Detroit Radio: WYCD Radiothon Raises $551K+ For St. Jude's

WYCD 99.5 FM held its 16th Annual 99.5 WYCD Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon Thursday and Friday December 8th & 9th.

Over the course of the two days, 99.5 WYCD listeners called in with donations totaling $551,272 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Many of the listener donations were dedicated to 99.5 WYCD’s Linda Lee, a 20 year veteran of the WYCD airwaves, who was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer just a few months before the Radiothon.  Linda, a long time champion of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, called into the Radiothon while at the hospital receiving chemotherapy on Thursday and urged listeners to become Partners in Hope and pledge $20 a month to St. Jude so they can continue their mission of curing all childhood cancer.

Country superstar Kip Moore also made an appearance at the Radiothon.  Moore was in town playing the Fillmore Detroit Thursday night and took time before his show to come out and tell listeners about his connection with St. Jude and dedication to their cause.

The final total of $551,272 raised for the WYCD Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon is a near record total and more than Detroit has raised in many years.