{"id":59915,"date":"2018-02-19T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-raises-4-3m-during-national-radio-event-with-univision-and-the-this-shirt-saves-lives-t-shirt-movement\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T09:10:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T13:10:12","slug":"st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-recauda4-3m-durante-el-evento-radial-nacional-de-univision-y-el-movimiento-de-la-camiseta-this-shirt-saves-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-recauda4-3m-durante-el-evento-radial-nacional-de-univision-y-el-movimiento-de-la-camiseta-this-shirt-saves-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital\u00ae raises $4.3M during national radio event with Univision and the THIS SHIRT SAVES LIVES T-shirt movement"},"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\">Feb. 19, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stjude.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> raised <span class=\"xn-money\">$4.3 million dollars<\/span> during this year&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__promesayesperanza.org_english_index.html&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=alZ5N3t_jdKOHyh-q_44oPbHBRSTNTqxZJ5NpAIuUyw&amp;r=nTxjRIwZ-6PscmeODPeGGdqBxgSmwKdi2kUbhOO2JH4&amp;m=gVJTQBvCR6_BP9YyXYT3L_66-c1mlJx38RWpbAspGiI&amp;s=Ij8du1XadMLoCQd7UxeFRF8qWGki4MMiGIveMsLCI50&amp;e=\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>Promesa y Esperanza<\/i><\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (Promise and Hope) radio event held in 14 media markets in the U.S. with Univision radio stations on <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 1<\/span><sup>st<\/sup> and 2<sup>nd<\/sup>. Thanks to events such as this one, families 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>During the event, thousands of Univision&#8217;s radio listeners across the U.S. called in or went online to become <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Angeles de Esperanza<\/span><\/i> (Angels of Hope) and joined the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thisshirtsaveslives.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">#ThisShirtSavesLives <\/a>\u00a0movement by pledging to make a monthly donation of <span class=\"xn-money\">$20<\/span> or more to St. Jude. The on-air push coincided with a social media campaign encouraging Univision listeners, employees, and talent to participate by wearing and sharing photos in their THIS SHIRT on their social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>Several Univision popular on-air personalities participated in St. Jude&#8217;s event, including: <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Omar Velasco<\/span><\/b> and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Argelia Atilano<\/span><\/b> of <i>El show de Omar y Argelia<\/i>, <b>Sylvia del Valle &#8220;La Bronca,&#8221;<\/b> <b>Jose Gutierrez &#8220;El Tambochi&#8221;<\/b> and <b>Carlos Ivan Paez &#8220;El Compa Ivan&#8221; <\/b>of <i>El Free-Guey,<\/i><b> Ra\u00fal Molinar<\/b>, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carla Medrano<\/span><\/b> and <b>Andr\u00e9s Maldonado<\/b> of <i>El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo, <\/i><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alejandro Gonzalez<\/span> and Maikel Rodriguez<\/b>\u00a0of<i> Los Pichy Boys, <\/i><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Javier Romero<\/span><\/b> of <i>Desayuno Musical,<\/i> <b>Alberto Sardi\u00f1as<\/b> of <i>El Show de Alberto Sardi\u00f1as<\/i>,<b> Ra\u00fal Brindis<\/b> of<i> El Show de Ra\u00fal Brindis<\/i>, <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Esther Mendez<\/span> <\/b>and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Pancho Mercado<\/span> <\/b>of <i>La Chula y La Bestia<\/i>, <b>Santi y \u00a0Laurita <\/b>of <i>AMOR 107.5<\/i> as well as TV personalities like <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Tony Dandrades<\/span>,<\/b> <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Pamela Silva Conde<\/span><\/b> &amp; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Borja Voces<\/span><\/b> of <i>Primer Impacto<\/i> and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Maity Interiano<\/span> <\/b>&amp; <b>Chef Jes\u00fas<\/b>\u00a0of <i>Despierta Am\u00e9rica<\/i>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Some of the many participating Latin artists included: <b>Luis Fonsi, Intocable, Banda MS, <span class=\"xn-person\">Prince Royce<\/span>, Banda El Recodo, Juanes, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gerardo Ortiz<\/span>, Los Huracanes del Norte, <\/b><b>CNCO, <\/b><b>Becky G, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jon Secada<\/span>, <\/b><b>Jencarlos Canela, <span class=\"xn-person\">Tommy Torres<\/span>, Nacho, <\/b><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Leslie Grace<\/span>, Frankie J., <span class=\"xn-person\">Ana Gabriel<\/span>, Calibre 50, La S\u00e9ptima Banda, <span class=\"xn-person\">Horacio Palencia<\/span>, Jes\u00fas Mendoza, Jonathan S\u00e1nchez, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ulices Chaidez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Adriel Favela<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin Ortiz<\/span>, Calibre 50, <span class=\"xn-person\">Christian Nodal<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Adriel Favela<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Regulo Caro<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Cornelio Vega<\/span> y su Dinast\u00eda, La Maquinaria Norte\u00f1a, Banda Los Recoditos, Revancha Norte\u00f1a, <span class=\"xn-person\">Brandon Solano<\/span>, Konzentido, Banda La Maravillosa <\/b>and<b> Victoria Ortiz &#8220;La Mala&#8221;<\/b>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is our responsibility as the leading media company serving Hispanic America to give a platform to those organizations dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the community we serve,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Randy Falco<\/span>, president and CEO of UCI. &#8220;St. Jude&#8217;s lifesaving mission has helped thousands of families and we are proud of our long-standing partnership to bring awareness to their cause and to empower our employees and audience to unite on important issues that matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>St. Jude began celebrating radiothons with Univision in 1998 and launched the first national radiothon with Univision&#8217;s radio stations in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> in 2006. The national radiothon first took place across all Univision&#8217;s radio markets in 2009. Since its inception, the St. Jude\/Univision national event has raised more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$65 million<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For 20 years, radiothon events with Univision have connected listeners across the U.S. to the lifesaving mission of St. Jude, enabling them to easily and quickly become <span class=\"xn-person\">Angeles de Esperanza<\/span> and come together to directly impact pediatric cancer treatment, said <span class=\"xn-person\">Richard C. Shadyac Jr.<\/span>, the president and Chief Executive Officer of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for\u00a0St. Jude\u00a0Children&#8217;s Research Hospital. &#8220;The generosity of Univision employees, listeners and viewers also supports St. Jude research efforts where we freely share the discoveries made here; and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To join the THIS SHIRT SAVES LIVES movement, visit: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thisshirtsaveslives.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.thisshirtsaveslives.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 the 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 or food \u2013 because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stjude.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">stjude.org<\/a> or following St. Jude on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stjude\" rel=\"nofollow\">facebook.com\/stjude<\/a> and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/stjude\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.twitter.com\/stjude<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b>About Univision Communications Inc.<br \/><\/b>Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. The Company, a chief content creator in the U.S., includes Univision Network, one of the top networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country, available in approximately 90% of U.S. Hispanic television households; UniM\u00e1s, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network available in approximately 84% of U.S. Hispanic television households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisi\u00f3n, the most-watched U.S. Spanish-language entertainment cable network, as well as UDN (Univision Deportes Network), the most-watched U.S. Spanish-language sports cable network, Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour Spanish-language 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; as well as an investment in El Rey Network, a general entertainment English-language cable network; Univision Local Media, which owns and\/or operates 62 television stations and 58 radio stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>; Univision Now, a direct-to-consumer, on demand and live streaming subscription service; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__univision.com_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=alZ5N3t_jdKOHyh-q_44oPbHBRSTNTqxZJ5NpAIuUyw&amp;r=nTxjRIwZ-6PscmeODPeGGdqBxgSmwKdi2kUbhOO2JH4&amp;m=gVJTQBvCR6_BP9YyXYT3L_66-c1mlJx38RWpbAspGiI&amp;s=52puWKUM345_t3PxTzxh8Lo4bv-xXJ44_t1lUVyh7rs&amp;e=\" rel=\"nofollow\">Univision.com<\/a>, the most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. Hispanics; and Uforia, a music application featuring multimedia music content. The Company also includes the Fusion Media Group (FMG), a division that serves young, diverse audiences. FMG includes news and lifestyle English-language cable network FUSION TV, and a collection of leading digital brands that span a range of categories: technology (Gizmodo), sports (Deadspin), music (TrackRecord), lifestyle (Lifehacker), modern women&#8217;s interests (Jezebel), news and politics (Splinter), African American news and culture (The Root), gaming (Kotaku), and car culture (Jalopnik). FMG also includes the Company&#8217;s interest in comedy and news satire brands The Onion, Clickhole and The A.V. Club. Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, UCI has content creation facilities and sales offices in major cities throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. For more information, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__corporate.univision.com_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=alZ5N3t_jdKOHyh-q_44oPbHBRSTNTqxZJ5NpAIuUyw&amp;r=nTxjRIwZ-6PscmeODPeGGdqBxgSmwKdi2kUbhOO2JH4&amp;m=gVJTQBvCR6_BP9YyXYT3L_66-c1mlJx38RWpbAspGiI&amp;s=Wk-gDWD3KH8iRZphT8XRlO_aNzcfKXmj0R_V45qolS0&amp;e=\" rel=\"nofollow\">corporate.univision.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital<\/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\">Feb. 19, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stjude.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> raised <span class=\"xn-money\">$4.3 million dollars<\/span> during this year&#8217;s &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}