Topic: Community-Focused Initiatives
Posted on 4/13/2016
Hubbard’s WTMX-FM Chicago will receive the NAB Crystal Heritage Award, April 19 at NAB Show. Only five others have won the award, which honors stations with five Crystal Radio Awards for exceptional year-round community service. WTMX does more than host the Eric & Kathy radiothon, which has raised $27 million for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in 16 years. “We do a lot of lower-profile fundraisers to help out our listeners; be it for a family who has lost a mother or father, a young cancer patient who needs support in paying for treatment, or someone else who needs financial and human assistance in our listening area,” said Market Manager John Gallagher. “WTMX’s heart and soul is truly committed to the city of Chicago.”
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