Boston Radio: WKLB Honored At Tufts Pediatric Hospital

Greater Media’s Country WKLB 102.5 FM’s was recently recognized for the station’s on-going support of Tufts Floating Hospital for Children in Boston when an outside area called The Healing Garden was officially opened and named in honor of the station.

The Country 102.5 Healing Garden is a unique and special outside space where pediatric patients and their families can escape their rooms and the “stuffiness” of the hospital and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. Attached to the Ace’s Place playroom, it will also give children the chance to explore flowers and gardens, even as they are hospitalized for treatment.

In the warmer months, The Country 102.5 Healing Garden will be home to country music artists who visit Floating Hospital to perform for kids as part of the Country 102.5 Healing Tour. The Healing Garden will be a place where children can feel like kids- not just patients.

WKLB-FM has hosted many concerts at the Hard Rock and House of Blues over the past few years in Boston in an effort to raise money for the Healing Garden. Recently, a special show featuring National Country Recording Artist Hunter Hayes show raised $40,000.

“We are so proud and humbled to have the Healing Garden named after Country 102.5,” said Mike Brophey, program director of WKLB-FM. “Our logo is on the door. Funds we helped raise were used to reconstruct and beautify the area for patients and their families to enjoy. It’s a great moment for Greater Media and Country 102.5.”