Citadel offering feed of Katrina aftermath coverage
Citadel Broadcasting has teamed with ABC Newsradio to offer its continuous coverage of Hurricane Katrina from Baton Rouge and New Orleans to any station nationwide. Newstalk 1300 WIBR has been simulcasting its wall-to-wall coverage since Saturday on its FM sister stations in Baton Rouge and New Orleans and now teams with ABC Newsradio to offer the feed nationwide. With conditions worsening in the aftermath of the hurricane in what possibly could be the greatest natural disaster in US history, Citadel COO, Judy Ellis, says "offering our resources is the right thing to do during this time of emergency. This is our way of helping bring people together nationwide to help people who are in dire need, and we thank ABC Newsradio for their satellite services."
The Citadel broadcast can be accessed:
Provider: ABCNY (Provider ID 1)
Channel: Sat SVCS 30L (Service ID 70)
Tom Joyner establishes Katrina relief fund
Tom Joyner announced the creation of the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund. The organization, formed in association with his online community BlackAmericaWeb.com, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and parent company REACH Media, will assist people who are helping those displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina hit the heart and soul of Black America, says Joyner, whose four-hour, drive-time radio show is aired on 115 markets reaching 8 million listeners. "This is our Tsunami and we want to take care of those people who now may have family or friends who are going to be in their homes for an extended period of time. We know it's hard and we want to make it a little easier on everybody."
The BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund will accept donations to provide relief in the form of gift cards to support families who are housing those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The Fund will support individual families who have opened their homes to displaced families and loved ones to supplement their households as relief efforts continue. Relief assistance will be given directly to the families who need assistance.
The relief fund will partner with local churches throughout affected regions. The churches will serve as effective conduits in both identifying and assisting households in need. In addition to localized efforts, the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show has suspended the popular TJMS Cash Call contest and will donate the contest money directly to relief efforts. This action alone donates more than 75,000 to the fund. Motivational speaker and personality, Tavis Smiley, Tom Joyner Morning Show personalities Sybil Wilkes and J Anthony Brown have each pledged 1,000 dollars.
CNN Radio airing relief special
CNN radio will simulcast "How You Can Help" hosted by CNN's Larry King tomorrow (8:00-11:00 pm ET) to tell the public how they can assist victims of Hurricane Katrina. The program will be available from Westwood One to all CNN Radio and Larry King affiliates.
Van Susteren, M.D. throws hat in MD ring
Greta Van Susteren, as far as we know, has no plans to leave Fox Cable News. On the other hand, her sister, Dr. Lise Van Susteren, has plans, and her eyes are firmly fixed on the Senate seat being vacated by Paul Sarbanes (D-MD). The forensic psychiatrist will head into the Democratic primary with health care issues at the top of her agenda. In a pre-announcement release, her campaign said that she has "...first hand experience picking up the pieces of a broken bloated health care system." She is also critical of the Bush administration's conduct of the war in Iraq. She hopes to introduce into the campaign the "fresh perspective" of a "political outsider."
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