ProjectGRAD staff members man the phones for the first annual 2018 ProjectGRAD telethone sponsored by WATE 6 Knoxville and hosted by Lori Tucker (standing). ProjectGRAD Exec. Dir Ronnie Chandler is seated to her left.

WATE-6 Telethon On the Side of ProjectGRAD Students

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In addition to the telethon, News Anchor Lori Tucker and Meteorologist Matt Hinkin presented $1,000 to ProjectGRAD on behalf of the staff and management of WATE-6.

(KNOXVILLE, TN) The 2nd Annual ProjectGRAD telethon is today, Thursday, March 28, 2019. WATE-6 On-Your-Side will be live, on-air through most of the day raising funds to purchase laptops for ProjectGRAD 2019 graduates of Austin-East and Fulton High Schools.

Encourage your boss, co-workers, friends, and your rich uncle to call-in and donate between the hours of 6 am-6 pm today!

Last year’s inaugural on-air telethon raised over $43,800 – enough to gift each of the 99 ProjectGRAD graduates (enrolled in continue education) with a laptop computer. The students, their parents, and guests were overjoyed with the presentment.

The idea of a telethon was spearheaded by WATE-6 News Anchor Lori Tucker. An idea that Coby Cooper, Vice-President, and General Manager of WATE-6 and the staff whole-heartedly supported.

To learn more about the success of ProjectGRAD and the students who benefited from last year’s telethon visit projectgradknoxville.org. You can also view testimonials and thanks from last year’s graduates at www.wate.com/positively-tennessee-with-lori-tucker. In college, these graduates would have been at a great disadvantage and left behind without a personal computer.

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