Cumulus Media announces that its 10 stations in Mobile, AL, and Pensacola, FL, joined forces with the Mobile County Animal Shelter and sponsors Rich’s Car Wash, Netherland Air Conditioning, Makeda Nichols State Farm, Tameron Subaru, and Corsentino Chiropractic to find forever homes for the area’s homeless pets through the first-ever Gulf Coast Pet Adoption Festival. The successful community initiative was held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Mobile County Animal Shelter, 7665 Howells Ferry Road, in Mobile, and connected 28 dogs with new families who adopted them that day. In addition, more than 50 applications were received by day’s end from people wanting to adopt animals coming into the shelter in the coming days and weeks. A combined total of 38 pets found homes as a result of this initiative.
In the weeks leading up to the festival, Cumulus Mobile stations brought animals available for adoption into the studios and featured them on-air and on Facebook Live. The result: Every pet that was showcased on-air was adopted within days. Moving forward, Cumulus Mobile stations will continue to feature homeless animals on-air every week, with the goal of finding every pet a loving home.
The Mobile/Pensacola region of the country is particularly vulnerable to storms and hurricanes, which increases the problem of abandoned or stranded pets. There is an even greater need in Pensacola, where there are more than 275 homeless animals that currently need a home. The stage is set to solve this problem on May 3, 2025, when Cumulus Media joins its sponsors and Escambia County Animal Welfare for the second Gulf Coast Pet Adoption Festival. The festival will be held from 11:00am-3:00pm at Escambia Country Animal Welfare Department, 200 W. Fairfield Drive, in Pensacola.
Left BLX Photo: Pictured are the celebrity judges of the Pet Costume Contest, which was a highlight of the festival. Cumulus team members brought out some of the pets in the shelter and dressed them up. Left to right is: Jay Chalmers, WKRG Marketing; Mojo Wilson, Regional Operations Manager, Cumulus Mobile/Pensacola; Shamonee Baker, WKRG-TV Morning Anchor; and “CaliBoy” Corey Anderson, TikTok Influencer.
Right Photo: Left to Right are: Nikki DeMarks, Midday Host of WDLT, 9am-2pm, and Host of All Blues Saturday, 8am-2pm; Hannah Overbay, Adoption Placement Specialist, Mobile County Animal Shelter; Sherry Gayles, Senior Account Executive, Cumulus Mobile/Pensacola; Cami Marlowe, Regional Promotions Director, Cumulus Mobile/Pensacola; and Mojo Wilson, Regional Operations Manager, Cumulus Mobile/Pensacola.
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