St. Jude Radiothon raises $78,727 [VIDEO]

St. Jude volunteers and Radio Bloomington employees unveiled the 2012 radiothon's fundraising total. (Photo by Beth Whisman/WJBC)

BLOOMINGTON — Organizers announced Friday that this week’s WJBC and Radio Bloomington St. Jude Radiothon raised $78,727, beating last year’s total by about $1,200.

The total was announced Friday night, capped off two days of personal stories from local families who’ve been helped by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Memphis-based hospital has been named the No. 1 pediatric cancer care hospital in the U.S. by Parents magazine.

WJBC listeners came up big through call-in donations and WJBC.com contributions, along with listeners from sister stations B-104 and WBNQ. And just because the Radiothon is over, doesn’t mean you have to stop giving. You can continue to make donations over the weekend at WJBC.com.

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