Univision Radio Stations Host National Radiothon on March 4 & 5 to Help Kids with Cancer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Univision Radio and its radio stations around the country will join the fight against childhood cancer during the Promesa y Esperanza (Promise and Hope) radiothon, to be held on March 4-5, 2010, benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, one of the world's premier pediatric cancer research centers.  Radio listeners interested in joining the fight against childhood cancer by making a pledge to become an Angel de Esperanza (Partner in Hope) by donating $20 per month by calling 1-800-998-VIDA (8432) or visiting www.promesayesperanza.org during the days of the event.

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Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group in the United States, will host this annual initiative to help St. Jude in its mission to find cures and save children battling cancer and other catastrophic diseases. More than 30 hours of programming will be dedicated to fundraising for St. Jude. The event will be broadcast in more than 17 markets around the country, including Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, New York and Puerto Rico.  

"We appreciate the continued support of Univision Radio," said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., Chief Executive Officer of ALSAC, the fundraising organization of St. Jude. "Through the hard work and dedication of the Univision Radio staff combined with the generosity of their listeners, the Promesa y Esperanza radiothon is poised for tremendous success."

"Each year, Univision Radio's listeners and employees recognize the importance of giving back by helping organizations like St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where no child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay," said Gary Stone, president and chief operating officer of Univision Radio. "It is extremely important to collaborate with St. Jude and its mission to help ensure that thousands of children will have the opportunity to battle these terrible diseases."

During the two-day event, radio listeners will learn about the heart-warming stories from some of the Hispanic patients being treated at St. Jude.  Patients like Alejandro, 3 years, who was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain tumor called medulloblastoma.  At St. Jude, Alejandro has received the most advanced treatments available to try to cure his cancer.  Thanks to the generosity of donors, St. Jude has been able to continue its groundbreaking research that has led to the development of protocols that have helped push overall survival rates for childhood cancers from less than 20 percent to more than 80 percent.

Since opening in 1962, St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and around the world. From public donations such as the Promesa y Esperanza radiothon, St. Jude researchers and doctors are able to share medical discoveries around the world, including several Latin American countries, to help increase survival rates for children with cancer and other catastrophic illnesses.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.

About Univision Communications Inc.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States.  Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Movil, the industry's most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit www.univision.net

SOURCE St. Jude Children's Research Hospital