Tune in! And turn it up! Radio One Columbus goes on the air to fight childhood cancer Thursday, April 19 through Saturday, April 21. Columbus Childrens Hospital is the beneficiary of the three-day 2nd Annual Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon to support its cancer and blood disease programs and research. The event will broadcast over Radio Ones three local stations: Power 107.5, Joy 106.3 and Magic 98.9. The Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon will be live Thursday and Friday at Childrens Hospital. On Saturday, it will be live from the City Center Mall in downtown Columbus.
The Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon provides an opportunity for Childrens Hospital to benefit from an event that will showcase the extensive reach of its cancer program. With 106 new diagnoses every year, nationally recognized Columbus Childrens Hospital has the largest childhood cancer center in Ohio. More than 1,000 children are in various stages of cancer treatment at Childrens Hospital.
The Radiothon will seek to increase community awareness on the many challenges that surround childhood cancer, as well as raise much-needed funds.
Paul Strong, morning show host from Power 107.5, is honored to participate in the Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon.
I have a deep respect for the children Ive met and their parents, Strong said. I have three children of my own and I can only imagine how difficult it would be to receive this kind of devastating news. We are fortunate to have a hospital the caliber of Childrens right here in Columbus.
Last year, callers from the central Ohio community raised more than $90,000 during the Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon for Columbus Childrens Hospital cancer and blood disease programs and research.
Childrens Hospital and Radio One Columbus invites the public to make an impact. Listen for patients stories about their struggles with cancer, learn how to aid in the fight against childhood cancer and call 1-888-780-8811 to make a gift.
To make a donation online and for more information about the Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon, visit www.power1075.com, www.magic989.com or www.joy106.com.
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About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.