K-EARTH 101 & KNX 1070 to Present the 3rd Annual Radiothon for the Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX on May 13 & 14

K-EARTH 101 & KNX 1070 to Present the 3rd Annual Radiothon for the Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX on May 13 & 14

Infinity Stations to Raise Money to Extend Services for American Troops

LOS ANGELES, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In their continuing show of support for the men, women and families of the United States Armed Services, K-EARTH 101 and KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO will present the 3rd Annual Radiothon for the Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX on May 13 and May 14.

Hollywood Hamilton and the K-EARTH 101 Morning Crew will kick off the 36-hour Radiothon Friday morning, May 13 at 6:00 am. It will continue through 6:00 pm on Saturday, May 14, and will emanate from the stations' new state-of-the-art studios at 5670 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. K-EARTH 101 and KNX will broadcast special programming that will include in-studio appearances by celebrities, civic leaders and military personnel.

The goal of the Radiothon, which is spearheaded by K-EARTH 101 afternoon drive air personality Gary Bryan, is to raise funds to support volunteer and operational programs at the USO Center. The Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX serves as a recreation and service area for American troops and their families on the move to and from duty stations worldwide. The center serves more than 30,000 - 35,000 troops annually and has been increasingly active due to the continuing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The facility is the first taste of home for many soldiers who return from battle, some with injuries.

The Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX is a non-profit organization and receives no government funding. It is totally dependent on private, tax-deductible contributions. A team of more than 115 volunteers operates the center 18 hours a day, seven days a week. More than $470,000 was raised during the first two Radiothons, enabling the facility to expand from 1,351 square feet of temporary office space to 3,600 square feet on the flight arrivals level at Los Angeles International Airport.

"The facility has become one of the finest in the world thanks to the generosity of K-EARTH 101 and KNX's listeners," said the center's executive director, retired Brigadier General Michael R. S. Teilmann. "We continue to improve the services we provide for tens of thousands of military personnel who pass through our 'safe haven' at LAX. Our goal is to uphold the USO mission of providing morale, welfare and recreation services to in-transit military personnel."

Listeners of the two stations can make secure credit card donations online at www.KEARTH101.com or www.KNX1070.com, or by sending checks made out to Bob Hope USO to P.O. Box 1776, Hollywood, CA 90078. Donations can also be made by calling 1-800-USO-8454 (1-800-876-8454) during the Radiothon hours.

K-EARTH 101 and KNX 1070 are owned and operated by Infinity Broadcasting, a division of Viacom Inc.

Source: K-EARTH 101

CONTACT: Karen Tobin of KRTH, +1-323-930-5242, kltobin@kearth101.com; or Howard Freshman of KNX, +1-323-460-3354, hfreshman@cbs.com

Web site: http://www.knx1070.com/

Web site: http://www.kearth101.com/

------- Profile: Ent