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Labor Day for a Cause

Tre’ Day, KIPR Radio’s assistant program director, is gearing up for his “2nd Annual Tre Day “Labor of Love” Charity Tennis Tournament and Silent Auction Labor Day Weekend at Little Rock’s Rebsamen Tennis Center. A United States Tennis Association sanctioned event, the weekend will also feature a celebrity party. Proceeds will benefit his scholarship project at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He started the TreDay.com Scholarship Project in 2002 at his alma mater, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, after he met a student from hurricane Katrina who was thinking about dropping out of school. After receiving a Tre’ Day Scholarship , the student decided to stay in school and went on to get a degree in Mass Communications. Tre’ acknowledges he probably would have joined the Air Force, had it not been for scholarships that funded his college education. “I started the scholarship fund because he wanted to return the blessing to this next generation of students” says Tre”. While a full-time student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Tre’ worked his way up from an internship to a full-time position at KIPR, graduated at the top of his class with a 4.0, and earned the honor of summa cum laude. He has the #1 rated afternoon drive show in Arkansas.

Tre’ Day KIPR Assistant Program Director

For more information on the tourney go to www.treday.com.

The Struggle Continues

Like most urban radio stations across the country Old School 94.5 was part of the Dallas 100 city rally to protest the Trayvon Martin verdict. The Dallas rally was one of several being held around the country calling for “justice” for slain teenager Trayvon Martin. The Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network organized the “Justice for Trayvon” rallies and vigils outside federal buildings in about 100 cities. Lead by Pastor Frederick Haynes, who is a frequent guest and gives the inspirational prayer on the Rickey Smiley Show spearheaded the rally. Michael Eric Dyson, professor at Georgetown University was the featured speaker among other local politicians.