St. Jude

Emily and Mark Shelton of Whitesville always set an extremely ambitious Partner in Hope goal whenever they join us on day two of the WBKR Window World St. Jude Radiothon. They met their goal for 2019 and then some.

Keith Vincent and Eddie Maddux stopped by to share a song they wrote inspired by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

The Penny War out at Whitesville Trinity High School and St. Mary of the Woods School is complete and the kids have revealed their donation. Wow!

On Monday, Ben Halbig of Owensboro will travel to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis for his 5th anniversary checkup.  While his parents, naturally, have some reservations and fears about the trip, Ben cannot wait to get there.  Thursday, on the WBKR St. Jude Radiothon, he shared his list of favorite things about the hospital.

Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley made a "No Mo' Chemo" party something special for a young St. Jude patient in Nashville. It was a celebration you just have to see!

Now fathers themselves, the experience has changed LoCash.

Whew! We have been busy at day one of the 2019 WBKR Window World St. Jude Radiothon. Day two begins at 6:00 a.m. The Country Station! Tune to find out how to become a St. Jude Partner in Hope, it's just $20/month on a debit or credit card...

Whew! We have been busy at day one of the 2019 WBKR Window World St. Jude Radiothon. Day two begins at 6:00 a.m. The Country Station! Tune to find out how to become a St. Jude Partner in Hope, it's just $20/month on a debit or credit card...

You may never think in a million years your child would become one of the countless warriors fighting cancer, meet Brock Pederson.

As we near the end of Day One of the 2019 WBKR/Window World St. Jude Radiothon, we want to share some of our favorite St. Jude stories and patients.  As you likely know, when Jaclyn worked here at the station, she and I joined forces each year with Gray Sky Music (and DJ Potter) to write and record original songs inspired by the tremendous little warriors at St. Jude.  Here's a compilation of thos

We are so amazed at all the kids who want to donate and they work as hard as the grown-ups. Case, no pun intended, Howard is 5-years-old and he wanted to donate to the St. Jude Radiothon too.

I went to school with Lee Stanley.  I was friends with his older sister, Anna.  We all grew up in the Thruston area.  I was scrolling through Facebook a week ago or so and saw a wonderful tribute to Lee from his mother, Rosemary Lawson.  See, Lee was a St. Jude patient in the 80's and ultimately lost his battle with cancer in 1989.  In fact, a few years ago here on the WBKR Radiothon, Rosemary joi