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Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu — as part of his work with the Tyrann Mathieu Foundation — is hosting a “Radiothon” on Thursday from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Arrowhead Time on 610 Sports Radio.
Join us May 7 for a live 610 Sports Radio broadcast to raise money for kids & families in Kansas City experiencing hardships due to #COVID19. From 6AM-6:30PM we’ll interview 12 athletes & celebrities & have prizes & raffles. https://t.co/IJ8aAWvLMh / https://t.co/yZE4NFovtA app! pic.twitter.com/0LtXTeeuVl
— Tyrann Mathieu Fdn (@TM32_Foundation) April 24, 2020
Proceeds from the event will benefit children and families who are experiencing hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic and will feature (at least) 12 Kansas City athletes and celebrities at the top of each hour.
Here is the schedule:
Tomorrow, we are partnering with the @TM32_Foundation for the COVID-19 Relief Radiothon! We'll be joined by..
— 610SportsKC (@610SportsKC) May 6, 2020
6a - Peter Vermes from @SportingKC
6:30a - @buttkicker7 from the @Chiefs
7a - @QuintonLucasKC
8a - @brad_keller13 from the @Royals
9a - @Mathieu_Era from the @Chiefs
10a - @nick3lopez
— 610SportsKC (@610SportsKC) May 6, 2020
11a - @CoachLesMiles
12p - @Chiefs GM Brett Veach
1p - @CutonDime25
Along with @WhitMerrifield @AnthonyHitchens with times TBD
In the afternoon...
— 610SportsKC (@610SportsKC) May 6, 2020
2p - @KhiryShelton
2:30p - @MitchSchwartz71
3p - @ChrisHarrisJr
3:45p - Andy Reid
4p - @PatrickMahomes
5p - @tkelce
5:30p - @MecoleHardman4
6p - @BretSabes
The Tyrann Mathieu Foundation is also hosting a silent auction that is now live and can be found here. Prizes include items like a zoom call with Mathieu, a batting practice experience with the Kansas City Royals, autographed items and more.
For more information on the event, visit TyrannMathieu.org. Mathieu established his foundation to impact the lives of financially disadvantaged children and youth through encouragement, opportunities and resources to achieve their dreams in Kansas City & and his hometown of New Orleans. The foundation benefits the BMA Foundation, Restart and Hope House.