A RECORD-SETTING RADIOTHON:
CHARLESTON MEDIA SOLUTIONS RADIO STATIONS RAISE $355,559 for MUSC SHAWN JENKINS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Charleston, SC (March 23, 2025) – Over Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21, hundreds of calls, texts and clicks added up to a record amount of donations, helping children and families from all over the Lowcountry.
Each year, three Charleston Media Solutions radio stations, 92.5 Kickin’ Country, Mix 95.9 and Star 99.7, broadcast live from the lobby of the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, raising money for South Carolina’s top-ranked hospital. This year’s two-day, 26-hour “Cares for Kids” Radiothon raised a record $355,559 – a $120,000 increase in donations over the previous year. The amount raises the five-year “Cares for Kids” Radiothon total to just over $1 million dollars.
Charleston Media Solutions President Paul O’Malley said, “We are humbled by the inspiring stories of the families and children at MUSC, and it is amazing to see how big a heart the Charleston community has in personally giving to these kids.”
The MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital treats more than 200,000 children each year. No child is ever turned away because of their family’s inability to pay. In addition to earning a number of other nationwide rankings, the hospital’s Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery program was recently named No. 2 in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Charleston Media Solutions is a proud supporter of the Children’s Hospital and will return to downtown Charleston for a sixth “Cares for Kids” Radiothon in March of 2026.
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Charleston Media Solutions, owned by Saga Communications, operates six of the top radio stations in the Charleston, SC area; R&B WXST-FM, Star 99.7; Hot AC WMXZ-FM, Mix 95.9, Country 92.5 Kickin’ Country, Adult Hits 101.7 Chuck-FM, Gospel/Christian Heaven 100.1FM and Today’s Hits and Hip Hop WMXZ-HD2 99.3 The Box. CMS provides customized marketing solutions that drive consumers to Click Visit Call and Search local businesses.
PHOTO CREDIT: Kerry Brown
PHOTO: Charleston Media Solutions “Cares for Kids” Radiothon Check Presentation
From left to right:
Mimi Dorman, MUSC Children’s Hospital Fund, Gary Goldman, traffic, Hunter Meyer, PD of 92.5 Kickin’ Country, Tate Blanton, MUSC Children’s Hospital Fund, Harper Brown, MUSC Children’s Hospital patient, Jessica Chandler, mornings, 92.5 Kickin’ Country, nights, Tug Cowart, 92.5 Kickin’ Country, Paul O’Malley, Charleston Media Solutions Market President, Nikki Taylor, mom of former patient Hunter Taylor, Belinda Parker, nights, Star 99.7, Cush, afternoons, 92.5 Kickin’ Country, Tanya Brown, mornings, Mix 95.9, Emma Taylor, Hunter’s sister, Stephen Crumbley, Operations Manager, Charleston Media Solutions, Rick Quagliaroli, owner of Swamp Fox Insurance Agency, Geno Jones, middays, Star 99.7, Erik Taylor, Hunter’s father, Jay Shadix, mornings, Mix 95.9, TJ Phillps, mornings, 92.5 Kickin’ Country, Brooke Ryan, mornings, Mix 95.9, Ellison, middays, Mix 95.9, Brian Cleary, Charleston Media Solutions Promotions Director, Alex Jenkins, MUSC Advisory Board member, Matthew Chase, MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital heart transplant recipient.