38 Clear Channel Radio Stations Join Forces with Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial for Company's Largest "Build the Dream" Radiothon.Radiothon to Coincide With the 45th Anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream Speech" on Thursday, August 28, 2008 WASHINGTON -- In commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 'I Have a Dream' speech, Clear Channel Radio and the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
"This is the first time in history that Clear Channel has participated in a radiothon of this magnitude," said Doc Wynter, SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul , Urban Programming for Clear Channel Radio. "We are proud to be a part of the commemoration and cannot think of a better way to honor Dr. King's rich legacy than to join forces with the Foundation to raise funds for the Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C." On Thursday, all stations will solicit donations on-air and online. Listeners will be directed to the Memorial Foundation's website www.mlkradiothon.org and to (800) MLK-1386 to make a donation. All funds raised from the campaign will go towards the Memorial, which will be erected on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The following Clear Channel Radio stations, designated by market below, will participate in the radiothon: * WCAO/Baltimore, MD 6AM - 8PM * WGCI/Chicago, IL 5AM - 6PM * WGRB/Chicago, IL 6AM - 6PM * WVAZ/Chicago, IL 5AM - 6PM * WXBT/Columbia, SC 10AM - 6PM * WJLB/Detroit, MI 6AM-10PM * WMXD/Detroit, MI 6AM-7PM * WMKS/Greensboro, NC 6AM-7PM * WHLH/Jackson, MS 10AM-6PM * WJBT/Jacksonville, FL 10AM-7PM * WSOL/Jacksonville, FL 10AM-7PM * KHLR/Little Rock, AR www.949hallelujah.com * KJMS/Memphis, TN 7AM-7PM * WHAL/Memphis, TN 7AM-7PM * WMIB/Miami, FL 10AM-7PM * WKKV/Milwaukee, WI 9AM-6PM * WUBT/Nashville, TN 6AM-8PM * WQUE/New Orleans, LA www.q93.com * WYLD/New Orleans, LA www.wyldfm.com * WWPR/New York, NY www.power1051fm.com * WOWI/Norfolk, VA 6AM - 6PM * WKUS/Norfolk, VA 6AM-6PM * WDAS/Philadelphia, PA 6AM-7PM * KESZ/Phoenix, AZ www.kez999.com * KFYI/Phoenix, AZ www.kfyi.com * KGME/Phoenix, AZ www.xtra910.com * KMXP/Phoenix, AZ www.mix969.com * KNIX/Phoenix, AZ www.knixcountry.com * KOY/Phoenix, AZ www.am1230koy.com * KYOT/Phoenix, AZ www.kyot.com * KZZP/Phoenix, AZ www.1047kissfm.com * WLVH/Savannah, GA 10AM-3PM * WQBT/Savannah, GA 10AM-3PM * WSOK/Savannah, GA 5AM-9AM * KMJM/St. Louis, MO 9AM-6PM * KATZ/St. Louis, MO www.katzfm.com * WPHR/Syracuse, NY 10AM-3PM * WBTP/Tampa, FL 6AM-10AM *All times listed are local. Featured celebrities, athletes and elected officials participating in this exciting initiative include: Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. ; Aretha Franklin; Cedric The Entertainer Cedric the Entertainer (born Cedric Antonio Kyles on April 24, 1964) is an American actor and comedian. Biography Personal life n 1992, he made his first TV appearance on It's Showtime at the Apollo. ; Stephanie Mills; Derek Luke; Soledad O'Brien; Steve Harvey; Doug Banks; Tom Joyner; Michael Baisden; Trey Songs; Eric Benet; Tavis Smiley; General Colin Powell; Brandy; Nia Long; Nick Young; Al Roker; Ice Cube; Musiq Soulchild; Keri Hilson; Donald Lawrence, Ricky Dillard; Darius Brooks; Smokie Smokie may refer to:
Clear Channel joins a growing list of major donors to the Memorial including: General Motors, Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation, NBA/WNBA, Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans. Founded on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, as a social fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha has initiated over 175,000 men into Fraternity, Inc., W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Walt Disney Company Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, The Ford Motor Fund, Toyota, AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million , AFLAC AFLAC American Family Life Assurance Company AFLAC American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus AFLAC Apologies For Lack of Audi Content (Audi listservs) , BP America, Inc., CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) , Credit Unions of the United States, DuPont, ExxonMobil Foundation, Fannie Mae Corporation, FedEx Corporation, GE, Ann and Joel Horowitz Family Foundation, Sheila C. Johnson-Newman, Lehman Brothers, George Lucas, MacFarlane Partners, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, McDonald's Corporation, MetLife Foundation, National Association of Realtors The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is made up of residential and commercial realtors who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, and counselors, and others working in the real estate industry. (NAR), National Education Association (NEA), Nationwide Foundation, PepsiCo Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts Pew Charitable Trusts, philanthropic foundation established (1948) by the children of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew (1886–1963) of Philadelphia to provide funds for "general religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. , Pfizer Foundation, Prudential Financial, Inc., Shell Oil Company, State Farm Insurance, Verizon Foundation, Viacom, Wal-Mart and Morehouse College, among others. About the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. A Memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be built on the National Mall, situated adjacent to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table). and in a direct line between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Congress passed Joint Resolutions in 1996 authorizing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to establish a Memorial honoring Dr. King to be built in Washington, D.C. The ceremonial groundbreaking took place on November 13, 2006. McKissack & McKissack/Turner Construction Company/Gilford Corporation/Tompkins Builders, Inc. Joint Venture will serve as the Design-Build Team. McKissack & McKissack is the oldest minority-owned architectural firm in the United States. For more information, please visit www.mlkradiothon.org. About Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is a global media and entertainment company specializing in mobile and on-demand entertainment and information services for local communities and premiere opportunities for advertisers. Based in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. , the company's businesses include radio and outdoor displays. More information is available at www.clearchannel.com. |
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