Topic: Health Awareness Campaigns
Posted on 10/1/2019
Entercom produced and aired a two-hour live, commercial-free broadcast special, “I’m Listening,” on September 8 to raise awareness around mental health at the start of National Suicide Prevention Week. The program aired nationwide on more than 235 stations and via each station’s livestream, led by KISW-FM Seattle personality BJ Shea and Dr. Ursula Whiteside, chief executive officer of NowMattersNow.org. In addition, all shows during National Suicide Prevention Week on Entercom’s LGBTQ+ talk radio network Channel Q, available nationwide on Radio.com, featured segments on mental health and suicide prevention and included personal accounts from celebrities and mental health professionals.
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