Entercom Debuts 'I'm Listening' Mental Health Campaign

Focus On Mental Health Awareness And Suicide Prevention

ENTERCOM has launched the “I’m Listening” campaign for mental health awareness and suicide prevention, featuring a two-hour on-air special that will be broadcast live from SEATTLE on WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th at 10a ET across all ENTERCOM platforms. Additionally, the campaign includes suicide prevention PSAs, on-air promos and live conversation airing on Entercom stations beginning today.

The two-hour live special will offer anecdotes from artists and celebrities while offering help and resources to listeners via a live call-in option. The conversation will be led by KISW/SEATTLE  air personality BJ SHEA and will feature guests such as CHRISTINE MOUTIER, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of the AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION and DR. URSULA WHITESIDE, clinical psychologist, CEO of NOWMATTERSNOW.ORG.

Musicians and celebrities scheduled to appear during the program include METALLICA; SARAH BARTHEL, PHANTOGRAM; KRIST NOVOSELIC, NIRVANA; LOGIC; WILLIAM DUVALL, ALICE IN CHAINS; HALSEY; MICHAEL ANGELAKOS, PASSION PIT; DAVID DRAIMAN, DISTURBED; LEROY BUTLER, former NFL player for the GREEN BAY PACKERS; KRISTEN CARNEY, MENTALLY CH(ILL) podcast; JAMES ARTHUR; GARY ALLAN; KHALID; JACK ANTONOFF, BLEACHERS; JUSTIN FURSTENFELD, BLUE OCTOBER; and legendary music producer BOB EZRIN; among others.

“No matter who you are, you have a powerful role to play in preventing suicide," AFSP Chief Medical Officer DR. CHRISTINE MOUTIER said. "We’re at a point in time where so many people, including celebrities and musicians, have opened up about their experience with mental health or their loss to suicide. That brave act of opening up about mental health challenges has helped to shape the culture. Now it’s time to deepen our knowledge and learn what to do if you’re concerned about yourself or a loved one. The ability each of us has to make people in our lives feel valued can’t be underestimated.”

“Like so many millions of people, my family has dealt with mental illness. Until very recently, most people kept quiet about the experience,” ENTERCOM Pres./Programming PAT PAXTON said. “‘I’m Listening’ aims to end the stigma of talking about mental health and is the result of all of our stations uniting to offer hope to those affected and the friends and family supporting them. As a media broadcaster, we know that talk saves lives and that is exactly what this show is about –- saving lives.”

“Through the AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION, we know that everyone has a role to play,” said LOGIC. “I am so proud to partner with ENTERCOM on a national scale, and I hope that among other things, my song ‘1.800.273-8255’ will help end the stigma of talking about mental health. Radio, quite literally, can save lives.”

“Since the loss of my oldest son to suicide, mental health and mental illness issues have been very close to my heart,” said BOB EZRIN. “We need to speak openly and honestly about these issues so that it becomes natural for people who are suffering to reach out for help.”

For more information about the campaign, please visit www.ImListening.org.

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