Hurricane Michael Relief
• Cox Media Group’s Tampa stations — WSUN (97X), WWRM (Magic 94-9), WPOI (Hot 101.5), WHPT (102.5 The Bone), WDUV (105.5 The Dove) and WXGL (107.3 The Eagle) have joined forces with Pepin Distributing and Great Bay Distributors to help collect non-perishable supplies for those affected by Hurricane Michael. All six stations will broadcast live Friday from 5am-7pm at the Walmart SuperCenter on Dale Mabry at 275 in Tampa while collecting supplies that are most needed in the aftermath of a hurricane, including bottled water, diapers, baby formula and non-perishable food items.
“We know, all too well, how it feels to have a storm of this size headed your way,” said Keith Lawless, VP/Market Manager of CMG Tampa. “We just wanted to join hands with the wonderful people at Pepin and try to help our Florida neighbors to the north, in any way that we can.”
This campaign hits particularly close to home for Hot 101.5 morning duo Miguel Fuller and Holly O’Conner — they got their radio start at Magic Broadcasting Top 40 WILN (Island106)/Panama City, a city that was heavily damaged by the Cat 4 storm. The goal of today’s collection effort is to fill a bunch of trucks, provided by Pepin Distributing, and work with the American Red Cross to transport the supplies to the Florida Panhandle as quickly as possible, to get supplies into the hands of those that need it most.
• Effective immediately, Studio Center is offering free audio and video production to any organization, municipality, educational institution or company in the Southeast that needs to get a message out related to the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Studio Center CEO William “Woody” Prettyman commented, “We’re starting to see the devastation that this historic storm has caused. We want to do our small part to make sure that victims and their families receive needed information as they recover and rebuild.”
Those interested should contact Studio Center toll free at 1-866-515-2111 or visit studiocenter.com and reference Hurricane Michael.
