For Immediate Release: October 22, 2014 Contact: Randi P’Pool San Antonio, TX/Portland, OR Direct: 503-517-6376

Alpha Media San Antonio stations raise over $128,000 to feed those in need on Thanksgiving Day!

Alpha Media San Antonio held the 7th Annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner Radiothon on Friday, October 17, 2014. Six radio stations - News Talk 550 KTSA, 1250 ESPN San Antonio, 941 KTFM, 1027 JACK-FM, KLEY-FM, and KSAH-FM – raised over $128,000 to benefit the largest Thanksgiving Dinner celebration in the country.

The Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner, named after the late Raul Jimenez, a local restaurateur, commenced 35 years ago serving meals to a couple of hundred people in need. The tradition called “A Feast of The Heart” has continued annually orchestrated by Mr. Jimenez’s daughter Patricia Jimenez. Today the event serves Thanksgiving Day meals to over 25,000 of most needy and elderly in San Antonio.

Patricia Jimenez stated "We are eternally grateful to Alpha Media, 550 KTSA and its sister stations for helping us raise, a record breaking $128,282 to benefit the 35th Annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner. Thank you to the listeners who called in to make their donations and all of the in-studio guests who took time out of their busy schedules to support the cause and give their testimony. Due to this generous out pour 25,000 Senior Citizens, Underprivileged families and the homeless will experience the joy of Thanksgiving!"

Operations Director, Greg Martin, commented “We associate our stations with so many wonderful organizations, but this one is one of the most genuine. Its family run and family executed with the help of the community of San Antonio. There is no worry about high paying salaries and big overhead. You know exactly where your money is going”.

Alpha Media, headquartered in Portland, Oregon owns and operates 68 radio stations and 2 additional stations under LMAs in 12 markets across the United States covering all formats including Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Spanish, Urban, News Talk, Sports, Rock, Country and more. In addition to the radio stations; Alpha Media owns the digital media and marketing company; Xapsis in Peoria, Illinois and the intimate performance venues, Bing Lounge in Portland, Oregon and Alamo Lounge in San Antonio, Texas.