Amount Raised for Variety’s Compassion Fund Once Again Beats Expectations

DES MOINES, IA – DECEMBER 19, 2023 — Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that Des Moines Country radio station 92.5 KJJY’s Two Days of Compassion Radiothon benefiting Variety – The Children’s Charity, raised a grand total of $131,146 on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 12^th and 13^th, from 6am-6pm on 92.5 KJJY. The radiothon also put 662 teddy bears into the arms of children in local hospitals.

Variety’s Compassion Fund benefits families with hospitalized children at Mercy Des Moines and Blank Children’s Hospital and allows social workers to identify needs and distribute funds directly to families who are struggling financially. The Compassion Fund was designed to help alleviate the stress and financial burden a family faces while their child is hospitalized. Expenses covered by the Compassion Fund may include gas cards, meals for a parent, help with utility bills, care for siblings of a sick child, a birthday cake for a hospitalized child and Sleep Sacks to help prevent SIDS in newborn babies in Des Moines area hospitals.  

Jack Taddeo, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Des Moines, said: “The KJJY fans continue to support Variety, The Children’s Charity here in Central Iowa regardless of inflation and tough economic times. It is our pleasure to play a part by leveraging KJJY and its experienced local staff.”

Andrew Vonahnen, Program Director, 92.5 KJJY, said: “The KJJY staff works hard every year in support of the Compassion Fund. I greatly appreciate Big John McCoy, Tony Conrad, Chad Taylor, and Jacob Beals for the job they do to bring the Variety of Iowa story to KJJY listeners.”

For more information about Variety – The Children’s Charity or to donate to the Compassion Fund, visit: https://www.varietyiowa.com/compassion.

For more information or to stream 92.5 KJJY, visit: https://www.kjjy.com/.

About Cumulus Media

Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to over a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 403 owned-and-operated radio stations across 85 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, CNN, the AP, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and many other world-class partners across more than 9,400 affiliated stations through Westwood One, the largest audio network in America; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, its rapidly growing network of original podcasts that are smart, entertaining and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences. Cumulus Media is the only audio media company to provide marketers with local and national advertising performance guarantees. For more information visit www.cumulusmedia.com.

Contact: Lisa Dollinger, Dollinger Strategic Communication for Cumulus Media, lisa@dollcomm.com and 512.633.4084.