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Kars4Kids history
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2001 Airs on a local NJ station.
2003 Released on major radio station in NY – WABC.
2004 First airing out of NY area- WBBM and WLS in Chicago.
2005 Jingle hits the west coast airing on multiple California radio stations.
2007 Jingle goes nationwide in 6 prime radio markets on all major networks.
2008 Chicago tribune does feature story on everyone’s favorite jingle.
Kars4Kids paid $65,000 in fines in each state in 2009.
2010 Don Imus is heard on air ranting about the jingle during a commercial break, later apologizes to Kars4Kids, and lauds the charity’s great work.
The Kars4Kids jingle has been through many a remix, including this 2011 version performed by Johny Rosch and 9-year-old Ethan Davis:
In 2014, the year Kars 4 Kids began running its TV ad, the organization received almost $35 million in contributions, a nearly 50 percent increase over previous years, when its radio ads caused only aural aggravation.
2016 Trevor Noah spoofs the Kars4Kids TV ad on The Daily Show.
In 2018, Bob Diachenko discovered a publicly accessible database that appeared to contain the personal details of some 21,612 Kars4Kids donors.
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