FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2009
Contact: Krista Robertson
Race PR Chair
krista.robertson@rsfh.com
(843) 830-4410

KOMEN LOWCOUNTRY RACE FOR THE CURE® ANNOUNCES 2009 HONORARY RACE CHAIR

Charleston, SC --- Richard Todd, radio personality for 1250 WTMA-AM in Charleston has been named the 2009 Honorary Race Chair for the 16th annual Susan G. Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure®. This year’s Race will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2008 at Daniel Island, South Carolina.

In making the announcement, Susan G. Komen for the Cure race chair Paul Vannatta said, “We are excited to have such a local celebrity as our honorary chair for the Race this year. Richard has been a great supporter of the fight against breast cancer, especially since his wife Mary was diagnosed last year.”

“I have participated in the Race many years and I am really honored and excited to be the honorary chair for the Race,” said Todd. “With my wife’s recent battle with breast cancer the cause has become much closer to my heart. A brush with cancer changes you forever and not a day goes by that I don't appreciate what I've got.”

About Honorary Race Chair Richard Todd

Todd, one of the Lowcountry's most recognizable voices, began his radio career in 1985 while attending the University of South Carolina. In 1991 he took a position with Charleston 96 Wave, Charleston’s top radio station at the time. Today he is the radio personality for 1250 WTMA-AM’s ‘Morning Buzz’ talk show which is the only radio show in the state simulcast on live television through Comcast Cable.

About the Race

The Race for the Cure® started as one local 5K (3.1 miles) race, and has grown to be a national series of 110+ races in cities around the nation. The Race is one of the nation's top 5K races and would not be possible without the 75,000+ volunteers and respective race committees that help put this event together.

About the Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

The Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure—along with those who generously support us with their talent, time and resources—is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community. We join more than 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure, we have invested more than $3.5 million in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in 13 counties. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Komen Lowcountry Affiliate stay in our 13-county service area while the remaining income goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Award and Research Grant Programs supporting research, awards and educational and scientific programs around the world. Join us by calling (843) 556-8011 or visiting us online at www.komenlowcountry.org.

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