Roger Maris Drive on KFGO added to Roger Maris All-Star Week
June 12, 2025
Contact:
Nathan Aamodt
Sanford Health Media Relations
(701) 200-6080/nathan.aamodt@sanfordhealth.org
FARGO, N.D. – The Sanford Health Foundation is teaming up with The Mighty 790 KFGO to host the inaugural Roger Maris All-Star Week Drive.
The Roger Maris All-Star Week Drive is an event to raise awareness and monetary donations to support special services, patient amenities, funding for direct patient assistance and research at the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center. KFGO will be broadcasting live from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, at Rose Creek Golf Course during the Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tournament.
The radio event will feature stories from patients across the region who have utilized the services Roger Maris Cancer Center offers, celebrities participating in the Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tournament and testimonials from Sanford staff and leadership on the importance of having world-class cancer care at home in Fargo.
Listeners can tune in to the Roger Maris All-Star Week Drive on KFGO 790 AM, 94.1 FM and 104.7 FM. Listeners can donate by calling in to the Midco Donation Line at 701-532-2424 or can donate online by visiting here.
The broadcasting schedule includes:
• 7-8 a.m. – Joel Heitkamp will join the KFGO Morning Crew
• 8-11 a.m. – News and Views with Joel Heitkamp
• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – It Takes 2 with Amy and JJ
• 2-5 p.m. – Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness
Roger Maris All-Star Week was created to support the work happening at the cancer center, honor loved ones, friends and neighbors affected by cancer, promote Roger’s passion for fitness and youth sports and celebrate the enduring legacy of hometown hero, Roger Maris.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
