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Proceeds will go directly to local relief organizations in Pulaski

WHKT-AM 1650 and Langley Speedway is scheduled to host a 50-hour radio marathon to raise money for the victims of the recent devastating tornadoes that ripped through Pulaski, Va. The benefit broadcast will begin at 4 on Thursday afternoon and conclude at 6 on Saturday evening. All donations will be passed directly to the “Pulaski County Tornado Relief Fund”.

Representatives of Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., are reaching out to get other weekly stock car tracks all over the country to help with this effort. From the broadcast headquarters at WHKT-AM 1650 and at Langley Speedway, the entire show will be streamed worldwide at www.whkt1650.com and www.langley-speedway.com.

As he’s done during several other benefit broadcasts, track promoter Chuck Hall (chuck@langley-speedway.com ) will anchor the broadcast. “Our area of southeastern Virginia suffered extensively from Hurricane Isabel several years ago, when many families lost almost everything they had,” Hall said. “And now, we know something of what my hometown of Pulaski is going through. We want to reach out to them just as many areas reached out to us with Isabel.’’

The 50-hour broadcast will feature a mixture of music, news, weather, sports and racing, and interviews with local celebrities and members of the WHKT-AM 1650 family. Its local on-air personalities, racing celebrities from Langley Speedway also other regional tracks will be on the show during its 50-hour run. Many of them will be at the speedway to accept donations. There also will be locations at several Hampton Roads business where listeners and race fans can drop off checks.

“We’re reaching out to everyone in Hampton Roads to raise as much as we can to benefit the victims of this terrible natural disaster,’’ said track owner Bill Mullis. “We encourage all our loyal listeners and race fans to make donations to help the victims of our neighbors out in Pulaski County. Thousands of people donated and helped us when Hurricane Isabel came through here. Now, we have a similar opportunity to help other people who are in need because of a natural disaster.”

- Langley Speedway, Press Release