Radio Crew Tackles Hunger During Day of Service

      RADIO CREW TACKLES HUNGER DURING DAY OF SERVICE

 

                A team of 55 radio staffers from Emmis Communications’ local stations, including , NewsTalk 97.1, 105.7 The Point, KSHE 95, and KHITS 96.3 spent Thursday, October 17 at the St. Louis Area Foodbank, helping to process food donations for distribution to area food pantries.  The effort was part of Emmis’ Day of Service, designed to draw attention to the needs of hungry people in the region and inspire others to provide food and monetary donations and volunteer support throughout the year.

 

In all, Emmis staff sorted, packaged, and labeled 34,848 pounds of food that will be sent to area food pantries, providing 28,447 meals for the hungry.

 

“It was an amazing experience,” said John Beck, senior vice president and general managers of Emmis Radio – St. Louis. “It’s unacceptable that there is so much hunger in a community like St. Louis. Hopefully our efforts will help to make a difference for those in need.”

 

“We need more organizations like Emmis that are willing to come out and help,” said Frank Finnegan, president and CEO of the Foodbank. “One of every eight people in our region is in need of food assistance and we process more than 25 million pounds of food each year. We couldn’t do this without the support of volunteers like those from Emmis.”

 

In addition to Beck, the Emmis team included radio personalities John Ulett, Favazz, Mark Klose, Lauren “Lern” Colvin, Drew Johnson and Mike Duran.

 

The Emmis Day of Service was led by Incite, the social impact marketing division of Emmis Communications. Incite’s mission is to use entertainment to connect brands with causes and build meaningful relationships with consumers. Using local media and grassroots engagement, Incite moves people to take positive action, creating impact for brands and communities, delivering quantifiable results and driving positive change. For more information visit www.inciteimpact.com

 

Emmis Communications is a diversified media company with radio broadcasting, television broadcasting, and magazine publishing operations. Emmis owns radio stations in Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and Austin. St. Louis stations include FM NewsTalk 97.1 KFTK, K-HITS 96.3, KSHE-95 and 105.7 The Point.