Kelly Ford Named Chair For 'Play Like a Girl' Honors Gala

Cumulus Media  announces Country radio personality and women’s advocate, Kelly Ford, Co-Host of nationally-syndicated morning radio show, “Ty, Kelly and Chuck”, will serve as Host Committee Chair of the Play Like a Girl Honors Gala.

The black-tie event will benefit the national non-profit organization, Play Like a Girl, and will be held on Monday, November 26, 2018, from 6:00-9:00pm at the Marriott Hotel in Franklin, TN.

Kelly Ford

Ford joins fellow Host Committee Chair Danielle Breezy, WKRN Chief Meteorologist, and Honorary Chair, Trisha Yearwood, platinum-selling, multiple Grammy, CMA and ACM Award winning vocalist, for the gala evening that will celebrate the achievements of leading women and men in sports and the girls they inspire. The Play Like a Girl Honors Gala will raise funds for programs that inspire leadership through sport and build confidence in girls on and off the field.

The Play Like a Girl Honors Gala will be hosted by Cari Champion of ESPN and will include a cocktail reception and silent auction, with a dinner featuring keynote speaker and Founder’s Award recipient, professional tennis player Madison Keys. Other honorees are: Sammie Griffin, Kenisha Rhone, Paula Hood, Kenyatta Bynoe, and Bart Brooks.

Kelly Ford said: “Elevating girls and women is a passion project for me, and I am honored to help raise awareness and funds for these incredible programs benefiting girls through sport as Host Committee Chair of the Play Like a Girl Honors Gala. I look forward to seeing a full house in Franklin on November 26th as we celebrate some incredible men and women in sports and the girls they inspire.”

The mission of Play Like a Girl is to ensure that every girl reaches her full potential by providing girls ages 9-13 an opportunity—and in many cases, their only chance—to participate in sport and physical activity. Play Like a Girl works to harness the natural properties of sport to propel young women into competitive, male-dominated careers—especially those at the intersection of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and sports.