Couple win a baby on radio show

16 December 2017 · blog · Weird Wonderful World of Radio

A couple in Florida is overjoyed after winning a baby through a radio contest.
 
Anthony and Krista Rivera were one of 35 couples who entered the B103.9 competition in Lee County, Florida. The prize: a free round of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
 
The Riveras had very little hope of getting pregnant. Anthony was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and both IVF and adoption were expensive.
 
Krista said: “(It’s) absolutely the best Christmas gift we could ever ask for”.
 
Radio host “Big Mama” said the competition was personal to him after he and his wife had infertility issues as well.
 
“We need to get the word out that one in eight struggle with infertility,” said the host. Now, with the help of IVF, he and his wife are 10 weeks pregnant.
 
Krista said she plans to start IVF in January, around the same time Anthony ends his last cancer treatment.

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