WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon Audacy

TWO-HUNDRED-FIFTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS. Bob Eddy, CEO & Chairman of BJ's, joined Joe & Will in the booth to announce an incredibly generous $250,000 donation to the Jimmy Fund during night two of our telethon!

Keith Salome joins Joe & Will from the WEEI Sox booth to share his story about his battle with kidney cancer.

Tom McManus, President of Cape Cod Lumber, joins Joe & Will from the booth to announce a generous $5,000 donation by the company! 

1-year old Ava Morawski and mom Katie join Joe & Will in the booth! Ava was diagnosed with a brain tumor (typical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor) She had started vomiting and exhibiting developmental delays as well as a rapidly enlarging head circumference. They got a CT scan which revealed the tumor. Ava wastransported to Boston Children's for surgery and then six months of in-patient treatment, including chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, followed by three months of outpatient treatment of chemo, infusions, and radiation. Ava is likely going to start a study given suspected recurrence.

Ava enjoys a game of peekaboo with Will Flemming! 

Deborah B. Goldberg is the Massachusetts State Treasurer and Receiver General. In that role she is responsible for the state’s cash and debt management, unclaimed property, and chairs state boards and commissions, including the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, the State Board of Retirement, Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, and theMassachusetts Clean Water Trust. In 2015, she established the new Office of Economic Empowerment, the first of its kind in the country, and chairs its Economic Empowerment Trust Fund. Treasurer Goldberg is the former President of the National Association of State Treasurers and is the Co-Chair of the National Institute of Public Finance.

Bruins' Trent Frederic and Jeremy Swayman joins the Jimmy Fund to preview the upcoming season and how the team will adapt to life without Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci.