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is a radio fundraising event that shares touching stories of
St. Jude patients and families, and since 2008, has raised
more than $15 million in cash and pledges. GRAMMY
Award-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams helped kick off
the celebration at 6 a.m. EST on the Yolanda Adams
Morning Show, while Cory Condrey wrapped up the
radiothon at 11 p.m. EST with special coverage on the
CoCo Brother
Live show.
“Our listeners are always so supportive
of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and its lifesaving
mission,” said Yolanda Adams. “Every child should have the
opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments – big and small
– and cancer should not be a child’s only defining moment.
With the help of my radio colleagues and fans, we are so
proud to raise millions of dollars to help save lives.”
Adams is referring to children like
Kayla who joined other patients to share their St. Jude
experiences with listeners across the country. Diagnosed
with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common
form of childhood cancer, Kayla is currently being treated
at St. Jude. But she hasn’t let that stop her from enjoying
life’s special moments. Kayla is a diva who loves fashion,
keeping up with the latest trends and singing. This is all
possible today, thanks to research and treatment protocols
developed at St. Jude, which have pushed survival rates for
ALL from
4 to 94 percent.
“The continued support of Radio One,
Inc., the gospel artists and volunteers help St. Jude
continue its lifesaving work and offer hope to children like
Kayla in communities everywhere,” said Richard Shadyac Jr.,
CEO of ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
“Programs like Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids truly make a
difference to the families who walk through our doors every
day. Thanks to the generosity of listeners, those families
never have to pay St. Jude for anything.”
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
is where hospitals send their toughest cases of childhood
cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude shares all of its
discoveries and new treatments so that one child saved at
St. Jude means thousands saved around the world. Best of
all, no family ever pays St. Jude for anything. Families
never receive a bill for treatment, and all travel, housing
and meals are provided thanks to the generosity of St. Jude
donors.
In Atlanta, syndicated
radio host CoCo Brother generated more than $320,000 during
his four-hour show; which bested his 2012 total of $250,000.
Other participating celebrities included gospel artists
VaShawn Mitchell, Byron Cage and Crystal Aikin. The National
Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), a coordinating body composed of
nine historically African-American, international Greek
letter sororities and fraternities, played a large role in
managing the phone banks.
About St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital
Since opening more than 50 years ago,
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has changed the way
the world treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening
diseases. No family ever pays St. Jude for the care their
child receives and, for every child treated here, thousands
more have been saved worldwide through St. Jude discoveries.
The hospital has played a pivotal role in pushing U.S.
pediatric cancer survival rates from 20 to 80 percent
overall, and is the first and only National Cancer
Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted
solely to children. It is also a leader in the research and
treatment of blood disorders and infectious diseases in
children. St. Jude was founded by the late entertainer Danny
Thomas, who believed that no child should die in the dawn of
life. Join that mission by visiting