Kraddick’s Legacy Lives On
In 2013, Dr. Slaughter and Caroline Kraddick, with support from the nationally syndicated Kidd Kraddick Morning Show and their loyal listeners, launched a campaign to raise $150,000 to create the room, which is dedicated in memory of Kidd Kraddick, who also mentored J-Mack Slaughter in his “previous life” as a member of Kidd’s boy band, “Sons of Harmony.” Dr. Slaughter said, “It’s incredibly rewarding to know that this room will be there to help some very special kids and their families focus on healing through the power of music. We also will have the ability to help them use the time spent in the hospital to learn new creative skills.”
Ms. Kraddick said, “Thanks to Dr. J Mack Slaughter, the Kidd’s Kids Board of Directors, and of course, all of the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show listeners who contributed to this room to honor my dad. We have already made special memories here thanks to the power of music which brings us all together.”
Pictured during the ribbon-cutting, (l-r): Kidd Kraddick Morning Show members Big Al Mack and Jenna Owens, Caroline Kraddick, and Kidd Kraddick Morning Show members Kellie Rasberry and J-Si Chavez. The story was also featured on “a local television station.”