![]() “The show isn’t a radiothon or a fundraiser. “Fisher House radio programming is always respectful of Radio Station s’ donated airtime,” Adams said. Fisher House maintains the highest financial standards - earning it a coveted four-star rating from Charity Navigator for the eleventh consecutive year - and spends 95 cents of every donated dollar on program initiatives. Stations already committed to air “A Hero’s Best Medicine” include WMAL Washington, WCCO Minneapolis, WBAP and KLIF Dallas-Fort Worth, KOA and KHOW Denver, WSB Atlanta, WJAS Pittsburgh, KTAR Phoenix, WISN Milwaukee, WBT Charlotte, WHAS Louisville, KSTE Sacramento, KQTH Tucson, WOWO Fort Wayne, WAKR Akron, WHBL Sheboygan WI and KPEL Lafayette LA.įisher House provides no-cost housing and other support for families of wounded warriors and veterans receiving treatment at military and VA hospitals, allowing loved ones to be together in their time of need. WSM-AM’s Jonathan Shaffer images the show from his Nashville studio. “We want to make affiliation as easy as possible for program directors,” said Marshall Adams, who writes and produces the show. “A Hero’s Best Medicine” is offered to news/talk Radio Stations free, without contract, barter or other restrictions. ![]() Lonnie Perkins, whose signature voice is familiar to news/talk audiences across the country, reads in-show promos and teases. The host of “A Hero’s Best Medicine” is Doc Washburn, who spends weekday afternoons on the air at KARN Little Rock. Find out how Fisher House gave her strength for her new role as his around-the-clock caregiver.įisher House programming aims to spotlight news/talk radio’s finest talent. A Texas Army wife’s husband sustained permanent brain damage in a grenade blast in his bunker in Afghanistan.Throughout his recovery she stayed in a Fisher House. Jake Schick, a wounded warrior who attracted the attention of Clint Eastwood and landed a role in the blockbuster film “American Sniper.” Schick met his wife in a military hospital. We’ll go behind the scenes with Marine Cpl.His parents spent nearly three years in a Fisher House. Carpenter threw himself on a grenade in Afghanistan to save a fellow Marine’s life. Kyle Carpenter, a Medal of Honor recipient, and his family in South Carolina. The show shares the role that Fisher House plays in military heroes’ recovery, giving family a safe place to stay just steps from their hospital rooms: The program offers all-new, compelling and diverse storytelling. “A Hero’s Best Medicine” is a three-hour, highly-produced, PPM-friendly show honoring wounded warriors, veterans and their families. ![]() military charity now in its 25th year, is again offering news/ talk radio Radio Stations long-form programming for air over Memorial Day weekend. Fisher House Foundation, the fifth-largest U.S. ![]()
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