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WMUR-TV and iHeart Raise Over $760,000 for Food Bank


Topic: Vaccine Education
Posted on 4/20/2020

Hearst’s ABC affiliate WMUR-TV and iHeartRadio to produce a one-hour broadcast and stream on April 17 featuring celebrities with New Hampshire ties, including Adam Sandler, Seth Meyers, Tom Bergeron and other local talent. As of April 20, over $760,000 had been raised for local food banks in the “Project Community: NH Together From Home” initiative. An additional donor stepped forward following the event with a pledge to match additional donations up to $100,000.

“This fundraiser was a perfect NH collaboration between TV and radio, celebrities, musicians, athletes and of course the people of NH who understood the need and contributed,” said WMUR-TV President and General Manager Jeff Bartlett.



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