The New KMLE @ 107.9 blanketed the Phoenix airwaves with the KMLE Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon on December 1 and 2 with stories of hope asking the KMLE Nation to come together and donate to help kids fighting cancer and other deadly diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The event raised a total of $314,520, which was accepted by Jessica Nuttall, the Regional Development Representative ALSAC Field Operations, on behalf of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Now in its fifth year, the KMLE Country Cares for Kids Radiothon has raised over $1.2 million.
“We want to thank the KMLE Nation for the astounding support for St. Jude. The outpouring from the Phoenix community surpassed our expectations,” said Tim Richards, CBS RADIO Phoenix Vice President of Programming. “We’re honored to work with St Jude.”
“Unlike any hospital, the majority of funding for St. Jude comes from individual contributors who participate in programs like the St. Jude Kids Radiothon,” said Nuttall “Thanks to the support from KMLE and the KMLE Nation, families will never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.”
KMLE on-air personalities, Chris Matthews, Nina D., B-Dub, Jared Marshall and Producer Badger led the way in asking the people of the Valley to become a Partner in Hope and donate $20 a month – just $.67 a day to help cure childhood cancer and save the lives of those taken too soon.
All of the proceeds from the KMLE Country Cares for Kids Radiothon were donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where the daily operating cost is $2 million, which is primarily covered by public contributions.
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