Some radio industry people have a dry month coming up. Adam Spencer, Dom Evans, Tony McManus, Ali Donellan and Zan Rowe are all going off the grog from today. Spencer, host of ABC 702 Sydney’s breakfast show, Evans, Today Network Image Producer, and 6PR afternoon presenter McManus have all signed up for Dry July to raise money for cancer research. Also detoxing is triple j party animal Zan Rowe and Star FM Shepparton’s breakfast funster Alison Donellan. If you are also participating in this worthwhile cause, let us know and we will mention you here on radioinfo.
DRY HARD 4
As in the past three years, Adam Spencer is doing Dry July again, and he is enlisting his ABC702 audience to join him in the Breakfast Boozebusters team. Boozebusters teamsters will be raising money for the Prince of Wales, Liverpool and Nepean Hospitals in the process. So far the Boozebusters team has raised nearly $30,000 for the hospitals’ cancer treatment wards.
Spencer has told radioinfo:
Dry July which began as a lark on my 702 breakfast show in 2008 has grown into a massive, lumbering, fundraising sober beast. This is my 4th year hence the slogan “Dry Hard 4 – Dry Harder!”?
We have a breakfast booze busters team of 300 or so listeners all going sober for 31 days to raise $ so we can purchase a string of things off wish lists prepared by each of POW Randwick, Liverpool and Nepean hospitals. Cheers (so to speak)… Adam
https://www.dryjuly.com/teams/breakfastboozebusters
WILL AUSTEREO DRY HARDER?
Meanwhile, in Melbourne, Fox FM based Evans is detoxing for the first time this July. He has told radioinfo:
I have been challenged to do DRY JULY and have proudly accepted. The rules: I cannot consume any alcoholic beverage between 12:01am JULY 1 – 12:00am AUGUST 1.
The cause: Assisting adults living with cancer across Australia. No donation is too small, even a cheeky $5 would be great! Anything over $2 is tax deductable. So please get behind it, because it’s a great cause.
Evans will donate an extra 20% on top of the total at the end of the month.
https://www.dryjuly.com/profiles/domevans
PERTH GOES DRY TOO
In Perth, at 882 6PR, afternoon presenter Tony McManus is also taking part in Dry July. He has already raised over $500 in less than two days. Support Tony at
https://www.dryjuly.com/profiles/tonymcmanus
SOBER PARTY AT TRIPLE J
Zan Rowe has also been doing Dry July for a few years and she is on the wagon again this year for the cancer charity. Support her at
https://www.dryjuly.com/profiles/zanrowe
SOBERING UP IN SHEP
96 9 Star FM’s Shepparton’s Breakfast host Alison Donnellan is taking part in Dry July, raising money for the many adults around Australia living with Cancer. For 31 days, Alison will actually be accountable for all her actions, not drinking any alcohol for the entire month. Already Alison is ranked 19 in all of Victoria. If you would like to donate visit her profile page at http://www.dryjuly.com/profiles/alisondonnellan and help support this worthwhile cause!
DRY UP YOU LOT
Also on the wagon this month are Hot 30’s Matty and Maude, 2Day FM’s Ellie Mobbs and Nova 919’s Maz Compton, WSFM’s Jonesy and Amanda, 3AW’s Denis Walter, Nova’s Christo and Kate, Mix’s Ant and Becks, Wave FM’s Desiree Savage, ABC’s Regional Radio’s Fiona Wyllie.
Dry July cause is a registered charity, so donations are tax deductable.
If you would like to support one of your radio colleagues, click their links above. And if you are also going dry in July let us know your details in the comments box below or email [email protected].