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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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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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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Doug Buckley

Doug Buckley joins the sales staff at Finest City Broadcasting as an AE for 91X and Z90 from MJA Advertising.

Lisa Qsar is the new traffic manager at FCB.

Melanie Misal is the new receptionist at the stations.

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