September 22, 2005
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT: David Jahr, APR (949) 874-2667, jahrapr@recoveryradioshow.com

Recovery Radio Show Gains “Not-for-profit” Status,
Seeks Help to Battle No. 1 Social Disease in U.S.: Addiction

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (September 22, 2005) – The Recovery Radio Show, a program of the Recovery Radio Ministries, gained “not-for-profit” status this week, enabling the organization to seek tax-deductible financial support to battle the No.1 social disease in America: Chemical and behavioral addictions.

According to Bob Munck, executive director and co-host of the Recovery Radio Show, addictions cost the U.S. more than $400 billion every year--twice as much as cancer and four times as much as the rebuilding effort resulting from Katrina.

“We are the first radio program on the air focused on making a dent in the nation’s largest social problem,” said Munck, who knows the pain—and costs—of addiction first hand. “Our program gives addicts, and those affected by the addict, a safe place to listen, learn or take action. We want to educate the community, partner along with others on the road to recovery and battle addiction on a grass roots level. But we need help.”

Now just six months on the air, The Recovery Radio Show is one of the fastest growing programs in the country, with listeners in the millions, spanning coast-to-coast in 11 markets. The program broadcasts LIVE every Saturday from 6 – 8 p.m. PST, is available via the ABC Radio Network satellite and may be heard from any computer with Internet access. The flagship station in Los Angeles is KKLA, 99.5 FM.

This Saturday (September 24), the show will broadcast LIVE from the “Art of Recovery Expo” in Phoenix, Arizona via affiliate KFNX-AM (1100). Listeners may be on the air or seek advice privately during the Recovery Radio Show by calling toll-free (888) 275-2240 or going online at www.recoveryradioshow.com

Broadcasting alongside Munck is co-host Dr. Stephen Groth, or “Dr. Steve,” who provides the medical—and often chemical—perspective as well as direct personal recovery experience.
Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., the Recovery Radio Show is the voice for recovery, broadcasting “reality radio” with mature subject matter, dramatic LIVE calls and unscripted tips, tools and resources. To contact the Recovery Radio Show during the week, call the main number (949) 334-0471 or send email inquiries to info@recoveryradioshow.com.


AFFILIATE STATIONS:
• KKLA-FM (99.5) Los Angeles
• KNUU-AM (970) Las Vegas, NV
• KFNX-AM (1100) Phoenix, AZ
• WORL-AM (660) Orlando, FL
• WELP -AM (1360) Greenville, SC
• KCNW -AM (1380) Kansas City, KS
• WLMR -AM (1450) Chattanooga, TN
• WSKY -AM (1230) Ashville, NC
• WFAM -AM (1050) Augusta, GA
• KXKS -AM (1190) Albuquerque, NM
• WQXA -AM (1250) York, PA