Tuesday, March 28th 2006
Delilah Hosts National Radiothon And Auction To Benefit West Africa
Contact: Amir Forester
818-461-5404
LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2006 - This Friday from 7 - 12 midnight on more than 200 radio stations across the country, radio personality Delilah will host a live radiothon to raise awareness and funds to benefit forgotten children in West Africa through her foundation Point Hope. The foundation is focused on a Liberian refugee camp, Buduburam, located near Accra in Ghana, West Africa, where up to 80,000 refugees are living on less than 120 acres. Many children there are traumatized, crippled, orphaned and suffer from poor health. In addition, there is poor sanitation and no source of fresh water or electricity. Delilah wants to change that. Point Hope has been working hand in hand with World Vision for the past two years to get fresh water to the camp by digging a series of wells. In addition, Delilah has opened a medical clinic and hopes to establish a school within the camp.
Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, The Eagles, Michael Bublé, LeAnn Rimes, Kimberley Locke, and other celebrities and friends will join Delilah on the air to support this cause. In addition, an eBay auction will be held from March 27 - April 2 featuring more than 300 items such as autographed guitars, CD boxed sets, limited edition artwork, posters and more which have been generously donated personally by music artists and celebrities.
Those interested in making a donation during the radiothon or bidding on an auction item can log onto www.Delilah.com.
Delilah stated, "I have been very fortunate to always be able to provide for the needs of my children. It breaks my heart to know that so many children will go to bed hungry, sick and without a family tonight. I’m doing what I can to be a voice for these forgotten children."
About Point Hope
Delilah is a single mother of seven children, four of whom she adopted. Because of her personal experience with the foster care system, Delilah has established a foundation called Point Hope as a voice for forgotten children everywhere. The immediate focus of the Foundation is on refugee children in Ghana and on special needs children in the foster care system nationwide and in her neighborhood of White Center in Seattle. More information can be found at
www.PointHope.org.
About Delilah
Delilah, the Premiere Radio Networks’syndicated host who dominates the evening hours on the airwaves is heard from 7 p.m. to midnight on more than 200 radio stations. Today, her soothing voice, open heart and love of music has expanded her audience from the folks in Reedsport to more than seven million people. Her distinctive blend of story-telling, sympathetic listening and encouragement - all scored with adult contemporary soft rock - makes her number one among women 25-54 in several markets.
About Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), syndicates 70 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere Radio is the number one radio network in the country and features the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Jim Rome, Casey Kasem, Ryan Seacrest, Carson Daly, Glenn Beck, Bob (Kevoian) & Tom (Griswold), Delilah, Steve Harvey, Blair Garner, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Phil Hendrie, Matt Drudge, Art Bell, Donald Trump, Big Tigger, and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 12 offices nationwide.
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