Tuesday, December 17, 2024 (Winnipeg, MB) – Raising awareness and donations to help combat food insecurity, local radio stations ENERGY 106, HOT 100.5, and 92.7 FM CKJS teamed up with Harvest Manitoba for the annual “Hope for the Holidays” Radiothon.
The Radiothon was broadcast live from Garden City Shopping Centre on Friday, December 13, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. ENERGY 106’s Wheeler in the Morning (Dave Wheeler, Tyler Carr) along with HOT 100.5’s Mark & Dilly in the Morning (Mark Morris, Sean Dilworth) were on the air for twelve hours of music, prizes, auctions, and valuable information on how to donate to Harvest Manitoba. 92.7-FM CKJS Good Morning Philippines (Chester Pangan, Donna Natividad-Arenas), Radio Dhamaal (Mandeep Brar) and Afternoon Pasada (Lucille Nolasco-Garrido) also supported the Radiothon throughout the day. Over $40,000 in food and cash were raised for the day, with donations still coming in.
Adam West, Operations Manager, Evanov’s Winnipeg stations cluster added: “With food insecurity at an all-time high, Manitobans stepped up and showed true generosity in support of their community. I am very proud of our team who contributed to this annual event. We expect donations to keep flowing right through the holidays and we will continue to encourage our listeners, who have not yet done so, to contribute as soon as possible at harvestmanitoba.ca.”
ABOUT HARVEST MANITOBA -Harvest Manitoba collects and shares 13 million lbs of healthy and nutritious food to hungry Manitobans every year. With this food, Harvest Hampers are prepared in the Winnipeg Warehouse, and then distributed to feed more than 108,000 Manitobans – hungry children, hardworking families, and struggling adults every month. Volunteers donate the equivalent of twenty full-time employees annually to make this happen.
ABOUT EVANOV COMMUNICATIONS Inc., ENERGY 106, HOT 100.5, and 92.7 FM CKJS – ENERGY 106 plays the hottest new music with programming that consists of pop culture, entertainment, celebrity gossip, music, art, fashion, dance, movies – and most importantly, our local community. HOT 100.5, a family-friendly radio station, plays all your favourite Hits of the ‘80s · ‘90s · 2000s. Its programming focuses on the fun aspects of life, with positivity and energy. CKJS-FM 92.7, is Winnipeg’s heritage multilingual station, broadcasting in over fifteen different languages representing and reflecting Winnipeg’s many diverse communities. Visit https://evanov.ca/ for more information about Evanov Communications.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Adam West
Content & Operations Manager
ENERGY 106, HOT 100.5
204-477-1221 ext. 224
awest@evanovwpg.com
