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Re: depth of caring
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 18 Sep 2001 07:57:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > The latest tally I have is 650,000.00 USD raised for the Red Cross in a
> > media market of only 1 million, with little publicity other than on the
> > stations themselves.
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> > http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=474043&nav=0Rcd0Uts4h5k
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> > Does anyone have tales of elsewhere to share? I can't believe that GR was
> > the only place that did this.
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> This isn't quite as large-scale, but a Pittsburgh radio station held a
> fund raiser at a local stadium and took in somewhere over $180,000.00 in
> just 10 hours. I don't have a link, but they announced it on-air.
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> Dave!
Los Angeles had 2 drives sponsored by competing TV stations. $350,000 was raised
by one. Over $1,000,000 was raised by the other. Not bad for a couple of anchors
who made a simple phone call to get them started.
-Dave
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| (...) This isn't quite as large-scale, but a Pittsburgh radio station held a fund raiser at a local stadium and took in somewhere over $180,000.00 in just 10 hours. I don't have a link, but they announced it on-air. Dave! (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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