Topic: Children’s Issues
Posted on 3/10/2022
Kingsport, Tenn., -based Holston Valley radio raised $515,000 for Niswonger Children’s Hospital. Stations 98.5 WTFM, 959 The Hog, Classic Hits 1027, and ESPN Tri-Cities took part in the event. The two-day radiothon wrapped up with a special live broadcast with the WTFM morning team of Steve Mann and Lynda Fontaine from the hospital in Johnson City, Tenn. This was the 10th year for the Radiothon which has raised almost $4 million in the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol TN/VA market.
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