Topic: Youth-Focused Initiatives
Posted on 4/13/2014
Nexstar Broadcasting’s ABC affiliate WOI-TV West Des Moines, Iowa, recently aired the 40th Annual Variety Telethon to support Variety-the Children’s Charity, which is dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged, at-risk and special needs children throughout Iowa. This year’s 20-hour telethon raised more than $4.1 million, the highest amount WOI-TV has ever raised for Variety in one year. Since its inception, the telethon has raised nearly $100 million in Iowa.
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