Topic: Community-Focused Initiatives
Posted on 8/23/2021
Cumulus Media’s Providence, R.I., stations held their annual Hasbro Children’s Hospital radiothon on May 13 to raise funds to support patient care, research and programs like the Healing Arts, pet therapy and Child Life. The 12-hour event broadcasted simultaneously on Cumulus Providence stations WPRO-FM, WWLI, WPRO-AM, WEAN-FM and WWKX, and Hasbro Children’s patients, families and staff took to the airwaves to share their inspiring stories of hope and healing. This year’s event raised $453,151 for the area’s only pediatric hospital and since its inception has raised more than $9.2 million.
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