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PRESS RELEASE
“Tip-A-Jock”
Holiday Community Service Efforts
Radio One Raleigh’s On-Air Personalities Are Working For Tips
Raleigh, NC…November 26, 2014: Radio One Raleigh’s on-air personalities are waiting tables for tips on Wednesday, December 10th from 5:00pm until 9:00pm at the Longhorn Steakhouse (8121 Brier Creek Parkway Raleigh, NC 27617) to raise money for the United States Military Veterans Foundation.
The US Military Veterans Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission to bring restoration to the lives of our veterans and their families through engaging and educating communities on how to give back to those that have sacrificed for us. The foundation supports vetted nonprofits financially that are providing the programs and services needed for these families lives to be restored.
During this event the Radio One Raleigh on-air personalities will be featured as celebrity waiters/waitresses, performing simple table duties for tips. Longhorn Steakhouse will also donate 10% of all food sales, during the event, to the US Military Veterans Foundation.
All tips are tax deductible charitable contributions to the US Military Veterans Foundation. A representative from the US Military Veterans Foundation will be onsite collecting all tips.
Radio One, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (http://www.radio-one.com/), is a diversified media company that primarily targets African-American and urban consumers. The Company is one of the nation’s largest radio broadcasting companies, currently owning and/or operating 54 broadcast stations located in 16 urban markets in the United States. Through its controlling interest in Reach Media, Inc. (http://www.blackamericaweb.com/), the Company also operates syndicated programming including the Tom Joyner Morning Show, the Russ Parr Morning Show, the Yolanda Adams Morning Show, the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Bishop T.D. Jakes’ “Empowering Moments”, and the Reverend Al Sharpton Show. Beyond its core radio broadcasting franchise, Radio One owns Interactive One (http://www.interactiveone.com/), an online platform serving the African-American community through social content, news, information, and entertainment. Interactive One operates a number of branded sites, including News One, UrbanDaily, HelloBeautiful and social networking websites, including BlackPlanet and MiGente. In addition, the Company owns a controlling interest in TV One, LLC (http://www.tvoneonline.com/), a cable/satellite network programming primarily to African-Americans.
