S-A Radio: Alpha Stations Raise Thousands For Meals

Raul Jimenez

Alpha Media/San Antonio held the 7th Annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner Radiothon on Friday, October 17, 2014. Six radio stations – News Talk KTSA 550 AM, KZDC 1250 AM ESPN San Antonio, KTFM 94.1 FM, KJXK 1027 FM JackFM, KLEY 95.7 FM, and KSAH 104.1 FM – raised over $128,000 to benefit the largest Thanksgiving Dinner celebration in the country.

The Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner, named after the late Raul Jimenez, a local restaurateur, commenced 35 years ago serving meals to a couple of hundred people in need. The tradition called “A Feast of The Heart” has continued annually orchestrated by Mr. Jimenez’s daughter Patricia Jimenez. Today the event serves Thanksgiving Day meals to over 25,000 of most needy and elderly in San Antonio.

Patricia Jimenez stated “We are eternally grateful to Alpha Media, 550 KTSA and its sister stations for helping us raise, a record breaking $128,282 to benefit the 35th Annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner. Thank you to the listeners who called in to make their donations and all of the in-studio guests who took time out of their busy schedules to support the cause and give their testimony. Due to this generous out pour 25,000 Senior Citizens, Underprivileged families and the homeless will experience the joy of Thanksgiving!”

Operations Director, Greg Martin, commented “We associate our stations with so many wonderful organizations, but this one is one of the most genuine. Its family run and family executed with the help of the community of San Antonio. There is no worry about high paying salaries and big overhead. You know exactly where your money is going”.