Shaved heads bring big bucks to cancer fight
February 9th, 2008, 3:05 am Hobbies Ideas
Never underestimate the power of radio. That’s the lesson “Johnson and Johnson” on KUBL (FM-93.3) learned last week.
The morning DJs held the sixth annual K-Bull 93 Radiothon for the Huntsman Cancer Institute and vowed to shave their heads if they raised $100,000 in two hours with the help of their listeners. By 7:30 a.m., last Friday, Tommy Johnson and Joe Johnson had raised the money and lost their hair.
By the end of the fundraising effort on Saturday, listeners had donated $648,540.
The money raised exceeded last year’s total of $504,477.73.
“Thank you to everyone who donated,” Tommy Johnson stated. “We’re humbled and thankful.”
The DJs stressed that 100 percent of the donations will go to fight cancer and help cancer research at the Salt Lake facility.
The efforts were also helped by radio and TV personality Glenn Beck, who promoted the fundraiser on CNN.
“Johnson and Johnson” aren’t taking a breather either after the success of the cancer fundraising drive. They’re now working on their annual Valentine’s Day wedding event. This year, the theme is “Bate Your Mate Fisherman’s Wedding.”
They will give 20 couples a free wedding on Valentine’s Day at Cabela’s in Lehi. Each selected couple will receive a fishing pole, a two-night stay in Mesquite, Nev., wedding bands, a bridal bouquet, a skillet and Dutch oven cooking set. Participants must be at least 21 or older.
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If you’re a couple looking to get married in a fantasy ceremony Thursday could be more day.
Register at www.kbull93.com for a chance to be one of the lucky couples.
In the past, “Johnson and Johnson” have held held a “camouflage wedding,” a “shotgun wedding” and even a mass wedding at halftime of a Utah Jazz game.
%26#8226; UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR KCPW The Board of Community Wireless of Park City has voted to spin off and sell its Salt Lake station, KCPW (AM-1010, FM-88.3/105.3), in order to better focus its attention on serving its KPCW listeners in Summit and Wasatch counties.
KCPW started 14 years ago as one of the first all news/information NPR stations in the nation. The station, now housed at Salt Lake’s Library Square, has a combined listenership of nearly 50,000, and an annual budget of almost $1.4 million.
“KCPW has grown to the point that it needs to have a Salt Lake-based board of trustees whose primary responsibility is to ensure that the stations serve the needs of its Wasatch Front listeners,” board president Bill Mullen said in a KCPW press release. “It’s time for KCPW AM %26 FM to become more than just a subsidiary of Park City and take the next step in their development.”
The board prefers KCPW
retain its current format, so KCPW general manager Ed Sweeney is forming a new nonprofit corporation to try to raise money to purchase the licenses and other assets of the station.
The board is also accepting offers from other nonprofit groups to buy the station.
Prospective buyer inquiries should be addressed to Bill Mullen, president, Community Wireless Board of Trustees, P.O. Box 1372, Park City, UT. 84060. The deadline is March 15.
Direct other questions to Sweeney at KCPW, 359-5279.
%26#8226; RADIO HAPPENINGS Some local radio stations offered tributes last week to the passing of LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley. Even KRSP (FM-103.5) aired a tribute.
UFOs have been hot topics again, and “The Z-Morning Zoo Show” on KZHT interviewed the UFO Hunters from the Sci-Fi show this week. The KZHT morning show also airs a “Zoo on Zoo” segment each Friday morning, where they focus on Utah’s Hogle Zoo.
The “Chunga Show” on KENZ (”The End”) has a “Chic on a Shoestring” fashion and style segment with Alicia Richmond each Tuesday morning at 8:45 a.m.
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