Radio / Television News

Z103.5 auctions U2 for Katrina aid


TORONTO – Evanov Radio station Z103.5 ran an on-air auction on the “Z103 Morning Show” this week to give listeners an opportunity to bid on a “VIP U2 Concert Package” with proceeds being donated to the Canadian Red Cross for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Listeners were encouraged to call in and make bids on the package which included a complete U2 CD and DVD library, two U2 t-shirts, a limited edition “Vertigo” vinyl and two tickets to their sold out Toronto concert. April Stocke of Toronto was the successful bidder at $2,575. “Our station wanted to do something very...