Media General Stations Raise Close to $100,000 For Sandy Victims

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The Media General stations banded together to raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, with WFLA Tampa raising more than $28,000, WCMH Columbus raising more than $27,000, WJHL Johnson City, Tenn. $25,000 and WJBF-WAGT in Augusta, Ga. over $15,000.

In addition, WSLS Roanoke, Va. anchor Lindsey Ward is following supplies sent from a local church to hurricane victims in New Jersey and New York to show how and where they are being used. WJAR Providence is hosting an event where viewers can call in to find out how they can volunteer and/or donate.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.