Posted by Interesting on July 20, 2010 at 10:38:36:
In Reply to: WGN radio 720 = today's their charity day = 7/20 posted by Randy Meissner on July 20, 2010 at 03:37:06:
12-5am: Tune in for Steve & Johnnie’s 720 Day July Jam! Jim Peterik, Ronnie Rice, Cathy Richardson and Lisa McClowry will be live in-studio to play your musical requests when you pledge a donation to the Neediest Kids Fund!
6:35am: Greg Jarrett talks with Jorge Valdivia, General Manager of Radio Arte, one of the long-time grantees of the Neediest Kids Fund. Radio Arte, 90.5 WRTE-FM, is a Latino-owned, bilingual, youth-driven public radio station that works to advance the voices of our multi-layered society. One of their building principles is to create and deliver high quality experiential learning opportunities that enable Latino youth to competencies and life skills to pursue careers of their choice, particularly journalism and media.
8:35am: Don Cooke, Senior Vice President of Philanthropy for the McCormick Foundation, stops by the studio to chat with Greg Jarrett about the unique partnership between the McCormick Foundation and the WGN Radio Neediest Kids Fund and how we’re working together to create impact in the Chicagoland community.
10:50am: John Williams talks with Lila Leff, CEO of Umoja Student Development Corporation, one of the long-time grantees of the Neediest Kids Fund that equips young people to succeed in college and confidently claim their future by building a web of dynamic relationships where schools, families and communities partner to bridge the gap between the talents and ambitions of low income young people and the resources they need to thrive.
4:35pm: Garry Meier talks with Jeff Nelson, Executive Director of Urban Students Empowered, an organization that works to empower highly effective teachers to guide underperforming students in low-income schools to successfully enroll in and graduate from four-year colleges.