Nicklaus Children’s Hospital along with iHeartMedia in South Florida hosted the 3rd annual iHeart4Kids Radiothon on November raising a total of $101,964 live on the radio from the lobby of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital on Thursday, November 2nd.
The 13-hour fundraising event aired on both 93.9 MIA and NewsRadio 610 WIOD, with matching hour opportunities and heart-warming stories from Nicklaus Children’s patients, families, staff and supporters to help benefit kids in our community and beyond. Kimmy B, K. Marie and Carmine from 93.9 MIA, and Manny Munoz and Erica Rodriguez from WIOD, broadcasted live from the hospital throughout the day alongside guests including Nicklaus Children’s pet therapy dogs, patient activities, an interactive screen, photobooth and more.
Special guests included Michael Fux, Yotuel, Maffio and MENUDO - the new generation. They talked to listeners live on the air and MENUDO gave an acapella-style performance for patients.
This year’s iHeart4Kids Radiothon is sponsored by PC Solutions, Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A., Dunkin’, Jersey Mike’s, Recrea, Shake Shack and Sunshine Gasoline Distributors. The annual radiothon is a program of Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is the exclusive CMN hospital in eight counties across South Florida and the Treasure Coast.
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital relies on community support to continue providing amazing patient care to kids across our community and around the world. The hospital serves as a safety net hospital for underserved families in our community, with 70 percent of its patients insured by Medicaid or other government-funded insurance.
Hospital staff and community volunteers took calls from the hospital lobby to accept donations by phone. The community is still able to donate anytime by texting MIAMIKIDS to 51555. Learn more at www.nicklauschildrens.org/radiothon.
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.