St. Jude

Our St. Jude Radiothon continues 6a – 7pm this Friday, March 4th on 99.5 WKDQ.  Please listen to the stories about the families who struggle with children with cancer. Listen with your hearts. I know it’s difficult at times…even I can’t help fighting back the tears...

As you may know, Dave is very particular when it comes to food.

The Songs For St. Jude Concert Series gets kicked off for the season Thursday night at Hawg N Sauce BBQ in Mt. Vernon with Ray Scott!  Ray will follow in the footsteps of artists like Craig Campbell, Heidi Newfield, Dylan Scott, and Maggie Rose that have all been there for these shows.  Take a look at some of the highlights of the past!

by stjude.org More than 70 years ago, Danny Thomas, then a struggling young entertainer with a baby on the way, visited a Detroit church and was so moved during the Mass, he placed his last $7 in the collection box. With only a few coins left in his pocket, Danny prayed for a way to pay the looming hospital bills. The next day, he was offered a small part that would pay 10 times the amount he'd gi

Dylan Scott was so gracious to come and perform for the St. Jude Give Hope Run on Saturday, that we searched the town for a place that wanted to book him for a full concert that very night.  Backstage Bar And Grill did just that, and fun was had by all.

We are in the midst of our third annual St. Jude Radiothon and decided to put the focus on kids for the next couple of days. The kids at St. Jude are all amazing, but this country is full of other amazing and inspirational kids, like Kayla Montgomery.

This is going to be a tough one for so many reasons, so I have decided to focus on the two main reasons for this piece....two little baby boys named Hunter and Logan. Today is the first day of our annual St. Jude Country Cares Radiothon and as much as the work they do at St.Jude touches my heart, I cannot even begin to try and understand what the parents of terminally ill children go through, but

WKDQ is very proud to be a supporter of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and many of our local businesses do their part as well. Once a year, Chili's Restaurants donates a full day worth of net profits to St. Jude and today, September 23rd is that day. So, enjoy a great meal at Chili's today on Green River Road in front of Eastland Mall and know that whatever you spend is going right to S