Radio One's Praise Stations Raise $1.4M For St. Jude's

Radio One's national network of praise stations, along with celebrity radio hosts Yolanda Adams, Tom Joyner, Willie Moore, Jr. and Lonnie Hunter, have all lent their voices to help the fight against sickle cell disease, childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Recently, they partnered with other inspirational music stations across the country to raise more than $1.4 million for kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during the eighth annual Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids national radio broadcast event designed to increase the community's awareness and support of St. Jude.

Radio One's partners and celebrity friends continued to drum up awareness and support for St. Jude by sharing the hospital's mission through testimonies of patient families and the latest news about groundbreaking research, advances in treatment and the lifesaving work conducted there. This year's top fundraising stations are WPZE Praise 102.5 FM in Atlanta, WPPZ Praise 103.9 FM in Philadelphia and WPRS Praise 104.1 FM in Washington, D.C.

Since 2008, the event has raised nearly $10 million in cash and pledges.

“Radio One is a proud partner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and we are particularly proud of our highly engaged and loyal listeners for responding to our call and exceeding our financial goal this year. This national radio event proves the continued power of radio to emotionally connect with listeners and move them to action. In this case, the action is literally life–saving for thousands of children,” said Chris Wegmann, president of the Radio Division, Radio One, Inc.

All participating stations encouraged listeners to become St. Jude Partners in Hope by making a $20 monthly pledge. Beginning at 6 a.m. ET, Yolanda Adams, Grammy Award–winning gospel artist and host of her own show, started the day strong with a high energy, celebrity appearance by gospel singer Erica Campbell, followed by the story of St. Jude patient Bella.