Chip Franklin and Cal Walker broadcasting live from El Cajon

AM 600 KOGO Radio supported the East County Toy & Food Drive in December with a live morning broadcast from the Target store parking lot in El Cajon. The event included the Firefighter’s Parade and a call for a toy or monetary donation to one of the oldest and largest charitable drives in San Diego County.

Cliff Albert interviewing representative from Salvation Army

Chip Franklin, Cal Walker and Cliff Albert hosted the annual broadcast that raised more than $30,000 for toys and food for East County kids and families.

A generous listener brings toys

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La Nueva 106.5 Hosts Posada Navidena Bash

La Nueva 106.5 presented the Posada Navidena Bash held at the House of Blues with a star-studded line-up of El Komander, Los Buitres de Sinaloa, El Guero y Su Banda and Andres Marquez el Macizo. More than 500 KLNV-FM listeners packed the venue. The event was free to participants.

Both Recuerdo 102.9 and La Nueva 106.5 at the Chula Vista Holiday Parade

Both KLQV-FM Recuerdo 102.9 and KLNV-FM La Nueva 106.5 took part in the Chula Vista Starlight Parade. Approximately 6,000 people attended the traditional holiday event On-air announcers for Recuerdo and La Nueva were on the station’s holiday floats and promotional vehicles – they even used the stations’ Money Machines as giant, oversized snowglobes!

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AFI, one of the headlining bands, performing at WreX the Halls in December photo credit: Tristan Nickey

Tim McIlrath of Rise Against at Viejas Bowl photo credit: Tristan Nickey

Wrex the Halls T-Shirt sold with proceeds going to IWentHungry.Org

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White Rabbits performing at the Holiday Hootenanny on December 12

Daniel Meza performing for a sold-out crowd

FM 949 held their annual Holiday Hootenanny concert on December 12th at the RIMAC Arena at UCSD.  Performers included Spoon, Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Manchester Orchestra and White Rabbits.  The show was a sellout with over 4,000 in attendance and one dollar from every ticket sold going to the “About the Music Fund” which benefits music programs in San Diego public schools.  

Lead singer of Phoenix crooning the crowd

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Univision Radio

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Four Corners Food & Coat Drive

The station’s on-air deejays, including MAGIC Mornings’ Jagger & Kristi and Xavier the X-Man broadcasted live from four different VONS locations in San Diego and Chula Vista, prompting thousands of caring people to visit the various sites. In all, listeners donated more than 2,000 coats, more than 26,000 cans of food, nearly $1,900 in checks and close to $5,000 in cash.

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Antonio Gates looks on as a donor gives blood

Radio showed big-time dedication to the community and desire to help in 2009 when nearly two dozen local stations participated in the San Diego Blood Bank’s Charger’s Blood Drive XXXI on November 24^th.

Those setting up booths or broadcasting live from the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley included New Country US 95.7; KyXy 96.5; Sophie 103.7 FM ; XOCL 99.3-FM; “Le Mejor,” XGLX 91.7-FM, “EXA,” XLTN-FM 104 Radio Latina, KIFM Smooth Jazz 98.1, 91-X; Rock 105.3 KIOZ; 101 KGB-FM; KCBQ-AM; KPRZ-AM; KLNV 106.5-FM; “La Nueva,” KLQV 102.9-FM; “Recuerdo,” KPRI 102.1; KBZT FM 94.9; Double XX 1090-AM Sports Radio; XHFG-Pulsar 107.3; Jammin Z-90.3; Magic 92.5; XTRA Sports 1360-AM; The Walrus 105.7; and AM-1700 The Talk of San Diego.

Xtra's Josh Rosenberg and Jeff Dotseth interview former Charger kicker Rolf Bernirschke

More than 5,000 people turned out for the annual event which was emceed by a number of deejays and KOGO Radio’s Cliff Albert. Generous San Diegans rolled up their sleeves, and enjoyed the music and other entertainment as well as refreshments and the opportunity to meet Charger’s players (and Charger’s cheerleaders) and get their autographs.

The Honda Dealers of San Diego County and San Diego County Credit Union helped sponsor the event.

At the end of the day, the community’s longest running and most successful life-saving event of the year netted 17-hundred pints of blood for use by patients at local hospitals. And the Blood Bank’s Stem Cell Donor Center added more than 120 names to the National Marrow Donor Be the Match registry.

Cliff Albert on stage with Charger tight end Antonio Gates while he was receiving an award for his work in the community.

Charger Cheerleaders on hand to entertain donors

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AJ at 60 feet!

Star 94.1 morning show host AJ Machado showed his compassion, daring and showmanship once again this year, as he spent an entire week on a scissor lift crane on behalf of patients at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. His efforts and those of Radio station KMYI resulted in the collection of 101,620 toys for the kids.

At 8 am on October 16, 2009, Machado took up residence on an 8’ x 10’ platform, 60 feet above the Mission Valley IKEA parking lot, vowing to stay until the station collected more than 101-thousand new and unwrapped toys for the children. That happened on Saturday, October 23rd at 6:00 pm.

In an effort to encourage listener participation many celebrities joined the deejay at the site. The Plain White T’s, One Republic, Esmee Denters, the cast of the Lion King, Carlos Mencia, Frankie J, Luis Castillo, Kiptyn from the Bachelorette, the Park View Little League team and Josh Damigo all showed up over the seven day stint, lending their support.

The Park View Little League Team Pays a Visit to AJ

“Despite our difficult economy, San Diegans have always shown their generosity and we were confident this year would be no exception,” said Machado. “Something as simple as a toy can make the fear and pain of a child’s illness or injury easier to bare. The toys we collected will brighten the lives of thousands of children receiving treatment at Rady Children’s Hospital over the next 12 months.”

101,000+ Toys for Kids

This was the eighth year in a row AJ took up residence (eating, sleeping, etc.) on the crane. Contributions were accepted at the event site and at North County Credit Union locations.

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Hundreds gather to paddle for clean water

September was Clean Water Month, and Radio station 91X teamed up with the San Diego Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for their annual “Paddle For Clean Water,” event in Ocean Beach on September 13.    

Ocean Beach

Thousands of ocean lovers descended on Ocean Beach to unite and raise awareness to the many issues that face our beaches, particularly the “No B.S.” border sewage campaign.  The paddle around the pier was postponed due to large surf conditions, but nothing stopped the crowd from enjoying the free music festival in OB parking lot. The line-up included performing artists Iration, Tribal Seeds, C-Money and the Players, Pullman Standard, and The Professors.       

Ocean lovers supporting the Surfrider Foundation

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Jazz88.3 and the San Diego Food Bank teamed up to help San Diegans in need this fall, and there couldn’t be a better time!  Thanks to the generosity of Miramar Furniture Market, every pledge made to KSDS also supported the Food Bank. More pledges translated to more food on the shelves to help neighbors in need.

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