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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jingle Balls Annual Auction
Contact: Stephanie
Wetzel
850 The Buzz/620 The
Bull
919/875.9100
WRBZ Sports Radio 850 The Buzz and WDNC 620 The
Bull, the Triangle area’s leading sports talk radio
stations, announced today that
for the eighth year, Sports Radio 850 the Buzz will
conduct its Jingle Balls campaign to benefit the
Boys and Girls Clubs of Raleigh/Durham. Joining in
the charitable efforts of the Jingle Balls campaign
this year will be Sports Radio 620 The Bull.
The Jingle Balls program this year will focus
exclusively on an on-line auction of sport
memorabilia. The auction includes over thirty items
from all sports, including college and pro teams.
The items will be offered on eBay from December 7th
through 17th. All proceeds from this
auction will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of the
Triangle. Some of the items in the auction include:
an autographed Julius Peppers’ Carolina Panthers
jersey, lunch with a Buzz Babe, a guest host
opportunity on Sports Radio 850 The Buzz, an
autographed Coach K basketball, a Tory & Terry Holt
autographed football, a Kay Yow autographed
basketball, and much more. Information on the
auction can be found at
www.850thebuzz.com.
“The response to Jingle Balls each year has been
tremendous from our generous listeners. Now with
the addition of 620 The Bull, we feel that we will
be able to further assist the needs of the Boys &
Girls Clubs,” stated General Manager Brian Maloney.
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WRBZ Sports Radio 850 The Buzz and WDNC 620 The Bull
are the Triangle’s only all-sports radio stations
offering the latest sports information, breaking
news, local coverage and nationally syndicated
sports talk radio programming. This programming
includes Imus in the Morning and The Jungle with Jim
Rome from WRBZ, along with Bill Rosinski and ACC
Conference Call from WDNC. WRBZ and WDNC, owned by
McClatchey Broadcasting, have proven track records
of audience growth, and are two of the fastest
growing radio stations in the Raleigh-Durham metro
area. WRBZ Sports Radio has been recognized for its
community service as a National Finalist in the
National Association of Broadcasters’ Crystal
Awards, and as a recipient of the NAB's 2002, 2003
and 2004 Certificate of Merit for excellence in
community service. WRBZ and WDNC are leading
marketing partners for new Triangle businesses that
are looking to build loyal customer bases, and for
established businesses seeking to retain and to grow
their existing customer bases. For more information,
contact General Manager Brian Maloney at
919.875.9100 or by e-mail at manager@850thebuzz.com.
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