donations will benefit Caterina's Club.
WMAL Raises $405,000 for Fisher House
Cumulus Media's D.C.-area talk station WMAL (105.9 FM) raised more than $405,000 during its Operation Fisher House radiothon. The charity campaign started December 1 and went over the course of two days.
KUIC Raises $63,000 for Leaven Kids
Alpha Media's adult contemporary station KUIC (95.3 FM) in Vacaville, California raised more than $63,000 for a local charity during its fifth-annual KUIC Radiothon for Leaven Kids. Contributions increased by about $23,600 compared to last year.
Our Print Magazine: Radio Ink
Lifetime Leadership Award Honoree Harvey Nagler
The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
