A Fundraising Champion and Bedside Performance Program Volunteer, The ACM “National On-air Personality of the Year” Has Been Added to The National Board
Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities, is pleased to welcome its newest member of their Board of Directors, Academy of Country Music “National On-air Personality of the Year,” Bobby Bones.
Bobby Bones has proven to be one of country music’s most influential tastemakers, breaking some of the genre’s freshest talent and being dubbed by CBS News as “country’s biggest radio star.” As the host of iHeartMedia’s The Bobby Bones Show and Country Top 30 with Bobby Bones, which originate from Nashville, TN, he reaches 4.8 million weekly listeners on more than 100 stations nationwide.
As a Musicians On Call Volunteer Musician, Bones played at the bedsides of patients at the Nashville VA and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt with the help of some of his friends like Lindsay Ell and Tom Poleman, President of iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group and Musicians On Call Board Member. In addition, his most recent “Pimpin Joy” merchandise campaign raised $20,000 for Musicians On Call and he continues to raise funds for MOC through his current “Bobby For President” campaign. Learn more here.
Throughout his career Bones has been known for his philanthropic endeavors. With proceeds from his musical comedy group, Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots, he has raised more than two million dollars for various charitable causes.
“The work that Musicians On Call does is amazing and I’m such a big supporter of theirs,” said Bones. “I’m thankful that I’m able to play a bigger part in a truly great organization like this and help continue to bring music to those who need it most.”
“I’m so excited to have Bobby join Musicians On Call’s Board of Directors,” said Pete Griffin, Musicians On Call President. “If you listen to his show or spend any time with Bobby, it’s easy to see how sincere and passionate he is about helping others. We look forward to working with him to bring the healing power of music to even more patients nationwide.”