Cumulus/San Francisco Raises Funds For Victims Of North Bay Fires

Fund Raising Drive

CUMULUS Triple A KFOG, News-Talk KGO-A, Sports KNBR-A (KNBR 680), Classic Rock KSAN (107.7 THE BONE), News-Talk KSFO-A, and Sports KTCT-A (KNBR 1050)/SAN FRANCISCO have raised over $250,000 for the BAY AREA FIRE RELIEF FUND since OCTOBER 13th.

The stations partnered with local clients for the two-week drive, with the businesses matching up to $10,000 per day in cash donations from listeners. 100% of the funds will go to local NORTH BAY fire relief, and CUMULUS SAN FRANCISCO has already disbursed $150,000 between the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Chapter of the RED CROSS and to the UNITED WAY BAY AREA.  The stations have also established a PAYPAL account for donations, which can be made by texting “KNBR”, “KGO810”, “KFOG”, “BONE” or “KSFO” to 77948.

Among the businesses matching donations are CHILTON AUTO BODY; HANDLERY HOTEL; DOLAN LAW; HANSON BRIDGETT; OOMA; CAL BANK OF COMMERCE; BAY TO BREAKERS; RW GARCIA; and THE HOME CONSIGNMENT CENTER. MYPILLOW founder MIKE LINDELL and his team in CHASKA, MN also donated 3,000 pillows.  Collection events have been held at malls in SAN FRANCISCO and SAN JOSE and will continue FRIDAY (10/20) at ROHNERT PARK’s BLIND SCREAM HAUNTED HOUSE.  And KGO will host a benefit Holiday Comedy Show & Toy Drive in early DECEMBER to collect toys for children who lost theirs in the fires.

VP/Market Manager JUSTIN WITTMAYER said, “We are doing everything we can to raise awareness and donations for the NORTH BAY fire victims. We activated a text-to-donate line last week that has driven over $250,000 in donations with a goal of raising $500,000. We’d like to thank our incredible employees for leading the charge, our advertising partners who’ve offered to match daily listener donations, and our truly generous and big-hearted listeners. This compounding effect has really engaged our audience to get involved and continues to build momentum for much-needed donations. We have a long road ahead of us and plan to stay involved to positively impact those affected as long as we are needed.”  

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