This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon in which the Boston Red Sox, WEEI, NESN and Audacy team to raise money for cancer research. The final total was revealed on Friday and it was massive.
The media partnership helped raise over $3.5 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. That marks a total fundraising effort of over $65 million raised since the radio telethon’s inception.
“This was the 20th anniversary of the Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon, and our listeners and sponsors came through like never before,” said Audacy Boston Senior Vice President and Market Manager Mike Thomas. “To hear the doctors talk about the progress that is being made, the clinical trials that are ongoing and to hear from patients about how Dana-Farber saved their life will forever be in our hearts and minds. There really is nothing like the two days of this fundraiser.”
WEEI was part of a 36-hour live broadcast during The Greg Hill Show, Gresh & Keefe and Merloni, Fauria & Mego on August 23 and 24.
