{"id":45078,"date":"2016-04-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/univision-local-media-partners-with-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-to-raise-awareness-and-funding-for-children-fighting-cancer\/"},"modified":"2016-04-05T10:02:13","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T14:02:13","slug":"medios-locales-de-univision-se-asocia-para-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-para-generar-consciencia-y-recaudar-fondos-a-fin-de-combatir-el-cancer-infantil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/medios-locales-de-univision-se-asocia-para-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-para-generar-consciencia-y-recaudar-fondos-a-fin-de-combatir-el-cancer-infantil\/","title":{"rendered":"Univision Local Media partners with St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital\u00ae to raise awareness and funding for children fighting cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MEMPHIS, Tennessee<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 5, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjude.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital<\/a><sup>\u00ae <\/sup>will partner with Univision Local Media to host the annual \u00a0St. Jude <i><a href=\"http:\/\/promesayesperanza.org\/english\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Promesa y Esperanza<\/a><\/i><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (Promise and Hope) radio event on Thursday-Friday, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 7-8<\/span>. The event is aimed at raising awareness and support for St. Jude, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancers and other life-threatening diseases. Since its inception in 2006, St. Jude Promesa y Esperanza has raised more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$52 million dollars<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160404\/351402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160404\/351402<\/a> \u00a0<br \/>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160404\/351401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160404\/351401<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the event, Univision radio listeners in 17 cities across the U.S. and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> will be asked to become <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Angeles de Esperanza<\/span><\/i> (Angels of Hope) by pledging to make a monthly donation of <span class=\"xn-money\">$20<\/span> or more by calling 1-800-998-8432 or visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.promesayesperanza.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">promesayesperanza.org<\/a>. \u00a0The St. Jude <i>Promesa y Esperanza<\/i> radio event will be supported by Univision Local Media with more than 30 hours of radio programming.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Donations will be used to help patients like 8-year-old <span class=\"xn-person\">Sarah Rebecca<\/span>, whose doctors in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> believed she had an infection and prescribed antibiotics for a fever that would not go away. Eventually, tests revealed Sarah suffered from hepatic sarcoma, a type of liver cancer. She started chemotherapy, but after several rounds, she did not seem to be getting any better and the tumor continued to grow. Sarah and her family arrived at St. Jude in <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2015<\/span>, and since then her treatment has included surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Thanks to individual contributions, such as listener pledges, families like Sarah&#8217;s never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food \u2013 because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;St. Jude has been a miracle,&#8221; said Ileana, Sarah&#8217;s mother. <\/p>\n<p>President and CEO of Univision Communications Inc. <span class=\"xn-person\">Randy Falco<\/span> said, &#8220;Knowing that St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital helps thousands of children around the world makes us proud to partner with them in support of this mission,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Randy Falco<\/span>, president and CEO of Univision Communications Inc. &#8220;Univision is a mission-driven company with a legacy of service to our communities across the U.S.\u00a0 This partnership with St. Jude underscores our core values and is one of the ways we give back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are truly inspired by the dedication of Univision, its on-air personalities and listeners and our celebrity supporters for passionately embracing our mission,&#8221;\u00a0said <span class=\"xn-person\">Richard Shadyac Jr.<\/span>, President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital. &#8220;Over the past decade, Hispanic supporters have generated millions of dollars through the St. Jude Promesa y Esperanza radio event\u00a0to help save the lives of children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases and we are incredibly grateful for their generosity.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several Univision popular on-air personalities will support the event including: Javier Romero\u00a0of <i>Desayuno Musical,<\/i> Ra\u00fal Brindis\u00a0of<i> El Show de Ra\u00fal Brindis<\/i>, Alberto Sardi\u00f1as\u00a0of <i>Intimo<\/i>, Enrique Santos\u00a0of<i> El Show de <span class=\"xn-person\">Enrique Santos<\/span><\/i>, Omar Velasco\u00a0and\u00a0Argelia Atilano\u00a0of <i>El show de Omar y <span class=\"xn-location\">Argelia<\/span><\/i>, Ra\u00fal Molinar, <span class=\"xn-person\">Sylvia del Valle<\/span> and Andr\u00e9s <span class=\"xn-location\">Maldonado<\/span> of <i><span class=\"xn-location\">El Bueno<\/span>, La Mala y El Feo,<\/i> Pamela Silva Conde\u00a0of <i>Primer Impacto,<\/i> and Ra\u00fal de Molina\u00a0of <i>El Gordo y La Flaca.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Participating Hispanic artists include: Grupo Intocable, Luis Fonsi, <span class=\"xn-person\">Prince Royce<\/span>, Chino y Nacho, <span class=\"xn-person\">Barbara Padilla<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ismael Cala<\/span>, Frankie J., <span class=\"xn-person\">A.B. Quintanilla<\/span>, Los Huracanes del Norte, Duelo, <span class=\"xn-person\">Leslie Grace<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gerardo Ortiz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Roberto Tapia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Noel Torres<\/span>, 3Ball <span class=\"xn-location\">Monterrey<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin Ortiz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Regulo Caro<\/span>, and Banda Los Recoditos, among others.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more or pledge a donation, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.promesayesperanza.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">promesayesperanza.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital<br \/><\/b>St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since\u00a0the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent, and we won&#8217;t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing\u00a0or food \u2013 because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjude.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">stjude.org<\/a>, liking St. Jude on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stjude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">facebook.com\/stjude<\/a>) and following us on Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/stjude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@stjude<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>About Univision Communications Inc.<br \/><\/b>Univision Communications Inc. (<span class=\"xn-location\">UCI<\/span>) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. The Company, a leading content creator in the U.S., includes Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country available in approximately 93% of U.S. Hispanic television households; UniM\u00e1s, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network available in approximately 87% of U.S. Hispanic television households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisi\u00f3n, the most-watched U.S. Spanish-language cable network, as well as UDN (Univision Deportes Network), the most-watched U.S. Spanish-language sports network, Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to telenovelas, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to international news, and an additional suite of cable offerings &#8211; De Pel\u00edcula, De Pel\u00edcula Cl\u00e1sico, Bandamax, Ritmoson and Telehit; Univision Television Group, which owns 59 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>; digital properties consisting of online and mobile websites and apps, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Univision.com<\/a>, the most visited Spanish-language website among U.S. Hispanics, UVideos, a bilingual digital video network and Uforia, a music application featuring multimedia music content; and Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group in the U.S. which owns and operates 67 radio stations including stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>. <span class=\"xn-location\">UCI&#8217;s<\/span> assets also include a minority stake in El Rey Network, a 24-hour English-language general entertainment cable network and a joint venture with Disney\/ABC Television Network for Fusion, a 24-hour English-language news and lifestyle TV and digital network. Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">UCI<\/span> has television network operations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/corporate.univision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Univision.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MEMPHIS, Tennessee<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 5, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjude.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital<\/a><sup>\u00ae <\/sup>will partner with Univision Local Media to host the annual \u00a0St. Jude <i><a href=\"http:\/\/promesayesperanza.org\/english\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Promesa y Esperanza<\/a><\/i><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (Promise and Hope) radio event on Thursday-Friday, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 7-8<\/span>. 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